Zippy6 said:
I agree with you, the switch is a successor to both and the only Nintendo console going forward but it was more of a direct replacement to WiiU. The pricepoint was WiiU level, not 3ds. The 3DS kept getting its own exclusive games while WiiU got a crossgen game with the Switch and then was completely and immediately replaced by the Switch, with the majority of its games ending up on Switch. The 3DS kept its identity and place. The WiiU was completely and totally wiped out by the Switch. |
Most platforms keep their identity, I noticed he has continued to dodge the question of why this doesn't apply to other platforms. According to this logic then 3DS is indirectly the DS successor. It didn't keep its place because the Switch has clearly replaced it, Switch received a mainline pokemon game in 2018. No other home console has ever received a mainline pokemon game, yet the Switch does?
The pricing comes from Nintendo home line heritage but the launch strategy comes from the handheld line. We have seen Nintendo launch two handhelds outside of the holiday season (GBA & 3DS). The pricing is because Nintendo likes making money lol.
As multiple people have already stated, the WiiU flopped so Nintendo moved its games to Switch because of all the wasted potential in its games. How someone is trying to spin that into WiiU direct successor is hilarious, but it is also pointless. If you admit it succeeds both then why does direct and indirectly even matter? 3DS never trotted along because the Switch definitely toke its support and collapsed from there. Fire Emblem & Luigi went to Switch just two years latter. Pokemon was there after just one year.
