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Doctor_MG on 25 November 2021
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freebs2 said:
Doctor_MG said:

Really dislike when people suggest that the Switch has mostly repackaged Wii U games. Of the 59** games Nintendo has published physically on the Switch only around 11 of them are also on Wii U. Here is the list: BotW, Mario Kart 8, Pokken Tournament, Bayonetta 2, DKC: Tropical Freeze, Hyrule Warriors 1, Captain Toad, New Super Mario Bros U, Tokyo Mirage Sessions, Pikmin 3 Deluxe, and Super Mario 3D World. 

Since Nintendo released Mario Odyssey they've released 51 other titles, with only 8 of those titles being on the Wii U and four of those were in 2018. Basically, they've given us four titles on the Wii U in the last three years. This narrative that Nintendo has inundated its users with Wii U port after Wii U port has got to end. It's just not true. Maybe it was true back in 2018, but it's certainly not true in 2021. 

**This number doesn't include games that were only published in one region, such as Bravely Default 2, and it has combined certain titles such as Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee or the four Labo kits into one published title for simplicity and honesty 

Well aren't those quite a lot? I mean, of course Nintendo hasn't released ONLY repackaged WiiU but their reliance on repackaged ports cannot be overstated.

Lots of WiiU games piling up also with Wii remasters (see Mario All Stars, Skyward Sword, Xenoblade Chronicles) and remakes (Link to the Past, Advanced Wars, Mario Party Superstars). It could also be argued that some of the content branded as "original" didn't really evolve that much compared to its WiiU counterpart (Mario Maker 2, Splatoon 2).

Overall Metroid Dread was some needed fresh air, I haven't been playing the Switch since Luigi's Mansion release in 2019.

You haven't read the entire content of my comment if you feel they have still been relying on Wii U ports in any significant capacity over the last three years. 

Also, 11 games is not much at all. I believe the PS4 has about the same amount content that is also on the PS3. TLoU Remastered, Wipeout HD, MLB the Show 13-16, Uncharted 1-3, Beyond Two Souls, Heavy Rain, GoW 3, Journey, LittleBigPlanet 3, Helldivers Ultimate Edition. This is out of 54 published games (not including only PSN games). Even if you don't break up Uncharted 1-3 and all the MLB games that's still 10 games. People don't say this about the PS4, so idk why they continue saying this about the Switch.