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PAOerfulone said:
zorg1000 said:

You sure about that?

US release dates Nintendo published games (other regions will vary)

2004 (year DS released)

February 9-Metroid: Zero Mission

March 22-Pokemon Colosseum

April 5-WarioWare Inc.: Mega Party Game$

May 10-Custom Robo

May 24-Mario vs Donkey Kong

June 7-Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

June 22-Mario Golf: Advance Tour

August 3-Pikmin 2

September 7-Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen

September 20-F Zero: GP Legend

September 27-Donkey Konga

October 4-Mario Pinball Land

October 11-Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door

October 18-Kirby and the Amazing Mirror

November 8-Mario Power Tennis

November 15-Metroid Prime 2

November 15-Donkey Kong Country 2

November 20-Super Mario 64 DS

December 6-Mario Party 6

2006 (year Wii released)

January 9-Electroplankton

February 6-Drill Dozer

February 8-Chibi Robo

February 27-Super Princess Peach

March 6-Pokémon Trozei!

March 20-Metroid Prime Hunters

March 20-Tetris DS

April 16-Brain Age

May 15-New Super Mario Bros.

June 5-Big Brain Academy

June 5-Magnetica

August 28-Star Fox Command

September 11-Mario Hoops: 3 on 3

September 18-Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red/Blue Rescue Team

September 25-Mario vs Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis

October 9-Clubhouse Games

October 23-Magical Starsign

October 30-Pokémon Ranger

November 6-Elite Beat Agents

November 13-Yoshi’s Island DS

November 19-Wii Sports

November 19-Zelda: Twilight Princess

November 18-Excite Truck

December 4-Kirby Squeak Squad


April 2010-March 2011 (fiscal year 3DS released)

May 3-Picross 3D

May 23-Super Mario Galaxy 2

June 15-100 Classic Book Collection

June 27-Sin & Punishment: Star Successor

August 31-Metroid: Other M

October 3-Wii Party

October 4-Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs

October 17-Kirby’s Epic Yarn

October 25-Art Academy

November 1-PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure

November 7-FlingSmash

November 14-Mario vs Donkey Kong: Mini Land Mayhem

November 21-Donkey Kong Country Returns

November 29-Golden Sun: Dark Dawn

December 12-Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary

February 11-Mario Sports Mix

March 6-Pokémon Black/White

March 27-Nintendogs+Cats

March 27-Pilotwings Resort

March 27-Steel Diver

2012 (year Wii U released)

February 13-Rhythm Heaven Fever

February 27-PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond

March 11-Mario Party 9

March 23-Kid Icarus: Uprising

April 6-Xenoblade Chronicles

May 20-Mario Tennis Open

June 18-Pokémon Conquest

August 19-New Super Mario Bros. 2

September 16-Kirby Dream Collection

October 1-Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone

October 7-Pokémon Black/White 2

October 22-Style Savvy: Trendsetters

November 11-Paper Mario: Sticker Star

November 18-New Super Mario Bros. U

November 18-Nintendo Land

April 2016-March 2017 (fiscal year Switch released)

April 21-Star Fox Zero

April 28-Mini Mario & Friends: Amiibo Challenge

April 29-Pokémon Rumble World

June 10-Kirby: Planet Robobot

June 15-Rhythm Heaven Megamix

June 24-Tokyo Mirage Sessions

August 19-Style Savvy: Fashion Forward

August 19-Metroid Prime: Federation Force

September 1-Picross 3D Round 2

October 7-Paper Mario: Color Splash

November 4-Mario Party: Star Rush

November 18-Pokémon Sun/Moon

December 2-Super Mario Maker 3DS

February 3-Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World

March 3-Zelda: Breath of the Wild

March 3-1-2-Switch

March 24-Mario Sports Superstars

Where is this supposed drop in output before a new device releases?

To add to your point, all of those releases were split up amongst Nintendo's main console and handheld at the time. (Pre-DS: GBA and GCN. Pre-Wii: DS, GCN, and GBA. Pre-3DS: DS and Wii. Pre-Wii U: 3DS, Wii, and DS. Pre-NS: 3DS and Wii U.)

This time around, the Switch is getting it ALL. Which means what would've been a subpar or mediocre pre-successor launch lineups for 2-3 different systems back then will now be a solid or pretty good pre-successor launch lineup for 1 system here.

Exactly!

Individual Nintendo systems may have had droughts or mediocre years but when looking at their overall output, they have always had a steady flow of releases.

In previous transitions, Nintendo has had to simultaneously develop games for 3-4 systems at a time  but now it’s just Switch and it’s successor so they should be able to give Switch a solid 2024 lineup while also making sure Switch 2 has a strong launch year.

I don’t get how some people still don’t understand this is the whole point of them unifying their handheld & home console divisions.



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