haxxiy said: Nintendo monopolizes so much software that the Switch behaves more like a platform with half its hardware sales for third-parties, which explains why it isn't actually that attractive to other publishers. |
I don't know if I'd agree here; Switch's third party support is actually really extensive, it's just that power limitations make certain ports a difficult proposition.
In terms of less demanding titles like indie and AA software it's lineup is very strong, and even in terms of AAA "impossible ports" it's got heaps of stuff like Witcher 3, Doom 2016/Eternal, Nier Automata, Hogwarts Legacy, etc.
Square themselves have brought Octopath Traveller 1/2, Bravely Default II, Neo The World Ends with You 1/2, Oninaki, Nier, Triangle Strategy, Dragon Quest, Live a Live, Star Ocean, Harvestella, Diofield Chronicle, etc.
If Switch wasn't a lucrative platform for third parties, their support would have dried up long ago.