super_etecoon said:
Something I don't think anyone has mentioned, and maybe because it isn't really the question the OP is asking and it's also kind of a "no duh" answer, are the freaking sales of the thing.
I'm shocked! I've been pretty bullish on the Switch for as long as I can remember, as have been most here, but I'm sure there was a time, certainly before its launch, when I was not quite so confident. I don't think I even thought it possible to replicate the sales of the Wii. I know we have the history of the DS to go by, but the DS came out in a time when there were far fewer personal devices to play games on. I mean, it would be years before we even got our first iPhones and androids.
And this time Nintendo did it without leaning into a primarily casual audience, which has paid dividends both in software sales and in brand credibility. I can't remember a time ever when Nintendo's next gen prospects looked so positive. |
Yeah its success caught me off guard, but I'm very glad it sold as well as it did, as that meant a ton of support from both first and third party. Failed systems end up with droughts as publishers flee the platform and the manufacturer pivots as fast as they can to the next system; very glad that didn't happen with Switch.
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