RolStoppable said:
Nintendo is handling this transition very well.
1. They didn't kill off Switch 1 early and allowed it to run its course. Switch 2 is launching in the appropriate fiscal year while Switch 1 will still see new first party releases in 2026.
2. Switch 2 is getting first party exclusives right away. There's no cross-gen strategy like we've seen it from Sony and Microsoft where they announced next gen games and then quietly admitted that the same games are coming to their old consoles too. All we see from Nintendo is that games that have been first announced for Switch 1 will be playable on Switch 2 due to backwards compatibility; in some cases with upgrades, but upgrades are also provided for much older Switch 1 games.
3. Nintendo accounts carry over. The last couple of times a transition was nowhere near as smooth as it will be this time around. |
I widely agree but PS5 also had 1st party exclusives on day one and launch window. Demon Souls Remake, Ratchet & Clank & Returnal.
My one complaint about Switch 2 is the lack of a 1st party graphical showcase in launch window. I would of loved to have seen Metroid prime 4 build from the ground up for S2. I also suspect the majority of its sales will come from eager/core Switch 2 early adapters, and it being a ground up showcase would of shone even more hype onto it.
