Wman1996 said:
Switch 2 has had some good support so far, and while Switch's first-party from March 2017 through to the end of 2017 is undefeated so far, let's not pretend 2018 was close. Momentum is difficult. Not white knighting Nintendo here, but consistent big releases is tough and pretty unprecedented. Mario Kart World at launch and DK in the launch window are significant, and there have been other titles since.
I do suppose I hoped for a bigger 2026 for Switch 2 given Switch 2's later launch in its year than Switch in 2017. But again, Switch's 2018 in first-party was not exactly awesome. I love Smash, but the rest of the lineup was just decent or not for me.
I agree that a 3D Zelda remake, even of Ocarina of Time, should not be Nintendo holiday game material. Especially not this early into Switch 2's life. But it's going to make them a lot of money and they also have a late October release of Switch Sports Resort which is all but guaranteed to sell over 10 million units in its life.
Am I disappointed in Switch 2's first-party lineup so far? Yeah. But not as much as Wii U, and not as much as 3DS prior to 3D Land and Mario Kart 7.
2027 is hopefully going to be a red-letter year for first-party Nintendo games on Switch 2 and hopefully all of gaming history. We have Pokémon Gen 10, Xenoblade and hopefully some of the following
-3D Mario
-Luigi's Mansion 4
-2D or 3D Kirby
-Super Smash Bros.
-F-Zero
-Splatoon 4 |
switch kind of needed all that firepower in 2017 coming off the wii u, and i would never expect a year like that, really no matter what the situation. i agree mario kart world and dk bananza was an insanely strong start.
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