Whys everyone so excited? Most on that list are ports (old games), indies and milking games.

Only games that I really want to play are Zelda/ARMS/Mario/Xenoblade2

I still don't understand how Wii u went from 3 mil in two months to just 13 million lifetime. I guess you never can guess how a console will do until at least 1.5 years after

It'll come don't worry

This is really objectively awful. 5 games available at launch. The worst launch lineup I have ever witnessed for any console. And the only decent game, Zelda, isn't even exclusive to the Switch.

Maybe I'm wrong but my wii u online experience was generally low numbers available except for mario kart so often you couldn't get a game. The online subscription service is likely to thin down these numbers even more. That was the only free online service too so every wii u owner could play online and actually use it in preference to other consoles where they might not have an online subscription with. I honestly can see the few people subscribing still struggling to find people online for games which would mean quick cancellations of their subscription service. No way are Nintendo ready for this. They need more than just mario kart and splatoon as major online titles to justify an online subscription. I've got a wii u collection of games of about 25-30 and no way could I justify paying for online for that.

The first year is pretty good. Hope they can keep going like that for the next 4 years as well.

It's decent, honestly with a major Zelda game and a 3D Mario, you can't really complain because by default that's better than most other years. By extend I'd also be lying if I'd say WiiU's first year was better, because it wasn't. However beyond those two it doesn't have anything for me to be excited about. Small games, indie games, ports of games I already own like Mario Kart, a sequel that's basically the same of a game I was never interested in with Splatoon 2, and Xenoblade, a game of the type of which I always say "has too many numbers on the screen". Finally with Zelda being multiplat it greatly diminishes it's appeal as a must-have-for-Switch when I have a WiiU already. That leaves Mario really, and since that only releases during the holidays at least, so all in all that's disappointing.

I didn't count, but i would bet that around half of those games are Indie games. Games that, even if great, will not sell the console or be exclusive to Switch - ok, some might.

And in regards to exclusives, after Splatoon 2, all Switch has is Xenoblade 2 and Mario.
Xenoblade might be a revered IP but it doesn't seem to be a system seller.
Personally, i believe Pokémon Stars will make it's debut on Switch around the Holidays.

E3 will provide a better picture on how Switch will be supported this year and especially the next.

the support is so-so. If we're talking BIG third party titles? like Assassin Creed, most EA stuff, Bethesda stuff (outside of Skyrim), Activision stuff, etc- obviously it doesn't have a lot big third party support.

but there is obviously plenty of support from small and middling third parties.

The reality is no one could honestly expect big triple A titles to be at the Switch at launch, those companies are going to wait and see what happens before they start supporting the device hard.

if anything I think the underwhelming thing though is the Nintendo FIRST party support. For the Wii U to have been dead for like 2 years I expected a lot more. I mean if they threw in some unused IP (like Metroid of F Zero or Pokemon Snap) and released an extra game randomly in the summer or Fall, then I think that would help.

I'm really hoping they have some last minute surprise at minimum at E3 because as it stands with NEW games, from Nintendo first party, you basically have Zelda at launch and Mario Oddy. in the winter. Mario Kart is a port, and Splatoon is basically a port with new features/content (that's the reality). 

so that would be my bigger concern at this point.

I do not think Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Arms are anywhere near enough to explain where Nintendo has been putting their time and resources the last few years, plus Xenoblade could end up delayed.

I think there will be massive expectations on Nintendo come E3, let's hope they've had the bigger, longer picture in mind this whole time and deliberately pushed a number of titles back towards the holidays to build hype strategically or something. Again, it comes down to the Wii U being dead for a few years, the idea that they certainly should have a lot of software upcomiing and ready for the Switch 

Nintendo HAS to have some unannounced games coming out this year or otherwise it will be a pretty weak season. I think what people need to keep in mind is that the Wii U had very little release the last year or two, so naturally consumers fairly should expect that Nintendo was pushing stuff off the Switch

the concept that they might only have one big summer game (and I don't really consider it 'big', since Splatoon 2 is clearly just a slightly added on Splatoon) and one big winter game (Mario) would be insane given the amount of time they've had

hopefully the big N has some serious plans for E3 and/or are just playing it safe at the moment and don't want to announce a bunch of titles that don't have confirmed release windows and may or may not make this year