Sonic Mania Plus did fairly well for itself in its first week in the UK. During the week ending July 21, it placed at #5. We also found out earlier in the week that the Switch version charted higher than other platforms.

We now have further information about Sonic Mania Plus’ performance. On Switch, 52% of the game’s sales were on Switch. PlayStation 4 was next at 34%, followed by Xbox One at 15%.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-07-23-uk-charts-crash-bandicoot-holds-no-1-as-xbox-exclusives-dominate-top-ten

As a Switch owner, it's certainly the kind of game that appeals to me.

This isn't surprising.

Well, great. The UK aren't the best market for Switch, if it does well there, we can assume that worldwide the Switch-version did pretty well.

Not shocked at all, Sonic has always sold best on Nintendo-platforms

Always? There was a time Sega made it's own hardware.

UK is like the floor of what the Switch can do. I wouldn't be surprised if the ratio is higher in other countries.

Wow! Over 50%!!!!!

Nintendo and Sega have a lot more in common with each other than they do with Sony. It doesn't surprise me that Sonic fits best on a Nintendo device.

Not a suprise, this game screams Switch. Certain games were just made for the device.

example

Disgaea 5/6 is/will be perfect for the device. No noticeable downgrade regardless of paper specs with full portability and tv support. No sacrifices IMO if you go with the Switch version, that are noteworthy anyway. Same applies to Sonic Mania and games like Crash or Spyro.

Wolfenstein 2 is another beast however. There is a clear advantage if portability is important, but there is also a equally clear disadvantage when it come to playing on a TV. Furthermore it being a late port will lead to a price difference as well, which is the biggest barrier for these AAA multiplat games. If they released day and date, it would not be as bad. DOOM and Dragonball Xenoverse 2 fall into this category as well. Keep in mind these games are fully functional and enjoyable, just not to the same degree as their PS4/X1 counterparts when played on a TV.

All in all, games like this will resonate with Switch without question and sell just as well as the other consoles. Bigger games that are relative to the needs of the consumer however, will likely sell noticeably less than the other versions. However, as long as they can turn a profit, they still have a place on the Switch as far as dev motivation goes.

So while this is great news to me, it does not suprise me in the least.