3rd party games do well enough to keep coming in general. But its also fair to acknowledge many popular IPs have skipped Switch because potential sales aren't big enough.

I suspect carts might be somewhat expensive, especially large storage carts, which could be impacting support as well. Digital only is less potential sales.

Either way, a vast majority of users wanting 1st party games wouldn't be new for Nintendo though. Its kinda always been that way.

First party software being the star of the show on a Nintendo platform kinda goes without saying, yeah.

But claiming the audience is "only" buying first party software and "ignoring third party games that are not Just Dance" and there there is "no money to be made" for third parties is simply false.

I mean, if any of that was true, we wouldn't be heading into the Switch's 4th year on the market with plenty of third party software in the pipeline like Monster Hunter Rise, Bravely Default II, Apex Legends, Rune Factory 5, Shin Megami Tensei V, Subnautica, Monster Hunter Stories 2, a new RE according to the guy who leaked Monster Hunter, etc. 

It may not have many AAA multiplats, but there's more to third party support than just Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed. By this point Switch has demonstrated it can do just fine without most of the big AAA fare.

A lot of the 3rd party games you mentioned are Japanese and Switch is certainly the platform they generally should focus on.

Switch has done well with F2P stuff, so Apex Legends getting a port is not that surprising.

I think multiple things can be true at the same time. A lot of major 3rd party games don't come to Switch because they can't succeed there for various reasons. A lot of smaller 3rd party games definitely do great on Switch, maybe even some of their best sales. While many Japanese games rely on Switch given its very popular there.

Personally I'd like to see older AAA games keep coming to Switch as it handles them really well. But I guess the dilemma is the sales potential just isn't strong enough to encourage it. Also, studios won't bother unless a game is being remastered for multiple platforms.

It has been clear for some time that the mainstream audience represents the crushing majority of new switch owners. Mario Kart 8 DX is back as best-selling Switch game in some places, which is very telling. The big problem for Nintendo now is that this inflating audience is only buying 1st party software, ignoring 3rd party games that are not Just Dance. The closer Switch comes to the moment it will decline, the clearer it becomes for 3rd parties that there's no money to be made. So despite the large install-base, (big) 3rd parties might actually invest increasingly less.

It has been clear for some time that the mainstream audience represents the crushing majority of new switch owners. Mario Kart 8 DX is back as best-selling Switch game in some places, which is very telling. The big problem for Nintendo now is that this inflating audience is only buying 1st party software, ignoring 3rd party games that are not Just Dance. The closer Switch comes to the moment it will decline, the clearer it becomes for 3rd parties that there's no money to be made. So despite the large install-base, (big) 3rd parties might actually invest increasingly less.

It has been clear for some time that the mainstream audience represents the crushing majority of new switch owners. Mario Kart 8 DX is back as best-selling Switch game in some places, which is very telling. The big problem for Nintendo now is that this inflating audience is only buying 1st party software, ignoring 3rd party games that are not Just Dance. The closer Switch comes to the moment it will decline, the clearer it becomes for 3rd parties that there's no money to be made. So despite the large install-base, (big) 3rd parties might actually invest increasingly less.

Exactly what I was thinking. The casual market, kids, etc.

If you were a fan of Wii, DS or 3DS, then you might consider a Switch.

A lot of the 3rd party games you mentioned are Japanese and Switch is certainly the platform they generally should focus on.

Switch has done well with F2P stuff, so Apex Legends getting a port is not that surprising.

I think multiple things can be true at the same time. A lot of major 3rd party games don't come to Switch because they can't succeed there for various reasons. A lot of smaller 3rd party games definitely do great on Switch, maybe even some of their best sales. While many Japanese games rely on Switch given its very popular there.

Personally I'd like to see older AAA games keep coming to Switch as it handles them really well. But I guess the dilemma is the sales potential just isn't strong enough to encourage it. Also, studios won't bother unless a game is being remastered for multiple platforms.

The impression and reality are two different things. Witchter 3 have good sales. A late, late port. 

It does depend on the game and is a case-by-case thing, but at this point Switch has had enough successful third party ventures that they're still coming as it approaches its 4th year, with no sign of stopping. If there really was no money to be made as ryuzaki suggests, we'd be seeing the same scenario as Wii U where by now they would all have long since abandoned the platform.