Apparently it had 94% sell in first week? What was the sell through of titles like Smash and Sword and Shield their first week? 

Also where is the information saying 2 million with digital?

I think it's more a matter of "should" then if it will or not. Capcom actually made genuine effort, and basically no third party does that for Nintendo anymore because of how far behind their hardware is (thus, it basically always requires genuine effort to do). I think it SHOULD become the best selling 3rd party game in the Switch.

I also did skip two pages, so if someone said that, just know I'm agreeing with you lmao

Pretty much, it is easily the most effort any third party has put into a Switch game to date; a genuine blockbuster built from the ground up for the hardware with the kind of production values generally reserved for Playstation/Xbox/PC titles.

Not to mention it's comfortably the best game on the system since Breath of the Wild.

I'm real glad you skipped two pages it saves me editing all those defamatory remarks.. oops!! I meant those educational examples of why you shouldn't skip posts.

The sad thing is that it's true. It's taken so long to 3rd parties to notice the Switch's potential the first big 3rd party to actually really bet on the system came four years after its release.

I guess it all depends on money and manpower. Nevertheless, I agree. The waiting game strategy that companies are taking is unfortunate. Sure, even Switch games take time like any HD/4K game, but we’re 5 years in. What more proof do you need to realize that Switch is not the Wii nor the Wii U? The user base is there and they’re not mostly soccer moms or older folks. Of course, that particular audience is there, but the main audience is apparently those who have at least some experience in games, and not just Nintendo games either.

Plus, the games being released on Switch is completely different from the Wii brand of games. Above all else, Monster Hunter Rise at least prices that third party games with a big production value and with the same love and care given to recent/upcoming Japanese third party games on other consoles can find great success on Switch. Even if it took a while, Dragon Quest XI S is another great example as it was made almost from the ground up to work on Switch. Sure, it’s sales are not gonna match MHR or even DQXI on PS4, but you can at least see the time and effort there (instead of being a lackluster porting effort) and it has been appreciated by Switch owners who have played the game. 

I can see more original games work and succeed on Switch. If Street Fighter VI can somehow make it onto Switch or if that Resident Evil rumor is true, I can see Capcom truly getting their money’s worth on Switch beyond the crapton of ports. Same with Bandai Namco if they are considering an original Tales of game if Arise is not in the cards for Switch.

That's the problem: it took a while. It was anounced back in summer 2019, the original game released in 2017 and the Switch version got a release in 2019, which is insane. It killed most of the potential of the sales it could have.

I think the real question is why would developers make original titles for Switch unless Nintendo pay for exclusivity (i.e Monster Hunter & Octopath etc)? In the past handheld and console gaming required very different mentalities and incured vastly different budgets, now not so much. The problem with the Switch and third parties is that there is no incentive to build a game around the platform unless Japan is its primary target or its a novel/casual title tapping into to that blue ocean market. 

Otherwise I think the late ports strategy will likely continue to be the most prevalent one (Unless Switch Pro is treated as a separate platform, then maybe day and date multiplat releases become common)

Erhm, I'd actually put it above BotW... lol

I love skipping pages, makes me seem like I'm just so busy with life and all like "I ain't got time for all dat reading"!

Whoa there, the Switch DOESN'T have potential, that's the core issue.  Its weak hardware requires serious focus and effort to downscale and optimize to a level that is often below the very lowest settings of the sliders in their graphics engines.  Nintendo will always struggle with 3rd parties, especially now that the power gap between the XSX and Switch is THE biggest power gap in modern gaming history.

The fact that Capcom took the risk is why I applaud Capcom.  They have the money, the know-how, and the resources, and they invested.  It's not about the Switch's potential, it's about the investment by the developer.  Ergo, I do not applaud the Switch or see the Switch in a better light because of MHRise, I applaud Capcom and see Capcom in a better light because of MHRise (though I already tweeted awhile back that Capcom has silently but swiftly become a world-class top dev with lots of new games, good remakes, and ports coming to every platform).

There's no reason you can't make a game for the Switch, then port it to the other consoles as was done for Resident Evil Revelations on 3DS and HD consoles, or indeed on the Switch itself with Team Sonic Racing.