My point was not that its not selling. Just like graphics cards right now. Becquse they can f*ck u dosent mean you just smile and take it. We should complain all the time or they will keep doing it.

I think that could potentially be Nintendo’s biggest win. But it’s got to be more than just 10-15 year old Wii sports with online features and a graphical facelift. It should feel like the jump from GTA 2 to GTA 3, or Legend of Zelda 1 to Link to the Past, or Dragon Quest 2 and 3 to Dragon Quest 4 and 5. It has to bring it up to an advanced feeling - and these game upgrades were much more than just graphical upgrades, they felt more advanced.

So, Switch Sports would have to be something sufficiently more advanced from a design and technological standpoint. I know Nintendo was developing some sensory interface, that would be a compelling sell - but I’d save it as a launch wager alongside something like Super Mario Galaxy 3 or similar caliber platformer/adventure game, and Mario Kart to close out the launch window. Also, Ring Fit 2 to work with the interface.

The problem is these are the wrong types of games for Nintendo platforms - A new generation Switch Sports pack 10+ years ahead of Wii Sports Resort, would almost certainly blow all of these out of the water, combined, and by 6 or 7 times. For starters, it would be an exclusive experience to Nintendo Switch platforms. Nintendo has the design capability to create something compelling. Ring Fit Adventure is going to soon pass 10 million.

The sort of games you’re listing are core games on Xbox and PlayStation. On Nintendo hardware they’re only smaller niches  - best used to fill in the gaps. None of these are going to drive hardware very far unless other platforms are deprived of their vastly superior levels of software along this theme, and they’re basically forced to move home - kind of like what happened to RPG fans on Nintendo platforms when the PSX came out. Taking one license alone isn’t going to replicate the success of the ecosystem of other platforms. That takes WAY more work than sniping/moneyhatting a few IPs.

Apart from that, none of these are realistic strategies for Nintendo, not even close. It would be FAR too costly a contract to get Witcher 4 exclusivity, or a properly supported GRA exclusive.

GE007 2 - as a license - probably wouldn’t do a shooting game any more favours on a gaming console than Titanic 2 would do at the box office. Sure it MIGHT do good if it turns out to be a phenomenal game but that’s completely aside from the license. The GE007 license has already been tried twice, once by EA in 2004 and once by Activision in 2010. Both disappointed.

why have it on a console if you can do

Yeah. Multiple systems per household, plus people upgrading to the premium Switch. There also hasn't been a single price cut yet, so there are likely a lot of people who will pick it up when it drops to around $200 (lots of people don't want a handheld only).

Okay, gotcha. I apologize, I guess I misinterpreted. 

That still blows my mind. The Switch still hasn't received it's first price cut and it's been 4 years. Consoles usually go on sale 1-2 years after launch, but not the Switch. Their profit margins must be huge on each Switch sold. But it's like we cannot blame them for not dropping the price if it's selling nearly 30 million a year now, if not more. This also applies to their Joy-Cons and Pro Controllers. Still $80 and $70 respectively. They even charge $5 more for special Pro Controllers and still sell out (Monster Hunter Rise Controller is the most recent example). I really want to know how much money Nintendo was making on their systems and controllers back then and compare it to now.

I think during the Wii U days it was reported they have over $30 billion in cash after decades of profit. Wii U/3ds years were collectively a profit, and I believe even the GameCube years were a profit as well. Even when they screw up they are profiting way more than the competition lol. The Switch not having a price drop and selling so well has to make it one of the, if not the, most profitable system they've sold before, although they are now spending more money on game development than ever before because all their games have to be HD ones (whereas previously, half their teams were working on low powered handheld devices that cost very little to develop for by comparison, though this is also offset by selling games for $60 instead of $40 like they were on 3DS).

I see nothing to complain about. The Switch is an amazing system and if I'd bought one today at its current price point I'd be more than satisfied with the value of my purchase.

Adjusted for inflation the Switch is actually a bit cheaper than in 2017.