Kinda dumb to suggest money can't be done on the Switch for the arbitrary reason that it can't match up the success of it's first party games.

There's plenty of 3rd games or Indies that a rode their identity and trend on the system this whole generation. And success doesn't need to be translated by a million sold if the budget in question for the porting aren't too high.

Case in point, all the AA games Square Enix pumped on the Switch this generation which themselves consider to be a successful endeavor since they continue to produce those.

Witcher sold the million which probably made a good profit margin over the porting cost of the whole thing.

Hogwarts Legacy which just released has been making excellent trends on the sales chart too.

So no I disagree, there's definitely money to be done for 3rd party on the Switch. 

It's just that the metrics you use to gage a success are not reasonable.

Kinda dumb to suggest money can't be done on the Switch for the arbitrary reason that it can't match up the success of it's first party games.

There's plenty of 3rd games or Indies that a rode their identity and trend on the system this whole generation. And success doesn't need to be translated by a million sold if the budget in question for the porting aren't too high.

Case in point, all the AA games Square Enix pumped on the Switch this generation which themselves consider to be a successful endeavor since they continue to produce those.

Witcher sold the million which probably made a good profit margin over the porting cost of the whole thing.

Hogwarts Legacy which just released has been making excellent trends on the sales chart too.

So no I disagree, there's definitely money to be done for 3rd party on the Switch. 

It's just that the metrics you use to gage a success are not reasonable.

@Chrkeller 

I guess they simply dont know how companies operate.

It is not about making *any* profit at all afterall, but about not making enough enough profit to warrant the investment.

Resources are limited after all.

In a world where there's unlimited time/money/personal, every game would be on Switch, but that is wishful thinking

and therefore they systematically skip it.

I'm not surprised third party sells poorly on Nintendo consoles. Third party is in the business of making money, there was always a logical reason why the Switch had poor 3rd party support.

I'm not convinced 3rd party for the switch 2 will be any better.  Developers go where the money is.  

Witcher 3 on the switch took a lot of effort and didn't even sell a million.  

Well said and thanks you.  AAA are massive investments, putting additional resources on AAA for faster release for sooner ROI makes more sense than making sure all consoles get a copy.  Faster ROI impacts financial reports, which influences stock prices, which dictates borrowing power for MnA and future investments.  Major corporations aren't interested in small dollars.  Indie companies are, which is why the Switch has a bunch of indies and few AAA.  

Kinda dumb to suggest money can't be done on the Switch for the arbitrary reason that it can't match up the success of it's first party games.

There's plenty of 3rd games or Indies that a rode their identity and trend on the system this whole generation. And success doesn't need to be translated by a million sold if the budget in question for the porting aren't too high.

Case in point, all the AA games Square Enix pumped on the Switch this generation which themselves consider to be a successful endeavor since they continue to produce those.

Witcher sold the million which probably made a good profit margin over the porting cost of the whole thing.

Hogwarts Legacy which just released has been making excellent trends on the sales chart too.

So no I disagree, there's definitely money to be done for 3rd party on the Switch. 

It's just that the metrics you use to gage a success are not reasonable.

All AAA companies had to start somewhere, they were originally Indie companies that had huge hits and continued to grow. We need to acknowledge the indie companies, because they may become a AAA.

Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 160 million (was 120 million, then 140 million, then 150 million)

PS5: 130 million (was 124 million)

Xbox Series X/S: 54 million (was 60 million, then 57 million)

"The way to accomplish great things, is to be indefatigable and never rest till the thing is accomplished." - Joseph Smith Jr.

I don't think I ever saw a bigger strawman than this.