3rd party games already sold well on the Switch 1, it's just they were generally more slow burners, but the userbase of the machine was so high, like weren't the Yakuza or Persona (I forget which) developers surprised by how high the sales of their games were on Switch?

There's only so many Nintendo games you can play, plus the Switch 1 and 2 have a much older userbase that has far more disposable income.

I would expect things like FF7 Remake and Rebirth and Resident Evil 7/8/9 to sell for years on Switch 2 for example.

3rd party games will also do well on Switch 2 because the pricing is far more flexible than Nintendo's 1st/2nd party games which are like $70+ and Nintendo rarely discounts. While you're waiting for like the next big 3D Mario or something it simply can more attractive to get FF7 Remake for $40 than spend $70 on Mario Tennis. You can get three Resident Evil games for almost the same price as some of Switch 2 Editions of Nintendo games (like Tears of the Kingdom) with the triple pack Capcom is offering with RE Requiem this month. 

According to this report, 3rd party sales for the Switch ecosystem (so Switch 1 + 2) surged 76% upwards year over year in June to Dec 2025 (so post Switch 2 launch) versus the same period in 2024 ... that indicates 3rd party sales on the Switch 2 must be fairly decent to quite good.

https://www.gonintendo.com/contents/59509-third-party-games-saw-a-76-sales-increase-on-nintendo-switch-and-switch-2-in-2025

Third party revenue rose to $2.3 billion in June to Dec 2025 versus $1.3 billion in June to Dec 2024.

This is before 2026 too when we've seen games like Final Fantasy VII Remake and Resident Evil 7/8/9 release.

I'm curious about what game Bandai Namco put on it that let it sit between Hogwarts and, I presume, Fifa and Madden on that one. Can't think of which ones off the top of my head honesty...