Nintendo Switch is 2017's MVP.
No questions asked.
No contest.
Releases like Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2, Mario + Rabbids, and
most recently Super Mario Odyssey have all set the world on fire in their own special
way.
These games amongst others have led to the platform reaching more than half of Nintendo's
previous console, Wii U's lifetime sales numbers in 6 months.
This kind of momentum is rare.
Not just for Nintendo, but, for the industry.
For context, the current gen golden child, PS4, is currently being pretty handily outpaced
by Switch.
At this point in PS4's life, that system was more than 600,000 hardware units behind
and more than 7 MILLION software units behind Nintendo Switch.
This is all without the benefit of a holiday launch, or a staggered release across regions
to better gauge and prepare stock.
These feats have been deemed by Nintendo's president, Tatsumi Kimishima, as "Wii-like."
&, if he's right in that, we're in for 1 hell of a 2018.
Many are doubtful of Nintendo's ability to keep up the current pace of Nintendo Switch,
and, honestly, I can't blame them.
In the time since Nintendo Switch has been released more than 200 hundred games have
been published for the platform.
That is a RIDICULOUS amount of games for a console's 1st few months.
More importantly than that, 2 of those games (maybe more depending on who you ask.)
Are heavy hitting contenders for Game of the Year 2017.
More about that in the video linked in the top right corner.
Most consoles are lucky to have any memorable games at all in their launch windows, let
alone generation defining games in that amount of time.
One game in that window has been done before on previous generations.
Super Mario World & Super Mario 64 come to mind.
But, 2 on 1 platform is UNPRECEDENTED.
How could 2018 outclass that??
Well, if I'm honest, it won't be easy, but, it's definitely possible and if history's
any indication, we're looking pretty good in that regard.
Let's look at Nintendo's last platform's 2nd years on the market with the knowledge
that they've made it a point to prioritize a steady release schedule over the scattered
bursts that were common for them back then.
Due to it's relatively short life and low sales we didn't get a WHOLE LOT of big releases
for the Wii U, but, the console's 2nd full year on the market brought a few heavy hitters.
Namely: Captain Toad Treasure Tracker, Bayonetta 2, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Super
Smash Brothers for Wii U, and a few others I'd say the situations for Switch and Wii
U are pretty directly comparative.
In Wii U's first year it got a Zelda game, Mario Kart 8, & even a 3D Mario game (yes,
a 3D Mario game.)
With that in consideration having representation from that many big Nintendo franchises with
a touch of 3rd party support is a big deal and a good indicator of what we can expect
for Switch's 2nd year.
3rd parties in particular will DEFINITELY DRAMATICALLY improve on Wii U's offering
with Switch.
Just this week we've seen statements from companies singing praises for it and detailing
just how successful it's been for them, despite them all being pretty tepid on Switch
support in 2017.
Switch is responsible for 19% of Ubisoft's profits, which, is tied with PC's portion
of their profits.
There are currently TWO major Ubisoft games on Nintendo Switch.
Compared to the 7 released on other platforms.
6 of which aren't available on Switch.
ALL of which are available on all of the other platforms with the only exception being Mario
+ Rabbids.
I think it's safe to assume we'll be seeing some 2018 announcements from them.
Though they were less specific, Bandai Namco has a similar story to tell.
All 3 of the games released are selling favorably for them and they've pledged to reveal 3
MAJOR exclusive throughout 2018.
That's not to mention any multi platform games that'll likely make their way to Switch.
In particular, I think a Dark Souls collection is pretty likely at this point considering
From Soft's statement from December 2016.
They've confirmed having Dark Souls 3 running on Switch at a level they were happy with,
and were waiting to see if it would be financially viable to release the trilogy on Switch.
I think it's safe to say, good ports sell well on Switch.
Which, leads me to Take Two's statement.
Take Two currently has 1 game available on Switch, 2K 18.
And another one on the way, L.A Noire.
They made it clear that they are pleased with 2K18's current performance and have pledged
support for Switch on a CORPORATE level moving forward.
Specifically hinting at future Rockstar announcements in particular.
I think a Grand Theft Auto V announcement for Switch is inevitable at this point.
All of the stars are aligned and it'll give another shot in the arm to the already meteoric
sales.
Which, I'm also in a video about.
You know what?
I'm gonna make a playlist with all of the videos I mentioned.
Check those out if you like this one afterwards!
Bethesda has 3 games coming to Switch and have already thrown their hat in the ring
for more, despite known of those games being out, just yet.
Blizzard has even voiced potential interest in Switch ports of Hearthstone and Overwatch.
I sort of wanna group the Japanese publishers together given the fact that their response
is less surprising.
Most of them were sold on Switch from day 0, even Konami threw their hat in the ring
for god's sake.
& they seem to be teasing something from Mega Man or Castlevania making an appearance.
Capcom released 2 games for Switch.
Despite their stupid excuse for lacking in support, they made it a point to label the
Ultra Street Fighter II port as a "smash hit" and they've stated that they will
be preparing multiple Switch versions of their titles moving forward.
Koei Tecmo is quote "extremely happy" with the success of Switch and they even went
as far as volleying some SICK BURNS at other companies for being hesitant with their Switch
support.
Square Enix says none of their franchises are off limits for Switch and they will be
aggressively supporting Switch.
This makes my mind gravitate towards a Kingdom Hearts 3 port, that long talked about Final
Fantasy 15 port,
Really, every major third party you can think of is moving full speed ahead toward Switch,
well… except EA.
EA say FIFA 18 for Switch was the worst performing version by far….
thing is…
That was a bad port…
Never mind the fact that they didn't even make it a point to port a game that appeals
to Nintendo fans sensibilities.
They had a lot of low cost options.
I'm sure plenty of Nintendo fans would've bought into a Plants vs Zombies game, or even
games more suited to the hardcore home console gaming on the go vision.
Maybe a Dead Space Trilogy port?
Maybe save Visceral?
A STAR WARS GAME????
But, whatever.
EA's gonna EA, so, let's just ignore them and move on.
All of this is to say, Switch has a ton of 3rd party publishers (over 300 to be exact)
ready to make games for Switch, many of which will likely release in 2018.
In fact, I'd say a majority of the third party games me and Bob from the Wulff Den
wanted in our video about 3rd party games are very much a possibility given these positive
statements from the companies behind those very games.
This is in addition to the 1st party games we know about, being Yoshi for Nintendo Switch,
Kirby Star Allies, & Fire Emblem for Switch.
Nintendo reps also claim we'll see Metroid Prime 4 and Pokemon for Nintendo Switch in
2018.
That's not to mention the games we know nothing about.
At this last year we didn't know about almost any of the big Nintendo Switch games, we can
expect to hear similar announcements from Nintendo's 1st party teams moving forward.
What's Retro Studios working on?
Where's Smash Bros?
What happened with Mother 3?
According to Reggie Fils Aime, we'll have an answer for a majority of these questions
next year.
I also have a good feeling about Switch's chances to see apps released in 2018, Virtual
Console, better online functionality with the confirmed full roll out of Switch Online.
2017 was a great freshman year for Nintendo Switch, but, I think, 2018 is when it will
REALLY solidify itself as the undisputed top dog as is common with Nintendo handhelds.Regardless,
we'll likely know more come January.
That's usually a good time for Nintendo Directs.
But, those my MY thoughts.
What do YOU think?
Do you think Switch will have an even better 2018 than 2017?
What games do you think we'll see?
Let me know what and why in the comments!
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