Nintendo Switch: Third-party developer support could make or break the console

No Mass Effect Andromeda, but Beyond Good & Evil 2 could be an exclusive.

[gangsta_red]

Like the Wii and the Wii U, interesting, you don't say?

[Erik7357]

It's a different gaming landscape in my opinion. Big third party games still matter but Indie gaming has made it less important than it use to be. They need Indie support if anything. That will be good because it will be easier to do that and they tend to be less graphically demanding.

[I3loggs24]

Nah, With Breath of the Wild launching with the Switch, only poor marketing could make or break the console.
3rd party support is merely a feature for the Switch, most people now already own a pc, ps4 or xbox one and are going to continue buying 3rd party games for those more powerful machines (unless its the type of game they would like to play portably).

[firelogic]

Nintendo hasn't relied on 3rd parties since...SNES? N64 and Gamecube had some support but it didn't matter. Wii and WiiU didn't have any. People get Nintendo hardware for Nintendo 1st party games. Even when 3rd party games were put on their hardware, the customers didn't buy them. That's why 3rd party support inevitably ended every generation.
The Switch will get ports and maybe a few exclusives early on and they'll sell terribly and support will end and 1st party games will sell millions. The media keeps wanting to pit Nintendo against Sony/MS but they're in a completely different market. They're basically a complementary company. People own a gaming pc/PS4/XB1 and they'll have a Switch on the side.

[sk8ofmnd]

How can nintendo be considered "in a different market" when they literally have their machine on a shelf right to to sony and ms's. I know nintendo has stated they arent trying to compete with ms and sony but that sir is a boldfaced lie. Who are they competeing with exactly at walmart, gamestop, ect? The wiiu? That would def be a better feat to tackle than other 8th gen consoles. Speaking of which, this is an 9th gen nintendo platform and i promise sonys prior gen will still fair better. Theres a reason sony sold half of the 4 year wiius instal base over this holiday period.

But somehow the nintendo is going to sell gangbusters lol. Just like the wiiu was going to. Times have changed. They will be lucky to top thr wiiu or come anywhere near the 3ds.

[showtimefolks]

Break

[_-EDMIX-_]

I'm not too sure I agree with that because I don't necessarily see the switch as a Home console as much as I see it a portable, so the way I feel is Mass Effect not appearing on the switch is not going to hurt the platform any more than Mass Effect not appearing on the 3DS.

As long as they have their Japanese support from companies like Square Enix , Capcom ,Sega I believe they will be fine.

I believe it's going to be successful in Japan simply because all Nintendo's Portables have been successful in that region so I think a lot of its success is going to be based on the Japanese support it receives, not necessarily console third-party support.

[FullmetalRoyale]

For me, if they get the second/third party support they got on DS and 3DS then I would be very interested in the Switch. I get that they have been saying it is their new console, but I want the Switch to combine their support into one device. No new handheld. To me, combining the support of the Wii U and 3DS would be a very compelling must buy.
However, if they make a new handheld it'll eat into what I personally want the Switch to be. So I'm waiting, eagerly, to see what they talk about in a week.
*As it stands, I don't intend on buying it on release, but I already have the money set aside. Here's hoping!

[FallenAngel1984]

That'd be odd to potentially make Beyond Good and Evil 2 an exclusive in any manner.

The first game wasn't big, and to make the sequel closed off to a select few audience for a time period would only hinder the series chance at finding a bigger audience when it went dormant for more than a decade.

[sk8ofmnd]

Didnt nintendo say they dont pay for third party exclusives? I really dont see the devs of good and evil passing up on the 80+ million consoles on other systems potential sales

[sk8ofmnd]

Like ive said before... Its not a success getting every third party known to man on the switch. Its a success when nintendo fans buy them enough warrant more games.

The wiiu needed to be a success because when it wasnt it left many other gamers investing in other systems to play their 1st and 3rd partys games. If third partys run better on other systems there will be absolutely no reason for non nintendo fans to buy a switch to play third partys. Thats nintendos biggest problem.