I guess that depends on what you consider "major" exclusives. Might as well add in other Nintendo-only games, such as Fire Emblem Warriors and BotW. They're not exclusive, but they're not on competitors' systems, and Switch is the best way to play them given the hybrid aspect.The problem isn't that nintendo remasters the games, but that the switch has only 3 major exclusives so far (mario odyssey, xenoblade 2 and this rabbit game). They should focus on making new original content. 2-3 remakes a year are enough, especially for the price they have.
You can consider botw as a wii u game because it got developed for it and only ported after development was more or less completed. ARMS is not worth the 60€ they want to have and thus not major. Idk about fire emblem warriors.I guess that depends on what you consider "major" exclusives. Might as well add in other Nintendo-only games, such as Fire Emblem Warriors and BotW. They're not exclusive, but they're not on competitors' systems, and Switch is the best way to play them given the hybrid aspect.
You also forgot about ARMS, love it or hate it. So we're up to six exclusives if you don't include a dead system and a bad 3DS port.
Meh, WiiU was dead by the time BotW released, it was pretty much recognized as Switch's big launch title. Switch > CEMU > WiiU in terms of actually playing it.You can consider botw as a wii u game because it got developed for it and only ported after development was more or less completed. ARMS is not worth the 60€ they want to have and thus not major. Idk about fire emblem warriors.
So we had 3-4 true first party exclusives (I'm not counting BotW here since you can play it very well on wii u and the rabbit game is from ubisoft) and at least 4 first party ports from wii u. That is poor and I'm not even counting third party.Meh, WiiU was dead by the time BotW released, it was pretty much recognized as Switch's big launch title. Switch > CEMU > WiiU in terms of actually playing it.
Whether WiiU was home to the initial code or not doesn't really matter, the game released simultaneously and ran better on Switch when it first released. Probably still does.So we had 3-4 true first party exclusives (I'm not counting BotW here since you can play it very well on wii u and the rabbit game is from ubisoft) and at least 4 first party ports from wii u. That is poor and I'm not even counting third party.
"Wii U was dead" is not an argument against it beeing a port.
There are only one or two system selling switch games for wii u owners. The rest of the first party is just ports of games they have since years. And they have homebrew (+ piracy) on the latest system version. And they have virtual console. The switch performs very sad from that perspective.Whether WiiU was home to the initial code or not doesn't really matter, the game released simultaneously and ran better on Switch when it first released. Probably still does.
And the fact that WiiU was dead is the only reason we're discussing all this. There's very little overlap between the people buying ports now and the few people that bought those games on WiiU. It's foolish to believe that anyone is really buying them twice.
Which is again, a very niche group. WiiU is $80 used now, if that, but it's still a waste of money considering how far CEMU has come. Playing these games on Switch is a lot more tempting because of the hybrid aspect, which is why Switch outsold WiiU lifetime hardware sales in about a year.There are only one or two system selling switch games for wii u owners.
Also Splatoon 2I guess that depends on what you consider "major" exclusives. Might as well add in other Nintendo-only games, such as Fire Emblem Warriors and BotW. They're not exclusive, but they're not on competitors' systems, and Switch is the best way to play them given the hybrid aspect.
You also forgot about ARMS, love it or hate it. So we're up to six exclusives if you don't include a dead system and a bad 3DS port. Nintendo is really the last option if you want a fair number of exclusives anyway, just about everything from PS4 gets ported to PC now.
A lot of people think Switch is everything WiiU should've been. Apparently even Nintendo is on board with that idea to some extent.Actually no they don't, there are many great WiiU games that nobody got to play because WiiU was a failure. Having them on Switch makes the developpment of said games actually matter for them. You might have played these but we WiiU owners are not legion.
I don't mind remakes as long as there are more new games than remakes. But the current rate is poor.Actually no they don't, there are many great WiiU games that nobody got to play because WiiU was a failure. Having them on Switch makes the developpment of said games actually matter for them. You might have played these but we WiiU owners are not legion.
You're forgetting Splatoon 2.The problem isn't that nintendo remasters the games, but that the switch has only 3 major exclusives so far (mario odyssey, xenoblade 2 and this rabbit game). They should focus on making new original content. 2-3 remakes a year are enough, especially for the price they have.
Not everyone has a high end gaming PC, and a Wii U is much cheaper than upgrading your CPU and possibly mobo/ram/GPU.Which is again, a very niche group. WiiU is $80 used now, if that, but it's still a waste of money considering how far CEMU has come. Playing these games on Switch is a lot more tempting because of the hybrid aspect, which is why Switch outsold WiiU lifetime hardware sales in about a year.
I heared that it's more or less a wii u remake.You're forgetting Splatoon 2.
BotW was developed for Wii U and then ported to switch. It obviously has to be counted as wii u title that is also avaible for switch and not the other way around. Arms is too weak for a 60€ game (compare BotW or odyssey with arms). Mario + Rabbids is a third party game.Not at all, the Switch exclusives might not be over the ratio of ports (from WiiU or other consoles like PS4 and XBOX ONE/or PS3 and Xbox 360) but the exclusives are in good quality: in under one year we've got Splatoon 2, Arms, Mario + Rabbids, Mario Odyssey, I would even put Zelda in the lot because it's really a switch game that was also available on WiiU rather than a port.
It's definitely not a remake. It's a new game, even if it's more of an incremental improvement rather than a new experience. It's no more of a remake than Super Mario Galaxy 2 was, or Super Mario 3D World. Or every New Super Mario Bros. game after the first.I heared that it's more or less a wii u remake.
BotW was developed for Wii U and then ported to switch. It obviously has to be counted as wii u title that is also avaible for switch and not the other way around. Arms is too weak for a 60€ game (compare BotW or odyssey with arms). Mario + Rabbids is a third party game.
I feel that the New3DS version isn't really a port, but rather a different game developed to be like the Switch version. They don't look exactly the same as compared to like Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii and New3DS and there are a few gameplay differences between both versions of Fire Emblem Warriors like the New3DS version having a second screen for mini-map and switching between units using touchscreen.Fire Emblem Warriors was developed for Switch and then ported to 3DS, but the 3DS version is nearly unplayable because of how weak the system is.