portendo strikes again!
seriously, they should get some new titles instead of just ports if they really want people to buy a switch.
I see people say this often, and it's silly. There's a steady trickle of new releases all the time if you bother to look. Besides that, what's wrong with getting ports on top of what's already coming out?
Let's run some numbers. The Switch has been out for a year and five months and already has 1,274 games available for it
(source). In comparison, the PS4 and Xbox One have been out for roughly 5 years and have 1,808 games
(source) and 1,606 games
(source) respectively. So in little over a year, the Switch has 70-80% the amount of games as the other two consoles. Nintendo has also committed to releasing 30-40 games on the eShop every week, as per a recent investors briefing.
In truth, the Switch has received plenty of new games. but it's also received a metric fuckton of older games in a very short period of time. So why do you keep hearing about ports and not new titles? Simple: Portability. Many of these games were not available in an easily portable format before. The reason companies are eager to port their old titles to Switch is because people are eager to play those games on the go. That is a legitimate feature of the Switch that has resonated with a lot of people. So why not? The Switch is capitalizing on one of its key selling points.
So take a look, and you'll notice plenty of new titles coming out all the time. At the same time, understand that there's a whole truckload of ports releasing alongside them, and being well-received because of portability. You're not getting less new games, more ports, you're getting a good stream of new games and many, many ports on top, and the number of Switch games to date reflects the rapid pace at which games are launching for Switch.
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