Well, the nintendo switch is, as gamexplain states, the fastest selling console in the whole WORLD. Seeing its predictable success, then porting low-selling games on it that most people did not get the chance to buy is a pretty nice move, that is, if the switch is that successful.
Hopes for 3D World Deluxe?
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As I stated earlier, just running ports on this console is not enough to entice me and quite a few people to buy a new console when I can already play the majority of its games on another system I bought not too long ago. I know the Wii U didn't sell too spectacularly, but it still did enough to make Mario Kart 8 become a great seller, the number of people who bought a Wii U is still no slouch.
This so much.Glowsquid said:
The Sega Saturn didn't outsell the Genesis/Mega Drive, yet some of its games ended up on other systems or ended up being ported to other systems. Same goes with Dreamcast which did a bit better than the Saturn but died pretty young. Some games were ported over to other systems like say Sonic Adventure 1 and 2.
Both Dreamcast and Saturn were flops for Sega.
The Wii U was bomb for Nintendo sales and consumers financially. Its sales figures is far below the PS4 and Xbone, and hell even below the original Wii U. It still technically is considered to be a failure when compared to the 28 million and 55 million the PS4 and Xbone have now.
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Glowsquid said:
I'd still say it's a good chunk of people who don't really need a Switch at the moment, taken in this context and not regarding the industry at large. What can the Switch play that the Wii U couldn't play at the moment, aside from taking things on the go? Super Bomberman R and Snipperclips? Those aren't system sellers. The unique games this year iirc are Splatoon 2 and Super Mario Odyssey, and I still don't feel like those two games alone are enough to convince me to buy a Switch, even if Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is enticing.
Baby Luigi said:
I mean, the Switch wasn't made because of the people who bought a Wii U. It was for the people who didn't. (and it's quite successful at that from all reports)
An hypothetical 3D World port isn't delaying or "taking away" an equally hypothetical original Switch game. Infact, the profits made from such a guaranteed money maker could go toward financing more risky projects. When Zelda Wild Waker HD happened, it didn't delay Breath of the Wild or kill an original Zelda game, they simply outsourced it to a third-party specialized in doing ports. And personally speaking as someone who owns a Wii U but skipped 3D World, I'd gladly get a technicaly superior and truly portable version of the game.
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Glowsquid said:
That's true that the Switch was made for people who didn't bought a Wii U, but I also think it's smart to give the console something that would entice previous Wii U owners to buy it as well, therefore also increasing the amount of potential buyers for the system.
In this case, this is all hypothetical, but considering that the current library as it stands is primarily ports of games that aren't even that old to begin with, still being available to be bought in stores, with the upcoming games advertised being primarily ports, and with upcoming unique games that make the Switch worth buying that is far into the future, I'll judge on what the current library is right now, and I don't think it's a ripe time to be focusing on creating mostly ports. When the ports for various Zelda games came out, it was after the Wii U had a good library of games such as Mario Kart 8, Pikmin 3, Rayman Legends, etc. and even those ports aren't even guaranteed to be system sellers, as the Wii U had demonstrated.
I will change my opinion if further games get revealed, though. But considering all of this is not completely certain, my personal opinion will still stand until this happens.