Regaining Faith From Third Parties
The Wii U’s shortcomings weren’t just how it was received by consumers and the trouble with its message. Major developers jumped ship soon after the console’s release when they saw it just wasn’t going to sell as well as anticipated. Coming after the record-breaking Wii, the Wii U was an undeniable flop in the industry’s eyes. Plus, there was no doubt that Sony and Microsoft were cooking up something powerful, so they decided to wait on that. This worked out well for developers as the PS4 and Xbox One have sold over 75 million consoles combined so far.
It’s difficult to sell a console when everyone knows that it will never get the biggest games on the horizon. No Call of Duty, no Mass Effect, no Fallout, no anything outside of some niche titles and first party goodness. Nintendo needed that support if it was to appeal to the masses again, and they managed to regain it. During the reveal of the Switch there were a lot of big names in Nintendo’s corner including Take-Two and Bethesda. We’ll have to wait and see what this support actually means, but it’s definitely an exciting time for the company.
