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transcience posted...

the switch confounds me. I can't tell if the major appeal is the hardware or the software. I guess we'll find out during the Nintendo drought of 2018 (unless labo becomes Wii v2.0 which seems likely)

I think its a mixture of both. Nintendo perfectly executed, and marketed, the hardware in a way that they totally goofed with the Wii U. The Switch is an easy to understand concept that makes sense to people, and looks cool at the same time. To compliment that, they also delivered what had to be the best first year of software for any platform ever.

I feel like last year was so strong that this year would be hard pressed to live up. The idea of this year being a drought seems premature, though. We know Nintendo operates a little differently from Sony or Microsoft when it comes to announcing games, so there not being a strong lineup known right now isnt too concerning. Maybe if E3 rolls around and we still know nothing. I do think this year might have a more casual edge to it. The Animal Crossings, Pokmons, Labo, a 2D Mario (my dream here is less NSMB, more those 2D sections from Odyssey in a full game), maybe that rumored Smash Bros. Deluxe port. I dont think the Switch will be wanting for games this year, just maybe nothing as significant to the typical game player as Zelda or Mario. Well see!