Topic: Switch third party support

The switch needs to have more third party support. Nintendo is doing great on first party support,but there is a lack of third party games. I would love to see next year's call of duty or madden on switch. So many developers are putting there games on ps4,Xbox one, and pc and leaving the switch out. Look at the upcoming games for next year that have been announced,most of the games are coming to the ps4,Xbox one, and pc. There can be alot more amazing games on switch if developers would just put there games on the console. It would be very easy for larger developers and publishers to bring games to the platform. Thank you for reading this post

Are you kidding? This is Nintendo's best third party support in years! CoD and Madden aren't needed, if the publishers want those on there, they'll do it when sales are much higher.
As for other games, there could be development issues, or as I've already said, they're waiting to see more consistent sales.
Hey, at least we have Capcom, we're getting 19 Mega Man games in 2018, that's insane. Not to mention Resident Evil Revelations 1 and 2 which from what I've heard are good ports.
And then there's Bethesda, with Skyrim, DOOM and Wolfenstein 2.

I think Nintendo made the right third party choices for the beginning of the Switch, unlike the Wii U, which got CoD at launch and failed.

I'll just point you to this list. Now tell me that Nintendo needs more 3rd party dev's.

He is just trolling obviously 🙄

Dude they already stopped making the Wii U. I think you meant to post this there a couple years ago.

Go back under your bridge.

@CroRock no boi o we need 4k minecraft and ET HALO this is no troll more 4K MINCRAFT

@megafur5000
Who needs 4K Minecraft when we just got Xenoblade Cronicles 2 in super ultra 8K handheld mode. Also plays 16K on docked. Beat that boi

Madden would be great for sure. You do have to accept though that some multi platform games just won't be released on switch due to limitations of the hardware.

So far 3rd party support has been great. Coming from the non existent Wii U 3rd part support its night and day

@megafur5000
If you are into madden and cod then I guess a PS4 or Xbone is the safest bet. They will have the best versions of those games.

@brickofthewild it depends on what you want out of them. I put way more time into my switch than my Xbox because I can take it with me.

I think this guy is trolling. If not, he should realize there is more to 3rd party than COD or Madden. I'd welcome them to the Switch, but the Switch doesn't "need" them. There are plenty of other 3rd party titles jumping on. The more the merrier but we all know it isn't gonna get everything.

@megafur5000
"Nintendo is doing great on first party support,but there is a lack of third party games. "
There are A LOT OF Third party & Indie games for Switch right now.
Don't Deny that !
Btw, Great 3rd party games are not just only typical fifa or madden or etc.
Try other games in different genres, as long fit with your taste.

@faint

You got a poin there!

Yeah, I'd think that Nintendo need to adopt a strategic approach to fill specific gaps in the third party lineup that are entirely down to the individual absence of certain AAA games. Maybe just take a look at the ten biggest non-exclusive games for other platforms last year, with some allowances for where Nintendo already has a similar game of their own, and pay whatever it takes to get ports of them. They're not necessarily going to be pretty, or play as well, and they'll probably lose money too but so long as they're good enough, the ability to play them on the go should influence enough buyers for the hardware. Doom and FIFA would be examples of this, so hopefully they're doing it already.

However, if you're looking at the sheer quantity of third party games it's doing just fine, with over 200 out already and a similar amount in production for the next year or so.

@Whitewatermoose While I agree that it would be good to get games like that on the system, the Switch is selling just fine without them. Nintendo has made it clear they are doing their own thing and not basing their success off of other game companies. The whole idea of the Switch was to be something different than Xbone and PS4 which, while very fine devices, are essentially the same product. Nintendo knows they are gonna fail if they try introducing a 3rd version of a product already on the market.

@MarcelRguez @Whitewatermoose Minecraft has been released for months now.

But in reply to @Whitewatermoose and his post. What we "need" is high quality ports of third party games, not neccesarily all the games. Yes, the more third party the better, but when you're getting ports such as Fifa what's the point? Fifa sold extremely bad when it released, and dumbed down ports of Madden/COD (Which is already a meme) would sell even worse.

@MarcelRguez
"the general gaming public still wouldn't consider the Switch their primary platform for those games, mainly because of its poor online infrastructure and the power gap with its competitors. "

I CONSIDER Nintendo Switch as Primary Consoles. Instead, I Consider PS4 (Buy later next year) as Secondary consoles, as long i still haven't changed my.mind.

You were Wrong if you thought Switch will be used as Secondary consoles. For me, if the games are released on Both PS4 & Switch, i will Choose Switch version definetely regardless of Power / Price / etc. I Don't Care with PS4 power, that's Meaningless for me.

From a review:
"Aside from the matches themselves, many of the features in the full-fat FIFA are cut back or missing entirely. The Journey – FIFA’s single-player story mode – is absent, and while its inclusion isn’t to everyone’s taste, it certainly adds depth and variety to the overall package. Career mode is present, however, yet it’s more inline with last year’s effort. That means this year’s headline additions, such as transfer negations, are missing, and so once again, it feels a little stale from the get-go.

FIFA Ultimate Team is included, but similarly is lacking some of the newer features. Squad building challenges and single-player draft make the cut, but they’re aimed at seasoned FUT veterans already familiar with the modes intricacies – who, in all likelihood, are already enjoying the better overall experience the game offers on other consoles."

"FUT’s entry-level mode, Squad Battles, has been left out, which is a crazy decision. Familiarising yourself with FUTs finer details by taking on teams built by other players without embarrassing yourself online seems like the perfect mode for bringing in new players on Switch and its absence is baffling."

Combine that with lack of multiplayer with friends and it's a just a recipe for low ratings. When it comes to down to it, it's just not the type of port people will get behind (the quality of it is subjective). I want as many Switch ports as possible, but mass levels of people will not purchase ports like that.

@MarcelRguez I can't fault you for that haha. You've actually probably seen it hundreds of times, but it's been re-released so many dang times you think nothing of it haha.

I assuming with Switch's current success we'll see Madden and/or COD in SOME FORM. Especially COD, considering they remade Modern Warfare 1 for the Wii, which is a bigger graphical downgrade than anything now. And it was actually a successful game, despite being released way after COD4's original release. And yes, it is important to get universally known games that millions upon millions of people play. But they're doing fine right now regardless, so it's not the be-all end-all either. More people play Minecraft anyway (mainly because it doesn't need a new one every single year), especially people who would ever want to buy a Nintendo console ever.

But I do agree with the point that there are/should be very few games that straight up would be too difficult to put on Switch. There were like 300 beloved games released this year, or something crazy like that, so it's fine if Switch misses the 20 or 30 that actually need the power of the PS4 (though the inevitable lack of 60 FPS Nier Automata (if it gets it at all) does make me a bit sad)

@Whitewatermoose I still disagree that they are required, but you are right that having them is a good thing. However I still really do not want EA around. EA is a cancer on the industry. Their business model is a corrupting, greedy influence.