The Switch Has Almost Everything That's Needed to Become Nintendo's Biggest Hit Yet 5s4933

By Pranay Parab | Updated: 19 June 2017 15:35 IST

Highlights

Nintendo Switch is fast becoming a huge success
The lineup of games releasing in 2017 looks stellar
Third-party games are likely to show up in a big way on Switch

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Wii U in 2012. As a gaming console, the Wii U wasn’t too bad, but it had very few games not made by Nintendo. Despite robust sales of the Nintendo 3DS, poor performance of the Wii U and Nintendo's complete absence in the smartphone market meant that times have been tough for one of the oldest and most loved gaming companies in the world. 5q4yw

This was somewhat rectified when Nintendo formally entered the smartphone market with games such as Nintendo Switch.

With the Switch, Nintendo’s marketing machine has been making all the right moves to ensure that this console is a big success. The first of these was having extremely well-received by newcomers and longtime fans of the Zelda series.

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From then on, Nintendo has been trying to ensure that there is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim also set to release in 2017.

Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and Fire Emblem Warriors.

All of this makes me believe that Nintendo has got its strategy spot on. Its Pokemon RPG is under development for the Nintendo Switch. The last two announcements barely had one screenshot as proof of progress but if Nintendo’s release record so far is anything to go by, at least one of these games could be released around the holiday season in 2018.

This tells us that not only does Nintendo have a stellar lineup of first-party games for the Switch, but third-party game developers are also showing interest in the console. Nintendo has said that it expects to sell over take the Switch seriously.

The Nintendo Switch may not have the raw power of Ubisoft is doing with Starlink. The game has you to build a toy starship in the real world, and mount it on the controller. This is a modular starship, and any parts you change in real life appear instantly in the game, according to Ubisoft. Games on other platforms could optimise for local multiplayer and release on the Switch, as we’ve seen with Rocket League.

The only big hole in Nintendo’s game plan right now is the lack of a robust online service. At the moment Nintendo is offering online play for free but it plans to start charging for the service next year. We’re living in a world where properly in place. This is a blessing in disguise though, because it opens the possibility of cross-platform online play.

What this could mean is - and this isn't official yet - if you are playing FIFA 18 on the Nintendo Switch, you could play online with players from Xbox One and PC versions of the game. ittedly, that's not the best example considering FIFA 18 on the Switch runs an entirely different engine from the Xbox One and PC versions, and of course is dependent on publishers like EA deciding to cross-platform play. Big hits like Rocket League and Minecraft are already doing so, so it could just be a matter of time before EA and others the party.

In the meantime Nintendo has continued to push games for the 2DS XL, apart from working on games for smartphones. After a long time, things are looking good for Nintendo. When people thought it was down and out, the company has delivered what may be its best console ever. This time, its not just Nintendo games you can play on the Switch, and that makes a world of a difference.

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