The Nintendo Switch was just revealed yesterday and already people are playing it up as the next big thing, thanks in part to how it combines elements of portable and home console gaming. Not only that, but the smooth appealing design plus promise of future Nintendo games is of course going to appeal to longtime fans. Here's the thing though, what games, besides Breath of the Wild, were actually shown for the system? I know people like to act like this is a moot point, but for the past two generations, Nintendo has been having a bad habit of acting all secretive and mysterious in regards to their upcoming titles only to produce underwhelming results or fail to deliver anything of substance.
Based on the trailer, the only new games that have been teased include a new Mario Kart, a new 3D Mario, a new Splatoon, and what appears to be a port of the 5-year old game, Skyrim. My biggest concern in regards to all of these is that none of these were formal announcements. They were all possible teasers for games and concepts that might be but no concrete announcements as of yet. People like to counteract this argument by showing the little graph with all the exciting upcoming third-party support, but remember that people jumped ship just as quickly shortly after sales declined for third party titles on the Wii-U.
Speaking of third-party titles, I know everyone is excited about seeing their favorite games finally being playable on a Nintendo console, but the thing about that is why would you want to if it's perfectly playable on another console. I feel like this is a move that is being done, not so much to appeal to the hardcore crowd, but rather to the people who exclusively buy Nintendo consoles as Nintendo desperately tries to regain their "street-cred".
Regardless of all the negativity I'm spewing, I am still excited for the console. I've been a Nintendo fan since I've been a child so seeing what they can come up with is always exciting. However, due to the fact that I got my Wii U less than a year ago has left me a little burnt out especially since the support for that console was minimal at best. So until I see the full library of games for the Switch, I don't think I'll be getting one soon.
