I am going to make tradition from now on and do a 1st year review for every new console.
Switch: Released March 3, 2017 Worldwide
Launch Games: The launch brought us particularly 3 games of emphasis with one dwarfing the other two. The Legend of Zelda:Breath of the Wild was released to some of the greatest praise in gaming history. The game itself single handily brough the Switch into a competitive state and started the momentum needed to become successful. The other two games, 1 2 Switch and Bomberman R, were both releases to mix responses by players. Despite the difference in acclaim in the titles all 3 sold very well(Zelda is at 5 Million, Bomberman is over 500k, and 1 2 Switch is at 1.35 Million)
April: An Acclaimed Racer returns better than ever.
Mario Kart 8D was the major release of the month and was the first ever Mario rerelease besides virtual console. The game broke Mario Kart record sod being the higher debuting Mario Kart debut of all time despite a low install base and being a port. The game is currently significantly outpacing the original and has sold 4.5 Million.
May and June: Fighters and Third Parties Gain
May was a rather low key month for the Switch as third parties were the only significant releases. These include Disgea 5, Minecraft, and the overpriced port of Street Fighter 2. All three of these games have been confirmed to have done well from their various publishers. June was more interesting as Nintendo's new fighting IP ARMS was released. Despite issues of lack of content over a million people bought the game to experience what Nintendo's new fighter was about.
July: Inking Sequal
Besides the terrible name for this month the sequal to the somewhat popular Wii U game Splatoon 2 released. While the game was lax in significant changes to the franchise, the game made refinements to make it the definitive sequal. The game has been selling really well at 3.61 Million.
August and September: 3rd Party Collaborations
These months brough 3 major exclusive third party collaborations of Mario and Rabbids(Ubisoft), Pokken Tournament(BN), and Fire Emblem Warriors(KT). All three were received positively and had great to decent debuts in terms of sales. 3rd parties such as NBA 2k18 and Xenoverse 2 released to good sales while FIFA 18 seem to have disappointed.
October:
This was the month of a game that defined the system. Mario O released to vast critical acclaim and took crown of fastest selling 3D Mario. Switch stock was also starting to improve.
November:
The momentum of Mario had turned to November, and while the Switch likely did not outsell the great consoles of Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo had a month that can be considered great. Lots of third parties released this month such as Skyrim, DOOM, and Rocket League. LA Noire and Sonic Forces were also major releases this month.
December: Elysium to end it all
This is the final month of the calendar year and an end to a great year for the Switch. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 released to acclaim and the momentum is with all three of the consoles. To look at it, this was a great year for a big 3 and to see Nintendo come back from the Wii U is great.
Up next: PS5 probably
Switch: Released March 3, 2017 Worldwide
Launch Games: The launch brought us particularly 3 games of emphasis with one dwarfing the other two. The Legend of Zelda:Breath of the Wild was released to some of the greatest praise in gaming history. The game itself single handily brough the Switch into a competitive state and started the momentum needed to become successful. The other two games, 1 2 Switch and Bomberman R, were both releases to mix responses by players. Despite the difference in acclaim in the titles all 3 sold very well(Zelda is at 5 Million, Bomberman is over 500k, and 1 2 Switch is at 1.35 Million)
April: An Acclaimed Racer returns better than ever.
Mario Kart 8D was the major release of the month and was the first ever Mario rerelease besides virtual console. The game broke Mario Kart record sod being the higher debuting Mario Kart debut of all time despite a low install base and being a port. The game is currently significantly outpacing the original and has sold 4.5 Million.
May and June: Fighters and Third Parties Gain
May was a rather low key month for the Switch as third parties were the only significant releases. These include Disgea 5, Minecraft, and the overpriced port of Street Fighter 2. All three of these games have been confirmed to have done well from their various publishers. June was more interesting as Nintendo's new fighting IP ARMS was released. Despite issues of lack of content over a million people bought the game to experience what Nintendo's new fighter was about.
July: Inking Sequal
Besides the terrible name for this month the sequal to the somewhat popular Wii U game Splatoon 2 released. While the game was lax in significant changes to the franchise, the game made refinements to make it the definitive sequal. The game has been selling really well at 3.61 Million.
August and September: 3rd Party Collaborations
These months brough 3 major exclusive third party collaborations of Mario and Rabbids(Ubisoft), Pokken Tournament(BN), and Fire Emblem Warriors(KT). All three were received positively and had great to decent debuts in terms of sales. 3rd parties such as NBA 2k18 and Xenoverse 2 released to good sales while FIFA 18 seem to have disappointed.
October:
This was the month of a game that defined the system. Mario O released to vast critical acclaim and took crown of fastest selling 3D Mario. Switch stock was also starting to improve.
November:
The momentum of Mario had turned to November, and while the Switch likely did not outsell the great consoles of Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo had a month that can be considered great. Lots of third parties released this month such as Skyrim, DOOM, and Rocket League. LA Noire and Sonic Forces were also major releases this month.
December: Elysium to end it all
This is the final month of the calendar year and an end to a great year for the Switch. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 released to acclaim and the momentum is with all three of the consoles. To look at it, this was a great year for a big 3 and to see Nintendo come back from the Wii U is great.
Up next: PS5 probably
