Kintor wrote:TwiceFriedRice wrote: All that it means is that their games have legs. Their games remain at full price (physically, they do digital sales all of the time), because people are still willing to buy them at full price three years later. Whether I agree with it or not, it's business.
It has absolutely no correlation with their philosophy of release schedule. Nintendo releases 10-20 games a year across both of their platforms. That's far more than any other AAA developer/publisher. Your theory that Nintendo doesn't care about a strong library for their system is completely illogical in the first place, but is made even more laughable by that fact.
The fact is that Nintendo consoles lack third-party support. Now many conversations just leave it at that, as one of the constants of the universe: water is wet, the sun is hot, Nintendo doesn't have many third-party games to support their hardware. However, it's worth discussing Nintendo's mentality as a company to discover how this unfortunate situation has evolved over time.
Because when you get right down to it Nintendo is a strange company: Nintendo regularly askew technological innovation by avoid online gaming and sticking with cartridges longer than anyone else. Nintendo doesn't reduce the price of their games even when discounts would ultimately yield greater profits. Nintendo under-produces product lines, leading to consumer frustration and scalpers profiting from the lack of supply.
The lack of third-party support is also related to these bizarre business practises. A lack of standard technology like CDs and online infrastructure pushed away third-party developers. Expensive games stalls the grow of Nintendo’s user base, again pushing away third-party developers. While the general frustration caused by Nintendo’s apparent supply chain problems means that few third-party developers want to waste their time with Nintendo when they’re no guarantee Nintendo hardware will even be on store shelves where and when it’s needed.
We all know the switch is the best thing ever created by mankind, don't sweat it.