Japanese gaming company Nintendo is all set to officially roll out in the market on March 3 its latest gaming console officially called as the Nintendo Switch from its working name of Nintendo NX.
While there were initial skepticisms on the latest gaming platform from Nintendo, the Japanese gaming company is confident that the Switch would really fare better than the Wii U because of the obvious third party confidence on the gaming console.
The confirmation came from Reggie Fils-Aime, President and COO of Nintendo of America, who said in a recent interview that the Nintendo Switch is a home console that one can play anywhere, with anyone, reports Forbes.
Critics believe that the confirmation from Fils-Aime was both clear and compelling and thus far, the reaction by consumers whether it’s measured in Twitter trending topics or views of videos on YouTube for people and gamers interested to get their hands on the Nintendo Switch, it seems the understanding and excitement are consistent.
Fils-Aime also pointed out that the Wii U will go down as having fantastic content but the issue boiled down to the fact that as one looks at the reality of exactly when the games were launched, there were large gaps in between.
Many critics believe that the issue of the delayed game releases on the Wii U was down to lack of third party confidence in the platform.
Greater public interest
While there is an argument to be made that the Switch does indeed have greater public interest surrounding it, people are still unsure after what happened to the Wii U. The fact that, superficially at least, the consoles appear similar to one another also doesn’t help.
But the Nintendo Switch and Wii U are actually very different. There is no dual screen setup on the Switch and its controllers are a whole other thing entirely.
However, the fact that Nintendo adopted a strategy of radio silence for a good few months after the initial Switch announcement has actually only helped to fuel the confusion with the Wii U.
Nintendo could have negated the confusion with clear and regular updates on the new hardware. The company could have built the hype up around the Switch but done so in a way that was clear in what the console was and was not.
So when the Wii U comparison keeps on coming up even after the recent and considerably more thorough presentation earlier this month shows that Nintendo still has obvious marketing problems ahead with the Switch.
But the Nintendo Switch needs a constant flow of game releases to keep the console alive but much of the heavy lifting on that will come from third party companies, companies that could be still unsure and at worst confused as to the benefits of Nintendo’s new console.
Not coming to the Switch
It can be considered as a setback to the Nintendo Switch but Japanese game developer Capcom has just announced recently that it would not be bringing its popular horror survival video game “Resident Evil” to Nintendo’s latest gaming console.
Capcom previously stated that it is potentially interested in making games for the Nintendo Switch but it does not look like its popular “Resident Evil” franchise is going to be one of them. Or at least not in the near future, reports Gamespot.
Masachika Kawata, the Capcom producer, said in a recent interview that while the Nintendo Switch is a unique piece of hardware, Capcom isn’t bringing “Resident Evil” to Switch now or anytime soon.
Kawata said that he is looking forward to the possibilities of the system itself, but Capcom has no plans at the moment regarding “Resident Evil” on Switch.
Capcom is among the dozens of development partners for the Nintendo Switch, so it’s possible some Capcom games will come to the console.