Dark_N11
True Gamer
What do the numbers mean?
Although third-party publishers appear to have done slightly better during the launch of Switch 2 compared with Switch 1, it's hard to describe these statistics as positive.
Most third-party Switch 2 games posted very low numbers. One third-party publisher characterised the numbers as 'below our lowest estimates', despite strong hardware sales.
The improvement over the Switch 1 launch is also slightly misleading. For starters, there were more consoles sold this time. Plus, the Switch 1 only launched with five physical games: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, 1-2-Switch, Just Dance 2017, Skylanders Imaginators and Super Bomberman R. By comparison, the Switch 2 had a wider selection, with 13 physical games available at launch.