How Nintendo chooses its launch titles
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With the Switch 2 launching in just a couple of months, let's take a look at Nintendo's launch game strategy. By examining the launch line-up of the Switch 1 - Snipperclips, Breath of the Wild and 1-2-Switch - we can get an idea of how Nintendo decide on which games to release alongside their new consoles! PATREON - https://patreon.com/ThomasGameDocs BLUESKY - https://bsky.app/profile/thomasgamedocs.bsky.social SOURCES - https://www.independent.co.uk/games/nintendo-switch-interview-review-release-date-shinya-takahashi-yoshiaki-koizumi-features-a7582186.html - https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/03/feature_snipperclips_-_working_with_nintendo_to_create_a_switch_co-op_classic - https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/10/16633946/snipperclips-plus-nintendo-switch-interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJGooKIoy1Q - https://www.eurogamer.net/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-boss-eiji-aonuma-on-the-large-extra-burden-of-moving-to-nintendo-switch MUSIC Background music composed, arranged and performed by me. Songs can be heard on my Patreon feed. CHAPTERS 0:00 - Intro 1:17 - The tech showcase 2:40 - The third party collab 6:10 - The blockbuster 9:35 - Switch 2
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