There is a myth that third-party games don’t sell well on Nintendo platforms. In reality, titles like Minecraft, LEGO, Hogwarts Legacy, Stardew Valley, Just Dance and Crash Bandicoot have sold significant numbers on Nintendo Switch. Some more mature games sell well - Doom, The Witcher 3 and GTA all performed strongly on Switch – but the results are typically lower and less consistent. Switch 2’s early third-party support has included Cyberpunk 2077, Star Wars Outlaws, Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Final Fantasy VII: Remake, which are games more commonly associated with PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
What’s the truth about Nintendo Switch 2?PlayStation made the surprise announcement this week that it will stop manufacturing PlayStation discs in January 2028. That’s not just for first-party games, but for all titles being released on PlayStation consoles. Fans have taken to social media in dismay. There are those concerned about game preservation, there are collectors who lament the pivot to downloading, and there are those that like to share and sell their games after finishing them. But outside of the social media noise, do people actually buy physical PS5 games? There’s no hiding the fact that the physical market has declined s
Xbox divided over its future, and do people even buy physical PlayStation games?… Stephen was our very first guest back in March 2025, and it’s great to have him back. Today, Stephen and I discuss Nintendo’s current performance, Epic’s shock lay-offs, and the positive impact of Meta removing Horizon Worlds from the Quest Store. …
… That’s not just for first-party games, but for all titles being released on PlayStation consoles. …
… PlayStation’s Nishino-san said that first-party developers including Naughty Dog are using Mockingbird, which is a tool that generates facial models from performance capture. …
… By contrast, Nintendo consoles are primarily driven by first-party exclusives. …
… But with the growth of its first-party games, Sony was asking the question: How can we make our first-party software business as big as our platform business? …
… In terms of content, it will grow its popular brands, evolve third-party partnerships, expand into China and other mobile-first markets, maintain and grow its live games, and boost ‘creator-centric platforms’ such as Minecraft, Elder Scrolls and Sea of Thieves I’ve asked what they mean by ‘creator … …
… First, Hello Kitty creator Sanrio has opened a self-published game brand called Sanrio Games. It plans to release ten games over the next three years. The first is Sanrio Party Land for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, which arrives in Autumn 2026. …
… 007 First Light has sold 1.5 million copies in 24 hours. …
… Nintendo says this is due to stronger-than-expected sales in the first year, plus a global price rise on Switch 2. …
… Streaming, his famous reports and Asha Sharma Xbox love to talk about Asha Sharma’s first 100 days. …