My problem with Nintendo is that there arent enough exclusives per system and the ones they have are the same characters used for the past 30+ years. Just to be clear I own a Switch, owned a WiiU and a 3DS XL, to cut the "ps4 fanboy" argument right away.
PlayStation for me was always my main. So I kind of got nostalgic for some Nintendo games and bought the 3ds xl because everyone said it has billions of games. Yeah it does if you want 200 jrpgs, 300 waifu simulators and 500 visual novels. So in the end I had like 6 exclusives and sold it after some time because I found more games and fun on the Vita which everyone said it has way less. Less sure but to me at least its more quality games and not 17 versions of the same title.
Now I own a Switch and am really enjoying it. I think its a perfect home for indies as they usually dont look to sharp or are going for the 8bit look and its way better looking on a smaller handheld screen then blown up on my 60" 4K. Mario Odyssey was AMAZING. I haven't got a chance to start BOTW yet. But again 30-40 years later its still the same exclusives....mario, zelda, yoshi, smash, mario kart. They are always extremely polished but they still have mechanics from the old times. The only way to extend their games is to put a ton of collectables, story is always minimalistic, most first arty characters still mumble....its 2019 and still no voice over lol. I checked Zelda...the enemies are the same design as they are from Wind Waker...like..can you guys just make something brand new already? They still jump around the same way, still hearts are your health...this is a mechanic 30 years old!
I like their games but since im not a hardcore fan I feel like I can look at them with a more honest observation. Say what you will about WiiU sales but Nintendo is really taking their fans for a ride by re-releasing titles on the Switch for full price 4 years later. Thats...bad! And even worse the reason they are doing it is because they obviously dont have a new mario kart, donkey kong or super mario bros release on the horizon. Im sure they will be new ones on the Switch but they prob thought oh well we cant go 4 years without not having a mainline exclusive so we will just port the old ones because maybe a lot of people didnt play them. Thats pure marketing BS. I think Nintendo makes real AAA games and are extremely polished but man.....get out of the 80s already, mechanics wise, modernize your games a bit and dont rehash and recycle all the time.
Smash Bros Ultimate...awesome, awesome untill you realize it has only 4 new stages out of 96. Yes its insane to have 96 stages but its a new game, put brand new content instead of going by fan favorite and just up the rez.