Learn the difference between publishers and developers before trying to derail the topic; I was deliberate in my choice of words there. For the publishers, we have it on record that multiple big-name publishers were consulted and involved in the development of the Switch. It's also known that getting these publishers on board was a priority for Nintendo, and that point was reinforced in the Switch Reveal. So, If, after consultations and being involved in the development process, they're not fully there, then it's valid to have questions of these publishers. It's also fair to ask what Nintendo is doing to ensure that they get all of these releases, and have questions for the platform hosts. There is a desire on this site in general to frame every topic as something where one of two sides must be taken. "Either/Or". "Fave Platform A VS Fave Platform B". "Win/Lose". "Fanpeople/Haters". "0 or 1/10 VS 10/10". It discourages healthy and proper discussion. It's bringing monochrome tones to prismatic questions.
Publishers can, and often do make bad calls. If they aren't supporting a clearly successful platform with all of their releases (or, at least, the ones that aren't too far down the line in development), then perhaps it's fair to say that those publishers are asleep at the wheel. A lot of people on here love to talk about costs, but perhaps it's fair to say that they have far more resources than those on the Indie Circuit (Actually, we know this to be true by virtue of their being players in the AAA arena), and the degree of "risk" is a lot less than theirs. Those on the Indie Circuit also have to compete with Nintendo first-party releases; they don't have anywhere near the marketing muscle, and often have to release in the eShop alone, so, they don't always have a physical retail presence... But they succeeded, and continue to succeed. I trust that developers are trying to do what they can with the resources at their disposal. Many Indie developers are thriving. Switch owners passed "test" releases with flying colours. Fortnite and Octopath Traveler should also have publishers reassessing their position. The excuses that people on here have posted in the past don't hold water, and "But Wii U" doesn't wash. I'll leave it here.
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