In comparing its first-party Switch games to its mobile lineup, it almost seems that there are two different Nintendos steering the ship. On the one hand, youve got Switch games, which are generally built out well with a lot of content and, in some cases, fair DLC. On the other, you have Nintendos mobile games, which use the companys familiar cast of characters to pull people in and then hits them with a litany of microtransactions once theyre playing.
It seems the differentiating factor is the Switch itself. On the home console front, Nintendo has hardware to sell, so of course it wants to create value for that hardware by making really good games. On mobile, theres no hardware to sell, just money to be made. In a way, the hope of Switch sales keeps Nintendo honest, as there hasnt been much sign of these aggressive microtransactions making their way to Switch games. Lets just hope that Nintendo never winds up exiting the console business, eh?
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