Although 2023 was probably the last great year switchEspecially considering that reports claim that Nintendo’s next platform will be available in 2024, It has been revealed that the Switch was the console with the most games last year.
According to research by Anthony Silva of Circana, In 2023, 2,360 unique pieces of software will come to Nintendo Switch in the US. It also positioned Nintendo hardware as the console with the most launches last year. No doubt an impressive amount, but not the highest in 2023.
According to @WeAreCircana its own @Silva standard The closest any platform has come in the US is 2,360 games released on the Switch in 2023.
14,000 is a lot.
“Steam breaks another annual record by launching more than 14,000 games in 2023” https://t.co/f0VlXy7vfl
— Matt Piscatella (@MattPiscatella) January 3, 2024
Silver’s analysis also revealed that PC was the overall platform with the most launches last year. Throughout 2023, 14,531 releases were reported on Steam. Undoubtedly, an amount that sounds ridiculous. Much of this is due to the fact that this digital store does not present many restrictions when selling certain titles. This means that approximately 39 games were released in this market every day.
This means the only way for the Switch or any other console to reach the numbers reported on Steam, Programs like Steam Greenlight and Steam Direct must be available For those who want to publish games on these consoles, something that will probably never happen.
We remind you that the Switch came to the market in 2017 and More than 12 thousand unique software are currently available on this console. On a related note, two classic games are coming to this console. Likewise, physical Switch games are starting to become scarce.
Editor’s note:
It’s quite interesting to see how the Switch Digital store is filled with garbage. While there are many quality releases out there, it’s also true that most of them are crap designed to trick users. It’s a shame, and I hope this element is handled better in the next Nintendo console.
Through: Matt Piscatella.
