If I had a wii u I would be pissed about it but since I never bought one I'm OK with it.
With that said, I only have 1 game for the switch that's not on the wii u... So there's that lol

A platform can never have too many ports

I admit this is my first nintendo console after the n64. So yeah.. no complaints here.. i missed a lot of good games

Unless ports are putting an indefinite halt on newly developed games (which has never happened), there is nothing with it.

More games is a bad thing said... nobody ever.

I owned a Wii U and there were still games I never played for it (Captain Toad, Hyrule Warriors for example). It's great that these games will get more exposure, to many gems on Wii U that never got a chance to sell really well since so many people skipped the Wii U console.

Provided Nintendo can still give us original content to go along with the ports, then I don't mind. Nintendo has a lot of divisions at their disposal, so they could easily simply allocate one or two divisions to work on these ports while still focusing on releasing new stuff as well.

Smash and pokken were the only ports I was interested in.But only pokken became a port so smash being a new game is gravy.At this rate the while Wii u library is gonna be ported over

This is sort of true, I would love to see more original content if anything

Smash life or no life

The only people I can see this being an issue for are hardcore wii u owners who bought every major first party release. Other than that, everyone else should have nothing to complain about.

Disagree. Why not bring your good games to Switch. They didn't so very well on Wii U

Port the best Mario Party please.

Never played any of them and now I'd love to on my Switch.

The thing that fanboys don't realise is that brand switching is the best thing a consumer can do.

All of them, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo know that there is a huge amount of people who were fanboy loyal in the past and have never played the historic franchise releases.

That's why remakes and remasters are doing so well.

And if you are just stuck, like a fanboy, to one brand, then the only loser is YOU.

I never had a Wii U so I'm not complaining at all.im looking forward to Smash Bros whether it's new or a port, and I'm also asking Nintendo to please release a port for Xenoblade Chronicles X as XC2 is one of my favorite games

Bullshit. There's no such thing as "too many ports"

Nintendo launched a stellar console and they're providing support for it. Apparently that makes the haters hate it even more. Too bad for you.

Well I never played the games they are porting so I'm not complaining. 💁

nope. Based on their situation it would never benefit them to release less games.

I think it's a bit unfair to know that the system is getting way less AAA games by third-party than the other systems then on top of that to start questioning the first party publisher releasing ports of older titles I'm not sure how it would ever help them to have less games based on their situation right now.

So why would say Nintendo was one of the few publishers that can do something like this because it's very much necessary.

I dont know if it is necessarily too many ports, but rather too many ports compared to original games. I'll take a ton of ports as long as they are also really pushing new stuff. If like 90/10 port at this point.

What's hilarious is that Nintendo fanboys called the PS4 Portstation 4 when it was early in its life, but now the Switch is far worst with ports.

That could be said about all console's. Its more choice, fills the gap between big releases.

Wouldn't be so bad if they weren't charging the full wack of £49.99 for these ports, but they are, games are being ported to PS4 n Xone aren't costing that

Interesting. Where's the 'XBOX One is Making Too many XBOX 360 Games Backwards Compatible' story? Both processes accomplish the same end result Rehashing an old library of pre-gen games.

the problem is that port can't replace brand new games...and that's exactly what nintendo does. If only for every 2 port there was 1 new game...

No they are not. They’re not releasing anymore then XB1/PS4 did and they are doing it for a good reason. A lot of people didn’t want a Wii U and never got to play these games. They get to recoup those losses and still provide something that’s new to a large group of people. Plus this gives them time to continue working on the new iterations of these titles without a game drought. It’s win win for everybody.

I thought it was Xbox releasing too many ports, well then horray for Rare returning to nintendo

To many ports? Men i hope they release the hole wiiu collection.

The Switch is selling well so Nintendo has no need to create a ton of new games, which is unfortunate for gamers. Nintendo did the same thing with the Wii and even the 3DS has become the home of ports, remasters, and cheap derivative games. The excuse that it is ok for all these ports because the Wii U sold poorly is weak since the same people want 3DS games ported over to the Switch.

I would like to get a Switch but since I have a Wii U there is nothing on the system that interests me besides Mario Odyssey. None of the big upcoming games have had any gameplay released so kind of hard to get excited for Pokemon or Metroid because they could be the next Star Fox 0. Splatoon 2, Xenoblade, Kirby, Yoshi, and Mario Tennis look ok, but Nintendo has just rehashed their entire 2015 lineup (and who says Nintendo doesn't milk their IP) and I want something new to play.

only nintendo can get away with so many ports. you can make all the excuses you want, but sony and ms get so much flack for doing the same thing, but, of course, it's ok because it's nintendo. lol

Not enough ports, in my opinion. Let's see super mario galaxy 1 and 2, as well as resident evil 4, and super mario 3d world, plus super mario maker. =^_^=

Can say the same off all current gen systems tbh. Generation of Remaster.

its easy money with almost zero investment, because they are ports with almost zero evolution from the Wii U version.

They want money like any company and if players are willing to pay 60 for the same exact game, well even better for them.

I don't mind the ports at all. I didn't own a Wiiu so I missed out on stuff like Bayonetta 2. Also, the "port" enables a lot of games to be mobile when they weren't before. Dark Souls is coming to Switch. Can you imagine playing dark souls on the go?

Without the ports and Wii U games Switch would've hardly had a library. It needs the ports unfortunately.

Every console has had it's share of too many ports. I don't see why Switch should be criticized for doing what the rest are.

I know, and none of them are WW which is crap as I skipped the Wii U and I'm sure I'd enjoy it more than BoTW.

These ports are helping me convince my wife that it's okay to upgrade from WiiU to Switch.

I want a few more to be honest. Then I can retire and mothball the WiiU.

Specifically Starfox (with PROPER control scheme).
Xenoblade Chronicles
Marioland 3D

Most of the others are already announced and on the way.

Well it doesn't surprise me. The WiiU was an abysmal failure for Nintendo. So of course they are going to try and squeeze as much money as they can with those games. If you think about it, the Nintendo Switch hasn't had too many NEW FIRST PARTY games so far. Only ones I can think of are Zelda BOTW, Mario Odyssey, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Splatoon 2 (personally it didn't feel like a true sequel), and ARMS.

So yes, you should have expected this port fest when you purchased the switch. Stop being so surprised about it.

No dis/shade but I've thought the same thing hoping to see some AAA exclusives that'll finally hook me in to buy a Switch.

Well, let's be honest: When you buy a Nintendo console, you know what you're in for: Poor 3rd party support, no real current Triple-A games that are on PS4 and XBO, and high prices for Nintendo's 1st party games.

I have a Switch. I hope there will be more interesting releases, but when I bought it, I already knew this was gonna be a console that will just be used to enjoy the few interesting exclusives it's gonna get. Like Zelda, Mario, whatever.

Pretend the WiiU never happened, rerelease WiiU games with some new minor DLC. SUCCESS!

well what does one expect, the Wii U was one of the biggest failures! so nintendo got to resell some of the games for the switch since not to many 3rd party AAA games are coming for the switch anyway. it is now a win win situation for them.

and to think nintendo fanboys called the PS4 "portstation"....

Speaking of Ports, where is the switch version of Luigi's Mansion?

Yeah it sucks to have more choices for games to play

"Nintendo is Releasing Too Many Ports for Switch" , lol stating the obvious , is nice to see an article it has the guts in telling some of the true facts about the Switch, still don't blame them on why this is happening, the reason behind it is the low damn specs of the Switch, they can't afford nothing else, sorry that's the reality of things.

I don't mind them to be honest. They're only ports to people who played them on the WiiU. and most people didn't have one.

Playing these games on the go is switches main selling point, nintendo fans dont want a home console and the sales for wii u proved that so why not port all its games to nintendos handheld?

Far too many ports. No reason to have a few but if your porting all your last gen games as part of your main lineup that's proof you have no new games

Look, its when a platform has more ports than actual amazing 1st and 3rd party content does it became an issue...

The wii was the 1st to aquire the name "shovel ware".
Where the platform had too many games that were trying to capitalize on the casual market that the hardcore or nintendo fan scoffed at.

The BIGGEST issue, which most people have already touched upon, is when these 1-6 year old ports come with a 59.99 pricetag... Supply and demand are always the key factor here. If these ports are successful at 59$ they will keep comming and if not they will either release at a much cheaper price point or not at all.

Definitely agree I want fresh new games not games I destroyed on my 360/PS3. I like everything they've announced but they need to speed up the process of new content. Without the virtual console there's nothing for me to play between big releases.

Tbh, ports and remasters need to stop across all systems. Stop being lazy bastards and release new content.

A lot of y'all must not have played Captain Toad to be trashing it so much- hence why a port is warranted

But it was fine for Sony to do it? I love both but come on PS4 is and still does have remastered and ports left right and centre sure most are really good games but Switch has also had Odyssey and breathe of the wild in its first year most consoles could only dream of those high quality games in year 1.

No release as many ports as possible. More games, more options. Don't like them, don't buy them. Why do people complain about options I'll never know.

Nothing wrong with ports when only 5 people played the original.

It doesn't have too many ports. Nothing wrong with getting older games while still releasing new titles.

I’m over the switch. None of the games I play are on it or coming to it. Even if they did my one x or PS4 pro would offer better performance with less compromise and I could give 0 F’s about portability. Probably going to sell it.

I disagree. In fact, the Wii U had some great games, but the hardware failed. I'd love to see them port every worthwhile title to the Switch. ALL of the Mario games and Star Fox to name a few.

Ports are fine especially when the WiiU had a great library that was underappreciated. Funny how the Nintendo system gets ports and it's the worst thing imaginable but Xbox and PS4 have been getting ten tons of ports since they launched and it's perfectly okay.

GTFO! Too many ports?
We complain about a lack of games..
We complain when we get filler content between major releases...

The switch doesn't have a strong 3rd party support outside of Indies and Bethesda. So how else is the switch going to get a large library?

Also, the last time I checked. The other consoles are getting ports and remasters fairly often as well.

To finish off, you don't need to buy these ports if you don't want to.

Personally, I dont think Nintendo is releasing too many ports. I've always said, having a lot of ports just adds more options. THE ISSUE though, is Nintendo isnt releasing enough new games, on top of those ports. As long as great, new content is constantly releasing, having ports among those is great

Aslo, the pricing of these ports is WAY too much money. WHY is Skyrim $60 on the Switch?? Why is DK Tropical Freeze going to be $60 at launch??? It's not right

I believe many diehard Nintendo fans skipped the Wii U. So having these games ported to the switch is smart. Plus each game gets a fresh coat of paint. I'm totally okay with the ports. I even own a Wii U. I think it will follow in the steps of the Dreamcast. The switch however is on a totally different level. Meaning many more people will have the chance to buy the games they would have if they owned a Wii U.

Well i mean there's no point in leaving any games on the Wii U only, why not bring the good games it had over for those that don't want to buy a dead console.

I don't see the problem because most of the time ports are done by newer teams or outside studios and not the core teams. See the Switch outsell the WiiU in its first year shows just how many people did not play these games. Nintendo has still be releasing new games every couple of months which is pretty normal for the systems life cycle.

The problem is the asking price of $60. Even with DLC in the mix its asking too much.

Because having too many good game options is a bad thing? Let’s complain about having portable versions of some of the last gen’s best games, because... Nevermind, I don’t understand the complaint. As long as it doesn’t slow down releases of new games, and there’s no obvious proof of that, then there’s no real downside. If you don’t like them don’t buy them.

It's hilarious when ports or last gen games still are better than what PS and Xbox are chucking out. Mhmmm 3rd party must taste so good

Agreed

I'm okay with ports as long as they are from the Wii U and previous Ninty consoles, just stop with ports from PS4/XB1