I was initially feeling pretty down on the reveal, since the presentation was pretty poor and the price was higher than I expected.
But then it sunk in how the vast majority of the exclusive lineup is made up of games that appeal to NES, SNES, and N64 sensibilities.
- Breath of the Wild for fans of the NES original
- Fast RMX for fans of F-Zero
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with Battle Mode + Boo and Feather items to appeal to old players
- Super Bomberman R for Bomberman fans
- Project Octopath Traveler for fans of SNES JRPGs
- Arms as a kind of modern Punch-Out!!
- Ultra Street Fighter II, a literal remake of an SNES game
- Super Mario Odyssey for fans of sandbox 3D Mario
Plus other non-exclusives like Yooka-Laylee, Sonic Mania, Skyrim, Stardew Valley, Shovel Knight, The Binding of Isaac, and Minecraft... that's a pretty nice lineup for someone who wants something different than what's on PS4 and Xbox. It's especially nice to see coming off of the NES Classic Edition and its nice library of much of the best of the NES era.
And it'll all be available for portable and TV play. That's a powerful value proposition.