 So is it too soon to say that Nintendo won holiday 2017? I mean of course it's too soon to say it hasn't even arrived yet And with the Xbox one X and the PlayStation 4's continued strong sales Obviously the height behind the X and 4k and all that jazz It's going to be an interesting holiday period as we have three distinct companies kind of doing different things We have Sony sort of resting on its current and you know complete dominance of the market over the past few years Resting on its laurels. You have Xbox kind of panicking. I don't know. Maybe it's not panicking But they've lost all their exclusive games really for this holiday period besides forza So they're really pushing just the whole Xbox one X, you know play 4k and your living room thing What's which is what Sony pushed with the PlayStation 4 pro last year? So we'll see how that does and then you have Nintendo who's just decided that hey look We wanted to launch our system outside the holiday And then we're gonna make our holiday period extremely exciting So what we're gonna do right now is we're gonna go through the releases that are happening from today Through the end of the holiday period, which we're just gonna say at the end of December and just look at the games coming out and Talk about why I think that Nintendo practically has this holiday in you know under wraps There is a caveat to that and that is obviously Nintendo not being able to supply enough switches to win the sales figures But we'll see so here's what the outlet looks like for October And I'm just gonna go by games. I feel are worth it meant mentioned You know you get axiom verge on October 2017 of this year obviously fire emerald warriors October 20th Just dance don't know if that's gonna matter this year, but we'll see that comes on October 24th Obviously, we have Super Mario Odyssey. It's a big one hitting on October 27th Sonic forces on the 7th snipper clips plus cut it together on November 10th La noir on November 14th the Elder Scrolls Skyrim November 17th Resident Evil revelations revelations to and the collection all come out on November 28th In December, we have zero big chronicles coming out on December 1st. So If you think about it, that's a handful of titles most of which are exclusive you got snipper clips in there you have the Yeah, zero big chronicles to and Mario and even certain releases a third-party game You know doom is slot and somewhere in there has no announced date yet, but it's just fall 2017 So that's slotted somewhere in there as well. And while it's already on other platforms It's only getting a new release this year on switch So it will be considered a new game. It's those games Obviously on their own Super Mario Odyssey is pretty big on Nintendo. You could tell is resting on this hole We want to give you big games There are a slew of indie games and you know a couple third-party games still that I didn't mention But when you really think about it Sony's resting on their current success, which they really should I mean Some argue that maybe Sony's getting a little cocky these days, you know, they won't do the cross-boy thing They won't do this they won't do that But Sony has been so successful this generation that they it's okay for them to have you know a single holiday off It's not a big deal Xbox obviously had a lot of their exclusive games. They plan to come out I get get kind of canned a scalebound is the one that really stings with me and the crackdown three getting delayed sucks I think the game getting delayed is going to make it better I mean we can't really chastise Microsoft for not having cracked down three this year when we as Nintendo fans had to go Through that long delay with Breath of the Wild. I mean come on it ended up being at least in my opinion worth the weight So I'm hopefully cracked down three ends up being worth the weight I would rather a game be delayed and done right then rush to market just so they could have had a big game this holiday But they were kind of hoping that the Xbox one X hype the initial people that always seem to purchase new tech We're kind of drive it this holiday period and then you have Nintendo who's like look we're gonna have a few key key multi-platform games like Illinois and stuff and Sonic forces, but we're gonna hit you with the exclusives We're gonna hit you with that snipper clips. We're gonna hit you with that Mario we're gonna hit you with that fire emblem we're gonna hit you with that Xenoblade and That combination of games combined with Nintendo's already existing library and switch Which at this point we have to admit is utterly fantastic I think is enough to push switch over the top now I know what a lot of people are gonna say right now. Oh, you're Nintendo Prime Of course, you think Nintendo is going to win the holiday I wasn't so confident of it a week ago and no, it's not that the games didn't change It's it's that my mentality has kind of changed with where the switch is sitting right now Essentially, we made a video about the switch kid and it's about this kid who got the switch for his birthday It was just freaking out drawing memories that you in 64 Okay, we did a video on it go check it up in the click on the eye in the upper corner And you'll get to check that out And it made me realize something as I'm looking at that and then this a new article pops up I'm gonna put a link down to this article in the description below as well And it's an article on games radar. It's by David Houghton It says how Nintendo took switch from the unproven underdog to the king of the Christmas lineup in under a year And I'll just know when you go into it that I disagree with the beginning party makes a big deal in the first A handful of paragraphs about breath of the wild and how it kind of became this, you know Game that everyone needs to play while the Nintendo just treated it like any other Zelda game They didn't treat it like any other Zelda game It was at E3 2016 as the only game literally the only playable Nintendo game on the show floor They dedicated their entire show floor booth to breath of the wild and something like 50% of their Nintendo treehouse coverage online Was also breath of the wild so let's just be real known it knows all the games ever had that treatment No game period has had that treatment at E3. So yeah people bought in after that that that E3 is what made people realize Nintendo has something special with breath of the wild and I'm not just saying that because I attended that E3 I've been religiously watching E3 for 20 years and needless to say no Major platform holder has ever done that before with a single game. So yeah Nintendo You know, they definitely treated breath of the wild differently I don't know why they think otherwise, but beyond that. It's a fantastic read And it basically Summarizes what some other companies are doing in fact, I'm gonna go I'm gonna skip down a ways here to their bigger and lesser section I'm just gonna read this to you and we're gonna end this video on what this author had to say about Nintendo in this holiday and Yeah, you guys let me know what you think in the comments below when we get through it So it says bigger and lesser So Nintendo's apparent non-rivals were taken a very different approach Sony was consolidating its hype around the artistically-minded triple-a monsters that have made it such an E3 darling over the last few years God of war days gone the last of us to a glossy new Marvel-approved Spider-Man a fine and understandable Strategy albeit one that ultimately led to a non consolidation of its release schedule It's big projects requiring big and often extended development cycles Leading to the fruits of its electric conferences ultimately being scattered far and wide and then there was the eventual pushback at E3 2017 when many felt that Sony's formula for success had become too Formulaic brutal third-person action a tumble down countryside setting apocalypse optional a sad character in a modeling story Rise and repeat. I'm thinking that rinse But don't rinse so hard that the grime and blood comes off As for Microsoft the Xbox house went full tilt into new hardware with the Xbox one X All but neglecting games during its quest to sell us the dream of a new box to play games on Amid a glut of cancellations and delays It's apparent focus on how good games could look when a watch with the magic of 4k resolution Seen to distract Microsoft from the matter of what those games would actually be This Christmas Microsoft is bringing you a prettier way to play the new forza 7 and prettier versions of some games you already own Sony is hoping you remember how good horizon zero dawn and uncharted the lost legacy were And didn't get around to playing them at launch or you know, whatever Or maybe you'll pick up destiny 2 playstation 4 bundle destiny 2 is good Nintendo though has the best bespoke Christmas offering. It has crafted in years Generations even zelda has expanded and will continue to do so Super Mario Odyssey looks like it might be the most exciting and inventive creatively liberated main series game Since the plumber first went 3d mario plus rabbits kingdom battle is exactly the kind of unexpected but brilliant Major third party co-production that five years ago. We couldn't have imagined ever happening again So the tune 2 is thriving as is arms Sniper clips has gotten an upgrade in the new plus version Golf story is one of the freshest and most charming rpgs of the year And on that note zelda chronicles 2 will be out in early december Oh and mario kart 8 remains a brilliant family party pickup all of these games and more a 100 switch exclusive And on the non exclusive side sometimes it's hard to believe that the switch is even a nintendo console The company's semi recent track record doom will be out by christmas as will the handheld play anywhere version of skyrim Meaning that you now never need to stop exploring those weekend of our inside quest upon side quest in bed Quest in the bathroom no one cares where you quest That's a faithful portable version of one of the best fps is ever made and one of the best western rpgs On a nintendo machine less than a year old Stardew valley is also finally hitting the platform It was always meant for as is lovers in a dangerous space time Rocket league will be a perfect fit for switch party play over the holidays as well And this really is just the obvious surface level stuff Go digging on the switch e shop and you'll find even more If there's a lesson to be learned here for rival companies and nintendo alike It's that the big bombs don't always hit hardest The long-term health of a platform isn't just about how attractive its owners grandest statements sound But about how appealing varied and accommodating it is as a place to both play and create And with gaming now a bigger wider and more niche friendly medium than ever before the idea of a mass appeal Actually covers a widely varied set of bases Have been previously lost sight of that interpreting mass appeal as being a vague call to the less engaged Game oblivious consumer nintendo has radically changed its point of view with the switch It is both embracing the wide exciting newness and variety of scale in modern gaming And reconnecting with just why its own games are so special Which is good because let's face it a firm understanding of that latter issue Once led nintendo to dominate the industry and crucially nintendo is once again Revelling in the value of its uniqueness without trying too hard to be unique All of this might change of course this time next year I might be praising one of the other platform holders for paving a clever insightful path to christmas excitement But this year for the first time in far too long that plot it goes to nintendo Perhaps a product of needing to work harder and smarter Then the established consoles perhaps the result of a great deal of creative introspection And in truth probably a combination of both nintendo has changed again But this time it's changed for the better. It's changed for the future now applying its free-wheeling Creativity to both market and hardware as well as its games But by blending that modern forward view with a long missed sense of what nintendo at heart really means It has done a great and very welcome job of changing back Folks Go read the rest of this editorial. It is absolutely fantastic on games radar.com link is down in the description Let me know what you think about nintendo this holiday and just a general feeling of switch If you like this video, you know what to do And if you dislike the video hit that dislike button subscribe for more content like this and i'll catch you in the next one