Nintendo seems kind of stuck in this situation now where they basically have to pay for all distribution costs (if not, complete publishing costs) for pretty much every major 3rd party title on their systems from major publishers, or else they won't release their games on their systems.



This is the double edged sword they made for themselves back in the 3DS era, where they basically had to pay 3rd parties to bother to localise and release their 3DS games in the west. Sure, it was necessary back then, but now they're kind of stuck with carrying it on; since they're basically being held to ransom. And the worst thing is that they can't really be selective with it either. They can't, say, only do it for Capcom, because then Square Enix will complain and refuse to release their games on Switch unless they get the same deal.



It's a good thing that they're in a good position with Switch right now; but it's gonna be really tough for them to break out of it. It's pretty ridiculous that they have to pay for distribution here when Namco are happy to put the effort into doing it for every other platform, but that's the position they've put themselves in. Ditto with Dragon Quest Builders.