Indie games have come a long way since their introduction on console's back in the seventh generation. Once treated as cheap throwaway games tucked away into specially branded services by the platform holders, are now treated as equal members of a console's library, often regularly getting physical releases, and big promotions. Nintendo's Switch console has also helped to give indies a new shot of life, with most indies actually selling more on Switch than anywhere else.
Despite this though, indie games are still generally seen as "lesser" than the big AAA titles. AAA games are the big showstoppers. The ones that can sell systems in the tens of millions due to their massive marketing and hype culture. While indies will generally never reach those insane levels of hype and marketing, could an indie game still play a part in being a system seller? That is, could something like Freedom Planet 2, make fans of that game run out and buy a Nintendo Switch or PlayStation 4 just to play that game?
Despite this though, indie games are still generally seen as "lesser" than the big AAA titles. AAA games are the big showstoppers. The ones that can sell systems in the tens of millions due to their massive marketing and hype culture. While indies will generally never reach those insane levels of hype and marketing, could an indie game still play a part in being a system seller? That is, could something like Freedom Planet 2, make fans of that game run out and buy a Nintendo Switch or PlayStation 4 just to play that game?