EA offers an explanation as to why they don't support Switch

EA has offered a new explanation as to why they don't really offer much support for the Switch, and it's a bit of a head-scratcher.

During a conference call for EA's first quarter earnings, EA CEO Andrew Wilson mentioned why the company has shied away from creating more titles for Switch.

“Any time we’re evaluating platform conversations we’re really looking at a couple of things. One, does the game really fit the profile of that platform in terms of the control or the community ecosystem? Two, do we think the community playing on that platform would appreciate the game and go there, or would they prefer to play it somewhere else?

We have a lot of data that would suggest a great many Switch owners also own a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One or a PC and very often choose to play the games that we make on those platforms, even though they have a Switch and they enjoy a lot of great content on the Switch."

This whole conversation came up when an analyst suggested that The Sims might be a franchise suited to the Switch. Wilson had a bit to say about that as well.

“I wouldn’t say that The Sims would never go to the Switch, but I think we’re doing really, really well attracting Sims players [to other platforms]. We did a promotion in the last couple of months and brought in seven million new Sims players that we expect will engage in that community on a platform that is really tailored to user generated content, creativity and customisation.”