Will the Switch 2 launch with a lack of compelling games?Jason EvangelhoA new report emerging from the Game Developers Conference (GDC) this week carries a pretty scary suggestion: Nintendos Switch 2 may launch this summer with a serious lack of third-party games to support it.The information comes from Insider Gamings Tom Henderson, who spoke to multiple sources at GDC and pieced together a three-phase launch strategy for the Switch 2 game library.Phase one: Nintendo launches the Switch 2 with mainly first-party exclusives, such as Mario Kart 9 and a new entry or remake in the Legend of Zelda series (which was briefly leaked by a major online retailer).Phase two: third-party developers unleash their first wave of Switch 2 games in October and November, just ahead of the holiday 2025 period. Why? Because Nintendo is allegedly not shipping dev kits to these studios until June, which I believe would be just after the Switch 2 hits store shelves.There isnt much meat to the phase three portion of the strategy, with the report simply claiming there will be games in the holiday period.Play Puzzles & Games on ForbesSwitch 2 Launch Games: 3DS In Reverse?This scenario sounds like the opposite of what we experienced with Day One launch games on the 3DS. Nintendo came to the table with a lackluster first-party lineup (essentially just Pilotwings Resort and Steel Diver), while major third-party developers like Capcom, Ubisoft, and EA offered up a more robust selection. Im not saying it was a quality selection, but at least there was a good variety to choose from.Obviously, a launch strategy that finds the Switch 2 with only a handful of satisfying first-party games from Nintendos heavy-hitters would be way more favorable. Especially since there is a massive library of existing Switch titles to enjoy on the new console.To make this phased game rollout more tolerable, we could see Nintendo and other developers filling the gaps by offering Switch 2 Enhanced updates to existing Switch games.But this strategy doesnt make sense to me, especially since Nintendo has spent more than 15 years building trust with third-party developers. Closing the door to these studios during the extreme hype of a consoles launch window would be a slap to the face.Another reason this report falls flat is the information around dev kits. Platform holders typically seed dev kits to game developers well ahead of a consoles launch and the first ones to receive them are major studios (Ubisoft, Capcom, and now probably Microsoft) with strong relationships. And most importantly, with Nintendos trust attached.The idea that most third-party studios wouldnt receive a Switch 2 dev kit until very close to the systems release window is preposterous, and certainly wouldnt help Nintendo sell consoles. Content is king, and the Switch 2 will need a healthy variety of content out of the gate to appeal to a wide range of consumers.Rest assured, Switch 2 dev kits are already in the hands of many popular developers and game publishers, because they need several months to come to grips with the new systems architecture and features, among other things.Ultimately, Im going to suggest theres a shade of truth to this report. We may not see an avalanche of games launching until holiday 2025, but the suggestion that the Switch 2 launch window will be devoid of attractive third-party games and that dev kits arent out in the wild right now doesnt ring true for me.