The Nintendo Switch is having a surprisingly weak second year

In March 2017, Nintendo launched its new Switch console alongside a huge new "Legend of Zelda" game.

A month later, Nintendo followed up with a "Mario Kart" game.

A few months after that, a new "Splatoon" game arrived.

Then, just before the big holiday shopping season, Nintendo dropped "Super Mario Odyssey" - a brand new, main-series Super Mario game from Nintendo's top development talent.

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In short: 2017 was a big year for Nintendo.

Look no further than the company's astronomic stock performance in 2017 for an idea of just how big of a year 2017 was:

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2018, however, is shaping up to be a lot less exciting by comparison.

Here's why: