Flying Toaster
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Amazing numbers for a worldwide launch in a launch window that is odd. I love my Switch.
Then you are part of the problem (Zelda not having 100% attach rate)I bought two Switches (one for me and one for my wife) but only one copy of Zelda. I'm tempted to buy a second so we can both play at the same time though.
Zelda is already out so I wasn't talking about that. Splatoon 2 really remains to be seen actually. By the time it comes out, the people most likely to buy it will probably already have a Switch, so it may not move many additional systems beyond that.
Plus it's coming out in Summer. Mario is coming out at the biggest video game selling time of the year.
Jesus christ nintendo, if these trends continue...ayyy
People really are underestimating Mario Kart.
Not surprising considering the poster.
I love how any positive news about the Switch is automatically a beeper for some posters to move goal posts.
And dismiss any of the heavy hitting titles coming by summer.
It's hard to say how much of a system seller Mario Kart will be since it's a full priced port with only a small amount of new content. It's likely many hardcore Nintendo fans who would be early Switch adaptors have already played it. I'm sure it will sell well to people who own a Switch or were going to get one anyway but I just don't know if it will move systems like a new Mario Kart would.
Who the hell bought this at launch and skipped Zelda. Seriously
Who the hell bought this at launch and skipped Zelda. Seriously
Depends on the sales of Switch.
FFXV has like 70m+ potential customers to sell to on x1 and PS4 I think. Not 100% sure of sales numbers for those consoles.
A lot more if it ever gets released on PC.
BotW has what like 15m Wii U owners and currently 1.5m switch owners. Depends if Switch keeps selling. Granted the attach rate for BotW will probably be huge.
It's hard to say how much of a system seller Mario Kart will be since it's a full priced port with only a small amount of new content. It's likely many hardcore Nintendo fans who would be early Switch adaptors have already played it. I'm sure it will sell well to people who own a Switch or were going to get one anyway but I just don't know if it will move systems like a new Mario Kart would.
2 things
1- there aren't that many Wii U owners in the first place
2- The portable angle could be significant.
looooool
As I've asked before, what makes the remaster of Mario Kart 8 (with new content) different to other remasters? GTAV was one of the highest selling games of all time on the PS3 and 360 and its remaster on PS4 and X1 sold like hotcakes as well. Double-dipping isn't exactly a new concept, especially if there's brand new content alongside the fact that MK8D will be fully portable.
As I've asked before, what makes the remaster of Mario Kart 8 (with new content) different to other remasters? GTAV was one of the highest selling games of all time on the PS3 and 360 and its remaster on PS4 and X1 sold like hotcakes as well. Double-dipping isn't exactly a new concept, especially if there's brand new content alongside the fact that MK8D will be fully portable.
Plus families looking to share games across multiple Switches. And people who wanted a digital copy,Scalpers I would guess.
I'm gonna say a good number of that remaining 11% who didn't buy Zelda are scalpers.
So 11% bought it for 1 2 Switch/Bomberman ?
I can see the argument that Splatoon 2 is unproven as a system seller in the West. In Japan? Its going to be absolutely massive IMO.
I don't think Splatoon is a system seller. Maybe in Japan.
how many WiiU's did Splatoon sell? Yes some people who enjoyed Splatoon on the WiiU might jump ship. But i doubt it's any kind of significant number.
Me personally, I'd put Splatoon in the "nice to have" category, but not a "must have"
I'll tell you what makes it different (though it won't back up any arguments of the posters you're quoting). GTA V and TLoU began on actual successful hardware whereas the Wii U was a huge flop. there's going to be a lot of first time owners of Mario Kart 8D just by the virtue of the Switch not being the Wii U.
Booo. I'm not a scapler. I just bought because of the trade-in promoI'm gonna say a good number of that remaining 11% who didn't buy Zelda are scalpers.
Considering they're sold out that seems like a really low number of units they produced for launch.
I feel as though Switch early adopters probably have a pretty big overlap with people who bought a Wii U. I'm sure there are some new ones though.
Surprised so many think this. Splatoon sold 4.76 million as of December, as reported by Nintendo, ~3.5 million of which was outside Japan. On a system with a 13 million install base? That's huge. It's definitely proven itself in the West.
It's below demand but really low? It's ok.Considering they're sold out that seems like a really low number of units they produced for launch.
Or to scalpSo 11% bought it for 1 2 Switch/Bomberman ?
I feel as though Switch early adopters probably have a pretty big overlap with people who bought a Wii U. I'm sure there are some new ones though.
It's below demand but really low? It's ok.
I feel as though Switch early adopters probably have a pretty big overlap with people who bought a Wii U. I'm sure there are some new ones though.
or they could buy Zelda digitally
I'm sure there is of course, but I am one of the many people that didn't buy a Wii-U, and I am dying to play MK on the Switch. It's as good as a new release for me and I am sure I am not the only one.
Wii U did great at the start too.
?Below demand? what
That is true, yes, but if you actually look at it the demographic of people you're implying will harm MK8D's sales with existing Switch owners are "people who like Nintendo enough to have bought both the Wii U and Switch who also bought Mario Kart 8 and all its DLC and also see a MK8 remaster with new content and portability as not being worthy of their money." That's not really a large demographic in my eyes.
It also doesn't address the idea of it being a system seller at all.
Below demand? what
Not bad, the thing is, can they keep it up? Wii U did great at the start too. Hopefully Nintendo gets more 3rd party support.
I assume Nintendo would have counted that, no?
Yeah, some people will re-buy I guess. I personally would find it hard to justify buying a game I already played just to have some new tracks and the DLC. But people do love remasters these days so who knows.
I suspect Mario Kart will do very well for them, and that there is indeed a segment of Switch buyers like yourself that never owned a Wii U.
If Mario Kart performs well I fully expect a rather lengthy amount of Wii U to Switch ports to help fill out the systems software lineup over the next 24 months
did it tho?
100 thousand less in launch week in the US compared to switch... it's hardly terrible in comparison.
I honestly wouldn't mind if they re-released all the major Wii-U games. I'd be quite happy to pay full price for Mario 3D World in particular. Twilight Princess and Wind Waker HD would be nice as well, I did nearly buy a Wii-U for those 3 games but didn't want to spend all that on a system that was on life support.
What you personally feel doesn't have any impact on sales trends at large.