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Switch at 4.7 million | ARMS: 1.18 Million, Zelda: 3.92M, Mario Kart 3.54M
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ShadowFox08
Member
Smash 5 won't be happening foe years. I'm fine not using my Wii u ever again and getting smash 4 deluxe. We're bound to get 3ds and Wii U content, all DLC included, and new content like characters.
ArchedThunder
Banned
Uh... Yes there is.
Graphics Horse
Member
whoa there
They'd have raised their forecast if they were selling over 1.3m a month already.
Yes, that pesky period during which Luigi's Mansion 2 sold over 5 million copies.
Ill eat some crow. After the initial reveal I did not feel that positive about it and didnt think it would still be doing this well.
The thing that eventually sold me on it was being able to play the system anywhere, which is pretty damn great as it works well with where I am in my life right now. I have all three of those games and was able to find a Switch in June and I love it.
The thing that eventually sold me on it was being able to play the system anywhere, which is pretty damn great as it works well with where I am in my life right now. I have all three of those games and was able to find a Switch in June and I love it.
davidwhangchoi
Member
Wow that's amazing
The game is already 720p on the X1. As much as I want that game on the go, I'm not sure the Switch can handle it at all. Chances are it will be 480p or worse undocked.
lyrick
Member
It's not worth it.
Most of the time when people around the net spout "proper account system" they are actually wanting transferable and multiple device licensing arrangements. For whatever reason they just can't wrap their heads around what an account system actually is, and what makes an account different from licensing arrangements.
ArchedThunder
Banned
There is such a thing as downporting. They can pull back on effects, lower texture resolution, etc.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
It's Minecraft. Has to be. Shouldn't even be close.
Megatron
Member
It's almost as if releasing a game in June when kids have a bunch of free time and you have no competition is a good idea.
Expect game companies to learn nothing from this lesson, as always.
They already did that (to an extent) for the Xbox One version.
LegendofLex
Member
The funny thing is that Nintendo actually has implemented account-based transferable digital licenses now.
You just have to do it via the console, not over the web.
Are you being intentionally obtuse? That's exactly what people want. Having an account that doesn't maintain the digital games you bought from system to system is marginally better than scribbling your name in the dust on your Wii and Wii U.
Does it work for all my VC games I bought in the past?
NinjaCoachZ
Member
Sold about 1,080,000 by the end of March on Wii U.
Probably won't end up doing much more than that. But for now, with both combined, BOTW has to be just shy of 5 million copies sold. Maybe even just around that with July sales counted.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Its shipment. Sales are probably near 600k.
Jaded Alyx
Member
Wii U had an account system. It didn't have what one would call, a proper account system.
Switch has a proper account system. You can sign in with your account on a second system and download your digital games. I believe you can only have one active console however. Wii U couldn't do this without you calling Nintendo first.
Orniletter
Banned
You heard it here first, folks: PS4 doesn't have a proper account system either !
Around 5 million 4 months later, sounds fine for a Zelda game, not groundbreaking though.
I'm sure sales are higher than 600K by now. Its funny how people think UK=PAL.
Sylverstone14
Member
Super psyched to see ARMS reach a million sales.
1-2 Switch is more of a surprise, but I figure because it was more of a showcase game that some picked up.
1-2 Switch is more of a surprise, but I figure because it was more of a showcase game that some picked up.
Brizzo24
Member
Day 1 adopter. Got the neon console with a Pro Controller.
After Zelda, which I spent over 130 hours on, the console doesn't get much use. I can't get into handheld/portable mode that much since I don't commute, and because the flat back joycons hurt my hands for any game that can be considered complex--that includes Mario Kart since you have to hold down a button to go, then use the triggers while maneuvering the analog nubs.
I have little to no interest in Splatoon 2 and ARMS, so I am basically waiting on Mario and possibly Rabbids. But the switch does have a great Indie scene thus far. Once more games become available I will get back into my Switch.
After Zelda, which I spent over 130 hours on, the console doesn't get much use. I can't get into handheld/portable mode that much since I don't commute, and because the flat back joycons hurt my hands for any game that can be considered complex--that includes Mario Kart since you have to hold down a button to go, then use the triggers while maneuvering the analog nubs.
I have little to no interest in Splatoon 2 and ARMS, so I am basically waiting on Mario and possibly Rabbids. But the switch does have a great Indie scene thus far. Once more games become available I will get back into my Switch.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Good for Arms, curious what it will do for July and later months.
5 million puts it ahead of the vast majority of Zelda titles. What's unique here is that it will likely keep selling at least through until the end of the year. Nintendo titles also skyrocket in sales during the holiday season so I expect it to do pretty well.
Snkfanatic
Banned
Yes...that's the only reason Arms sells, lack of other things to buy.
Didn't realize I could play all my PS3 games on my PS4 as well. Thanks for the heads up
So...buy a controller?
Jaded Alyx
Member
You don't have to press any button to go in MK.
PSN has all my devices listed, I can easily switch licenses, when I buy a digital game from the PSN store it tells me what devices it will work on, there is never ambiguity. I can't recall any moment where I had to buy an old game more than once to bring it forward to a new console.
Granted Sony has less games where I want to do that, but if they did I would give them shit for not having proper support for it also.
If you want Nintendo to keep ripping you off when they make a new console and don't let you bring all your VC games forward, by all means, keep believing that this system is perfect and can't be improved.
edit: I'm not complaining about not being able to bring modern console games forward, I'm talking about games where you can reasonably expect BC emulation to be available on any device: NES, SNES, PSX, etc.
Well said. I'm always so annoyed when people say software sells hardware. PS4 sold like mad out of the gate with ports of games people played <1 year ago. Wii U sold terrible but had/has great games.
Specs and features sell hardware, not games.
I feel like we'd get less content with Smash 5 if anything. The amount of content and characters in Smash 4 is something I don't think they can ever top in the series going forward. Since the Switch isn't a massive jump for Wii U I still think sticking with a deluxe version is the best route. Compared to the deluxe versions on the Switch so far, I believe they will also go all out and add way more than just 2 - 3 characters as well as overhaul a lot of the lineup. Just because it's a deluxe version, nothing stops them from treating it like a full new game either.
ArchedThunder
Banned
It's currently the 4th best selling Zelda game after being on the market for only a few months.
It has a very strong chance of becoming the best selling Zelda.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Sounds like an embarrassing fear to me, you ain't making your case here homeboy.
momshotdad
Member
Get ready for every single Wii U game to get ported.
Gotdatmoney
Member
Software sells hardware but the hardware has to not suck. I don't get the difficulty. You need to make a piece of hardware people actually wanna own before yoy can sell games to them.
And lol at the implication that the WiiU had a better array of games to play than the PS4 when it launched. The WiiU's librarysucked ass from the start and only got good like 3 years in. The PS4 may have had mostly cross gen games but they were numerous and were all improved.
ArchedThunder
Banned
There are plenty of Wii U games I would rebuy for Switch, especially if they follow the Deluxe model.
I'd love for them to remaster some of the biggest 3DS games too.
Chezzymann
Member
So its reasonable to expect it to sell 12 million for the fiscal year assuming they can boost production for the holidays, right?
Brizzo24
Member
I bought the Pro Controller /\. I also bought the silicon sleeves that add a bit of stability/cushion on the back of each joycon. I'm hoping with Nintendo, or a third-party manufacturer, makes a better sleeve for portability so that it adds grip for bigger hands.
True, you can turn on the ability to not have to hold the gas button down. I've tried it. It's a cool feature. The point I was trying to make is I don't mind playing bigger/more advanced games on my TV. They look great and I love the Pro Controller. When I play in portable mode I like games like Metal Slug, Kamiko, Shovel Knight as it lends itself better to the d-pad, single button presses, etc.
Looking forward to Stardew Valley and Golf Story in portable mode!
KratosEnergyDrink
Member
The UE4 engine was probably a weird and false choice for this kind of game. PS4/X1 should run a game like Tekken easily with Full-HD.
ArchedThunder
Banned
Their forecast is 13 million.
Hopefully they can bump that up to around 15 million or so, but 13 would still be great.
johannesbergcrantz
Member
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Looking forward to Chinatown Wars 2 for sure.
There's no way it only had ~50% sellthrough when we aready know it is at 80% in one territory.
Renna Hazel
Member
That's why Xbox beat PS2....wait.
Games sell hardware, but you have to market it and make people aware that it exists. People who purchased PS4 at launch probably knew that there would be more games made for the system after the launch lineup.
Also, ports are still games.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
That sounds about right. Expect it to match 3DS & Wii U LTD combined but that's about it.
pretty done
Member
Plenty of great games that would sell. Mario 3D World, Mario Maker (though I heard this is quite limited, maybe Mario Maker 2 would be better), Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze, Yoshi and Kirby, maybe even Captain Toad or Xenoblade X.
I wish I could buy them now! I feel left out because I don't have any interest in ARMS and Spla2n :|