You can bank on that, yeah. With a year of updates ahead, I think it will reach my projecten 3 million minimum, maybe 4 million at some point.
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Switch at 4.7 million | ARMS: 1.18 Million, Zelda: 3.92M, Mario Kart 3.54M
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OrbitalBeard
Member
It broke that number in just two weeks!
Broken Hope
Member
The output isnt my point. My point is people being surprised that Zelda has a high attach rate when until MK8 came out, what other retail game would you buy if you were buying a Switch?
Its fairly obvious that if there are close to 5 million consoles out there and not many retail games released, then the few games they are available at retail will have a high attach rate.
Consoles like the PS4 were different because they had like 14-20 retail games at launch which diluted the attach rate of individual games.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Great numbers.
Switch owners' thirst is never quenched dude
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Damn I just realized ARMS broke a million by June 30, that's even more impressive
ARMS sales is very inpressive. I still see it charting on amazon charts everywhere so continued sales as well even more than a month after its release. I thought 2 million was doable but 3 million is not out of reach with the holiday sales and huge sales momentum of the Switch. I think it sets up the stage for a bigger production sequal which could move the IP into 5 million plus territory.
The attach rate seems really good, whatever the games. That's more than 3 games after 4 months, with Splatoon 2 it will be closed to 4 games after 5 months.
Isn't it an excellent start from an attach rate point of view?
I don't think genre really matters as much as some people believe, especially in ARMS case as fighting games need to successfully appeal to people outside of that fighting game bubble if they want to find success.
Elfforkusu
Member
BOTW still being ahead of MK8 is a reassuring ray of hope in these trying times.
Mario Kart 8 is like the best MK game in a long time lol
lol 2018 or later?
That's the first time I remember seeing that type of listing.
but yea, interesting.
OriginalPoe
Banned
Deserved. Now keep it up!
Broken Hope
Member
Yeah cause Im sure there are millions of people rushing out to buy a Switch to play the latest indie game?
Indie games are nice to have on a console but the majority of people arent buying the console for them.
I didn't feel like buying Mario Kart.
You know there's also a Wii U SKU for BOTW, right? BOTW is well ahead of MK8D, over 5 million already.
NintendosBooger
Member
Have you been asleep the last 15 years?
Third party software like... Skylanders and Just Dance?
The real test here will ne Skyrim and FIFA.
Those numbers are as of June 30, barely 2 weeks after launch so I think it's a safe bet the game is around 2 million (or even higher) by now.
It'll be interesting to see how the game does when everything is said and done. Hopefully it does reach original Splatoon numbers but if it doesn't it still will be a big success for Nintendo anyway.
ARMS and Splatoon are two different games. One if a team shooter and the other is a fighter game. That is like saying Overwatch takes sells away from Street Fighter.
Mediking
Member
3rd party games that makes sense on Switch will sell well.
Mario Rabbids will sell over a million.
OriginalPoe
Banned
Nintendo has never been the third party destination. But, the Switch seems better than the last two generations they've put out.
??? We are not talking about system seller but title to buy when u already have a Switch. Zelda, Splatoon and MK8DX is system seller but after a person own a Switch all game whether it is indies or not, is a game which can be attractive toward Switch owners.
That's just echoing their E3 announcements, though. They said Pokemon still needs "more than a year" (so, 2018 or later) and in Metroid's case they didn't say anything regarding a date (TBA).
There are loads of 100k plus sellers on Switxh. Smaller downloadable multiplayer games are definitely part of the appeal of the Switch.
SporeCrawler
Member
arms did well for a new ip. i fully expect it to sell pretty well in the long run.
switch clearly has a supply problem but 4.7 million in 6 month isnt bad if you take into account that holiday season is around the corner
what notable third party software was released? i love bomberman and tetris but those arent systemsellers
switch clearly has a supply problem but 4.7 million in 6 month isnt bad if you take into account that holiday season is around the corner
what notable third party software was released? i love bomberman and tetris but those arent systemsellers
not great. But also not many notable games. Bomberman takes a big chunk.
But when the games are mostly indies and games like Disgaea, they might very well be pleased with their numbers.
If the situation looks the same a year from now after Sonic, Fifa, NBA, Sonic, MH, DQ11, etc then it'll be worrying
Switch needs every WiiU and 3DS exclusive game ported over.
TheDinoman
Member
I feel like Prime 4 may have the "HOLY SHIT METROID'S BACK" hype that the first Prime had that could help boost its sales.
6 months?
Pokemon Switch probably neck deep in development but not at a current state to show off whereas MP4 got green-lit as a title and confirmed that development is starting.
RoboGeorgeForeman
Banned
If you're only playing exclusives maybe? But I have Bomberman, Cave Story, and Disgaea as well. I'd also have Puyo Tetris if they actually included Japanese voices.
Anyway. Good on Nintendo. I wanna see all of the console manufacturers do fairly solid tbh.
I don't understand how ARMS has sold that much given the figures we know.
For June NPD it sold about 250k including digital.
Japan physical was around 150k last time I checked?
UK it sold less than 15k in June. France it debuted at number 1 but quickly slipped below Zelda and MK8. Germany it didn't set the charts alight.
Where are all these extra copies coming from to get over a million in two weeks?
For June NPD it sold about 250k including digital.
Japan physical was around 150k last time I checked?
UK it sold less than 15k in June. France it debuted at number 1 but quickly slipped below Zelda and MK8. Germany it didn't set the charts alight.
Where are all these extra copies coming from to get over a million in two weeks?
OriginalPoe
Banned
I doubt it. I'd put it on ARMS level.
Oh shit all those bomba big third party games like ummmm and uhhh.... I've got nothing.
Street Fighter is kind of a bad example as SFV completely failed to make a dent outside of that fighting game bubble.
Splatoon 2 at ARMS level?
Hard to sell what doesn't exist.
Pretty impressive.
OriginalPoe
Banned
Yup.
This.
My first Nintendo console since the N64 (which was my only Nintendo console)
Sold my Xbox one to fund it - no regrets. Love it
It sold nearly 700K in 3 days...in Japan. I bet its already outsold ARMS worldwide.
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