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Mario Odyssey is #10 for 2017 on Amazon. Will it end up the best selling Swich game?
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Smiles and Cries
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OP is using Amazon best of 2017 sales with 2 months left in the year not a bad question to ask which game will get the top spot
I think Mario Kart will still edge Odyssey out by year's end
Zelda is amazon's #3 best selling game in October, it has legs, it's selling to new owners and its attach rate will be hard to beat: https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2017-10/videogames/ref=zg_bsms_tab_t_bsar#1
bemusedchunk
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The Pet of the Month
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Just pre-ordered it for 50.99$ at Best Buy 😊 Getting the 10$ reward certificate which I'll put towards Okami on the Xbox One.
Skittzo0413
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Overall? Very very doubtful.
This year? With bundles I think it's actually fairly likely. These bundles appear to be far better stocked than the Splatoon 2 bundles were outside of Japan, so I think they will much more greatly affect the overall units sold.
But overall it probably won't come close. Pokemon, Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, Smash Bros and probably whatever eventual 2D Mario that comes out will all do better lifetime.
Remember, Mario Kart Wii sold 38 million units.
This year? With bundles I think it's actually fairly likely. These bundles appear to be far better stocked than the Splatoon 2 bundles were outside of Japan, so I think they will much more greatly affect the overall units sold.
But overall it probably won't come close. Pokemon, Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, Smash Bros and probably whatever eventual 2D Mario that comes out will all do better lifetime.
Remember, Mario Kart Wii sold 38 million units.
TwoDurans
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Jawbreaker
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Well, it would have to sell 17 million copies, so ...
As for Zelda, that wasn't the case worldwide.
added_time
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The hype for this game is through the roof. So many people that know I have a Switch have been asking me about it. So it seems like this is going to sell a ton of consoles to people
LumpOfCole
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Switch + Mario will be one of the biggest items to get under Christmas Trees this year. Its easier to find a Switch now, but I bet by November its going to be much more difficult again. All the parents will want to give their kids a new Mario - especially now more than ever because virtually all existing parents today had access to their own Mario experience growing up.
Yeah the bundle, which is $380 because it includes the case as well, is currently in the top 20 in the hourly chart and has been around there for a while. That bundle alone will end up pushing a lot of units.
NOLA_Gaffer
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I expect Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 9, a Pokemon title, or whatever the name of the "New" Super Mario Bros. entry on the console ends up being to be the Switch's best-selling Switch game, judging by previous console and handheld's lifetime sales.
Keep in mind that 3D Mario has never been as popular as 2D Mario.
Zelda has never ended up in the best-selling list of any of the recent Nintendo platforms except for The Wind Waker HD.
Keep in mind that 3D Mario has never been as popular as 2D Mario.
Zelda has never ended up in the best-selling list of any of the recent Nintendo platforms except for The Wind Waker HD.
uncle_koploski
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Zelda will not be more popular than Odyssey once it releases, and Odyssey will have over two months, including the holiday season, to pass it. I think it will.
Edit - even MK8DX may pass BotW by the end of the year, if it hasnt already.
Sorry, was specifically talking about the front cover. It's definitely much cleaner with the logo moved to the spine though.
MK8D almost overtook BOTW on Switch in its first quarter (until June 30th). I would be shocked if MK8D hasn't overtaken BOTW Switch sku yet.
Dont take off work for a videogame, especially on a Friday when you have the whole weekend ahead of you.
Dark Cloud
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Mario Odyssey will eventually overtake BotW.
Smiles and Cries
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this depends on what the XMAS morning packages look like
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Ill never understand why people care about a games sales other than wanting sequels to ones that arent guaranteed to make it.
I doubt Zelda is the best-selling game on Switch right now, and it definitely won't be after this holiday. More likely ranking is:
1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
2. Super Mario Odyssey
3. Zelda
4. Splatoon 2
You don't understand why people want more of the things they want?
Succinct Verbosity
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I agree. We can debate forever about what Nintendo franchise is actually better, but Zelda has historically never outsold Mario and I dont see that changing any time soon.
Khalifa Jayy
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Hype threads are back, baby. But yea it won't be the top seller. Might get close though.
He's saying that that is the only situation in which he can understand it.
What makes you think that? MK8D jumped up to 75% attach rate in just over 2 months of sales. I don't see how the sales potential is looking like it's damaged.
Yup. I haven't taken a day off of work for games in a long time, but Mario+Wolfenstein is too hard to resist. I'll probably come into the office for a bit on Sunday so I can just use a half-day.
OrbitalBeard
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I don't think MK8D outselling Zelda is a sure thing at this point, as BotW has charted higher than MK during the last three months of NPD. It's very possible Kart has outsold it when you factor in other regions, but it's certainly not guaranteed.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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What???
uncle_koploski
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ehhhhh... I took off for Zelda and the Switch Launch.
I'm also DJing the night before and will be out late.
Considering working extra hours during the week so I only have to use 4 hours of vacation time.
There are a lot of factors contributing to my logic of taking off.
Not understanding your statement.
That graph is fine IMO - it's the pie chart which is nonsensical
While the graph itself is fine, it is still meaningless because there does not seem to be any correlation between the two subjects--which is why the projection is bullshit.
Edit: It also leaves out other, more important factors that would normally go into a sane projection (time on market, price, etc.).
jts
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Honestly that attach rate surprises me, as I didn't have many of my Switch friends getting Mario Kart 8D, because they already had MK8 on Wii U. That and a general feel of less excitement, even on GAF the online community died off pretty quickly compared to MK8 IIRC.
I could be completely wrong and having a biased view due to myself not being too happy with the Deluxe approach. I need new tracks damn it.
casey_contra
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I took a few days off for Switch launch (I called it Switchmas). It was amazing! I would definitely do that for Mario but I have a wedding two weeks after.
Graphics Horse
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The graph was mostly fine but still used a lifetime projection based on the current hardware sales, which about doubled eventually. The premise that you can make a rough estimate of what percentage of people would buy Mario Kart based purely on previous hardware/software ratios was also proved wrong by the eventual MK8 sales, which are roughly 2 for every 3 Wii Us IIRC.
jts
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It's also silly because it doesn't give a good read of how the attach ratios compare - which is what it's trying to do. You have to read the absolute numbers of both software and hardware and kinda try to interpolate to figure out what's the progression. Needed a line with the attach rate %.