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[Lord Frieza]

Well Pokemon has been into domination for 20 years now.

But if Pokemon is the M, who is the S? Digimon? Monster Rancher? Us!?

 

[Realeza]

Zelda should make it past the 5 million Mark but 10 million no way

Also while I was searching for a switch in stores I noticed that there are 4 to 5 switch games all in limited quantities except for Zelda botw switch which is like over stocked. Like I saw maybe 40 copies of botw switch on shelf at Walmart Target etc all unsold. Just stacked together.

With its current attach ratio, plus the fact is an evergreen title, I wouldn't bet against it.

 

[Principate]

The Kirby one shocked me the most. Does Kirby usually do this well?

Where have you been? Like yeah always. Why do you think they make do many Kirby games.

 

[Majukun]

wow,almost 4 mln units almost one month ago?
considering the game might have "legs" being the face of the console right now, it might end up with a pretty good result

 

[Brazil]

The Kirby one shocked me the most. Does Kirby usually do this well?

Yes. It's one of Nintendo's most consistent franchises in terms of sales.

 

[E-phonk]

The Kirby one shocked me the most. Does Kirby usually do this well?

Kirby rarely has any real highs, but almost always sells +1 million consistently

Edit: what they said

 

[Graphics Horse]

Zelda should make it past the 5 million Mark but 10 million no way

Also while I was searching for a switch in stores I noticed that there are 4 to 5 switch games all in limited quantities except for Zelda botw switch which is like over stocked. Like I saw maybe 40 copies of botw switch on shelf at Walmart Target etc all unsold. Just stacked together.

It's possibly over 5m right now, 4 weeks later.

 

[Charles Brandon]

Using a word with strong mysoginy associations goes beyond friendly banter. It creates an unwelcoming environment.

It doesn't have those associations where I come from.

 

[Omnistalgic]

More proof that Nintendo games are what you buy their platforms for, really incredible numbers.

Still waiting on a Switch. I now have Zelda and Mario Kart. Lol...Spaltoon 2 gonna be here before I have a system to play it on.

 

[digita1alchemy]

The Kirby one shocked me the most. Does Kirby usually do this well?

Yep.

 

[zMiiChy-]

It's pretty crazy how Kirby games consistently sells over a million copies per entry, even though Kirby sucks.

 

[Khrno]

But if Pokemon is the M, who is the S? Digimon? Monster Rancher? Us!?

Pokemon is the one doing the domination, thus you are the M.

 

[kswiston]

With its current attach ratio, plus the fact is an evergreen title, I wouldn't bet against it.

I think the attach ratio is over 100%, because the Switch is so supply constrained. Those BotW copies will be there to sell as new systems trickle in, but we probably won't be seeing a 1:1 ratio between hardware and BotW by May.

Hell, isn't Japan's tie in at around 50%? Unless you believe that the west bought an extra 300k copies of BotW for no reason, there's still going to be a decent amount of stock out there.

10M could happen, but I'd guess that we will be waiting multiple years to find out.

 

[Cuningas de Häme]

It doesn't have those associations where I come from.

Same here.

I actually never heard that that word has "misogynist" associations...

 

[Winthorpe]

They just can't fucking win.

It's how the stock market works.

Speculation inflates the share price. The news massages it back to a more normal position.

 

[Outtrigger888]

Nice to see a company launch a system with their biggest most ambitious game ever. You don't see that anymore for console launches.

 

[13ruce]

It's pretty crazy how Kirby games consistently sells over a million copies per entry, even though Kirby sucks.

Planet Robobot is pretty good tho on of the best even in the series.

 

[Maxinas]

It's pretty crazy how Kirby games consistently sells over a million copies per entry, even though Kirby sucks.

Get out, and don't come back.

Spoiler

Has had consistent quality over the years unlike other franchises i shall not mention to not tick off fans:^)

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Get out, and don't come back.

Spoiler

Has had consistent quality over the years unlike other franchises i shall not mention to not tick off fans:^)

Kirby literally sucks

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

Another L for the "Pokemon is a fad" chorus.

This pops up in every Pokemon thread... who even said that?
Who was writing it off as a fad aside from local news reporters 15 years ago?
People have been saying 'some fad huh!?' for louder and (far) longer than the people who originally claimed it as being one, if they even exist.

So yeah, we sure proved those guys from the year 2000 wrong didn't we!
Quick let them know every month of every year forever.

The points been made man, let it go lol

 

[koss424]

The game is garbage, and Nintendo knows it.

Why would they bundle in garbage with excellence?

It's actually a quality party game. It's seen lots of play time in my house. First thing the kids boot up when they have friends over.

 

[CopperPuppy]

The great BOTW and S/M numbers were expected, but hopefully this means a follow-up to Robobot is in the works as well.

 

[koss424]

Stock is getting thrashed today, I guess shareholders were expecting more.

Buy on the rumor sell on the news - It's still well above it's 1 month low and even it's 5 day low.

 

[m00h]

Don't know about the other games, but Kirby definately deserves a lot more sales. This game is just so much fun and innovative as always in a Kirby way.

 

[Principate]

Stock is getting thrashed today, I guess shareholders were expecting more.

Nah that's normal if the response were negative it would have dropped far lower. That's just share holders cashing out on their gains. You can already see it recovering a bit.

 

[HylianTom]

So, so delicious. Nintendo pulls another rabbit out of their hat. It's their specialty.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

I can't wait for a Kirby game on the Switch.

 

[Bananakin]

"Pokémon S&M" put a strange image in my head

Obviously Nintendo should do Pokemon Top/Bottom next.

Then the third game could be Pokemon...

Spoiler

Switch

 

[Pilgrimzero]

I really need to get around to playing through a Pokémon game some day.

 

[Aselith]

Is 1.3 mil good for Kirby? That was always kind of a "low" seller for them but I don't know what its average sales are.

Edit: Answered above. So about average glad they can keep pumping them out!

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Glad Mario Maker did well even though it was missing some important features. Those games (Wii U + 3DS) deserve more love

I can't wait for a Kirby game on the Switch.

Same here. I'm hoping it doesn't have joycon gimmicks though. That's going to be a concern for me with a lot
Of games.

So, so delicious. Nintendo pulls another rabbit out of their hat. It's their specialty.

They have the most powerful brands (IPs) in gaming. Everyone knows this and that's why investors lose their shit every time Nintendo does something. There's so much potential there

 

[Tom Nook]

Can't wait for E3.

 

[Shizuka]

Sales or shipments?

 

[ToysAndMoreClub]

Sales or shipments?

Sales. They stated as such on their official press release. Should give it a look. Lots of interesting details, although I believe their projections are low compared to how good Switch is doing.

 

[Obliterator]

Zelda and Pokémon are both incredible successes. Great performance from both.

 

[marc^o^]

Switch sold more in 28 days than Wii U in a year.

Spoiler

was it said?

 

[LordOcidax]

Zelda should make it past the 5 million Mark but 10 million no way

Also while I was searching for a switch in stores I noticed that there are 4 to 5 switch games all in limited quantities except for Zelda botw switch which is like over stocked. Like I saw maybe 40 copies of botw switch on shelf at Walmart Target etc all unsold. Just stacked together.

Sales or shipments?

Sales.

 

[Yukinari]

Cool to see a lot of people still getting Zelda on Wii U.

Its what happens when both versions launch the same day and Nintendo begins to clear out their Wii U stock on Ebay.

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

With its current attach ratio, plus the fact is an evergreen title, I wouldn't bet against it.

Yup. They will sell a copy of BotW and MK8D to a large percentage of the people who buy the Switch over it's lifetime. Their sales figures are of course tied to how well Switch does long term but I think they will both do 10 million copies each easily, maybe even 20 million considering MK8 sold what 9 million copies on a 13.5 million install base on a completely failed system?

 

[Nosgotham]

Using a word with strong mysoginy associations goes beyond friendly banter. It creates an unwelcoming environment.

nah. It's just your perception. cultural competency and all... just a cuss word, mate.

 

[saichi]

There were also 2.74M Switch sold, so Zelda has an Attach rate of what? 101%?

I bought BotW special edition but didn't get a Switch.... so it's possible

 

[LegendofLex]

Zelda should make it past the 5 million Mark but 10 million no way

Also while I was searching for a switch in stores I noticed that there are 4 to 5 switch games all in limited quantities except for Zelda botw switch which is like over stocked. Like I saw maybe 40 copies of botw switch on shelf at Walmart Target etc all unsold. Just stacked together.

I saw about 100 unsold copies of GTAV on shelves after it launched, too. Sitting at the front of the store, even.

 

[ShadowFox08]

Lol good one

 

[royox]

Wait. Did Switch Zelda really outsell the console itself?

There's like 55% attach rate in Japan, like what?

2 friends of mine already got the game but not the console.

 

[James Scott]

I wonder how much money Zelda has generated for Nintendo.
The Zelda amiibo are virtually sold out everywhere.
I imagine the DLC is doing fairly well.
They sold through their shipment of Limited Editions.
The game itself outsold the system it was on.
The game needed 2 million to break even and it's probably sold twice that by now.

 

[ZOONAMI]

Good job to Kirby. Robobot is easily one of the best games in the series. An absolute treat the whole way through.

I hope they bring it out on switch somehow.

 

[commish]

The game needed 2 million to break even, it's probably already past that.

*looks at thread title*

You are really going out on a limb there

 

[James Scott]

*looks at thread title*

You are really going out on a limb there

Oops, didn't finish that post correctly.

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

The fact that Zelda only needed 2 million to break even (didn't know that until now) shows Nintendo is pretty good at keeping budgets in check. I mean, this is their largest game ever by FAR and went like, what, 1.5 years over schedule? Meanwhile you have something like Tomb Raider being in the red at 3.5 million and not turning a profit until somewhere between there and 5 million or something.

 

[kswiston]

Sales. They stated as such on their official press release. Should give it a look. Lots of interesting details, although I believe their projections are low compared to how good Switch is doing.

Does it explicitly say "sold to customers" or are you just assuming that the word sales means sold-through?

Because none of Nintendo's WW software sales numbers are sold through, and it would be weird for them to report sold-through for a single game. It's always sold to retailers + digital, unless we are talking about specific press statements related to an NPD or similar report.

I can't find the press release you are talking about, besides the fiscal report.