http://www.vgchartz.com/article/270543/jikkyou-powerful-pro-baseball-2018-announced-for-ps4-psv/
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 is releasing in 2018 for PS4 and Vita in Japan. Personally, I think Konami is missing an opportunity here. This game would benefit from a release on Nintendo Switch in the West in my opinion. Before, I get my head inevitably bitten off for blatant port pegging, please hear me out. MLB Power Pros saw it's best sales in the West on the Nintendo Wii:
| Pos | Game | Platform | Year | Genre | Publisher | North America | Europe | Japan | Rest of World | Global |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MLB Power Pros | Wii | 2007 | Sports | Konami Digital Entertainment | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.29 |
| 2 | MLB Power Pros 2008 | PS2 | 2008 | Sports | Konami Digital Entertainment | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.15 |
| 3 | MLB Power Pros 2008 | Wii | 2008 | Sports | Konami Digital Entertainment | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.13 |
| 4 | MLB Power Pros | PS2 | 2007 | Sports | Konami Digital Entertainment | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.11 |
| 5 | MLB Power Pros 2008 | DS | 2008 | Sports | Take-Two Interactive | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.07 |
| Total | 0.45 | 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.05 | 0.75 |
The Play Station has MLB The Show for baseball fans, so it makes sense for Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball not to be ported over to the West on a platform where it would be massively over shadowed by a serious baseball sim. The Nintendo Switch currently only has RBI Baseball 2017 to satisfy any baseball cravings, and the game is beyond terrible. I bought it in spite of the reviews, and I do regret it. MLB Power Pros on Nintendo Wii was a very fun game and would easily put RBI Baseball to shame. I actually think that sales of an MLB Power Pros on Nintendo Switch in the West at the very least would match whatever sales Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 will likely do in Japan:
| Pos | Game | Platform | Year | Genre | Publisher | North America | Europe | Japan | Rest of World | Global |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 | PSV | 2016 | Sports | Konami Digital Entertainment | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.24 | 0.00 | 0.24 |
| 2 | Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 | PS4 | 2016 | Sports | Konami Digital Entertainment | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.22 |
| 3 | Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2016 | PS3 | 2016 | Sports | Konami Digital Entertainment | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.13 |
So, why pass on the extra sales? It's not like it's an RPG that would require heavy work on translation. Konami is already pleased with the sales of Super Bomberman R on Nintendo Switch. I think they have a good opportunity to capture some easy sales on Nintendo Switch if they were to port over Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2018 to the West. It's something that I think merits consideration. What do you think?
