So... Will Nintendo be able to ship those 20 million Switch units?

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curl-6 said:

Miyamotoo said:

Again, despite it had system seller software game in July, Switch had stock issues, so didnt had max effect, Switch last year in July-September period sold similar (around 3m) like it did January-March period of this year, and thats despite Switch had very weak lineup in January-March period while in July-September of last year had system seller game and stronger lineup. Talking about October, one month dont change relly nothing, yeah Switch had huge game last October, but this huge games in November and December (Smash Bros will definatly effect on sale in January too) and actualy mid tier game in October with Super Mario Party (its perfect holiday game), Pokemon+Smash+Mario Party means much stronger Q4 that it was last year. No to mentione that Switch this year can have bundles with one game for same price point, some other deals or even price cut.

Mario Party is not a system seller. It doesn't push large numbers of new consumers to buy a Switch, because it appeals to the same audience the Switch already caters to.

By that logic, God of War wouldn't have pushed sales one bit. Or Bloodborne, since there was a Dark Souls already. Or any annual sports title Or Far Cry 5. Or CoD or Battlefield. But everytime one of those games get released sales jump up. Why? Because audiences overlap and aren't necessary the same as one could think at first glance.

Mario Party will push sales much more than you think it will.