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Miyamotoo on 12 December 2018
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colafitte said:
Miyamotoo said:

Switch hardware and software contine to sell great, I mean just look at this legs:

01./00. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 1.220.535 / NEW
02./01. [NSW] Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Let's Go, Eevee! # (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} (¥5.980) - 93.787 / 1.012.247 (-1%)
03./03. [NSW] Super Mario Party # (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} (¥5.980) - 69.861 / 489.767 (+40%)
04./06. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 20.995 / 1.881.751 (+62%)
05./07. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) - 19.083 / 2.740.677 (+57%)
06./08. [NSW] Minecraft # (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} (¥3.600) - 16.948 / 403.784 (+45%)
09./12. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} (¥5.980) - 9.592 / 1.866.426 (+64%)
10./11. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} (¥6.980) - 9.531 / 1.182.281 (+47%)
12./18. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} (¥5.980) - 7.677 / 658.270 (+75%)

8 of 9 are Nintendo first party. That to me is more a problem in the long term than something really great. Switch is not allowing third parties to flourish in the system, not as much as Wii, DS or RDS did, even. Nintendo has already launched almost all of its biggest franchises in Japan (only remains Animal Crossing and new full main Pokemon game). Switch needs more support aside from Nintendo first parties to reach 3DS or DS sales in Japan. I'm not saying there won't be in the future, but right now i'm not seeing that support.

Offcourse that 3rd party game can sell well on Switch, but we here talking about legs, I mean you were rearly see on any platform and on other markets that any 3rd party game has strong legs like Nintendo games do, only notible games to come to my mind are GTAV and Minecraft. Talking about Nintendo games, you also have 2D Mario, alogside Animall Crossing and Pokemon, and sequels also drive hardware sales. In any case I think that price cuts and revisions will do more for Switch sales in Japan than any game could. Its not like that Switch has big 3rd party games in Japan currently, and Switch 3rd party support is increasing, next year from 3rd party we will have Yokai Watch 4 and Dragon Quest 11 S, and those are just currently confirmed games.

Last edited by Miyamotoo - on 12 December 2018