zorg1000 on 13 August 2019
| think-man said: I thought the first new mainline Pokemon on the switch would be going nuts, are people not happy with this new title? |
I think there is a combination of factors.
1. Pokemon has been on a steady decline for over a decade in Japan. Here are sales from GameDataLibrary.
Diamond/Pearl (2006)-5.83m
Black/White (2010)-5.49m
X/Y (2013)-4.46m
Sun/Moon (2016)-3.92m
2. The National Pokedex backlash is going to affect the "hardcore" crowd who pre-orders games months in advance more than it will with the average or casual fan.
3. COMG is rapidly becoming irrelevant when it comes predicting the performance of games.
When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.
