COMG! Japan Pre-order Chart Thread - Daily updates!

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zorg1000 said:

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.

I think it is going to be another Lets Go scenario. Where we will see a decline in Japan. But still manage to sell 10mil WW. And hopefully #2 will be a wake up call for Gamefreak. If they need more staff to fix it then they should hire more.