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Forums - Sales Discussion - Knack 2 versus Mario Switch

DonFerrari on 04 December 2016

Who will top the charts?

Let's never forget that Knack was outperforming Mario on UK.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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celador on 04 December 2016

Mario Switch

Knack sold well because it was a launch game and was bundled with 300k consoles in Japan.

Knack 2 will bomba unless it's a massive improvement, like 75+ scores

And Knack 2 should not be full price, release it for $50



DonFerrari on 04 December 2016
Bandorr said:
That seems hard to know until the switch gets a userbase.

Mario games tend to have good legs and be system sellers. Besides releasing at the beggining of the platform. Get wild.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

caffeinade on 04 December 2016

Knack 2 will likely sell fewer copies than Knack, Mario on the switch (2D or 3D) launching within 6 months of the system (assuming that the switch does not bomb) will likely sell over 2m.



Azhraell on 04 December 2016
celador said:

Mario Switch

Knack sold well because it was a launch game and was bundled with 300k consoles in Japan.

Knack 2 will bomba unless it's a massive improvement, like 75+ scores

And Knack 2 should not be full price, release it for $50

I thought it was a joke thread but you are taking it seriously... or your sarcasm and OP's are too smart for me :D



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DonFerrari on 04 December 2016
celador said:

Mario Switch

Knack sold well because it was a launch game and was bundled with 300k consoles in Japan.

Knack 2 will bomba unless it's a massive improvement, like 75+ scores

And Knack 2 should not be full price, release it for $50

Well, if they don't aim for over 75 MC then they are crazy



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

Nautilus on 04 December 2016

Oh boy, Mario sure is in trouble!



My (locked) thread about how difficulty should be a decision for the developers, not the gamers.

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=241866&page=1

Areym on 04 December 2016

Well, Knack is King. If the Switch sales really quickly, a mario game at launch would be almost 1:1 in sales.

I still think Mario will sell more, despite a much smaller userbase at first. Even if Knack 2 gets much better reviews, i doubt many people will go out of their ways to get it after the mediocre first outing. I will certainly pick it up though so there's 1 sale so far.



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DonFerrari on 04 December 2016
Areym said:
Well, Knack is King. If the Switch sales really quickly, a mario game at launch would be almost 1:1 in sales.

I still think Mario will sell more, despite a much smaller userbase at first. Even if Knack 2 gets much better reviews, i doubt many people will go out of their ways to get it after the mediocre first outing. I will certainly pick it up though so there's 1 sale so far.

We have to spread the gospel so more people know how fantastic the game is



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

LudicrousSpeed on 04 December 2016

Unless the Switch bombs it will be Mario easily. Knack is not a good or known franchise. It was a bundled launch game.