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Forums - Gaming Discussion - Wait, DID Horizon First Week Global Sales Really Outpace BotW's? (PLEASE READ FIRST POST)

 

Which did you enjoy more?

Breath of the Wild 402 32.74%
 
Horizon: Zero Dawn 377 30.70%
 
I haven't played both yet/Unsure 286 23.29%
 
See Results 163 13.27%
 
Total:1,228
Azzanation on 10 April 2017

Why it that a suprise? 50m consoles vs 2m consoles.. of course 1 game is going to outsell the other.
Heck Horizon bundles only would have sold over 1m just in regular customers walking in buying a PS4.



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Kristof81 on 10 April 2017

Isn't that one/two day sales figure (BOTW) vs whole week (HZD)?



vivster on 10 April 2017

Two great games held back by their console overlords to ever reach their full potential.



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gtaguidelng on 10 April 2017
dgboweniii said:

Love both games, and HZD REALLY picks up at the end.  The main story is phenominal. 

 

BOTW is clearly the better game however.  Play them both.

In your Opinion.



PieToast on 10 April 2017

It's a good sign for both games. It means that both franchises can coexist and neither game cannibalized the sales of the other.

it'll also send the message to publishers that they don't have release on holiday to be successful.



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cura on 10 April 2017

Surprisingly, I've enjoyed HZD more...

I wonder if it had anything to do with expectations -- I didn't expect to enjoy HZD whereas all the rave reviews for BOTW led me to believe it was something special. Both are great games though.



Miyamotoo on 10 April 2017
Zekkyou said:

It's also worth noting that while install-base is relevant, they can't be compared linearly. 1 million PS4 users is not the same as 1 million WiiU/Switch users, etc. That Zelda also outsold every previous entry in the series, despite the 2nd smallest release install-base, should make the inadequacies of that comparison clear.

 

taus90 said:

using user base as an excuse, great... well I can name multiple games on consoles with larger base and still underperformed. Point is people hiding behind the fact that wii U is dead yes Wii U is dead for the future but those 13m+ users didnt buy it to play Netflix or the latest Call of Duty.. they bought it on the promise of Nintendo Games, zelda.. I wonder how Ninty fans explain Splatoon Success a new ip on an even smaller user base, or Mario Kart, Smash bros.
So downplaying a userbase where almost all nintendo exclusive sold 5m+ is amusing. Not to mention Zelda is a default bundle for hyped up switch what does it has to compete with Arms?? While Horizon had to compete with Neir, yakuza, nioh all exclusive games on the market.

some people are having hard time accepting that their beloved franchise has been beaten by a new IP.

 

You cant ignore fact that PS4 has instal base of 55m, while Wii U thats dead for quite time now has instal base of 13-14m and that those numbers for Switch Zelda are just for first 2 days of Switch on market with limited stocks.



Peh on 10 April 2017

Well, Switch and Zelda are both outsold at the big stores I've went to. So even, if people want to buy more games, they can't. At least for the Switch version.



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JRPGfan on 10 April 2017

"Wait, did Horizon Really Outsell BotW?"

PS4 55-60m user base.
WiiU 14m user base + Switch 1-2m user base.

Is it really a surprise OP?



Hynad on 10 April 2017
SegataSanshiro said:
Hynad said:

Horizon is a new unproven IP, and it came out 3 days before Zelda. 

Unproven new IP from Sony's Hype machine. it was going to sell no matter what.

Good thing it is a good game deserving of its sales.

But what you said doesn't refute the facts.