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I think the bigger seller will be...

Animal Crossing 63 42.28%
 
Pokemon Sword/Shield 86 57.72%
 
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melbye on 07 March 2019
mZuzek said:
melbye said:

I just think Nintendo is really going to push this game, more than any Animal Crossing has been pushed before. I fully expect it to be their focus as E3 much like Smash was last year.  There is no reason why with a consistent stream of new content-updates Nintendo can't make it an evergreen title that will sell well until the Switch is replaced

Right. And Pokémon isn't gonna be pushed more than usual, neither be an evergreen title that will sell well until the Switch is replaced?

But there probably will be a new Pokemon of some kind in 2020 and that would obviously cut the legs of Sword/Shield.



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MasonADC on 07 March 2019

Animal crossing will not be the focus of e3. ill be surprise if it’s playable



melbye on 07 March 2019
mZuzek said:
melbye said:

But there probably will be a new Pokemon of some kind in 2020 and that would obviously cut the legs of Sword/Shield.

Wasn't the same true for the DS and 3DS Pokémon games vs. Animal Crossing Wild World and New Leaf? It just doesn't matter how crazy Animal Crossing's legs may be, Pokémon always sells insane numbers and it'll sell even more insane numbers on the Switch.

Also, X/Y sold 4 million copies after the release of OR/AS, so no, it's not like the game's sales just stop completely after the next release.

I just think Animal Crossing is going to be bigger than it has ever been



Kai_Mao on 07 March 2019
melbye said:
mZuzek said:

Wasn't the same true for the DS and 3DS Pokémon games vs. Animal Crossing Wild World and New Leaf? It just doesn't matter how crazy Animal Crossing's legs may be, Pokémon always sells insane numbers and it'll sell even more insane numbers on the Switch.

Also, X/Y sold 4 million copies after the release of OR/AS, so no, it's not like the game's sales just stop completely after the next release.

I just think Animal Crossing is going to be bigger than it has ever been

But it's also possible, maybe close to likely, that Pokemon can be bigger than it has ever been, since Gen 2, possibly, as its Gen 8 on the Switch? Pokemon Let's Go was able to sell 10 million in 2 months as sort of a B-tier type of game.



Cobretti2 on 07 March 2019

I have never really gotten into animal crossing, so my vote is for pokemon.



 

 

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Miyamotoo on 08 March 2019
MasonADC said:
Animal crossing will not be the focus of e3. ill be surprise if it’s playable

AC is this year's game, so it should be playable at E3.



MasonADC on 08 March 2019
Miyamotoo said:
MasonADC said:
Animal crossing will not be the focus of e3. ill be surprise if it’s playable

AC is this year's game, so it should be playable at E3.

What does this mean? It is a game coming out this year, but that doesn’t mean it will be playable. 



Wman1996 on 08 March 2019

Pokemon Sword and Shield. There's a chance that Animal Crossing could overtake it due to the Pokemon games saturating the market. I don't think it's likely, though.



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The_Liquid_Laser on 08 March 2019

I'm surprised these games are even being compared. Pokemon seems the natural choice. Animal Crossing is big, but it's not Pokemon big.



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S.Peelman on 08 March 2019

Yeah still Pokemon. Animal Crossing is big, but it’s best selling title didn’t come close to mainline Pokemon’s least selling title. I expect both to do above their respective series’s averages due to the “Switch Effect” ( c ), but that just means Pokemon still wins.

EDIT: Lol apparently puttin a ‘c’ in brackets gives this .

Last edited by S.Peelman - on 08 March 2019