| HikenNoAce said: Also, concerning your point about userbase, how do you explain B&W selling less than Diamond/Pearl? Even better - why are B&W 2 sales so low? |
I can answer these questions, too. Black & White were released at the end of the DS's life cycle -- less than a month before the 3DS launched in America. Just like Mario Kart and Animal Crossing, Pokémon is a series that typically has very strong legs -- Black & White sold faster than Diamond & Pearl for its first 83 weeks on sale in America. But Diamond & Pearl had only sold about 80% of their eventual total at that time, whereas 83 weeks after release was mid-2012 for Black & White, well into the 3DS's life.
I know how much you like apples.
As for Black & White 2, not only do they NOT represent a NEW GENERATION as Black & White or Diamond & Pearl do (new region, new Pokémon), they were released mid-2012 in Japan and late 2012 in the West, more than a year after the 3DS launched and well after it had started to really take off.
