HylianSwordsman said:
garretslarrity said:
HylianSwordsman said:
I've got to be misunderstanding this. You mean to tell me that X/Y sold in less than 3 months just a small percentage of difference from games that sold for 9 months, and on a much smaller userbase and a more expensive system? I thought Japan had been the biggest supporter, but now it looks like relatively speaking they're the weakest in terms of legs. Unless the sales are absurdly front loaded, X/Y stands a chance at being bigger than D/P. I thought 20 mil was just a dream before, but it actually looks somewhat realistic. Especially with X/Y having the best online in the series, it really feels like it could be huge. Imagine if it beat Gold and Silver? |
It's crazy, but they're doing that good. Pokemon XY have over a 27% attach rate to the 3DS (using Nintendo's numbers as of December 31, 2013), and that's still growing! If Z or Hoenn remakes are not even announced until 2015, which I think is very possible, giving Pokemon XY the 2014 holiday season as well, I can easily see it beating Diamond/Pearl. Beating Gold/Silver is a stretch, I think, but I would be so pleased just to see it challenge it!
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By my calculations, with VGChartz numbers, the attach rate is only a little under 24%, but that's still better than any other gen except Gen 1. If it keeps that attach rate, it'll be bigger than Gold/Silver if 3DS indeed sells over 100 mil like people think it will. If the attach rate grows (say to 27% like you say it is now), and if the 3DS gets Game Boy level numbers like I think it might, X/Y could challange Gen 1...
Dare to dream...
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Like I said, I went by Nintendo's numbers, for both XY and the 3DS, to determine the attach rate, not VGChartz's.
As much as I'd love to be optimistic, there's no way it could keep the attach rate throughout the lifespan of the 3DS. Once the next main series game is released, or even announced, the attach rate will begin to decline. Also, I'd like to why you think the 3DS can make it to Game Boy levels.
