| garretslarrity said: Outselling the first? That would sure be one of the greatest comebacks in all of world history. Not that I'm an authority on the subject, I know very little about comebacks. But a future generation of Pokemon outselling the first..... I sure would love to live to see such a day. |
I think it's possible, but would depend on several things. What made the first game so strong was that it became a phenomenon. More than just a fad, it built a lasting community. What helped it do that were the social aspects of it. The trading and battling with friends, which you could do anytime, anywhere since it was a portable system. It was more than just a multiplayer game. It was a viral social sensation. The things that made it viral the first time have been made so much more powerful in the recent versions due to the online capabilities, which, while the best in the series, still have room to improve. For a future gen to outsell the 1st, it would have to expand on the online capabilities (which I think Nintendo is working on with the Nintendo Network, so this is bound to happen eventually) and it would have to be on a more successul system than the 3DS (which they're also working on, but we'll see how that goes).
