Samus Aran said:
DanneSandin said:
What he asked was why I thought MM would have a steep decline compared to ALBW, and I gave my reasoning: the hype will die off when the hardcore fans have gotten thier copies. Granted, the game will most certainly still sell quite well after the first few weeks.
as for why I think MM will sell less than ALBW: VERY few remakes manages to even come close to the original game - Super Mario 64 DS is the only one I can remember right now. Most remakes sell about half of the original games sales. MM sits at around 3.6m I think, so half of that would be 1.8m. OoT3D sits at 3.5m or something, while the original is at 7.6m - so about half.
We have to remember that MM is the darling amongst Zelda fans, not so amongst most other gamers, thats why the sales are so high now and while it wont reach ALBW sales.
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MM has four things going for it:
- Bigger userbase than N64
- Doesn't require an expensive add-on to play it.
- It launched together with the N3DS in the US and Europe.
- It's in 3D. 3D Zelda sells better than 2D Zelda.
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The original LoZ would to have a word with you last point ;)
yes, MM has a lot going for it, but it also have two things working against it (well sort of); its a remake and its a hardcore title. That will limit the appeal somewhat, but I still think itll sell 2-3m units. OoT has sold 3.6m so far, and theres no way at all MM will sell more than OoT
