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Miyamotoo on 10 April 2017
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Zekkyou said:

It's also worth noting that while install-base is relevant, they can't be compared linearly. 1 million PS4 users is not the same as 1 million WiiU/Switch users, etc. That Zelda also outsold every previous entry in the series, despite the 2nd smallest release install-base, should make the inadequacies of that comparison clear.

 

taus90 said:

using user base as an excuse, great... well I can name multiple games on consoles with larger base and still underperformed. Point is people hiding behind the fact that wii U is dead yes Wii U is dead for the future but those 13m+ users didnt buy it to play Netflix or the latest Call of Duty.. they bought it on the promise of Nintendo Games, zelda.. I wonder how Ninty fans explain Splatoon Success a new ip on an even smaller user base, or Mario Kart, Smash bros.
So downplaying a userbase where almost all nintendo exclusive sold 5m+ is amusing. Not to mention Zelda is a default bundle for hyped up switch what does it has to compete with Arms?? While Horizon had to compete with Neir, yakuza, nioh all exclusive games on the market.

some people are having hard time accepting that their beloved franchise has been beaten by a new IP.

 

You cant ignore fact that PS4 has instal base of 55m, while Wii U thats dead for quite time now has instal base of 13-14m and that those numbers for Switch Zelda are just for first 2 days of Switch on market with limited stocks.