Wait, DID Horizon First Week Global Sales Really Outpace BotW's? (PLEASE READ FIRST POST)

[Nautilus]

deskpro2k3 said:

Nautilus said:

First of all, that 2.4 number is an estimation.From Superdata.By that you know hwo reliable that number is.

Second, your reasoning that, since Zelda is mostly tied to Switch hardware sales(and it is), the game wont be able to catch up to Horizon is ridiculous.Given the attach rate the game has in relation to the Switch, assuming that the Switch sells about 10 millions by years end, and Zelda maintains a "modest" attach rate of 5 to 6 millions, thats 5 to 6 millions units sold on Switch alone.

I am forcing a bit with the attach rate, but Im just trying to prove that, given the games attach rate and the current performance of the Switch, saying that its wishful thinking that Zelda cant cover that "big" gap betwenn both titles is laughable and ridiculous.

 

So let me get this straight. Both of you are not considering that there will be more competition later on? I mean, is Zelda going to be the only game Switch is going to have for a year or more? If that's the case then sure yeah, it'll definitely break through the gap.

Of course there will be more games on the Switch that is worth getting.But its not like "Oddyssey its out!Oh nevermind that old Zelda game, I wont buy it anymore because its already 9 months old and Mario is all the rage now!"

And I mean, I dont get the point that you are trying to make.Its not like that big games releasing on the Switch will make Zelda stop selling altogether.Not to mention that BOTW status as a masterpiece and a 97 metacritic score game will keep it on Switch users radar for the rest of its lifespan.And also the fact that Nintendo games usually have long legs.You are also ignoring the chance that the game may be eventually bundled with the Switch, and manyyyyyy more scenarios.

And I mean, if you think that competition(the release of other big games on Switch like Mario, Splatoon, DQ XI, XC 2, etc) will keep Zelda from fulfilling its potential, why does that not apply to Horizon, that is on a system that has wayyyyy more competition than Zelda?And Zelda is not only selling because its THE game to own right now for Switch, its selling because its a masterpiece.The game is carrying its own weight.And it will keep on carrying it years later when there are other excellent games on the system.

So again I ask you again why cant you even accept that there is a chance, and I really just mean a chance, that Zelda may end up selling more than Horizon lifetime?Because your reasoning for me so far makes no sense.