deskpro2k3 said:
SpokenTruth said:
The gap is 80,000 and you think that gap cannot be closed because....Nintendo cannot produce and sell 80,000 more Switch consoles than H:ZD copies sold over the course of the next several years?
Follow my deductive reasoning. Gap = 80,000. Zelda max sales = max Switch sales. H:ZD max sales = X. Switch max sales = Y.
So you are saying that over the next 3-4 years, Y will always be 80,000 or more less than X?
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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.
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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.
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But games like GTAV and Minecraft continue to sell despite being years old and with so many games released over the years. Hell, older Pokémon games and Animal Crossing New Leaf (in Japan at least) found spots in the top of the charts despite the 3DS getting more games over the course of its life. Competition or not, Zelda will continue to sell as there is a lot of interest in this game because of its brand, being a launch title of the Switch, and because it's given one of the highest Metacritic, GameRankings, and OpenCritic scores of all-time and with word of mouth most likely being more than positive! Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2, and Mario Odyssey will do their thing and sell whatever they can but they won't suddenly halt Zelda's momentum.
