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JWeinCom on 24 April 2017
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Luke888 said:
JWeinCom said:

It may be tracking ahead of TP, but at the same time PS4 was tracking higher than PS2 for a while.  It's the nature of the industry that things today start off faster.  Also, Breath of the Wild has the advantage of being the only worthwhile title on the Switch right now, which is why it has basically 100% attach rate.  When Mario Kart 8 Deluxe comes out, we'll see less people getting Zelda with their Switch.

I believe that first month sales of the Switch were 2.4 million, so I'm not sure how BOTW gets to 4 million.  It's not selling 2 million on Wii U in a month.

That's like saying that the people that could have bought MK8 on Wii U for less than it now is on Switch will still buy it on the Switch without any other reason, you realize that , right ? MK8D will be the game that will make people think "Oh, I can buy the Switch with two great games", nothing less, nothing more...

People will buy it on the Switch because they want a Switch.  The Switch hardware itself is more appealing than the Wii U, and especially now when it's shiny and new, a lot of people are going to buy it mainly for the hardware.  Those people will naturally want at least one game to play.  Right now, Zelda is basically the only real choice.  When Mario Kart 8 comes out, people will have another viable option, and some people will go with that.