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curl-6 on 24 April 2017
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Shiken said:
curl-6 said:

Well, naturally its attach rate is not going to remain over 100%, but it should still remain quite high. Ocarina of Time had about a 25% attach rate to the N64, if Botw ends up somewhere similar, then for it to pass 10 million, Switch would have to sell 40 million, which should be reachable if Nintendo keeps its eye on the ball.

Yeah of course it will not remain over 100%.  That is just something to put the demand into perspective as those who are buying a Switch in the future will most likely get this game as well due to it not being available anywhere else and all of the critical acclaim it has received.

Right now it is still the go to hot game to own for a console  that is constantly selling out.  Even when Mario drops, those who get the Switch during the holiday will likely get both games.  As sales for the game do eventually slow, it is also a given that Breath of the Wild will have amazing legs.

The way I see it, Nintendo would really have to drop the ball for it not to reach 10 mil.  I think your assessment of Nintendo reaching 40 mil sales with the Switch being around the time Breath of the Wild reaches 10 mil on Switch alone though is accurate and realistic.  It could happen sooner, but I do not want to put the goal posts too far out of reach lol.

Yeah for the next few months pretty much every Switch buyer is going to get Botw. It's only further down the line when many more great games are available that some people will start buying it for say, Splatoon 2 or a new Animal Crossing, and for some of those people Botw won't be their cup of tea.

25% is still a really strong attach rate. 3DS for example doesn't have any games at all with an attach rate that high, not even Pokemon.