Global software week ending 6th May

[Bofferbrauer2]

curl-6 said:

Bofferbrauer2 said:

How well did Singstar do in it's heyday? Buzz? Just Dance?

Just like 1-2 Switch, these are the kind of games that attract pure casuals who just want to have some fun with friends when having a party or just being drunk enough. They are not meant for gamers like us, but for people who normally don't play videogames (outside of Smartphone and/or Facebook) but want to have some fun with friends when they come to visit.

Without Singstar, the PS2 wouldn't even have come close to 150M, without the Wii series, the Wii wouldn't have come close to 100M and without 1-2 Switch, the Switch wouldn't have had such a great start

The Switch isn't selling because of 1-2 Switch, it's selling because it's an appealing concept with effective marketing that launched with a potent killer app in Breath of the Wild.

Take away 1-2 Switch and the system would still be selling great. There's none of the buzz surrounding it that made Wii Sports a phenomenon, it's not a system seller.

I'm fully aware that Zelda and MK8Dx are doing most of the heavy lifting in sales right now. But I'm pretty sure sales would be some 1-200k lower without 1-2 Switch. That's not very much, but it's something already.