Miyamotoo said:
Not only that Splatoon 2 was launched on smaller instal base, but its for 1/3 of price more expensive than Splatoon 1. Aslos, you need to consider current very limited instal base of Switch in UK, Switch instal base in UK is maybe around 200k, Splatoon 2 sold around 28k in first week, that means that around 15% Switch owners bought game in its 1st week. Yes, sales will be better on other markests, but this sales in UK are good in any case. |
I've already considered install base, if i hadn't i'd be describing it as a flop (28k for a major PS4 or X1 release would be terrible in most circumstances). I still don't consider it "good" though. 15% is not a particularly big number when you're dealing with a small group of new (and by extension more active) users with limited choice of major releases. Even stuff like Killzone:SF can (and did) maintain high attach ratios in the UK in that kind of environment, even with terrible legs once that environment shifted.
Don't get me wrong, i don't consider Splatoon 2's UK launch bad. I just don't consider it good either. It's fine if you do, but it's not a position i can overall find a reason to share.
