Can one game still make a difference?

[Green098]

Lawlight said:

Green098 said:

Well, I'd say Zelda Botw on Switch is doing that to some degree, of course not as extreme as others have and that Pokémon on Switch has a big chance to really up swing Switch sales even more than they are already.

I don't think so. Nintendo has millions of hardcore fans that will but a system at launch irrespective of the library. The WiiU showed that. At the same time, Mario Kart 8 is on pace to outsell Breath of the Wild.

But, no, one game by itself cannot make a difference in this day and age on any platform.

Well I'd still strongly say that Pokémon was one of the biggest factors that allowed the 3DS to be quite successful in the time of smartphones. 

And Switch compared to Wii U launch month sales showed the exact opposite. Essepically when you look at the fact the Wii U launch library was actually one of biggest for any console.

Here are the first week sales for Switch, Wii U, Xbox One and PS4:

	Switch	Wii U	Xbox One	PS4
1	1,400,822	472,099	1,104,585	1,071,184

Can you spot the difference?