Switch Is Succeeding Without Blue Ocean Casuals, Nintendo Should Not Forget This.

[DonFerrari]

Azuren said:
I like how Rol came here not to directly contest anything Soundwave said, but to bring attention to the fact that it was Soundwave who said it.

I don't like Soundwave anymore than the next person, but I would classify attempting to deny him an opinion on the matter because of who he is trolling (or more accurately, fascism).

Fascism is a little to harsh claim don't you think?

GhaudePhaede010 said:

DonFerrari said:

Yep, neither "pure casual" like Wii (that dropped very fast and sold few SW) nor only hardcore like WiiU can keep a healthy platform. And that is the good part for Sony that having 3rd parties it can tap all markets. Seems like Switch will be able to do it from having all Nintendo games on it instead of split userbase plus initial good support from 3rd parties.

Will you do me a favor and provide proof that Wii dropped very fast and sold few software? Because I am looking at Wii console sales and while they dropped, after the first three years the console still averaged 10 million a year; aka around current XBOX One sales. Also, the attach rate is 8.99 so unless you have some evidence that contradicts these two facts, I am going to have to call BS on your post.

 

On topic, can we get Wii's first year top sellers for comparison, please? Otherwise, this topic lacks context. Do people forget Wii had an amazing first year with titles like:

Mario Galaxy.

Metroid Prime 3.

Legend of Zelda.

Battalion Wars 2.

Mario Strikers Charged.

Super Paper Mario.

Fire Emblem.

Resident Evil 4.

Godfather.

Guilty Gear Accent Core.

NBA Live.

Dragon Ball  Z Budakai 2 and 3.

Zack and Wiki.

Naruto Clash of Ninja Revolution.

Manhunt 2.

And a lot more I do not want to post for brevity. It would be best to give us some context for year one sales or sales similar to the time frame. Thanks.

Attach ratio compared to PS3 and X360 is a lot lower, and you also have to consider that any Wii had at least a Wii Sport or similar counted on its sold SW. Even though it sold more HW than PS3 and X360 it sold less SW. And that is also not forgeting the highly squeezed sales in favor of 1st party. So when you look at the sales in total you can see a hefty difference. And I'm quite sure this number have been revised recently because it was around 7-8 last time I checked.

On the HW drop, PS1 and PS2 sold like 1/3 of their amount even after a new gen started, while Wii sold nothing after new gen and even during it's own gen it declined abruptly compared to PS1-3 and X360 (that even peaked a lot later and hold the decline better).