RolStoppable said:
Jumpin said:
High sales alone don’t make a game a killer app. New Super Mario Bros will sell tens of millions on a large user base, but it is not selling consoles on its own. A killer app is a must have piece of software that sells millions of hardware because people feel the need to play it. In addition, killer apps typically drive a substantial portion of the total hardware sales over a time period: the original Super Mario Bros, Wii Sports, and (to a lesser extent) Breath of the Wild are good examples. Sales of 3DS were actually down year over year for the two months following Animal Crossing New Leaf’s release. New Leaf also was not the leading piece of software in that period on 3DS, it was New Super Mario Bros 2. It was a game that people bought because they had a 3DS, not a game that they bought a 3DS because Animal Crossing was on it. Perhaps in combinations with other software, but not alone.
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Half-baked analyses tend to lead to wrong conclusions. Your year over year comparison doesn't take into account that 2011 saw a major price cut for 3DS hardware.
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Does that price drop account for New Leaf selling lower than New Super Mario Bros 2 during the same time period? Since you think my conclusion is wrong, then show it, and provide the evidence that New Leaf is responsible for single handedly selling millions of hardware.
