AngryLittleAlchemist said:
To use a popular game from Japan as an example. Do you know how much Splatoon 2 sold 2 months after it's release in Japan? 26k. How much did Monster Hunter World sell after 2 months in Japan? 13k. Wow, such an amazing difference! Do you want to know how much Monster Hunter World sold first week in Japan? 1.3 Million. How much did Splatoon 2 sell? In the 600k. Even if we include week 2 of Splatoon 2's sales, Splatoon 2 only sold about 750k for two weeks. That is a massive difference. Games that come out with stronger upfront sales tend to have "worse" legs than games that rely on a gradual increase in buyers. |
Just few points, Splatoon 2 would had much better launch if it had bigger install base, and MHW launch would have much lower sales if it would have lower install base. Also Switch had big stock problems two monts after Splatoon 2 launch in Japan, so sales of Splatoon 2 were limited in that time. In other words, Splatoon2/MHW comparison is pointless, any comparison that would make sense is LT sales.
