| Soundwave said: Brain Training also sold 19+ million copies. Something neither 1,2 Switch or Labo will ever come close to combined. Labo is going to be outsold by a Kirby game. Nintendo hasn't had a big break through success in an "expanded audience" with a new concept for a decade now. Wii Fit released 10 years ago basically ... since then they've been wandering the wilderness trying to find the next break out hit with little success. All the mega-successful "expanded audience" type games post 2010 have come from the smartphone market ... Angry Birds, Candy Crush, Words With Friends, Clash of Clans, Pokemon Go, etc. etc. etc., Nintendo's not been able to produce anything close to as successful as those types of pop culture phenoms on their dedicated hardware platforms for ages now. So I mean they can try all they want, but it's pretty clear audiences are not responding to things like Wii Music or Nintendo Land or Nintendogs + Cats, or 1,2 Switch, or probably Labo in the way prior to the smartphone boom. |
You're making assumptions based on absolutely nothing. Who's to say Labo won't pull crazy high numbers in the future? It just came out. And 1-2 Switch is probably going to be one of the Switch's longest selling titles at the end of the day.
It can take time for a new idea to catch on like wild fire, so Labo is off to a decent start so far. Not every thing needs to be an instant mega hit right out of the gate. Again, Brain Age debuted to modest numbers, but it had crazy long legs that it sold well, even years into the DS' life. Not only did Labo have a more successful debut in Japan, but the Variety Kit has also never left the top 5 according to Media Create since launch. So it has some legs at least.
Your also completely ignoring the fact that both games, along with the Switch in general offer a unique experience compared to smartphones. And maybe the reason that Nintendo hasn't had another break out hit in the expanded audience arena is because their casual games during the Wii U and 3DS era were all token rehashes of proven successes. 1-2 Switch and Labo are completely new ideas.
