Miyamotoo on 19 July 2018
| LGBTDBZBBQ said: I think Pokemon Let's go P/E will flop by Pokemon sales standard with a 500-600k opening week. I still didn't get why Junichi Masuda is trying so hard to bring Pokemon Go crowd into mainline series. By removing random battle and introducing overpriced gimmicky peripheral for an exclusive Pokemon are really putting some mainline Pokemon fans away from this title. Instead of pulling the mobile crowd into switch why didn't they double down the nostalgia factor of original R/B/G Pokemon series and bringing it back the old players. Smash Bros Ultimate, on the other hand, is going to break the record of past games in the opening week. Sakurai planned perfectly with the game direction, unlike Masuda. My prediction for Smash Bros Ultimate = 1.2 Million units FW |
Nintendo games,especially Nintendo's big and stronger IPs are selling great on Switch, in general Switch games are selling much better on Switch compared to 3DS. They were very clear about Pokemon Lets Go, its more causual Pokemon game that attracts more wider audience than core Pokemon game, yes some core Pokemon fans will not buy this game (but most of Pokemon will probably buy it in any case) but there will also be quite new people that didnt play before Pokemon core games. Also they were clear that core Pokemon game is coming next year.
I dont say maybe we want have 500-600k sales in opening week, but with all things on mind, we can expect quite good sales for Pokemon Go in any case.
