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Miyamotoo on 21 October 2018
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potato_hamster said:
Miyamotoo said:

It's not excuse it totally valid and logical point, how much those games will sell when Switch has install base for 40-50m, or 80m like PS4? Comparing sales of games on one platform that has 4x bigger install base than other currently, dont make sense, in that case attach rate makes much more sense.

 If that''s the case, why are GTA V sales higher on PS4 than they are on PS3, even though it's been out for PS3 longer and PS3 still has a larger install base? Or why did Last of us remastered sell more than the original PS3 version despite the much lower install base on release? Or why did Super Mario Galaxy 2 sell 4 million copies less than Super Mario Galaxy even though the install base for Wii was higher for the SMG2 release?

Ohh right, it's because install base only limits the maximum amount of games you can sell, not the ability to sell a high number. Nintendo can not sell another Switch for an entire year and still have millions and millions of Super Mario Odyssey sales to existing Switch owners who have not yet bought it.

Actually VGC numbers show that PS3 version of GTAV sold more than PS4 version of game with similar install base. But in any case you missing simple point, how much GTAV on PS4 sold when PS4 install base was 20m, 40m and now when 80m, or how much TLoU Remaster sold on PS4 when install base was 20m, 40m or now when install base is 80m, 100m? Or in Nintendo case, how much Zelda BotW, MK8D, Odyssey, Splatoon2...will sell when Switch has install base of 40m, 60m or 80m same like PS4 curently, instead of current 20m? Offcourse they will have much stronger sales than they having now.

Thats why is very wrong to compare sales of games on different platforms where one has 4x bigger install base than other. For instance do you think its fair to compare sales of games on 3DS and Vita? Of Course not, 3DS has around 4x bigger install base and of course that will have much better software sales in any case. In those cases attach rate makes much more sense.

Last edited by Miyamotoo - on 21 October 2018