September NPD 2018 thread, results up! PS4 421K; NSW 259K; XB1 176K; 3DS 81K

[quickrick]

Kai_Mao said:

quickrick said:

you pretty much nailed it, plus those games got huge boosts by being near launch titles, mario just had insane hype and switch was on fire. this year smash is competing with many  Nintendo games and just looks like a ultimate version sure its great if you're smash fan but not gonna attract new users.

I don't know. I think the marketing of "Everyone's Here" and "the biggest crossover in gaming history" can potentially attract casual buyers. Unless you don't think there's any interest in seeing Mario, Link, Cloud, Mega Man, Ryu, Pac-Man, Sonic, and Simon all in one game. Sure, it kinda worked for Smash 4, but the Wii U was an unattractive system (as much as I liked the Wii U). With the Switch, you got a popular console that's selling well and with more potential to grow instead of a console that had very little momentum.

it was also on 3ds and the system was pretty popular.