How many major exclusives does the Switch need to gain out each year to maintain popularity?

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Shaunodon said:

fatslob-:O said: 

Mario Party stopped being important, the last time the franchise ever broke 5M+ units was on Wii/DS in which the games were released nearly a deacde ago ... 

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-11-01-super-mario-party-sells-1-5m-units-in-release-month

"Super Mario Party has sold over 1.5 million units since launching in early October, Nintendo revealed this week.

Released worldwide on October 5, Super Mario Party reportedly had "an extremely strong start compared to other instalments in the series".

High sales of the game are also driving an increase in Joy-Con sell-through, and Nintendo says the accessibility of the game also has potential to drive hardware sales."

Interesting anecdote that ties in here...

I just picked up Mario Party as insurance for the family Christmas gathering.  If the kids seem bored, I'll break out the Switch and Mario Party.  But, in order for the family to play, I needed to pick up another set if joycons.  Looks like I did exactly as Ninty wanted.

With that said, they better hope the family party is boring, otherwise I'll be returning the game and joycons later this week.