December NPD 2018 thread

[zorg1000]

Intrinsic said:

zorg1000 said:

What is your definition of a major release?

AAA game. Popular....etc.

Colocho said:

 

Does it  even matter??    It is still a HUGE accomplishment regardless! 🤷‍♂️    

Never said its not a HUGE accomplishment. Just saying or suggesting that it wouldn`t have been s easy if there were more games on the platform competing for those sales.

 

1. Smash (2018 game)#1
2. Mario party (2018 game)#15
3. MK8 deluxe (2017 game)#23
4. SMO (2017 game)#24
5. Pkemon lets go (2018 game)#25
6. Zelda (2017 game)#30

Thats amazons top selling games for 2018..... There is a reason why half of the top selling games on the NS are from 2017. And chances are this year at least one or two of those games will make the top 6 again. Not saying this is a bad thing........ 

 

Number of releases has such an insignificant affect on a games sales. Big releases cause a domino affect and make sales stronger, not the other way around. Switch could have gotten twice as many big releases and there would be no notable difference in Smash sales.

Those 2017 games didnt top the charts because of lack of games, it's because they are super popular titles. GTAV is one of the biggest games on PS4/XBO each and every year, that's not because of lack of competition, it's because people really really want the game.