Bloodstained on Switch's first week outsells PS4's and Xbone's combined (UK)

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mZuzek said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

These results are not too surprising to me.  Sure the Switch version is by far the inferior one, but people are not buying Switch for top performance.  Instead here are why people like the Switch version:

1.  2D games are more appealing to Switch owners.

2.  A lot of people want to play this game on the go.  Switch is the only way to do that.

3.  Collectors prefer carts to discs, because they are more durable and easier to store.

4.  People are currently more in the habit of playing their Switch regularly.  PS4 and XB1 are old and gamers want to move on to a new console after a while.  If the last game they were playing was on Switch (like Smash Bros), then the next game will probably be on Switch too, all things being equal.  It's about habit.

Put all of that and you can see why Switch is not going to be hampered by PS5 and Scarlett either.  There are a lot of people out there that don't really care that much about performance (including every person who likes Minecraft).  Instead they just want a system with a lot of fun games on it and at a decent price.  That is Switch.

Write this in fewer lines and you might have yourself a career in advertising.

Heh, maybe.  I am still very much of the mindset that Switch will become the best selling console of all time.  That is why I am typing this. 

Most people see that as unthinkable, but there is a growing number of data points that say otherwise.  On the surface there seems to be no good reason why this crappy port should be selling so well.  Once you realize why Bloodstained is selling well, then it becomes more obvious that lots of Switch games fit into this category.  All of this focus on power and graphics is a distraction from what matters in sales.  Switch sales are going to increase and this is another data point showing why Switch sales will continue to increase. 

Switch will not be hampered by PS5 and Scarlett.  If anything their release will make the Switch a lot more attractive since it will be lower price and have a larger game library.