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andisart said:

Not really comparable just like that since 3DS as well as DS had much larger install base at the time of respective mainline releases. 

A better picture would be to calculate attach rate based on install base of each title. I don’t think Sword and Shield had a weaker opening considering. 

Install base is a function with respect to the # of system sellers and is not strongly correlated to the first week sales performance of separate games ... 

3DS's larger install base was mostly down to getting Animal Crossing and Monster Hunter before a mainline Pokemon entry appeared ...