Global Hardware 16 November 2019

[The_Liquid_Laser]

trunkswd said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:
717k for Switch is bananas, especially since it sold 653k last year when Pokemon Let's Go Launched. Usually one would expect diminishing returns on hardware sales when the second game of the franchise launches on the same system. Instead sales went up. People are complaining all over the internet about Sword/Shield and yet it is still going to sell a crapton. Pokemon Let's Go sold 10M by the end of the year 2018. Sword/Shield should be able to pass that number, and will likely have better legs.

Let's Go not being a core game and no Switch Lite a year ago is why sales are up a bit year-over-year. First game from a new Pokemon gen has people excited, despite the controversies. 

Yeah, I agree.  Pokemon Let's Go was viewed as an appetizer, while Sword/Shield is the main course.  A lot of Pokemon fans bought a Switch for the appetizer, but I think this data is telling us that even more held back for the main course.  Obviously the Lite model helped with that.  On top of that I recall Let's Go shipping 10m in it's first quarter.  That is one hell of an appetizer.  Just imagine how much the main course will ship.

Last edited by The_Liquid_Laser - on 20 November 2019