Rumour: The Major Switch Title This Holiday Season Could Have "Tyres" In It

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Jumpin said:

JWeinCom said:

Whether or not they're major titles really depends on the amount of effort put into them.  At one point, a new Fire Emblem game would not have been considered a major title, but now, it is.  Same to a lesser extent for Xenoblade or Luigi's Mansion.  So, it could be a major title if someone in Nintendo sees potential and decides they want to make it the next big thing.

I can't see Kirby's Air Ride or F-Zero having the potential of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 or Fire Emblem: Three Houses. I also wouldn't consider either Xenoblade or Fire Emblem among Nintendo's major franchises; while these two games have increased sales over predecessors, they're still niche titles selling no where near Nintendo's major games. For first party games, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 only beats Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker and Crafted World in sales.

Whether or not Air Ride or F-Zero has potential is kind of a pointless argument since it's entirely theoretical. Granted, I don't think it's very likely either of these ever will actually be a major franchise, but, suppose that someone kidnapped Furukawa's entire family and said, "I'll only let them live if you make a Kirby Air Ride title that sells over 5 million copies at full retail price."  In this admittedly absurd scenario, I think Nintendo could make it happen.  I'm just saying it's possible, not that it's likely.

As for Xenoblade 2, I thought it sold more than it actually did.  So, not a great example.  Fire Emblem though is likely between 3-4 million, and has an outside shot at 5.  I'd call that major.