| Wyrdness said: - So still in top 10 after 6 months even after selling 16m in two months? I'd say that's very good especially as a game like BOTW hasn't been in the top 10 for ages and is heading to 20m. - Like the other guy you keep jumping to this separate game argument it's not a Remake we're talking of here it's adding in other regions to extend Sw/Sh's adventure into them. - You're the one bringing up prestige in sales mate and tbh your opinion on Sw/Sh means very little because you know what says they were must buys for people? 16m in two months and being in the top 10 for 6 months by your own admission which means at this point it's likely already the third best selling game in the series which contradicts everything you just posted in the last part your view is not public perception in fact your view is the minority something many forum goers need to learn, the people who have nostalgia aren't the majority of fans you've been long replaced by new younger fans. |
1) I agree it's good, but when I see it behind, let's say, Super Smash Bros released one year before and with a current on sale DLC plus a huge market campaign to back up it show me that Pokemon is failing to reach other Nintendo IPs longenvity. It's nothing new, Pokemon sales are usually a bit more frontloaded than other Nintendo franchises and the DLC is not turning things around, at least not yet
2) So I don't know wtf we are arguing for. Game Freak is realising this, and will probably release more in the future. A Pokemon generation lifecycle is about 3 years now, another generation will come out only by the end of 2022. It means there is enough time for both DLCs AND for a Gen 4 remake. One thing absolutely don't block other to happen, neither cut off other sales potential. I don't agree with releasing Sinnoh region as a DLC because it's a potential entire new game with potential to sell just as much as SwSh, if they want to expand SwSh adventure is just release more islands and got their 30 buckets for the minimum effort
3) We aren't, not according to Nintendo at least: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170201_2e.pdf
"According to our latest data, we have seen that the ratio of players in their 20s and 30s has risen for Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Mooncompared to past Pokémon titles for Nintendo 3DS"
Actually I'm not even that old, I'm a player from 4th generation not 1st nor 2nd. As we can see by the drop in sales from Game Boy to GBA and DS games that people who played gen 1 and gen 2 and never come back again were huge, but people who played gens 3, 4 and 5 has been steadily loyal to the franchise. Of course in each generation a big part of the fanbase just drop the games and play anything else instead (or just stop gaming cause why not), while new kids start to pick up new pokemon games, but yes, older fans matters and matters A LOT
16 million sales suggests a huge anticipation and a extremely well know franchise (is there anything more famous in gaming than Pokemon or Mario?), but not exactly a must-buy game. A must-buy game is a game new Switch players will think it worth to buy no matter if it's a 3 years old game or not. IMHO SwSh won't be a game like this, don't agree with me? That's ok, lets wait and see, future will prove if I'm right or just deadly wrong
