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LGBTDBZBBQ on 30 May 2020
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Farsala said:
Kai_Mao said:

Doesn’t help that most of the games you talked about were late ports of games already on the PS4. Still, I believe DQB1 and 2 sold respectfully well on Switch (unless I’m wrong) in Japan, especially compared to the PS4 versions. Hell, some of the anime games like One Piece and My Hero sold relatively well on Switch compared to PS4. Persona 5 Scramble seemed to have sold respectfully as well considering the original game is not on Switch and all it can build upon is from the Smash hype (which I’m not sure if it favored much for the Switch anyway since you can’t play P5 or P5R on Switch). Then you have Trials of Mana remake, which is selling pretty well on Switch. Heck it made the top 10 on Switch on NPD.

what were your sales expectations for some of these games releasing on Switch?

At this point I expect all same day release 3rd party games to do better than the PS4 version due to the install base difference. The games in the past get a pass, but they still launched on a system with a growing install base.

As for late ports... I feel like a game like DQXI S should outsell a game like Arms by a mile due to quality difference regardless, not to mention for the fact that it sold much later in the Switch's life. SE put a lot of effort into the Switch version, but the sales simply aren't DQ levels.

It's much easier for 3rd party games to sell on PS4 when there zero million seller from 1st party to compete with. 

Animal Crossing new horizons alone is bigger than Monster Hunter World+Final Fantasy 7R +Dragon Quest 11 combined on PS4. 

Top 5 games in Japan this Gen

1. Animal Crossing 

2. Smash Bros Ultimate

3. Pokemon Sword and Shield

4. Splatoon 2

5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

If you take a look at the last fiscal year, Nintendo generated more profits than Sony gaming division, Capcom, and Square Enix combined. 

I kinda agree with EA on this, Nintendo 1st party titles on Switch are too monstrous and most of those still retain a full MSRP. 

I think at this point people need to accept the reality of current Nintendo Switch software situation. 

Their domination on software sales make it hard for third party games to compete in the same environment.