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xMetroid said:

curl-6 said:

I don't think the 3D All Stars collection will be a system seller to be honest as the vast majority of Nintendo fans already played them and it's targeted more at existing Nintendo fans wanting to relive fond memories, and that category of folks pretty much all have a Switch already.

That said, the week will likely see a bump as Nintendo tends to hold onto and release new stock to accompany major releases, and Switch sales are pretty much entirely dictated by stock availability for the time being.

I think you are downplaying nostalgia a little and how big Nintendo's target audience can be. Many people played 64 when they were young, SS or Galaxy. Them coming back in a package together in HD is glorious. It was trending all day yesterday on Twitter and youtube, i'm sure it will have a pretty good impact on sales, mostly during christmas.

64/Sunshine/Galaxy have been widely available since launch via not only native hardware but also backwards compatibility, Virtual Console, and emulation; plus if you have a powerful nostalgia for Mario, the kind that can compel you to spend $360 USD, you'd almost certainly already own a Switch for its many other Mario games. Far more people own a Switch than ever owned a 64 or a Gamecube, and the folks who love and grew up with Mario jumped aboard long ago.

Like I say though, Switch sells pretty all that it ships these days, supply is pretty much the sole factor in sell-through, and the week it comes out Nintendo will release a bunch of stock as they nearly always do for a major software release, so the week will have a hardware spike.

Last edited by curl-6 - on 04 September 2020