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Kakadu18 on 20 June 2021
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IcaroRibeiro said:
Kakadu18 said:

The only other 2D Zelda game that ever sold over 5mil copies in a single sku is the original The Legend of Zelda, all others sold below that. These sales for Link's Awakening aren't disappointing, they are huge and show how BotW has grown the franchise.

Is that really so? I mean, the range of increase for Link's Awakening is more in line with ones likes Xenoblade, Pikmin and Fire Emblem (30-40% increase over the best selling iteration). Seems a natural progress of Nintendo IPs on Switch, rather than a push coming from BOTW

BOTW is on its run to sell about 4 times more than any other 3D Zelda. One game that absolutely was "pushed" by BOTW is Age of Calamity, in only few months it far outsold all other entries combined (3.7 million vs 2.2 million of everything else combined, VG Chartz data)

For Link's Awakening the push seems much less pronounced for me. BOTW is just too different from LA to warrant similar interest of people who only like BOTW

A remake managed to sell way more than the original game and is going to be the best selling 2D Zelda game while doing so at full price, the same price that BotW is sold for and you find it disappointing because it didn't sell 4 times what the original sold?

You're being ridiculous. The only game on the Switch that sold disappointing imo is Pokèmon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX.

Metroid Dread won't disappoint. If a remake of a 2D Zelda game can outsell all others at full price, while BotW offers 10 times the possible playtime at the same price, why would the price be a big hindrance for Metroid Dread to sell 3mil.

Last edited by Kakadu18 - on 21 June 2021