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curl-6 on 03 July 2021
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tbone51 said:
curl-6 said:

Bofferbrauer2 said:

I can agree with Metroid, but not with SMT, at least not in Japan. While it won't be as big as Monster Hunter, Dragon Quest or Momotaro Dentetsu, the fact is that very few games could get up to those sizes. SMT V should do a couple 100k at the very least in Japan ad push sales quite a bit.

SMT seems pretty niche, it's never sold more than 590k globally or 380k in Japan (and that was in the 1990s) according to VGChartz, doesn't exactly scream system seller. It may give a small bump, like Metroid, by bringing in a few core fans who haven't jumped on the Switch train yet but I can't imagine that will be many people.

The Pokemon and Mario Party remakes seem like stuff that will sell to the already converted, same for Skyward Sword, Warioware, etc.

Hardware supply may not be as plentiful as it could be but it feels like their lineup is very conservative for the second year running.

A game can still push hardware even if it’s not the best selling software. SMT has a hardcore fan base as well as Metroid so I disagree, both those games can move hardware. Not as much as a new smash or Pokémon game but still can move the needle. If what your saying is true for Pokémon/MP/Skyward Sword and ironically WarioWare then system might as well not sell as high as it is now. Those games can still pull in many consumers, especially when 3 out of the 4 you mentioned can be multi million sellers in japan. It’ll push hardware.

lastly hardware supply is still not plentiful so regardless the system is still selling crazy high while selling out. It’s early to even consider what NSW can sell (as a baseline or as low) since demand hasn’t been met yet. I don’t think it’s as dire as you make it out to be. you see notable jumps when those releases, more so MPS/WarioWare. He’ll even SMTV

It was not my intention to make things out as "dire". The Switch is in no danger. I just feel like their second half of the year lacks a big system seller like 2017/2018/2019 had and as such isn't quite as robust as it could've been if, say, they had Pokemon Legends in place of D/P or something. That's all.