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Dulfite on 14 February 2022
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pikashoe said:
Dulfite said:

This game has massive disadvantages compared to Wii Sports:

It's launching halfway through the cycle. It will only have 3-4 years to sell unlike the 6-7 Wii Sports had.

It isn't bundled for free with Switch like Wii Sports was with Wii.

Anyone owning a lite probably won't buy it.

Motion controls aren't as popular.

It will probably sell 10+ million copies, but nowhere near Wii Sports, through no fault of its own.

Shouldn't we compare it to wii sports resort rather than the original, considering resort launched well into the wiis life. If we compare switch sports to resort it has a number of advantages, the biggest being price, I can't remember the price of resort but I imagine it was high due to the motion plus add on. Another advantage is the switch having a larger install base than the wii. Personally I don't think it will sell as much as resort but I think 20 million is very possible, particularly going by the success of ring fit.

I think it will sell at least 10+ million, but Ring Fit will have years of being on the market this game won't have. If Switch 2 comes out even as late as 2025, then this game only has 3 years (maybe a few months less or more) before Switch 2 comes out and many people stop buying Switch 1 software.

Wii software had the benefit of Wii U tanking and most consumers, especially casual, being completely unaware of its existence (because of how similar the name was) and continuing to assume Wii was the flagship device.