The Road to 160m+ for Nintendo Switch

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zorg1000 said:

Shtinamin_ said:

Tropical Freeze was one of the reasons DK 2D lost fan base. And DKC Returns was very hype. Much nostalgia.

EW is a new game not a remake that didnt sell originally well. And is the first time playing as Zelda, many females will want to play for the first time.

But yes there are high ballers that do seem poor in judgement, either way I'd like to see your guestimates. :)

No, Tropical Freeze did poorly on Wii U because Wii U was not popular, not the other way around.

DK New titles

DKC-9.30m

DKC Returns-6.53m

DK64-5.27m

DKC2-5.15m

DK Land-3.91m

DKC3-3.51m

DK Land 2-2.35m

DK Land 3-1.03m

DK ports

DKC Returns 3D-2.94m

DKC (GB)-2.19m

DKC (GBA)-1.82m

DKC2 (GBA)-0.99m

DKC3 (GBA)-0.67m

Tropical Freeze

Wii U-2.02m

NSW-4.62m (end of 2022, will end over 5m)

Ironically, the Wii U version of TF sold like previous ports have and the NSW version is selling similar to new entries. Returns of Wii will likely fall in the 2-3 million range.

As for Zelda, Link’s Awakening was a remake but a remake of a game that was 26 years old at the time meaning to most gamers it was a new title.

Link’s Awakening (NSW)-6.63m (as of June 2023)

Legend of Zelda-6.53m

Phantom Hourglass-4.76m

Link to the Past (SNES)-4.61m

Adventure of Link-4.38m

A Link Between Worlds-4.28m

Oracle of Ages/Seasons-3.99m

Link’s Awakening (GB)-3.83m

Spirit Tracks-2.96m

Link to the Past (GBA)-2.82m

Link’s Awakening DX-2.22m

The Minish Cap-1.76m

It’s already the best selling 2D Zelda so people clearly are treating it like a new title and there is little reason to think Echoes of Wisdom is going to see a 2.5x increase over the best selling 2D title. It will probably sell in the 4-6 million range along with the other top selling 2D entries.

I don't even think 6 mill is happening for Echoes of Wisdom ... maybe 4 million. 

Link's Awakening came out much earlier in the Switch's product cycle and starred (well) Link.