| zorg1000 said: Yeah I don’t get why people think we are getting or need a new 3D Mario this year, in a ~6 month period Switch 2 is getting: Major Exclusives-Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza Major cross gen titles-Metroid Prime 4, Pokemon Legends ZA Medium tier exclusives-Hyrule Warriors, Kirby Air Riders Ports with added content-Mario Party Jamboree, Kirby Forgotten Land Basic Enhanced Ports-Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom Small tier exclusives-Welcome Tour, Drag x Drive There could be another surprise or two announced at their Summer Direct but this is absolutely a stacked launch year already. |
Indeed, this lineup is close enough to the original's Switch's 2017, obviously with three months less to fill. There's a tentpole game in each quarter (meaning a game that can sell 10m+ copies over the course of its life) as well as enough complementary software.
In case someone can't figure out what the tentpoles are: Mario Kart World in CQ2, Donkey Kong Bananza in CQ3 and Pokémon Legends Z-A in CQ4. At the same time a few of the enhanced ports shouldn't be underestimated because they have the potential to sell 10m+ too; these are the two Zelda games and Mario Party. Although it wouldn't be surprising to see them fall short when upgrade packs for them will be available digitally at a much lower cost.
Legend11 correctly predicted that GTA IV will outsell Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I was wrong.
