Will Metroid Prime 4 sell more on Switch 1 or 2?

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HyrulianScrolls said:

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As per this week's Famitsu, in Japan 74% of first week physical sales were the Switch 2 version, and 26% were the Switch 1 version.

If that ends up being similar to the overall split, they were dumb not to make this a switch 2 exclusive and really utilize the hardware. Probably could’ve helped the reception and in turn the sales significantly. 

The thing is, Prime 4 was in production as a Switch 1 game under Retro since at least early 2019. I would theorise that it was probably supposed to come out long before Switch 2 arrived, but by the time it was finished the next generation had begun, and due to its extended development they were probably way over budget, so rebuilding the whole thing as a Switch 2 game would have only blown up their costs even more.