The Road to 160m+ for Nintendo Switch (EDIT: See mod note in first post for new rule).

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The_Liquid_Laser said:

Tomodachi Life is the 10th best selling game on the 3DS.  This is an impressive feat considering it outsold every Zelda game on the 3DS including Ocarina and Link Between Worlds.

Considering how popular the Switch is I think this next Tomodachi game is going to sell a whole lot of software, at least double what Tomodachi Life did.  It might even be Nintendo's best selling title this year including all Switch 2 and cross-gen titles.  What is uncertain is if this will actually translate to any Switch 1 hardware sales.  It's a different enough title that it could actually sell some hardware.  On the other hand it may simply translate to no significant hardware boost like every other major Switch title released during the past couple of years.

I see Tomodachi as kind of a wildcard with regard to hardware sales.

Ehhh, I don’t know about that.

Hardware sales - I don’t think it will have any effect at all.

Software sales - The thing to remember is that Tomodachi Life on 3DS came out right when the 3DS was at its peak - 2013 in Japan; 2014, everywhere else.

Living the Dream is coming out on Switch 1 roughly one year AFTER Switch 2 released and now Switch 1 is on its way out. The only way I see this game reaching or passing Life’s sales on 3DS is if it gets a Switch 2 edition later on - About a year or so later, to extend its life cycle. 

Otherwise, I think anyone who’s expecting Living The Dream to catch or surpass Life is going to be disappointed.