FF7 Remake apparently off to a strong start on Switch 2

[Otter]

firebush03 said:

Otter said:

I have no idea what this means lol.

Based on Japanese numbers and UK chart position (No.2 during a quiet week), I wouldn't expect more than 500k from the launch globally, probs closer to 400k. Based on how the UK sales plummted it looks to be a regular front loaded JRPG launch, so I don't think its going to do much more then double It's initial launch. I'll be keeping an eye on Japanese week 2 though to see if its more stable.

If FFVII currently sits at e.g. 8mil and ends with 12mil LTD, the formula comes out to give 0.65x(12-8mil) = 2.6mil sales from Switch 2 alone. No idea how the legs will look, but based off the 7mil figure we already know from a few years back, I don’t suspect they are as weak as you may be led to believe.

Based of what we actually know, they are weak. The game remake originally sold 3.5m in 3 days and took over 3 more years to double that number.

Switch 2 will be the majority of sales going forward as the PS versions have stopped selling/are 5 years old, I agree with that. Just not sure we'll be looking a large addition to its current 7.5-8m units.

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