| firebush03 said: What would you say? I’d say seeing games hit +300M sales figures is definitely up there, as well as Nintendo’s follow up to Wii U going on to outsell DS without a single price cut is big. Though to be honest? Call me crazy… but I’d say seeing an Animal Crossing game receive the sales figures similar to that of Wii Sports would be my pick. Seeing how the franchise had performed prior to the NS1 generation, never could I have imagined an Animal Crossing game ever coming close to the sales figures of what was (at the time of 2016) the best selling games of all time, Wii Sports. |
I'd say a combo of Nintendo/Pokemon company going mobile, and releasing what would become the biggest thing by far when it comes to Pokemon with Pokemon Go. It expanded the player base way beyond the typical type of gamer that plays those sorts of collection/level-up games with repetitive mechanics and structure. Much like Animal Crossing (mentioned in your post that was the most culturally significant game of the Covid era), Pokemon Go became the most culturally significant of the 2016 to 2018 period, as it got many many people outside and hanging out in large groups at parks in every city around the world. Like, anyone who had kids at the time who barely wanted to leave the house, this got them out!
It makes me wonder if there will be anything like that again in the near future.
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