No 3D Mario on Switch 2 yet seems to have short-circuited a lot of folks

[Mnementh]

angrypoolman said:

firebush03 said:

Well what do you define to be a heavy-hitting release? Are you critiquing my prestige or sales? If the latter, then bringing up the sales of Pokopia is perfectly valid— that’d be the equivalent to dismissing Animal Crossing New Horizons. If the former, then… well… i guess Pokopia also fits that bill.

Because we are talking about heavy hitters for (im going to use a late 2000s term that used to be lame, so bear with me while i try to make a point) hardcore gamers. Just because something sells massively to a widespread audience doesnt mean WE should care. It would be like saying who needs twilight princess when we have wii sports, wii play, and wii fit. I love those games and glad they sold but that doesnt mean theyre more important TO US than twilight princess, mario galaxy, or metroid prime 3. The latter games were the "heavy hitters" for the wii early on, even if they didnt sell as well as some other games. Just because a game sold more, im not going to consider a year good because of that. Its such a simplistic way of looking at things. If nintendo sold nothing but puzzle games like tetris or candy crush that sold 60 million copies every time because moms and grandmas were buying them, and then nintendo decided that the majority of their business was going to be this now, i dont think youd be too happy even if the games were selling well. Youd probably ask, where are the heavy hitters?

Why should anyone care about harcore gamers. Nintendo nearly died trying to cater to the hardcore: Gamecube, WiiU - these are not great numbers. When Nintendo left the hardcore in the dust and cared for broad appeal they were extremely successful: Wii, DS, Switch.

"Just because something sells massively to a widespread audience doesnt mean WE should care."

That's like saying: We shouldn't care if Nintendo goes bankrupt, is bought by Sony and has to deliver 20 live service games each year.

"It would be like saying who needs twilight princess when we have wii sports, wii play, and wii fit."

Twilight Princess sold about 9 million. That is not a small game. Even though the others did more, TP was part of Wiis success.

While I agree that everyone should look for the games they like, it is undeniable that sales number exactly mean that a lot of people like it. You and your tastes are not better than anyone elses.