Samus Aran said:
Attach rates always go down on bigger userbases, doesn't necesarilly have anything to do with more competition. PS4 owners didn't really have all that many options back when Bloodborne launched, it was the first amazing PS4 exclusive. Bloodborne sells a lot to hardcore gamers, who upgrade their consoles sooner than casual gamers. A bigger userbase probably wouldn't have a big effect on the sales of Bloodborne. Just look at the sales of Metroid Prime 1 & 2 compared to Metroid Prime 3.
And Vita games (similar userbase as Wii U) can only dream of the attach rates of Ninty games on Wii U. Ninty games sell like that because they're good, not because they don't have competition.
Comparing attach rates between such different userbases is useless though, so I'll agree there.
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It may have been the first highly rated ps exclusive, but I don't think most people care as much about exclusives as we do. Can't think all the great game from the top of my head, but there were some excellent games like Shadow of Mordor and Dragon Age Inquisition. And of course keep in mind that many people don't care much about scores. So they could have bought a ps4 for Killzone and had a blast even if the meta wasn't all that good. I bought it for Knack and loved it even if it was hated by ps4 fans and critics alike. I agree with the rest of the paragraph though. Didn't think about that and it makes sense to me.
I have to sort of disagree with the bolded, though. I think it's due to a number of reasons, quality included. But good games don't always sell well, hence the terrible sales of Wonderful101, Tearaway and many others. I think they sell to a great extent thanks to the strong brand. For example, I bought a 3ds for a naruto game and then also got Mario 3d land because it's a franchise I'm most familiar with and know I will probably enjoy. Same thing happened when I bought a wii and Mario Galaxy 1. There's this mentality that if you buy a ninty console/handheld you might as well buy some Ninty games. At least, that's the way I see it. And nostalgia plays a factor, though I think the consistent quality over the years is just as important.
