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Similar to how many Sony franchises surpassed expectations on the PS4, I see the same happening for Nintendo games. So basically, watch Mario Oddysey do well over the standard 11 million 3D Mario games seem to do regardless of install base. Watch Zelda surpass 10 million. Even Pokemon, though maybe not as much as Sun/Moon which had the Pokemon Go boost, but probably more than X/Y and Black/White.

Consumer mindshare for the switch is positive, and I don't see why the console shouldn't easily surpass the 3DS or even the GBA. So I see software being better than both with higher tie ratios closer to that of a home console than a portable (which are normally much lower).

Do you agree?



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More than the Wii and DS? I doubt it.



This is what happened during the Wii era for the most part. However I think they will sell more because they are going back to their roots and that they are just really good games. i.e Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey.

Also Xenoblade 2 will actually release on a system that is not dying (Wii) or a failure (Wii U). However it will have a small user base to worry about.



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I can see it happening with games like Metroid Prime 4, definitely not with games like Mario Odyssey tho.



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I don't know. The way Nintendo is currently rationing their resources they might not have enough to ever produce 10m Switches.



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I think that Breath of the Wild and Splatoon 2 are no doubters.
Animal Crossing Switch is another that I think has a chance.
Super Mario Odyssey is another. At this moment the best selling 3D Mario game is Galaxy, which is somewhere around the 12-13 million mark. It's going  to be tough for Odyssey to top that, but it's doable..
Xenoblade 2, I'm crossing my dingers for, the mark isn't that high to begin with amd it has a succeasful system that is at the beginning of it's life on it's side.
I think it's exposure and time on mobile will help the Fire Emblem IP substantially along with the jump to HD. So that's another that I think will do it.

Another that has potential, arguably the most out of all, is Metroid Prime 4. A Metroid Prime game in portable HD is something that will definitely draw interest. But it needs two things to help Samus reach heights she has never seen before. 1) A mobile spin off title to promote the game. 2) A great online muliplayer mode. I mean just look at Call of Duty, Battlefield, Star Wars Battlefront, Destiny, and almost every FPS game on the market that sells extremely well, they all have one thing in common, great online multiplayer. Metroid has never gotten that chance because the GameCube didn't have online and the Wii's online was atrocious. Obviously the single player, Metroid Prime experience comes first above all else, but that's not enough in my opinion. It needs more.



Maybe for some games, not all though.



It is possible but Odyssey and the other games will need some long tails to make it.



Obviously not all of the franchises will but I don't know if you were getting at that so I think this post is pretty fair in it's reasonableness. I think I posted this before but I'll say it again, if we're talking about libraries the Switch is the closest to the Nintendo 64 than any other Nintendo console. Most of their big franchises are innovative both for the hardware capabilities(the ability to play on the go) and their innovation within their franchise. Obviously the innovation isn't to the same degree as Ocarina of Time or Mario 64 but it's interesting to see that this is pretty much the first Nintendo console to be both innovative from a technical and game perspective since the 64.
Nintendo franchises have for the most part at least, always done much better when they were innovative, it's one of the reasons why a lot of their games remain pretty stagnant in sales.

Anyways my prediction would be something like this(assuming these games are made) :
Best selling Advance Wars : Yes

Best selling Animal Crossing : This could go both ways, but I think i'm leaning towards yes. If we're using lifetime sales, then I think the game will beat every Animal Crossing game(and probably do it in about 2 years or so). I thought Dragon Quest 11 was going to do worse than it actually did, because I did not expect the fanbase to still be on consoles, since statistically speaking Japanese players have mostly moved to handheld or mobile. But Dragon Quest 11 has proved that a fanbase can still stay alive after years of no console version, and I think with all the NA fans asking for an Animal Crossing on Wii U, the worldwide sales will beat out every Animal Crossing.

Best selling Donkey Kong: It won't outsell Donkey Kong Country or Returns

Best selling Golden Sun: Really depends on if the developers of the game want to put in the effort to make this into the next Fire Emblem Awakening. The game series was already the most popular of the big 3 Nintendo handheld RPGs, but it's become pretty obscure now. Overall I'd say no, unless a lot of work is put into advertising.

Best selling F-Zero: No

Best selling Kid Icarus: If it's made, probably.

Best selling Kirby: It won't oustell Dreamland or Super Star Ultra, and I don't think it will outsell Epic Yarn.

Best selling 2d Mario: No. This game series was like Tetris to Gameboy. Good for novelty but eventually everyone got tired of the 2d experience.

Best selling 3d Mario: Honestly I don't see how this couldn't be the case. It will sell at least 11 million physical and will probably reach 13 million including digital. But I could see this doing 15 million lifetime.

Best selling Mario Kart: No.

Best selling Pikmin: Yes

Best selling Pokemon: The best selling since Diamond.

Best selling StarFox: No

Best selling Super Smash Brothers.: To be honest, yes. SSB4 proved their was a market for a handheld Smash Bros, and even though some of those sales might be previous SB owners who didn't get a Wii U, I think the market share will increase with the Switch, which functions both ways. Even if it only captures a small portion of the handheld Smash community, the attach ratio for Smash games has gone up and the Switch can do significantly worse in sales compared to the Wii and still get close to the numbers the Wii version of Smash got. Just no way I don't see a Smash 5 being the best selling Smash.

Best selling 3D The Legend of Zelda: Is this even a question? By far yes.

Best selling 2D The Legend of Zelda: If it happens, no.

Best selling WarioWare: No



I definitely see this happening for Zelda, 3D Mario, and Metroid. Also for Pikmin if we get that. Luigi's Mansion, F-Zero, and id Icarus could all be possible if we get new installments. Smash Bros and Animal Crossing would be a big maybe, though I'd lean more towards no unless the install base hits 75m+. Kirby is a extremely unlikely, since Dream Land on the Gameboy has sold way more than any other Kirby. Same for Yoshi if we're counting Super Mario World 2 as a Yoshi game. Mario Kart, 2d Mario, and Pokemon would all be nearly impossible milestones to beat given how high the highest selling in each of those series are.