pikashoe said:
GhaudePhaede010 said:
I am unsure what that means? I have already stated once that scores do not tell the whole story. Would Nintendo rather have all the indie titles on Switch or a game equivalent to Wii Sports? The impact of Wii Sports is astronomical and while it is only one game, it is a game that is more massive than almost every game on Switch's library in combined. It is unfair to say, "Switch has more games and they rate higher (people's opinion) so therefore, Switch is better" when nothing on Switch compares to one game on Wii. And then on top of that game, there was also Zelda, Mario, and Metroid. If Nintendo had that kind of massiveness today, people would call it, without a doubt, the greatest first year ever. It is very simple. Wii has a slight edge over Switch.
While Donkey Kong, Wii Play, Big Brain Academy, and Pokemon all reviewed poorly, how did they sell? See, different numbers can net you different set of facts.
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Donkey Kong sold less than a million, Pokemon around 1.5 and big brain over 3 million. Wii play is the only one out of those 4 that sold insanely well, which is partially due to it coming with a new controller. It's hard to compare sales of switch and Wii games at this point due to none of the switch games even being a year old yet. While every Wii game has had years of sales
If we're going by sales than the switch is doing great. Zelda on switch will be the best selling in the series. Mario will be the best selling 3d Mario ever. Mario kart is a bigger seller than everything except Wii sports. Splatoon 2 has sold more than most of the games you listed.Metroid isn't a high seller. Most of the switch games listed are likely to outsell most of the Wii games listed. So not only does the switch have better critical reception but it will likely have better commercial reception.
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The Donkey Kong game was a spin off that did reach 1 million.
The Pokemon game was also a spin off that sold over 1 million.
Wii Play needs no discussion.
Zelda on Wii had to compete with Wii Sports which no game on Switch has to deal with a game of that magnitude but it was still the best selling Zelda up to that point.
Mario the same story. In their context, best selling game up to that point.
I am not saying the sales of these games is better than how Switch is doing, no no. Sales are the consequence of many factors outside the game. I was just saying that these games did sell well. Outselling Wii titles does not make them better games either. If that were the case, Okami would be one of the better selling games of all time... but candy crush murders it is sales. My point was that those games that did not review well did manage to sell well and I could use their sales as proof that scores mean nothing in the long run. I was not using it to discredit Switch's sales in any way.
The point of my comments is to raise awareness to something that nobody wants to admit. Wii sold well for all the right reasons. Wii gets shit for the, "casual" games it brought to the table but the fact that there is an argument (in my opinion Wii's first year is better) for Wii vs. Switch proves that Wii was successful for all the right reasons and that it is not a console that deserves the insane amount of shit it has gotten over the years. If you think Switch is better, more power to you. But I will take Mario, Metroid, Zelda, Pokemon, Fire Emblem, Wii Sports, and then all the third party stuff as well as games like Strikers over what Switch has offered me so far. It is close, but Wii gets the edge in my opinion. Regardless, the fact that there is a legitimate argument that can be made for Wii is the most crucial take away. I hope people come to their senses about Wii and why it was such a smashing success. It offered games for everyone.