Megiddo said:
We can't be far from Splatoon 2 though, right? And after its impact just as the PS4 might fall behind YoY so might the Switch. Taken from the Resetera MC thread: |
I don't think that period will big enough to consume Switch for long by week 40 Switch will enter October with big releases each month raising it's sales higher than 2017's holidays. Yes things will become more even, but which year has the bigger holiday performance is what's going to determine this. Pokemon is bigger than Splatoon and 3D Mario in Japan which is what I believe will set things over the edge.
Switch Sales Media Create 2017
week 27 | 26,256 |
week 28 | 31,906 |
week 29 |
98,999 |
week 30 |
89,314 |
week 31 | 61,933 |
week 32 | 87,798 |
week 33 | 22,277 |
week 34 | 69,654 |
week 35 | 60,074 |
week 36 | 45,439 |
week 37 | 44,052 |
week 38 | 43,426 |
week 39 | 73,231 |
week 40 |
38,204 |
week 41 |
40,803 |
week 42 |
31,092 |
The different release dates of big games are a temporary fluctuation for Switch and PS4's positions year over year throughout 2018. As long as they have big titles releasing were 2017 did not they'll be fine. Switch has Mario Party in early October, Pokemon in mid November, Smash in early December and Yokai Watch 4 somewhere in likely December vs Mario Odyssey in late October and Xenoblade 2 in early December for that.
Last edited by Green098 - on 11 July 2018