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Breath of the Wild (2017) is outselling The Last of Us 2 (2020) in 2020. Why?

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Leona Lewis

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The latest NPD numbers showed an interesting result.

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Even with Digital not taken into account, the 2017 action-adventure Zelda game originally set for release in 2015 sold better than 2020's own highly anticipated narrative-driven sequel to the game that sold nearly 20 million copies as a new IP.

Is the market not right for a game of such emotional magnitude? Will the multiplayer make a difference, or is that just fucking a chicken?

Or, three years on, is Zelda still an icon, a legend, and the moment?

I await your insight.
 
entremet

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I mean, one is clearly a game all ages can play.

It's also an open world sandbox. Those games have amongst the biggest legs in the SP genre.

And the Switch is also selling like bonkers. What game would a new Switch owner get?
 
PS9

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Lots of people buying a Switch for Animal Crossing during lockdown to relax and escape from Covid reality and want a new relaxing game.

On the other hand, Last of Us is a dark story about a pandemic, so...
 
FernandoRocker

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Breath of the Wild is just a better game and people wants to play it more than The Last of Us 2?

The simplest answer is usually the correct one. No need to overthink it.
 
jon bones

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One is an all ages timeless classic meant for amyone to jump in and have joy, the other is a dour game aimed towards an older, more limited demo and leans heavily on having played the first
 

Jalen

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Cause Switches are still selling like hotcakes and people are probably picking up the best games for it when they purchase one.
 
thatjesushair

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Switch sales have gone up thanks to increased production and BotW has a pretty high attach rate.

Additionally, anyone who is interested in playing TLOU2 has already purchased it.
 
ArmGunar

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Nintendo games are evergreen titles for those who buy a Switch
Switch beats all records and sold 480k+ in Aug

That's why
 
Mashy

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Zelda can be for everyone, cant say the same for TLOU2.

Both are great games lol.
 

Gitaroo

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People that pick up a switch look at the highest rated game then but the highest rated game when you see Nintendo has such amazing lineup of new games in 2020.
 
Lobster Roll

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TLOU2 is my GOTY, but not my GOTG. Breath of the Wild is just on a completely different level as far as reach and audience go.
 
Obsonet

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Because the Switch is selling very well and people want to try the game that everyone raves about on it
Plus TLOU isn't for everyone considering how violent it is
 
Green

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One is Part 2 of a last gen game for big kids. The other is the best title in a family franchise that's been around for almost 40 years.
 
Kraid

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I presume that a lot of people, like me, have no interest in playing a relentlessly dark game given the uh *gestures* state of things.
 
Uzupedro

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It is a much bigger IP lol
''Why is (Edited out the ''Paper'', don't know how much it sold)Mario selling more than Ghost of Tsushima?''
And this is a ''X>Y'' takes not-so-stealth thread.
 
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JuniperAndSage said:
Cause it's a much better game?
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GJ said:
Because people want to play Breath of the Wild and not The Last of Us 2.
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FernandoRocker said:
Breath of the Wild is just a better game and people wants to play it more than The Last of Us 2?

The simplest answer is usually the correct one. No need to overthink it.
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jon bones said:
One is an all ages classic, the other is aimed towards an older, more limited demo and leans heavily on having played the first
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Yuuuuup.
BotW is probably the game of the decade/generation/all time.
TLoU2 is simply a good game.
 

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I have no doubts about TLoU2 being an incredible game, but BotW could very well be considered the best game of all time. And there are clearly a lot of gamers thinking this going by the sales.

Also Zelda's demographic is much wider.
 
Dogui

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It's possible that GTA V is still selling better than both.

Some games appeal for more people than others.
 
SirMossyBloke

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entremet said:
Subjectivity and all, but saying BOTW is a better game is not a crazy statement. It's one of the highest reviewed games ever. They're also very different games.
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Yeah but one isn't outselling the other because it's better lol. Thats just dumb fanboy talk. They're both great games, but one is for kids as well and one isn't.
 
Searsy82

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  • Switch is selling like hot cakes and it remains the best game on the system
  • It is the better game
  • It is accessible to a much broader age range
 
Witz

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I have a friend that just got a Switch and I'm getting her BotW for her birthday. Never underestimate the power of a Nintendo machine with a Zelda game
 
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