Dunno.
Good question. The NBA2k18 wasn't some sort of shining beacon of quality when compared to the FIFA port either, so there's some other disconnect. Perhaps the Switch has attracted a more mainstream audience in US, while Europe has a more niche-oriented core audience? Alternatively, maybe EA and Take-Two's expectations were different, and maybe 2k18 is also about 2%-3% of total sales. The latter option sounds implausible, though.
But it was. NBA2k18 missed online with friends for a couple of weeks before it got patched in.
Didn't we hear that 2k18 total sales were over 6 million? 100k+ would mean only 2% of total sales, which I don't think quite warrants the "very pleased." I think you can go a decent bit higher, at least over 200k.
Despite framerate parity, the first impressions of it being an earlier build engine and possibly even the lack of friend matching probably blew the wind out of its sails.
They're waiting to see where the game is at for a full year to decide if it's worth pursuing. So, not anytime soon.
That's not what EA said, they said they want to wait until the Switch has been out for a full year.
It is. That's the one reason I got it and it was pretty disastrous.
EA happened.
Considering they're launching specific ads for the physical Switch release during basketball game now, I think the sales percentage is a bit higher if they're trying to market it harder.
Not launching another FIFA next year is the ultimate message that they're not supporting the system. Once they make that decision, it's basically over for the Switch generation in terms of EA support. I personally don't think they will pull away that hard, and I do expect FIFA to come next year.
I think 5%-10% is a reasonable range in which to expect the NBA sales personally. That would mean 300k-600k of sales, a great number that will rise as the holidays go on, and also promises good things for next year as more people get a Switch.
If so, too bad they didn't act accordingly (beyond lack of ability to play online with friends, things like availability of physical version in various EU countries on day/week 1)
I personally believe this is an issue quite like DLC was. People complained a lot, but in the end there was no visible impact on the performance of titles that people complained about. I think most people see a micro-sd card as a reasonable investment and don't let it influence their purchasing behaviour.
PS3 was massive in Europe last gen. As a result, even the legacy sales of PS3 will be quite sizeable.
i think there's some truth to that. On the other hand, EA didn't want to say it was a success either, so I think they are awaiting the SKU's legs to judge its ultimate performance (hence the "wait for Switch to be a full year on the market" I think).
FIFA 18 actually was supply constrained for about a week in a number of countries in Europe, including Germany and UK (to some extent).
As of last week according to Famitsu:
30./26. [NSW] Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 for Nintendo Switch <FTG> (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.09.07} (¥6.800) - 1.879 / 47.098 <80-100%> (-7%)
Does it? And FIFA doesn't? Football is a game that's popular everywhere except US.
Exactly what I think, they want to see the legs, especially during the holidays.
