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Celeste has sold the most on Switch
- Thread starter Meelow
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Also you know it's meaningless in the long run. Switch will never have all the big games that PS/XB/PC have so there will always be a bigger opportunity for smaller games.
Same deal with people talking about Nintendo promoting/making it seem like an exclusive. That happens all the time for other platforms and Sony/MS have already locked down any remotely big game so how is it a bad thing if Nintendo is willing to promote smaller releases?
I thought the same too Re: Steam, then I realized that by the time I wished to replay these games, I can most likely get them for pennies either in a bundle or a steam sale.
Maybe something was wrong on my end, but I always felt that the shake input registered considerably quicker when I did it with the nunchack configuration.
Just looking at sales I assume many people like me who also have PS4 or XBO are busy with Monster Hunter and/or Dragon Ball Z.
At least it's my case, this month I played mostly Street Fighter V Arcade Edition and Monster Hunter, also played The Red Strings Clubs (thanks god it's short) and also bought DBF but still didn't have time to play it. I also have a Switch, but I love these other IPs and creators and prefer to play their games before anything else released these month.
I also spent too much money this month, so Celeste will wait even if I loved Towerfall but missed there a proper single player mode.
Switch only players didn't have this issue, or multi players who don't like these games. In addition to this, Switch eShop store is way less saturated with new games, preorders and DLC stuff so it's easier for new games to be visible for players.
At least it's my case, this month I played mostly Street Fighter V Arcade Edition and Monster Hunter, also played The Red Strings Clubs (thanks god it's short) and also bought DBF but still didn't have time to play it. I also have a Switch, but I love these other IPs and creators and prefer to play their games before anything else released these month.
I also spent too much money this month, so Celeste will wait even if I loved Towerfall but missed there a proper single player mode.
Switch only players didn't have this issue, or multi players who don't like these games. In addition to this, Switch eShop store is way less saturated with new games, preorders and DLC stuff so it's easier for new games to be visible for players.
If you are using he joycons D-pad for Celeste then you are making it even more difficult for yourself. Diagonal dashes are much easier with the analogue stick. Though with the Joycons small analogue sticks it can sometimes be hard to tell if I'm pushing right or up-right.
nintrndo has done something super special that they've never done before, they've created a platform that people choose to play non nintendo games on.
Switch analog stick is perfectly good for 2D platformer
It was a no brainer for me, I'm buying every indie on the Switch going forward.
I only see that 'meme' dying out if Nintendo consoles sell the best with AAA third party releases.Say it with me, 3rd party always sells the worst at Nintendo platforms
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I wonder how many more success it will take for that meme to die out
Obviously at least as far as indie games are concerned, this isn't entirely by choice. I think every indie dev and their mother would be putting their game on Switch if Nintendo allowed it, given the success stories. I suspect the success stories have something to do with it not being allowed, though.
Where big name publishers are concerned though, you're right. This time, the wait and see attitude seems to have been something of a lost opportunity.
It's Monster Hunter/DBFZ week as well so that makes sense, but yeah I'm still really glad to keep hearing about these Switch indie success stories. I find that games like this are a perfect fit for the console. It also probably helps that Nintendo helped push the game directly.
Why are people giving excuses as to why it didn't sell more on other platforms? lol. Hope you guys are also taking into account the vastly suprior install base of other platforms. For example, MHW shipped 5 million copies. Even if we assume that all of them sold through on PS4, with its install base of 70+ million, the remaining 65+ million install base is still greater than the Switch install base.
This goes back to the pixel art thread for me: this game looks awful on a 55" TV but it's perfectly fine on the Switch screen. It's also the kind of game that is good to play in short bursts so fits the Switch well as a handheld.
I barely touch my Switch as I only use it when on work trips (I don't even have the dock connected to my TV) but still purchased Celeste for Switch (and not Pro/X) because it's such a perfect time waster in that environment. The only frustration is this game really isn't quite so well suited to the Joycons.
Every indies studio should seriously think to support Switch.
It's a goldmine at the moment due to the combination of
1- rapidly increasing install base.
2- lack of competition from other big third-party publishers
3- strong synergy between the audience courted by Nintendo with Switch and the retro-inspired indie games.
It's a goldmine at the moment due to the combination of
1- rapidly increasing install base.
2- lack of competition from other big third-party publishers
3- strong synergy between the audience courted by Nintendo with Switch and the retro-inspired indie games.
Oh it is but the excuse doesn't make whole lot of sense when thinking logically.
Pretty much. Owlboy and Fe are launching on all systems this month, during quiet times for each console. They'll sell best on Switch, almost guaranteed. MHW and DBZ likely have little to do with Celeste's performance on Switch. Though I do think the lack of big AAA games on Switch overall has trained lots of owners to focus more on indie titles in general.
It just doesn't make any sense.
It's like saying a taco truck is doing well because the Michellen Star place across the street is full.
Yeah I believe this has a lot to to do with it. If you have a PS4 or XB1 chances are high you are playing one or both games. Switch didn't have any other 'big' game that week so this is a no brainier why it sold best there.
That being said the happier devs are with their sales the brighter the future looks for switch support; it's already an indie supernova.
Almost bought this in the middle of the night but I just got FighterZ so I should hold off on buying anything else.
No because such games in many cases are hardly taxing to the hardware so they are fine on Switch and Switch offer that kind of versatility in consumption which is very convenient.
The Switch analog stick has been responsible for at least 20% of my deaths in that game.
Lack of a proper D-Pad really stinks.
Lack of a proper D-Pad really stinks.
Sinistar is so damn great, used to play it a lot on one of the SNES Midway collections.
RUN COWARD
I've said this in other contexts but I think Nintendo's strategy of protecting the price of their games for literally decades after initial release makes Switch owners/Nintendo enthusiasts more likely (and excited!) to pay full-price for digital games than, say, their Steam-focused counterparts, who will post reviews complaining about like the dollars per megabyte ratio of a $20 game. Instead of comparing Celeste at $20 to last year's AAA tentpole on sale for $30 and seeing a "rip-off", Switch owners will compare Celeste at $20 to Zelda and Mario at $60 and see an affordable indie.
No. Diagonal inputs weren't a problem on older consoles with a proper D-pad, like the Nintendo consoles, and PS consoles (fuck Xbox, always terrible). This sounds like a defense for the crappy Switch "D-pad".
Indie games are perfect for handheld gaming. Pixel art looks better on the smaller screen and they are also perfect jump in and out type games which are ideal when on the move. That's a big part of the reason why they are so successful on Switch. I only own two AAA games for the Switch: BotW and SMO. Everything else is indie.
Using DBZ and MHW as excuses to why it didn't sell more in other platforms is strange, I mean sure it probably happened to some people but this isn't even a $60 release, so I dunno.
Personally I own a PS4 and DBZ was my most hyped release for this year, but I got it AND Celeste (along with a couple other indies). The thing is that the Switch offers fantastic value for indies because it's a great companion platform, so I effectively traveled a lot that weekend (to visit friends and have a FighterZ party!) but played a lot of Celeste on my Switch while on the road and before going to sleep.
It also helped that for whatever reason a lot of people thought it was a Switch exclusive for a while (myself included lol).
Personally I own a PS4 and DBZ was my most hyped release for this year, but I got it AND Celeste (along with a couple other indies). The thing is that the Switch offers fantastic value for indies because it's a great companion platform, so I effectively traveled a lot that weekend (to visit friends and have a FighterZ party!) but played a lot of Celeste on my Switch while on the road and before going to sleep.
It also helped that for whatever reason a lot of people thought it was a Switch exclusive for a while (myself included lol).
This is utter nonsense and I don't get what argument you're even trying to make, god forbid someone not want to pay full price for a game? Excited to pay full price? I buy games on sale because I gotta pay rent and saving money is tip top, I don't do it and imagine a group of people who are excited to buy it at full price.
I wish I could say you were reaching but I don't even know what you're reaching for.
Considering the relative sales of the various platforms, that's very impressive. 3rd parties can do well oin Nintendo consoles, they just have to be indies.
i think you're forgetting how mhw and dbz also helped axiom verge sell better on switch since there was nothing else on the platform in october last year.
The Switch's D-pad and the presence of a platinum trophy for the PS version of the game are the only reasons I haven't already bought it for Switch. I expect I'll probably get it on PS4 in a week or two, for those reasons.
I get it's designed for the analog, but that's hard for me to imagine.
I get it's designed for the analog, but that's hard for me to imagine.
yeah this plus their gradually increased exposure for indies in their directs, treehouse lives, mini directs, and now nindie showcases
plus the Nintendo fanbase in general loves certain styles and genres of games that indies tend to fulfill
It's not a moral judgment. My take is just that Nintendo's policy ("you will always have to pay us to play Super Mario Bros again") has a halo effect on other games that are sold through their store. For Nintendo customers that are not also PlayStation or Steam customers (these people surely exist by the millions, and growing), they're more likely to tolerate a higher price because Nintendo doesn't discount its own games. This isn't accusing anyone of being either stingy and unsophisticated, this is just my hypothesis about the overall effect of the different strategies of different publishers and platforms.
Oh. I thought it was exclusive
But thats my fault, I only heard of this game on the Switch mini Direct and assumed it was
But thats my fault, I only heard of this game on the Switch mini Direct and assumed it was
Is this game like Super Meat Boy? I love platformefs but hate that game. Trial and error platforming is the worst kind of playforming.
nope. traditional third-parties do well too. you just have to have games on the platform.
disgaea 5 complete is almost 200k in the west.
resident evil revelations is over 250k.
super bomberman r is over 500k
db xenoverse 2 is over 500k
puyo puyo tetris did 100k in the us at retail
skyrim was one of the ten best-selling games on the platform in the us in 2017
nights of azure 2 outsold the ps4 version in the us
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It's a very good game, but playing it on the keyboard requires a different dexterity type than an analog stick would, so Iimagine it's easier to play on Switch for a lot of people, too.
Glad it did fantastically. I did my part on Steam.
Glad it did fantastically. I did my part on Steam.
Why do people always find excuses? What do you achieve by arguing? Before it was that there was no games to play on the console, so Switch owners were thirsty for some. Now it because MHW and DBZ? Really people? If there's a deduction to make it's that if you are an indie developer, you wanna get your game on the Switch ASAP. How many games already have been announced to sell best on the switch? Switch has already developed a wide and informed user-base.
I think people must be playing with their palms or something to have such debilitating issues with the dpad.
A lot of people have for some reason attached their egos to Nintendo failing. I really don't understand it but it's fascinating to read.
I thought RER across all consoles was 500k with Switch being half but that half only included RER1 and RER2 sales are on top of that so probably 350k combining both games.
From the OP: https://www.resetera.com/threads/ca...ve-expectations-revelations-ports-500k.20362/
Honestly i dont see any reason to get a indie game that is more or less the same on all systems not on Switch. You just cant beat being able to play on the big screen or everywhere else.
After years of a hoarding a bunch of indie releases i never or rarely got to play on Steam im happy for the small indie renaissance on Switch.
After years of a hoarding a bunch of indie releases i never or rarely got to play on Steam im happy for the small indie renaissance on Switch.
It did? Cool. I want a sequel that actually works well for the platform.
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I know you're being sarcastic but Odyssey was launched on October last year though,but then again,this could be a joke inside a joke or something like that :P