How much do you think the delay of Dark Souls Remastered will impact sales on Switch?

[Mysterio79]

Edit: Sales of this version of the game not overall

Let me preface this by saying, selfishly I'm glad about the delay because I want this as polished as possible as Bed Souls may last me a lifetime:p

but when looking at some of Switch's most successful games according to sales charts and data we have single player rpg's like:

BOTW
Xenoblade
Skyrim
Stardew Valley
and Disagea 5

These games are all constantly charting and will go on to do very, very well as the Switch userbase is expected to grow exponentially. Dark Souls would fit in very, very well here.

A day and date Dark Souls could have made up a substantial portion of the overall sales imo. The portability factor really makes a difference for a release like this... especially considering the performance was said to be rock solid on all accounts. I can't help but think a big opportunity was missed here from a sales perspective as it releasing later than the other 3 versions will severely compromise what sales momentum it could have built from the onset.

What are your thoughts?

 

[Silky]

It will sell exactly one (1) copy

 

[Deleted member 249]

A minor hit to its performance, but I think it will do fine by the end. Maybe 70-80% as well as it otherwise would have (totally pulled out of my ass numbers, but they illustrate the point I want to make lol)

 

[Wein Cruz]

my god why is such a small delay causing a huge uproar.

 

[Korosenai]

I'm switching my buy from the Switch to PC because of this

 

[Shadowrun]

my god why is such a small delay causing a huge uproar.

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Link to where they specified the length of the delay? Because Summer goes through the end of September, and it could be short (a month) to long depending on where it ends up within that timeframe.

 

[AxkilAvenger]

my god why is such a small delay causing a huge uproar.

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because it's a switch delay. People love to get rustled over anything 3rd party and switch related

 

[BT-787]

It won't make a difference to Switch sales.

 

[ASaiyan]

I mean, I was originally deciding between PS4 and Switch, and this delay has cemented my choice for the former. So that's one less sale.

I don't how much myself or the rest of Era represents "the market", though. Could be that people only own a Switch, or are fine with late ports, and it'll sell just fine regardless.

 

[Puggsly]

Will the delay impact sales? Sure. Will it be a significant impact? No.

 

[Mezoly]

my god why is such a small delay causing a huge uproar.

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Because it's been a somewhat dry year on the Switch. Also Dark Souls looked like it will perform great on the Switch and Switch owners wanted to use it as an example as why 3rd party developers should port their games to the Switch.

 

[Kamiyouni]

Me personally not so much, I have so many games in my Nintendo backlog that it won't even matter. In fact, it'll be better lol.

 

[Puffy]

Can we get a mega thread or something?

 

[Deleted member 14002]

No.

Switch owners will either wait or double dip.

 

[RockmanBN]

Not affecting mine. Was gonna double dip for PS4 and Switch anyway. Maybe Xbox cause that's all that my friends and coworkers have.

 

[Deleted member 2793]

This is already an old game port, so not much.

 

[Deleted member 1062]

it'll still sell really well

 

[delete12345]

Patient gamer here, we patient gamers have an ease of mind for all delays less than 3 years.

I'm okay with them delaying the release to fix bugs. That's how I'm doing it anyway.

 

[reMiX.]

Probably not by much cuz a lot of people are gonna buy it, regardless of whether they intend to or end playing it ever, for the novelty of having Souls on switch.

 

[Vault]

The game came out in 2011, the Switch will survive another month or 2

 

[Deleted member 10629]

It means that I will buy it on both Xbox One X and Switch. Yay for Namco!

 

[Cybersai]

It lost my sale. I'm getting it on PS4.

 

[The Cellar Letters]

It will def make me wait for a sale of some kind.

 

[Lyrick]

Are they going to try and launch it against more prominent games that are not 7 years old?

The closer they get to a September launch date the more the sales will suffer.

 

[MoogleWizard]

It will be a bomba of epic proportions because Switch owners will boycott it. Bamco will publicly apologize for their mistreatment of Switch owners. In an attempt to make amends, they will send a free download code for Dark Souls: Remastered Switch version to all Nintendo account registered e-mail addresses. The CEO will step down and donate his last year's salary to save the company from bankruptcy due to the money they lost by deceiving Switch owners.

 

[kitsuneyo]

Sales will be hit, definitely. A lot of people with the option will go PS4 or Xbox. It's a shame because I expected the Switch version to do well.

 

[Pikachu]

Like every comment on the Reddit thread on /r/Nintendo is "Guess I'm getting this on PS4/PC"

 

[Pablo Mesa]

its a re-release without anything new as far as I know so its not gonna affect the sales in any real amount, as if it were a new game

 

[Mr_F_Snowman]

It will make a huge difference because it will have missed out on the initial multi-million marketing push the other versions will benefit from and be left to rely on Nintendo solely to push it

 

[Goldenroad]

It probably won't unless it launches the same day as Smash or something. If anything it will probably mean there will be a subset of people who will double dip by buying the PS4/XB1 and Switch version, so that's a net positive for FROM.

 

[Sephzilla]

DARK SOULS FOR SWITCH JUST SHOT THEMSELVES IN THE FOOT....

 

[madjackal]

The percentage of people that were going to buy it on Switch but have now decided to buy it for PS4 or Xbox because of the delay has to be incredibly small. I just can't see a minor delay affecting the Switch version sales much if at all.

 

[Rover]

I don't really see the PS4/PC versions as interchangeable with the Switch versions. If I'm interested in the portable edition, I have to wait.

 

[RedAhmed]

I think it might still sell pretty well, even better if the delay isn't that long. But I also think it will hurt the sales potential for sure.
The fact that they don't have a new release date yet tells me it's going to be a long delay. Switch owners are getting screwed (yet again).

 

[LegendofLex]

Switch ports releasing later doesn't seem to have seriously harmed any Switch ports to date, so my guess is the same will be true for Dark Souls.

 

[Neiteio]

Portable Souls. It will sell fine no matter when they release it.

 

[Anti]

None, nintendo console owners are used to get multiplatform and ports way later than the other consoles.

 

[Deleted member 4247]

I do think it will make many who were choosing between that version and PS4/XBO go with the alternative instead. I was already more or less set on the PS4 (Pro) version, but I wasn't completely sure since portable Souls is pretty enticing. This made my choice easy, and now I'll get the Switch version when it goes on sale if ever.

 

[NattyBo]

I've always been planning on double/triple dipping on this one. The Switch version for me is strictly for bed/portable souls novelty. Not cancelling my preorder, I'll just be playing it on PS4/PC until then.

 

[Deleted member 6730]

Everybody's freaking out over nothing. If anything this means we'll see more people buy the game twice.

 

[Skittzo]

Probably a decent amount (like 10-20% less) but it should still sell quite well.

 

[Nuclear Muffin]

Hugely. A lot of people who might have gone with the Switch version will likely now go with an alternative version, or might not bother with it at all now; as they wont be part of the new game buzz when it launches.

It's now yet another late port, instead of an exciting new multiplatform release. Especially if it launches alongside something bigger, like Mario Tennis Aces, Octopath Traveller, or (even worse) Smash Bros...

May was a great slot for it, since it had a nice, healthy space all to itself on Switch and filled a niche. Now it has not only lost that nice slot, but it has also lost its luster as an exciting new release. It has also lost the effect of its initial marketing campaign and all the buzz that comes with it. It'll also likely have dropped in price on other consoles by the time it comes out on Switch too. It's a big blunder that'll definitely affect its sales on Switch.

 

[HDMF76]

Why would they impact them at all?

 

[gcwy]

Not even a little bit. All this complaining does exactly two things: Jack and shit.

 

[Grapezard]

Maybe a little, maybe be a lot, but anyone who says it won't affect sales at all are kidding themselves.

 

[Nameless]

The only real reasons to get the Switch version will still be valid a couple months later.

 

[Cantaim]

Unless a great souls like game is shown off at E3 by Nintendo hat blows Dark Souls out of the water. I'd say it'll barely be a blip on this games life time sales

 

[Rover]

Hugely. A lot of people who might have gone with the Switch version will likely now go with an alternative version, or might not bother with it at all now; as they wont be part of the new game buzz when it launches.

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There's another portable version of Dark Souls to get?

Now it has not only lost that nice slot, but it has also lost its luster as an exciting new release.

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Considering how many previously released games seem to be routinely finding new life on the Switch, usually at a higher price point, I think Dark Souls will be fine. And it's a re-release, not exactly the same 'new game smell'.

 

[Deleted member 2145]

it really depends on when it releases. the Switch line up kicks into gear around summertime and doesn't let up. but also it's Dark Souls.

all in all it'll probably be fine but they're definitely leaving sales on the table not having it in May before the avalanche.

but maybe they were just getting out of the way of Donkey Kong

 

[ZhugeEX]

This is already being discussed in the original Dark Souls delay thread.