I know there are shortages, but I wonder if this year is going to be the peak for Switch. AC is a beast.
That bad, huh?
Funny how it's likely the best selling AC in Japan will easily become the best selling AC in ROTW. Yet again Nintendo chooses to not operate from an either-or perspective.
you mean you don't have to give up japan or the west when targeting a demographic?Funny how it's likely the best selling AC in Japan will easily become the best selling AC in ROTW. Yet again Nintendo chooses to not operate from an either-or perspective.
Given the ratio his contacts must be at Enterbrain. ;)I'm guessing he has his contacts. Why would he say something like that without knowing the digital number?
Have you asked me a few weeks ago I would tell you FF7R (PS4) would have sold a bit better than FFXV in the end (in Japan).
I think one reason for the high hardware numbers is that people are aware Switch could be soon in short supply. OG Switch is already in short supply for weeks.
So people don't hold back.
FF15 was always gonna be the ceiling, methinks. so it was never likely to me
FFXV shipped a million first week.If even FFXV is a million seller in Japan, i really doubt FFVIIR is not going to reach that
I'm not even sure it will break 700k
Yeah, thats also possible.This is true. Also, New Leaf launched just shy of the holiday season so perhaps many people were waiting a few weeks to buy the game.
Not really. Before the remake FF3 was only available on the Famicom. There were no other versions to play. As such it was a highly requested game from fans and sales reflected that
He's an analyst. He doesn't tweet estimates based on exactly nothing. I my self have a gut feeling the digital is high but we can't know for sure. That's why that tweet is weird.Guys it's not hard to figure out, he's taking a conservative estimate for digital % and then saying the game shipped more than this amount. Nothing wrong with that.
The wording makes it clear he doesn'T know the digital part and is just guestimating. As pointed out, he used a 25% digital share which would be prety low for a Nintendo title available through the voucher programHe's an analyst. He doesn't tweet estimates based on exactly nothing. I my self have a gut feeling the digital is high but we can't know for sure. That's why that tweet is weird.
I dont see quite how this relates to my post - but yeah AC been around for a while.Animal Crossing started as a console game and was a success way back on the GC and N64
Being a analyst doesnt mean you have access to internal data before Nintendo makes them public.He's an analyst. He doesn't tweet estimates based on exactly nothing. I my self have a gut feeling the digital is high but we can't know for sure. That's why that tweet is weird.
you mean you don't have to give up japan or the west when targeting a demographic?
He's an analyst. He doesn't tweet estimates based on exactly nothing. I my self have a gut feeling the digital is high but we can't know for sure. That's why that tweet is weird.
Guys, it's pretty simple...
"looks" = it seem it did it, but is not official
"exceeded " = it did more than that
"looks to have exceeded 2.5 million units in its first three days" = With a bit of math everyone who understand the market can guess it probabily did more than that
The Wii U would have wasted its potential
because it wouldn't have helped the Wii U
It was in development for WiiU and moved to Switch
If AC sales in the first few weeks are indeed as strong as it is suggested, there is a chance that By March 31st ACNH will be the Switch game with the highest sell-in in Japan (once Nintendo will report the full FY results in early May).How long until AC becomes Switch's best-selling game?
Can it beat Smash before Sword and Shield?
My assumption is that (some) people who were fans of the franchise but had since grow out of FF (and his antics aimed at today teens) would be draw to a remake of a game which had a huge cultural impact back in late '90s.FF15 was always gonna be the ceiling, methinks. so it was never likely to me
The question is how much over 4M.We could see Animal Crossing shipment being over 4m in Japan when financial results are announced.
We could see Animal Crossing shipment being over 4m in Japan when financial results are announced.
It doesn't really matter, if it doesn't happen in March it will happen in June.The question is how much over 4M.
ACNH will need at least 4.5M to have a chance to beat Smash and Pokemon Sw/Sh by March 31st.
I know that some games are more popular in certain regions than others, but this made me think, what is actually an either-or approach when it comes to game design? Is it about any specific game mechanics? And is there anything specific (insert example game here) could do differently design wise to get away from that approach and therefor be more successful worlwide?Funny how it's likely the best selling AC in Japan will easily become the best selling AC in ROTW. Yet again Nintendo chooses to not operate from an either-or perspective.
I'm guessing he means that Animal Crossing isnt specifically a portable franchise in a response when you said "big portable franchises".I dont see quite how this relates to my post - but yeah AC been around for a while.
For some reason interest for Splatoon 2 is increasing since holidays despite events being cancelled.