I thought I read somewhere SMP was getting 2 new boards - or was it a dream? (or some fake rumor...)
In the hub world, Birdo made a suspicious comment about "remembering" past boards and that they'll save that detail for another time.
I thought I read somewhere SMP was getting 2 new boards - or was it a dream? (or some fake rumor...)
In the hub world, Birdo made a suspicious comment about "remembering" past boards and that they'll save that detail for another time.
Simple supply and demand curve, Let's Go is still doing better financially than the comparable 3ds entry, it's just not doing as superlative as some other Switch games.That's not no shit: plenty of games on Switch have sold better than their comparable 3ds entries despite that.
Also screenshot from an alleged datamine scanOh? Now that's interesting. If there's truly DLC, then I wonder if it'll be paid or not.
As all other Switch games,actually. Let's Go is the outlier, not the other Switch titles. Its performance is simply weaker than that we are used to for Switch software by a good amount.Simple supply and demand curve, Let's Go is still doing better financially than the comparable 3ds entry, it's just not doing as superlative as some other Switch games.
OhIn the hub world, Birdo made a suspicious comment about "remembering" past boards and that they'll save that detail for another time.
But why wouldn't the same apply to Smash,for example? The situation is as you describe. Nor have Kirby, MTA and MK8D seen this happen.Is the performance of Lets Go not as it should be expected relatively to USUM?
The price of Switch and LetsGo is far higher then 3DS and USUM. Additionally the player base on Switch is smaller than those at 3DS when USUM released.
So normally it should be expected that LetsGo sells less, even so many Switch games tend to sell extraordinarily.
Is the performance of Lets Go not as it should be expected relatively to USUM?
The price of Switch and LetsGo is far higher then 3DS and USUM. Additionally the player base on Switch is smaller than those at 3DS when USUM released.
So normally it should be expected that LetsGo sells less, even so many Switch games tend to sell extraordinarily.
I think that a non negligible part of the potential market for Pokemon is much more price conscious than for many of the other games, and so is still not on the Switch.But why wouldn't the same apply to Smash,for example? The situation is as you describe. Nor have Kirby, MTA and MK8D seen this happen.
Could be me, but isn't this the first real 3ds property that moved to Switch? That Switch does better than Wii U properties is something different and altogether less shocking.As all other Switch games,actually. Let's Go is the outlier, not the other Switch titles. Its performance is simply weaker than that we are used to for Switch software by a good amount.
Maybe you just never liked Kanto to begin with?
I really gotta wonder if people like you complain whenever Super Mario Bros. gets re-released, because you're clearly not a fan of re-releases and remakes. Allow me to make a list for that game:
Super Mario Bros. NES
Vs. Super Mario Bros. Arcade
All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. NES
Super Mario Bros. + Duck Hunt NES
Super Mario Bros. + Duck Hunt + World Class Track Meet NES
Super Mario Bros. Arcade (PlayChoice-10)
Super Mario All-Stars SNES
Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World SNES
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe GBC
Animal Crossing GCN
Super Mario Bros. GBA
Super Mario Bros. Wii
Super Mario All-Stars Wii
Super Mario Bros. 3DS
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe 3DS
Super Mario Bros. Wii U
Vs. Super Mario Bros. Switch
Super Mario Bros. Switch
That's all I can think of for now. Yet you don't see people complaining about World 1-1 every time the game gets released...
We know it's SEGA's Western division that is handling the PC port of the old release (sans Full Body content) c
Let's Go has failed to achieve expectations, that is obvious. Problem is, Nintendo Switch is too expensive and it is not reaching PART of an specific audience. The one that bought handhelds because they were cheaper. There is a reason why Nintendo only trusted in the handheld market for the Pokémon franchise to be a success.
Nintendo will have to address this issue throughout the year. Because if they don't, Pokémon 2019 and Animal Crossing won't achieve expectations either.
The post is real, and please note that I am talking about Japan. Please let me know your expectations with those games so that by the end of the year we can see who was right.Is this post for real?
Animal crossing and gen 8 will blow expectations out of the water ....
It's not that Let's Go is an inherently unappealing product, though, or else it wouldn't be doing as (relatively) well in the West as it is. There's some fundamental mismatch between the product and the available Japanese audience.
It probably has less to do with Sega Europe and more that's all they were allowed to doWait what? Is that confirmed (or people just assuming)? Not the PC port (it's been rated by ESRB), the lack of extra content. specifically. That's just dumb and extra weird (but then again, that's SEGA Europe for you).
Both easily above 2 million by the end of the year. You think they'll sell less?The post is real, and please note that I am talking about Japan. Please let me know your expectations with those games so that by the end of the year we can see who was right.
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While you have a point about the price and I don't doubt Nintendo will address that with cheaper hardware this year, I don't think Pokémon Let's Go is seen as a failure given it's sold through most of its shipments – meaning it is probably roughly inline with expectations. Let's Go is also kind of a new affair which is shaping up to be an evergreen.Let's Go has failed to achieve expectations, that is obvious. Problem is, Nintendo Switch is too expensive and it is not reaching PART of an specific audience. The one that bought handhelds because they were cheaper. There is a reason why Nintendo only trusted in the handheld market for the Pokémon franchise to be a success.
Nintendo will have to address this issue throughout the year. Because if they don't, Pokémon 2019 and Animal Crossing won't achieve expectations either.
It's not the audience, it's the game. Most of my students (1st-6th) have got Switches over the past year and half. They are enjoying Smash over Let's Go.
While you have a point about the price and I don't doubt Nintendo will address that with cheaper hardware this year, I don't think Pokémon Let's Go is seen as a failure given it's sold through most of its shipments – meaning it is probably roughly inline with expectations. Let's Go is also kind of a new affair which is shaping up to be an evergreen.
Also, just above every other Nintendo series entry is far outpacing its predecessors. 3d Mario, Zelda, Mario Kart (despite being a port), Smash, Mario Party, and Splatoon are tracking close to if not higher than their biggest prior entries. As with all of the above, Animal Crossing and Pokémon indeed serve a different demographic, but I would assume that Nintendo will continue to do its best to attract specific demographics as the time comes.
Personal experience is always interesting to consider, but unfortunately it does not always prove anything. Are you a teacher in Japan?
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Frankly, if Valkyria Chronicles is any indication, I think that a rerelease of the original Catherine for $20 might have the potential to be a lot more successful than Full Body at $60. There always seem to be curiosity to try out a cult game on PC, but that doesn't necessarily translate to spending full price on it.Wait what? Is that confirmed (or people just assuming)? Not the PC port (it's been rated by ESRB), the lack of extra content. specifically. That's just dumb and extra weird (but then again, that's SEGA Europe for you).
Thanks for answering. Obviously your experience has to be taken into account!Yeah, it is certainly anecdotal. I'm a programming teacher in Tokyo, most of my student love playing games.
The post is real, and please note that I am talking about Japan. Please let me know your expectations with those games so that by the end of the year we can see who was right.
Though I think that before those games are launched, Nintendo will release a cheaper model or will reduce the price of the console in Japan.
Best regards.
The 4th point definitely impacted its sales, but it's not the only reason:People still making excuses for PLG.
1. It sold great, because it achieved x% of the userbase - Smash doubles it's number first week, sells much better.
2. It sold great as a remake - It's the worst selling remake/second version.
3. The audience isn't there because the Switch is too expensive - Many other games are selling great on it and setting records, same audience (I mean, are people really arguing that Zelda, Mario, Mario Party, Tennis, Kirby, etc are not for the same audience??? Ridiculous!)
4. The game is more expensive than previous games - It's selling great in the west, other games on Switch that are more expensive than their handheld/WiiU counterparts are selling great.
The problem with PLG is the game itself, no two ways around it. It's a game designed to pander to gen 1 nostalgia, it's a short single player RPG; the huge japanese used market will destroy it's legs completely. That doesn't happen in the west, were the used game market is not as big.
People that said this will be an evergreen in Japan were wrong, and us predicting it would under perform were right. PLG will be forgotten when gen 8 comes, and gen 8 will destroy PLG's sales.
just to make sure, whose expectations?
I don't think reviews are worse by any significant margin than other margins, but yeah,your points are all valid. It's the specific qualities of this game that made it do worse than even USUM, not the fact that it's Pokémon coming to console (-priced) hardware.The 4th point definitely impacted its sales, but it's not the only reason:
-It's a remake of an already remade game (GS, FRLG, HGSS)
-It tried to catter to the go crowd more than the regular pokémon fanbase, a crowd that is used to playing a free game: the 60$/99$ price point did not help its case for the go players, and the rest might not have been interested by the concept
-It's the first time (I think ?) the first mainline pokémon game on a console isn't a new gen: some people might be waiting for a proper new gen
-It has not been reviewed as well as other mainline pokémon games also iirc
Some other stuff probably, but yeah, it could have done better (after all, it's the first time since yellow that pikachu is on the cover of the box)
I might be perfectly wrong, I admit that. It is possible that my expectations for Let's Go were too high. Never expected that it would reach 2 million before the end of the year, but certainly more than 1,5m.
Why do people keep ignoring the Lets Go has a significantly higher price than USUM and other portable Pokémon titles? Unit sales aren't everything, despite how fixated ERA is on them.
It's a little more complicated as Pokémon was previously exclusively handheld, while Mario, Zelda, Smash, MK, Kirby, etc. all have home console releases so consumers aren't really paying more than past generations compared to Pokémon.Why do people keep ignoring the same is true for many other franchises, yet they are breaking records left and right?
Let's Go has failed to achieve expectations, that is obvious. Problem is, Nintendo Switch is too expensive and it is not reaching PART of an specific audience. The one that bought handhelds because they were cheaper. There is a reason why Nintendo only trusted in the handheld market for the Pokémon franchise to be a success.
Nintendo will have to address this issue throughout the year. Because if they don't, Pokémon 2019 and Animal Crossing won't achieve expectations either.