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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the fastest-selling Nintendo home console game of all-time in Europe
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I was so skeptical of that, but now... I think it's really possible. God damn!
This will be interessting. Still doubt they can move so many new consoles.
Damned ! The Switch is finishing the year with a bang !!! Fastest any Mario or Mario Kart console game !
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Oh god, how could I forget Pokemon?
Other than that though, what other games have a shot?
I really hope all this Smash Ultimate success translates into the game having a bigger and impactful Esports scene (talking about the community, not expecting a lot from Nintendo itself), leading the way forward. I know Melee will always be there -elitist refuse to change- but I wish for it to just be kept as a niche/side atraction for once.
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calm down.
Europe only yeah, I assumed it meant worldwide but right.
So likely behind some of the Pokemon titles (though holiday week(s) sales still to come). Plus we don't know the time frame here either - best guess is the 10 days ending Sunday Dec 16, 2018.
I'm so sorry for asking you to read your own thread title, so aggressive of me, my apologies...
I'll wait to see the full game and the marketing campaign behind it, but Pokemon is positioned to do huge numbers next year. I'll beat Smash without little doubt in Japan and Europe and will do wonders in the US.
We'll see but Ultimate is still behind Sun & Moon WW launch aligned.
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Sure but if we both agree that WW Smash is going to be above 20 millions, then it'll need for the Pokémon franchise to know a big growth next year in order to surpass it in terms of sales. SuMo did 16-17 millions lifetime.
I assume Sun/Moon is what is stopping Smash from being fastest selling Nintendo game of all time in Europe, possibly a couple of the other Pokemon games, but certainly Sun/Moon.
This is ONLY home console. That means some handheld game or games beat it. It's more than likely Pokémon and that's why gen 8 could easily take it next year.
Probably still looking too low to show off compared to the other markets.
Brawl did 13 millions (on the massive Wii) and XY/SM did 16 (on the weaker 3DS).
Why would Smash randomly grow that much but not the first real home console Pokémon?
Yep I am expecting growth. A similar opening as S/M would mean a far higher LTD. S/M legs were killed by rumours about Stars and the release of US/UM. Furthermore, the game released at the end of the 3DS life with an active userbase that moved on rapidly on the Switch.
There are multiple Pokemon games during every gen that kills the legs of the previous game. There is only one Smash game per gen. if there would be only one of both per gen Pokemon would easily win as Pokemon is bigger in Japan and Europe by decent amount.
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Because there's one Smash per generation versus a Pokémon a year. That's usually what kills the growth and why Pokémon outputs similar numbers since a decade.
Yeah but there's not going to be just one Pokémon per gen.
Sure but at the same time, SuMo released during the PoGo's peak craze, which has long been gone now.
