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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ships 12.08 million units in 24 days, fastest selling Nintendo home console game ever
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You're definitely way WAY out of the loop. If you fancy expansion packs outselling the originals, go to the MK8D thread.
Undeserved
Can't believe they nerfed Rool
Between that Metroid Prime, bout to throw my Switch in trash
Can't believe they nerfed Rool
Between that Metroid Prime, bout to throw my Switch in trash
Experts said it wouldn't be top 10 in software for 2018 cause less than 1 month of tracking LOL
https://www.resetera.com/threads/np...year-in-us-red-dead-2-top-selling-game.54364/
https://www.resetera.com/threads/np...year-in-us-red-dead-2-top-selling-game.54364/
To be fair, that quote is accurate.
Its not as big as Nintendo fans think it is.
Its bigger.
Sakurai destroyed his will power trying to negotiate with these companies for a marketing stunt they will never top.
Next smash is not gonna crack this number, not even close.
Next smash is not gonna crack this number, not even close.
I really wouldn't discount the evolution of Nintendo's hype machine either. A good direct absolutely engulfs twitter, and Smash provided plenty of those. Turning directs into semi-spontaneous events got people to quickly organise time in order to watch, often with people to jointly react with - whether through discord chats, a streamer's twitch feed, or whatever else. Even when they just dropped a proper trailer, it was somehow very quickly made into a meme by the community that has been built up around it. Not only was the word of mouth good, but the means of that word of mouth to be transmitted has been far greater this generation than it was the previous, I would say.
So yeah, that 12 million is very well earned.
That's 12 million eyes of people who've seen the Richters and we still don't have a new Castlevania.
That's 12 million eyes of people who've seen Captain Falcon and we still don't have a new F-Zero.
That's 12 million eyes of people who've seen Captain Falcon and we still don't have a new F-Zero.
Imagine buying F-Zero because you like Captain Falcon in Smash and then see that he does not even punch
Holy fucking shit.
I wonder if Sakurai is happy about it or he's thinking "oh shit I'm gonna have to do Smash 6 as well I guess"
I wonder if Sakurai is happy about it or he's thinking "oh shit I'm gonna have to do Smash 6 as well I guess"
See, all you had to do was add Ridley.
We were telling you this the whole time! Silly that it took you so long to listen.
We were telling you this the whole time! Silly that it took you so long to listen.
See Nintendo? This is what you get when you finally inject some more Metroid into Smash! j/k but it's cool to see it do great, I do hope they add more SP modes though because I don't plan to play Spirits or the adventure mode. Piranha Plant is a lot of fun to play with, so that bodes well for the DLC characters.
Goddamn, congrats to Sakurai/Bandai Namco/Nintendo on the success!
You say that, but most Nintendo games don't really keep DLC support going for that long. Us getting a 2nd Fighters Pass would already be a miracle, especially considering how long this Fighters Pass will last (until February 2020) & how long Sakurai has been working on Smash constantly (8 years as of February 2020).
Id be super surprised if there isn't talk internally of a second round of smash DLC after this upcoming one. The game's current sales and audience have more than justified it only a month in and its probably no where near its limit. The potential profit is off the charts
I mean, you could say the same for Super Mario Odyssey or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, but neither game got any major DLC. Us getting a Season 2, while it is a possibility, is far from a guarantee.
Maybe, just maybe, it's time for Sakurai to pass the torch. Splatoon2 still has support and how much time has passed since it released?
If Sakurai can't handle the DLC process i'm pretty sure there's talent in Nintendo to keep with it while the man can have his well deserved vacations.
He already has taken a step back and leaving shit like game balance to others. I guess the experience from overworking himself to the point of hurting himself woke him up.
Major DLC support for Splatoon 2 ended last month, with the recent weapons being carry-overs from the first game.
To all of those incesantñy spamming that is because morbid-obesity-gator and purple-pterosaur, no they could have purchased the game any time and get them the same, its clearly because Piranha plant. Nobody wanted to miss on it (or having to pay for it).
Also SMH for people saying is an expansion pack. As said before MK8 was, this is not wven close. Lol anything to downplay success.
Also SMH for people saying is an expansion pack. As said before MK8 was, this is not wven close. Lol anything to downplay success.
Still a lot of time. And devs are still pumping out the splatfests and other stuff. They've been really invested in the experience, even though i disagree with some of the last additions and balance changes to the game.
Congrats to Sakurai and his team!
Now let the poor man have a break, he deserves it after this.
Now let the poor man have a break, he deserves it after this.
Super Fad-of-the-week Bros.
But Kirby's on it.
He seems happy doing them.
But Kirby's on it.
He seems happy doing them.
They should let him make more Kid Icarus as a thank you.
Give the man a break lol.
True, but most game developers like Sakurai love to branch out and do new things. He went into Ultimate immediately after Smash 4.
Bruh, I'm still waiting on my Meteos sequel
I remember on the old site someone told me the failure of the Wii U called this into question. I say that that's cuz the Wii U was such a failure that even Smash couldn't save it.
As much as I like Kid Icarus, I have more need of Mario Strikers
Yes you've said this literally every single time someone's brought up a potential Season 2. We get it.
But can you seriously not see why Nintendo might just be interested in giving this one more support then they usually show? Especially since we're probably a lot more likely to see Splatoon 3 on Switch then another Smash game?
Also February 2020 is how long it CAN last. It's not a guarantee it'll last that long.
Like I said, it's a possibility, but some are arguing that it's almost a given when it isn't.
As for Splatoon 3, I'd be surprised if it wasn't saved for the next system.
