Octopath Traveler would have to count as mid-tier right? A 3rd Bravely Default game would also fall in that category.
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Octopath Traveler would have to count as mid-tier right? A 3rd Bravely Default game would also fall in that category.
Yes I think so.
Square Enix has a lot of "mid-tier" IPs that they can use. Their mid-size games are often among their best outputs too. They also said that no IP is out of the table regarding their Switch support.
Yeah, it's mid tier.
Entry tier for S-E would be the Mana collection for example.
Interesting thread, and kind of tiring to read if I'm honest. I'm still of the opinion that it's hard to predict how well the Switch will do long term, whether your outlook is positive or negative. Even at this point in the PS4's life time, if you'd have told anyone that in 4 year's time the system would have shot past 70m a lot of people would have scoffed. I personally won't feel comfortable with a solid prediction until we actually see YoY sales trends, perhaps towards mid-late 2018.
What we're seeing at the moment is really promising though, and more than anything, I'm hoping it provides a security blanket for Japanese developers to flourish.
What we're seeing at the moment is really promising though, and more than anything, I'm hoping it provides a security blanket for Japanese developers to flourish.
I think you can safely claim that it should reach 3DS sales at a minimum. Not necessarily 3DS LTD sales since we don't know if the Switch will have the same 6-7 year life span, but right now it's following the same trajectory without having a price cut, and thus a lot more room for lower prices in the future.
Now, I think that's the floor because the Switch is going to get a lot more compelling software than the 3DS simply due to Nintendo's combined output, and third parties also not having to split focus. The Switch is also taking off in the West like the 3DS never did, and is only behind the 3DS in Japan due to supply problems, which will be alleviated next year. So it would be a bit strange if it didn't start to overtake the 3DS worldwide with all that going for it.
It's definitely hard to peg down a narrower range though, for many reasons. Not the least of which is we have no idea how long its life span will be. Could be 5 years, could be 8. And we don't know how many revisions there might be, and how they will be classified.
But I feel comfortable giving it a broad range of 60M to 120M.
I definitely foresee the switch as being the rise/resurgence of AA games at least in Japan, though I can see some developers in the west moving towards producing some mid-tier games ala Boderlands and Knack
I mean there's no way in hell sales are going to stall anytime soon. Third parties are going to provide a lot more games for it, Pokemon has yet to release, Dragon Quest will be huge on it at least in Japan, Pokemon has yet to be released and that will be an absolute monster, and it has plenty of room for more revisions and price cuts that will drive sales up. The Switch has a lot going for it, even more than the 3DS. It has nowhere to go but up.
Saw some Southwest deals for a two-way ticket to Thailand, thought it was to Singapore. Terrible deal.
Am I doing this right?
I remembered seeing the quoted post, and I looked back on the entirely unlikely chance I could find why it would attribute it to you.
Turns out the post is gone, and it actually links to your post in this thread here. I figure that's just how the system deals with missing quoted posts.
I really want to see what "mid-tier" games make it to the console. Nintendo could easily provide some as well, maybe giving Pandora's Tower a second lease on life.
With the month nearly ending, when is the next time we can expect a good glimpse at how the system has fared?