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Which Exclusive will end up selling the most? ( SSB: Ultimate, TLOU:Part 2, Halo Infinite)
- Thread starter BladeRunner2099
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Nothing can compete with Pokemon IMO. It's a franchise that attracts people who don't normally play video games, I mean just look at the Pokemon GO during it's peak. Everyone has heard of Pokemon before and it's that kind of brand recognition why I think it'll sell the most. I'd say Halo will be the 2nd best since it's a game that attracts the whole FPS shooter audience. 3rd would probably be SSB followed by TLOU 2 (which I won't be buying for several reasons and from browsing other forums it seems there are a lot of people who share my opinion of the game).
Think about what you're saying for a moment. You're claiming that people who own a Switch plus another platform have even less choice because they will choose to play multiplats on their other platform (again this is not necessarily true considering portability) and that this somehow means Nintendo's exclusives get unfairly inflated numbers?
Choice is choice, whether it's on a single platform or on all platforms you own. People aren't buying Smash because they can't buy KH3 on their Switch, they're buying Smash on their Switch and KH3 on their PS4. So how do Nintendo games have an unfair advantage?
How does that explain first party Nintendo outselling other stuff if the people have access to other systems in the first place? It literally means they prioritize the Nintendo game despite having other options lol.
This answer seems to have no basis in reality, history, facts or anything really. If installed based was the only factor, then Pokemon R/B, G/S, R/S, D/P and S/M wouldn't have all outsold TLOU1 despite the install bases on their systems being less than the PS3 + PS4
Smash Ultimate wouldn't be approaching TLOU1 sales despite the Switch having a significantly smaller install base than the PS3/PS4 separately, let alone combined. It wouldn't have outsold Smash Brawl despite the Wii have a larger install base than the Switch.
Looking purely at install base requires you to ignore EVERYTHING else about those respective series and their prior and current sales trends
Careful, this poster doesn't like people quoting their posts to discuss their 'opinion'.
we live in a post-fact world, people can pass off their feelings and dreams as fact and demand not to be challenged on them.
Crap you're right, I should change my vote. Kart is still some 3M ahead (and if you include Wii U sales there's no competition whatsoever), and Switch sales should progress to more casual buyers. I think Smash will round out at 20M, but Kart can easily go further.
The only wild card is if TLoU has some insane GaaS going or if Detective Pikachu causes another Go like run for Pokemon. The latter is a bit more likely than the former, but I doubt they can reach Mario Kart levels.
People are combining TLoU PS3 & PS4 sales, so Wii U sales definitely count for MK8, which puts it around 23.5 mil (just under) and it has shown absolutely no signs of slowing down. I think it has a shot to hit MK Wii levels when all said and done
Good point there.
Still, TLoU doesn't have the heavy name CoD or Rockstar-everyone-will-buy-it-anyways thing going for them.
I wouldn't say a game that challenges religious conventions and "pushes a feminist agenda" (as haters would put it) is for everyone. An AAA game with a lesbian protagonist is unprecedented, mainly because market research shows it's not the most profitable approach. And The Last of Us Part II is already banned in a few countries and I'm expecting many boycotts. All of that won't affect most of its sales but it's not the perfect AAA formula that's targeted at every gamers.
The only real answer is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. If we're counting TLOU as 17 million, then across both platforms MK8/D has already sold 23 million. Smash, Pokémon, Halo and TLOU2 won't catch up.
You should look at the top selling games on the eShop right now, for all games only 10 out of 30 are Nintendo games and download only games only 2 out of 30 are Nintendo games. So... You are completely wrong.
Do you even know what you are vomiting all over this thread? Worse than ps2 graphics what am I reading
In terms of individual SKUs:
Smash > TLoU 2 > Pokemon A > Pokemon B > Halo
As a whole though, Pokemon's combined sales will likely beat TLoU 2, but I don't think it'll overtake Smash. I don't see Halo coming anywhere close to any of them in terms of sales, regardless of whether it takes off on Twitch or not.
Smash > TLoU 2 > Pokemon A > Pokemon B > Halo
As a whole though, Pokemon's combined sales will likely beat TLoU 2, but I don't think it'll overtake Smash. I don't see Halo coming anywhere close to any of them in terms of sales, regardless of whether it takes off on Twitch or not.
Why is this thread suddenly talking about how Smash will hit 30 million? The game's selling amazingly well, but not that well.
Reading comprehension is hard.
I was talking about 3DS Pokémon games.
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To add to this, kirby star allies is either the fastest or 2nd fastest selling kirby to date and on pace to be one of the best selling kirbys(tho we cant claim it to be the best selling, yet) mario tennis is also the fastest selling MT game and may or may already be the best selling entry(someone check). xenoblade 2 is now is nearly at 2 million and is the best selling in the franchise, just growth after growth for pretty much almost every nintendo franchise so far.
yep. and the fact that all this has happened in less than two years where the other LTDs we're talking about are for games that have had 5 or 6 years to sell shows that switch on a whole another level when it comes to selling nintendo software, and past entries really shouldn't be looked at as the ceiling for how a switch entry in a series can sell.
I voted for Smash, but honestly, even if we choose not to count the original Wii U release, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe STILL has a good shot at being the best selling exclusive this gen, as it's not going to stop selling until it is either replaced or the Switch dies. I think it's going to be north of 20 million easily by the end. If we are factoring in cross gen versions, this moves from a possibility to a certainty.
Smash or Pokemon.. People sure are setting themselves up for disappointment with those last of us 2 predictions
I am just saying if you have a combo of Ps4 or Xbox with switch , There is competition from two side in the ps4 side i.e 3rd party and exclusives but in the switch there is less competition , That's all i am saying.