The Switch's SMASH HITS and What They Can Tell Us
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- These Switch games have been selling like the HOTTEST of cakes, and I think there's a lot we can learn here.
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I've been sitting on this video for probably a month now, so sorry if some of this info is slightly out of date. Sales are very likely even higher by now.
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Arlo love the video Arlo! I think the numbers are a huge scream to ours and Nintendo’s faces. “HEY! These games are what our fans want! Let’s do more like this and improve!” I love BotW, and everything about it. Personally I would also have liked to seen some region variant enemies, like dodongos, digdoggers, gohmas, etc. but given what we got-that may be a thing soon! Heck, a revisit to the Twilight Realm would be awesome!
I am the Arlo, and I speak for the Switch Sales
the switch sales say ports are cool and good.
Let's get the BOTW review
Splatoon 2 has 6 million? Guess it’s time for some
*D e d i c a t e d s e r v e r s*
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No
Pay for P2P, plebian!
Those 6 mil won't want cloud saves either.
Or some
*D E D I T A T E D W A M*
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The Connection is Unstable...
The fact that Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and Octopath Traveler exceeded the developers' expectations on the Switch tells me that it's going to get a lot more RPGs, which I am A-okay with.
PaleoSteno i love RPGs, octopath is imho one of the best games on the switch but I haven’t played xenoblade yet. I love rpgs, particularly as traditional as possible
we already are getting more.
Square Enix annoucned a plethora of Final Fantasy games for the Switch, one of em is already out, the next one comes out in November, the rest will come next year.
I need to get octopath so bad. Sadly I have medical stuff I have to pay for first😑.
I hope one of them is a NEW Mario and Luigi game. I loved Partners in Time when I was younger and I want an entirely new Mario and Luigi game to come out sometime on the Switch.
What's great about the Switch is that, thanks to it being easier to develop for and portable, low to mid buget JRPGs have a chance to shine like they have on portable consoles before it. Not nearly as much pressure to meet expectations on impressive graphics or scale.
Smash Ultimate is EASILY going to be up there with the big boys once December 7th comes around.
Probably not selling 6 million units day 1 but middle of 2019 sure.
+SkyPickachu I don't expect that either with a user base of 20+ million but it will absolutely reach 20 million lifetime sales. It's gonna blast past Brawl and Smash 4 no problem.
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@@skyora3740 true. But Christmas is around that time, which can easily help its sales. Maybe not 6 million, but certainly a lot
SkyPikachu You’re right, it was 5 million.
I highly recommend buying a Wii U. For years my house has had more dust than I can manage, but ever since I bought my Wii U all my dust has been easily collected. I mean seriously, the cheapest dust collector around can also play a few games? I'm sold.
The problem with a Wii U is that it only collects dust in the area you put it. It's very unfortunate, but I otherwise completely recommend.
You can upgrade to the Dust Collector Deluxe by purchasing an Xbox One for people who really want to keep there home squeaky clean.
Kezsora
Thanks for kicking me while I’m down.
actually the trick is to have the gamepad be distant from the console
Did you know that Wii U's are actually going for like $600 online right now for some reason?
The fact that 1-2 Switch sold more than Arms. 🤦🏻♂️
Arms still sold pretty well for a new IP even if it did benefit from an early release.
@Diego Vester It deserved much more though.
The fuck is ARMS?
Arms is a fighting arena game Nintendo recently released
1-2 Switch was one of the only games available on launch day
R.I.P “WOOOO” Arlo intro
2018-2018
Think of all of the good times
can't wait for the next Nintendo Smash hit thatll be released in the holidays
Yeah can't wait to Smash some heads in.
Dio Drando *I AM JUST HAPPY THAT NOW A LOT OF PEOPLE CARE ABOUT XENOBLADE!*
I see what you did there
If only there were a game that has a similar name... nope, I must be dreaming LOL
Pokemon let's go
Oh yeah and there's also smash
One thing I would like to bring up is that a lot of the Switch sales numbers may also have to do with it being so early still of the Switch's life. There's simply 'less' to play than there will be later on. Probably doesn't affect heavy hitters TOO terribly much, but its something to note. Especially with things like Twilight Princess vs. Skyward Sword. The former which was a launch title for Nintendo's then most successful system, so EVERYONE was getting it when they picked up their Wiis. Again, probably not a HUGE discrepancy but something to note I feel regardless.
Skyward Sword also came out at the tail end of the Wii's lifespan AND a very large majority of the Wii's install base were (and I hate to say this) casuals buying the console and mostly party games for their families.
I would disagree with that argument, just look at ps3 and you. See that pretty much the top 5 of them came out in the back half of ps3's life (grand theft auto 5, the last of us, uncharted 3...) yes the quality of these game are decade defining, so you might have a point.
OMG Ryan watches Arlo
Arlo has actually mentioned that "honeymoon period" effect on early-in-system-life games before. It has caused some games that really don't deserve to be huge hits to be huge hits (no naming names, but we all have at least a few games we feel fall into that category). The ones that tend to suffer most are actually the ones that come out just before a system's "swan song" games, in the year when the successor system is announced. They're coming out right when everyone is suddenly going gaga for the upcoming hardware, but not quite before everyone remembers "oh yeah, current-gen systems still have good games, let's get back to those for a bit while we wait".
GIVE ME YOUR 1ST EDITION CHARIZARD RYAN
I’m glad that botw actually is getting close to 10 million units! Close to 50% of the people who bought a switch bought a zelda game! That’s amazing!
That's probably because it was the only game close to launch that was worth playing.
if you include wii u it's over 10 million ;)
at one point BotW had more copies than switchs out
Yeah I agree, botw deserves the praise it gets. It leads zelda in a good direction.
stop being everywhere aAHaH
You didnt mention that during its launch, Breath of the Wild, for a time had an over 100% attach rate on the Switch, due to the shortage of Consoles. Meaning people either bought the game Before they had the console, or bought multiple copies of it.
I know very little people care, but can I point out that ARMS, a new IP, a fighting game, AND a multiplayer game released between Mario Kart and Splatoon 2 STILL managed to sell 2 million? In my opinion, that’s more impressive than Xenoblade 2’s numbers. ARMS had everything going against it and still managed to be one of the Switch’s best selling games.
Here’s hoping for a sequel!
How can Arlo do a video about Nintendo's Smash Hits...before Smash...hits...
I meant Super Smash Bros. Ultimate hitting the market of course. That game is poised to end up blowing all of these out of the water, honestly.
It's kind of clickbaity, actually. "Arlo video about Smash? Different characters on the thumbnail? Oh, it's just sales figures. Whatever, I'll still watch."
chaoticcranium I’m not sure about Ultimate beating Odyssey
ElixirSoup Yeah, it may be close. In the closest past comparison - Brawl outsold Super Mario Galaxy, but only by a few hundred thousand copies. Looks like they're #8 and #9 on the Wii best sellers list respectively.
But...hype for Ultimate really is off the charts right now, so I really think it could unseat Odyssey as the console king. I don't know how excited for the game more casual players will be, though.
Odyssey still has a year head start in addition of Mario games being an absolute no-brainer for most casuals.
I mean, sure, Smash has good pull with the casual crowd, but as good as Mario? probably not.
@@jackgarcia5926 this aged kinda poorly lol
All I'm saying is i can't wait for Odyssey 2
Galaxy 3 first please.
Galactic Odyssey 4
+Chilleee don't get your hopes up since it might not happen
PsychokinRazalon I think they should make galaxy 3 with everything from the last 2 games and add the sandbox theme of odyssey to make it more open and nonlinear
I just hope Odyssey 2 or whatever is more like Galaxy. Odyssey felt kind of weak outside of gameplay and graphics. I mean, just imagine a Galaxy game with levels almost as expansive as Odyssey and with modern HD graphics. That's really all I want: HD Mario Galaxy
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle has also broken the 2m mark!
I really liked Skyward Sword and I know that's a minority opinion, but it was the first and only Zelda game where you could physically feel a connection to the character and game's events. It might be gimmicky but that final stretch of the game where you're fighting hordes of enemies and duelling, it was demanding and tiring and in a way, it felt like I could understand what Link has to go through, an exhausting battle to save the day. It was handholding and linear but it was the most cinematic and beautiful Zelda game too. That watercolour art style will last the way Wind Waker's cel shading did. I definitely thought it was a masterpiece and I have been playing Zelda games for over 20 years now. I think the current trend of gaming is something cynical, the way dark and gritty films or tongue in cheek superhero movies are popular now. It's what the audience wants but it doesn't make other games meritless.
Same the story is so beautiful and I wasn't the biggest fan of the art style when I first saw it because it was so different but it grew on me and it's one of my favorites along with ocarina and wind waker and breath of the wild
Everything on that game was perfect but one thing: the world. After the incredible and exciting world of wind waker where I could literally go where the wind blow, to the artificial world from skyward with load screens and a feeling of everything was desconected. Like going between "levels" instead of a real world.
"People had access to Wii Motionplus"
Also, at first at least, Skyward Sword was bundled with a Wii Remote plus. It's the version of the game I got, because it was a special unique Wii remote.
Comparing the Wii's huge install base and the poor sales of Nintendo's games on it, and using that as a statement that, the games on switch is what people want, because the Switches install base is smaller, yet solgt more is misguided.
There were a lot of casual gamers who only got it for Wii sports, and never bought another game again.
True but this just shows that despite the huge success of the wii, it wasn't necessarily what the fans wanted. I'm sure a lot of people who own the switch have owned a wii. Nintendo is finally playing to their audience rather than trying to grab the attention of the casual market.
It's not misguided.
Its accurate. Hard truth math
No, it's not accurate. The wii's install base was a mostly casual and family market. Wii sports resort and other games like it, sold well because they could be played together, and because they were casual. Skyward Sword, and Mario Galaxy didn't sell as well because of this difference. The switch's demographic is much less family oriented, so more casual gamers and competitive ones make it's install base, instead of families.
True but like I said, people who own the switch are pretty likely to have owned a wii right? I guess it's just speculation but just about any Nintendo fan had a Wii I'm sure. Maybe the switch audience is some crowd of people who didn't get the wii because they didn't like what it was offering, but especially at launch, I don't recall anything but insane hype.
Super Mario Party's sales number will tell the truth then. Since it's a party game... for "casuals".
Now that you mention Breath of the Wild...Arlo, how's that review going? Or is this one of those cases where you're afraid of picking the game again because it sucks your life?
It doesn’t matter at this point. The game has been out for a year and a half. This video proves anybody with a switch who’s interested already bought the game plus Arlo already ranked it his favorite game of 2017 on Gnoggins channel
Kyle Campbell
It hasn’t stopped selling. It’ll sell AT LEAST another million.
Some people are waiting to buy a switch and will get it later (Smash Fans, for example).
Or it might receive some price drop later. Or a bundle for DLC.
And heck, just the other day I convinced a kid to buy a switch for Breath of the Wild.
My point is arlo arleady made it clear he loves the game and its selling fine so by now there little point to reviewing it
Kyle Campbell
That’s true, but I think people wanted the review less to see if they should get it and more because they want Arlo to talk extensively about a game they like.
Don't you worry, he is making a playlist
heh smash hits...on december 7th
Mostly these numbers remind me how ridiculous Pokemon's sales are in comparison to almost literally everything Nintendo produces. Ultra Sun & Moon have comparable sales to Breath of the Wild despite being essentially rereleases of a one-year old game _on the same system_ , with only a handful of improvements. Odyssey is still five million under even the poorest selling new series installments.
It'll be interesting to see where Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee will fit into these charts, considering they're definitely looking to be the least ambitious and most "cash grabby" easily-produced fare Nintendo has planned for 2018.
Pokemon is Nintendo's CoD imo.
So much this haha!
No, that award goes to Nintendo Switch Online. Am I right?
I just can't see the "let's go" games do well. Who, but a small percentage of extreme fans, want these games? I feel like they offer absolutely nothing. I still hope for the next gen they will go the breath of the wild tour and revamp the entire franchise.
Steven Craeynest Saying that extreme fans want the Let's Go games could not be more wrong. The most dedicated Pokémon fans hate how "casual" and "kiddy" the Let's Go games are, but the actual target audience (casual fans and kids) will probably love the games.
"I hear sales numbers"
Metroid Prime 4 will probably (hopefully) be the best selling Metroid game ever.
My biggest fear though is that there is the potential for this new team to make Prime 4 is a little more like a traditional FPS than Metroidvania in order to broaden it's appeal. And that is not the kind of Metroid game I want to sell well. Because that would send the message that if they want to make Metroid more profitable, they need to make it less like Metroid.
I'm sure they can strike a balance of some sort. I remember when I first played super Metroid I was lost on what to do the moment I reached the planet.
That scares me too
It would be neat if they touched up the combat without sacrificing atmosphere and exploration.
While action is NOT why i play Metroid, it would sure be swell if i actually liked it.
I just want the Metroid community to embrace the game and buy it if it's good, all I hear out of this community is whining and complaining when the worst they've received is Federation Force (which is honestly not a 'bad' game, simply a mediocre one released at a terrible time), every game has been good if not great.
@ChirsMDB The Metroid fanbase has always been notoriously whiny and vocal, as well as divisive as hell.
They are like the original FE fanbase, except now even FE fans generate more revenue.
PS Other M was mediocre all around, with a pretty bad story.
I’ve been with your channel since 30K. It’s amazing to see how far you’ve come, and yet you still deserve way more subs
What these numbers say to me is that the switch WILL hit 50mil units sold. This holiday season is going to be its biggest, because now all of the skeptics have been proven wrong and there’s so much value in the Switch and its titles. And if that’s true, all of these numbers will hit a huge upswing this quarter.
I would also like to say, as a long time Splatoon player (and competitor) that this is really great news for us, although nearly 3/4 of those sales are Japan only, the success of the series is still growing and with more players comes more interest in the scene and more potential for the competitive player base to grow, which is what we need right now. With these numbers in mind, Splatoon becoming a big esports title is no longer out of the realm of possibility.
Hopefully the next good seller is The World Ends With You: Final Remix.
Tetsuya Nomura implied if it sells well we will finally get a sequel to one of the best written stories in gaming.
RayOfTruth I've never played it but I'm really excited to get it.
@@spooky7326 same
RayOfTruth if on,y it wasnt $60. That’s gonna really hurt it’s sales
CHRISTIAN R. It’s $50. Not $60. Check your facts before posting false information. And the original game was $40. With all the new content they’re adding, an extra $10 is worth it.
His point still stands, it's an overpriced DS game. It should be $30 max. I mean Persona 5 is cheaper than it...
This is the first video you've uploaded since I got my Switch. I FINALLY HAVE one and have been watching you before it was announced.
The editing on this is mega crisp and has that Arlo touch
What does it tells us? People absolutely love ports, ports and even more ports
_.................................And, yet, they _*_hate_*_ ports._
3D world was also in many Wii U bundles which probably accounts for most sales
Always Wright
We need more of the Odyssey bundle.
My Walmart has tons of Splatoon 2 and Aces bundles, but no Odyssey bundles.
Pretty sure that wasnt the case, since the game didnt boost sales anywhere as good as Mario Kart 8 or even Splatoon of all things.
Hey Arlo! This is Michael, the Michael from your shout-out video (the Michael and Scottie one) you did for our friend Lane at retropalooza! Just wanted to let you know to keep up the great work! I love your videos man!
good video, keep the videos with unique perspectives coming
Can we take a moment to remember how flippin amazing BotW and Odyssey are? I am still stunned at how those two games launched within the launch year of a new console, Zelda even on launch day. Without a doubt I can say that both are in my top 10 favourite games of all time! That is heckin crazy!
And I recently picked up Xenoblade Chronicles 2, hands down one of the best JRPGs I've ever played (from what I can tell so far).
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is Awesome! I marathoned the whole Xenoblade series to get ready for the DLC and 2 is still my favorite
XC2
I love Xenoblade 2, my only issues are the generic reactions when getting quests and the... anime-ness during some cutscenes
It really does have its weaknesses. But I do dig the anime look.
A lot of side quests are super lame, but the few really good ones are enough for me, since I don't on 100%ing the game... yet :p
Lem0nSlice The story of XC1 is still better by a Wide margin, but XC2 does improve on a lot of things, such as the battle system.
Arlo, watching your channel made me go out and get a Switch and these games so YOU’RE partly responsible for these numbers and shaping the direction the games go in!
I've been watching your videos since the beginning but never left a comment. But I just wanted to tell you that I love love love your videos. Every single time I get the notification that you've uploaded something I get pretty excited instantly. Greetings from Germany arlo! 🇩🇪 Keep going
Great video's really entertaining! Keep up the great work!
Wait if you’re counting the twilight princess remastered sales, why aren’t you adding the Wii U sales to the Breath of the Wild sales?
SuperFrubblez it helps show his point to just use the switch sales
It’s still less
I agree if TP uses numbers if three consoles then the same should rule for Botw
Chet B No, coming sales it's ahead. Also, Wii U version is above 1.5 million. Arlo has outdated figures
BotW Wii U + Switch = 10.84m
Sold a bit more.
Here are some interesting things these numbers say to me
The average sales per game of a series in millions
Legend of Zelda (all releases of games): 6.55
Animal Crossing (just the four main games): 7.75
Pokemon (across the 7 generations): 32.52
Mario (main series only): 26.78
Splatoon: 5.85
These were the ones I found to have the biggest numbers. We've already got Zelda, Splatoon and Mario on the Switch, and they did great and this goes to show not only how big Animal Crossing really is, but also how well Pokemon will do on the Switch. I'm super excited to see how these games do on the Switch.
didn't you missed smash
I just chose a couple to calculate for
could you also do kirby?
Kyle Campbell I did so Kirby but I left it out because it was a lot lower than all the others. It was about 1.9 million on average per game.
Babydaisylover can I see the site you use to calculate this? I’d like to have it handy so I can explain to people why a Kirby or Mario game was made over “insert neglected franchise here”. Also does Pokémon count for spin offs or just main series?
Love Your Stuff Arlo 👍🏻
You’re my go to for Nintendo News and Predictions 😁
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Just a random note, but I have a feeling the New Mario Party that came out today is going to surpass the last three or two of those games very quickly.
Holiday Home ehh these games feel bigger. Mario Party is huge don’t get me wrong, but Breath of the Wild and Odyssey and MK8 and Splatoon 2 are generally bigger IPs. Also, Smash in December.
Seriously...how in the world did 1-2 Switch sell 2.5 million copies?
Some people just buy whatever's advertised?
Because it’s the only casual-friendly game on the system, and there’s still an audience for that.
@@psychokinrazalon Most Switch games are friendly to Casual gamers. Mario Odyssey isn't exactly Dark Souls.
I also noticed around holiday time, in stores like target the switch section was BLOWN OUT! Even games that didn't do well overall were sold out. So people probably just bought what was available as a gift.
It is fun.
These are the kinds of videos I want from Arlo
Good video, very interesting. Nice that you included Zelda Wii U sales for comparison.
ARLO AND THEODD1SOUT ON THE SAME DAY?!?!?!??!?!
BEST DAY EVER
Nintendo should sell Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze for $30-$40, not $60!
Nick K No
If it’s been selling they gonna keep it at 60, sadly
it was literally $50 for the Wii U version like wtf
beating a dead horse
Won't happen. Not everyone will have brought the wiiu version. So there will still be many people willing to pay full price.
I can't wait for your video on the rumored Switch revision.
That ending gag was one of your best yet!
Xenoblade X port pls.
...also ARMS was a thing!
I will die defending that game, whether it does well or not 😂
It was innovative
I got the demo and am just waiting to have the extra money to get the full version. It'll probably come after Smash and Super Mario Party though.
2 million sold on a new fighting game IP is AWESOME. I'd be utterly shocked if it doesn't leg it out to 3 million in it's life, and eventually get's a sequel.
Street Fighter V is only sitting around the 2.5 mil mark. That means ARMS is closing in on the same sales figure as the newest game in the flagship franchise of fighting games. That's not too shabby
It was great but I feel like it needs a bit tweaked to get it just right (like Splatoon 2 did to Splatoon)
1:09 LMAO and the sticker star and colour splash roast continues! Yesssss!
Arlo i love your content, you keep making laugh, and you are my favorite TH-cam
Animal Crossing announcement ended my suffering.
Butternut squash?
Yes please!
Worth noting that Pokken Tournament DX was said to have 1.3 million sales as of May, as well, but it's not listed on the 1m+ sales list because TPCI is technically the publisher: When the original Pokken sold over 1m units, it didn't show up on Nintendo's sales reports as such either.
Was that a “the sixth sense” reference at the beginning?
Nintendo only justifies itself when the games it makes are not only better than the competition, but also tower above it. It was absolutely nuts to see the hype that Odyssey and Breath of the Wild got in comparison to other popular games. There's just nothing like Nintendo right now, and it makes me happy to see it getting better and better.
here is the thing about skyward sword...just like Majora's mask...it only released at the END of the console's lifespan
Jayden C
But unlike Majora’s Mask, it doesn’t have a cult.
Broshi it has some fans....quite a lot of people like it...also unlike Majora's mask it isn't very edgy...but it will most likely become popular later on or sooner then that...people are already asking for a remake on the switch you know
Jayden C
Nowadays there is a trend for everything.
On release> love and praise
1 year later> hate. They want the old stuff back
5 years later> it wasn’t so bad
20 years later> cult following
I’m already seeing a lot of hate towards BotW and Odyssey now that time has passed and people’s nostalgic glands are kicking in, saying [insert childhood game here] was the best one.
Broshi welcome to the zelda fanbase :/
Jayden C
I have yet to find a fanbase that doesn’t have that dark side that hides from onlookers.
The Metroid fanbase actually seems logical to me, all they want is new games that don’t suck.
But they probably have the whiners I haven’t found yet...
I love this stuff, Arlo! My daughter and I LOVE your channel. You're our favorite TH-cam puppet!
"I'm ready to tell you my secret now" *as he holds a cloth in front his body*
I am scared yet curious
In the Wii most of the userbase were ""casuals""" but in the switch there are much more "" hardcore gamers"" so Nintendo games sell more .
Sergio Aguilera
I also think that because of the internet’s larger presence switch has more reach.
Also, most Wii commercials I remember were focused on motion controls, whereas most switch commercials I see are focused on games.
Yeah that may be another reason
also I mean...im pretty sure most people liked Skyward sword...it's the only 3d zelda I haven't played yet but one of the main issues that people have with botw is with the whole 'effort' thing is the story...which is a huge part of Zelda...frm what I know Skyward Sword has great characters and a great story...but like I said...came out at the end of the Wii's lifespan
To my knowledge (haven't played the game yet) Skyward Sword had good and bad in every area.
Innovation: Lots of small changes, but not much when compared to Breath of the Wild.
Exploration: The overworld (on the ground) is big and has a lot to do, with a sweeping sky above it to explore ... but the sky is empty and under it are just linear pathways.
Dungeons: Really good and clever dungeon design ... except your partner, Fi, gives away the solution before you can start to solve any of the puzzles, therefore rendering all that moot.
Combat: Really neat, in-depth combat ... using motion controls at a time when people had begun to hate motion controls. The problems with the combat controls were intensified by this, and many despised it on principle.
Art Style: Pretty good looking most of the time. But there were some ugly bits here and there where the hardware limitations shone through.
Story: ... The story is great, but after everything else, it feels like the mandatory cutscenes are yet another obstacle preventing players from truly enjoying themselves in this grand new Zelda game, that should be so good by all accounts but isn't (to them).
In conclusion, lots of good but also lots of bad about Skyward Sword. Breath of the Wild has lots of good and bad, but it's more segmented so the good parts can be amazing in their own right and outweigh the bad ones.
Great video Arlo! That was good!
I'm climbing aboard the Switch Train next year. By then they'll be a handful of the titles I most want and with the new model potentially on the horizon the wait may well be even more worth it.
Do you have onr?
Did Alro say “SMASH” HITS!
So what, we some kind of notification squad?
Awesome video! I had an idea for a future one, I would like to hear a more extended opinion on the ports Nintendo is making for the Switch that are originally from The WiiU besides MK8D, like Captain Toad and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Super interesting video. I think you gave a really compelling interpretation of the data. I always love when people support their claims with evidence.
Arlo vídeo about Splatoon
B O I
1:43 That was Grumps footage wasn't it. I know that death to the first Bokoblin too well.
Aw... the blue intro is gone. Don't know why but I loved that thing.
Great Video Arlo!
Also, Please don't forget, These only Retail Sales
These days you can put about 50% on it as digital Sales
More like 25% since digital doesn’t sell as well in Japan.
Is 1:47 clip of game grumps' gameplay, I see what you are doing Arlo my dude.
I'm making a current Prediction right now
Super smash bros ultimate will beat super Mario odyssey in sales
i doubt it
Doubtful. Smash is big, but Brawl barely beat out Galaxy and Odyssey is much more popular than Galaxy.
I think you underestimate how many kids get a switch. And don't get permission
(or a chance) to get a fighting game. While mario is the mascot of family friendly gaming!
But the Wii was a more casual tho
Smash has a good pull with the casual crowd, but nowhere near as much as Mario or Pokemon.
Mario and Pikachu are familiar faces even to people that havent played on a Nintendo system for decades and they just go "oh! you can go wrong with Mario/Pokemon" and they buy the game blind.
Nintendo knows this, and i assure you, the first game to hit Switch bundles will be Odyssey.
Smash will no doubt sell tremendously, but it still just a touch below the plumber or the yellow rat.
Great analysis!
More discussion videos arlo please :)
Don’t stress about time tho just whenever
I dunno. Historically, Nintendo doesn't really chase success in the same way as people tend to expect.
I think its a good thing they dont, they can experiment more and see what people like and they know that as soon as they make a game for a popular frnachise it will blow up with hype since people waited so long. I think the way they run the company is excellent, especially when it comes to hyping things up.
That's a fair point. Being around so long the company has a lot more room to experiment which can lead to some fantastic new experiences like splatoon. And who knows how things might have ended up if they went the expected route.
Arlo, go look at the sales numbers of NSMB Wii. Double that of Odessey currently. And I think you need to realize that Odessey’s sales numbers aren’t going to grow much higher barring a second wind. People gravitated to it so heavily because they’d grown fatigued of all the NSMB iterations. Asking around will show that a lot of people actually still hold Galaxy in higher regard than Odessey, as much as they genuinely do like the latter. Personally, even, I’d rather see a Galaxy 3 before an Odessey 2.
I like Galaxy games better than Odyssey because Odyssey has kinda uninspired level design. Grass, sand, water, forest, cloud, ice, beach, food, etc. which sure Galaxy has some of that too like Starshine Beach, Freezeflame, etc. but even then they did something to keep things fresh, especially in Galaxy 2 with the insane amount of level variety with masterful design and loads of powerups. Now I love New Donk City and Bubblaine and everything, but it all has a hint of "been there, done that" that Galaxy games spit on, generally.
Note: Odyssey and the Galaxy's are S-level games in my book, I'm just saying Galaxy's are more inspired.
@@megaultrasonic i mean granted yeah the design of galaxy stages are nice, but i feel that in terms of execution, it didn't take too long for galaxy to re-hash the same level twice. odyssey is more of like an extension of the same task in which you go around to collect the power moons, similar to how banjo-kazooie is. i will complain that in regards to the nimbus and ruined kingdom, they missed a golden opportunity to make those full-fledged kingdoms instead of just throwaway levels for big boss fights
This is pretty much how I feel about Galaxy vs Odyssey. I like the scope of Odyssey but it gets old after a while even with the amazing gameplay. Galaxy had very interesting level design that could be played with due to the gravity. The gameplay is simpler than Odyssey by a lot but it's still gives enough movement options to keep things fun.
I would love to see a Galaxy 3 but with the scope of Odyssey just so long as the levels still have same feel as Galaxy (not to mention the space theme). I think combining the two games would make an excellent experience.
2D Marios consistently outsell 3D Marios. I don't know if it's nolstalgia, or casual players, or kids... but it's held true for a while.
Galaxy might be a better game than Odyssey, but I think a lot of the current buying generation grew up with Galaxy 1, and have a lot of his towards the game.
I grew up with Galaxy, and going back after Odyssey makes me notice a lot more flaws.
Namely the post-game and **ahem**
Spring mushroom
You casually have amazing jokes in your videos. I love it
Just for the record, _Tropical Freeze_ on Switch not only did in fact surpass the lifetime sales of the Wii U version, but did so in less than _two months._
Skywardsword has an amazing story though.
True, but I don't think a lot of people are willing to play a big game like Zelda with controls they don't like just for the story, and I honestly think a lot of people didn't get it for that reason. I mean, it also came out in 2011, well past the point where (I think) a lot of people didn't care as much about motion controls, as they did when the Wii came out. or at least, I don't think a lot of people cared for motion controls outside of more party game-y control schemes which Skyward Sword clearly wasn't.
You are right
And even though I didnt have really problems with controls, if majority of people have, it is a problem.
@@aki7582 I actually enjoyed the controls and never really had a problem with it being linear. I loved the crafting system and Items and the Girahim fights were enjoyable. Cant forget how you could upgrade the master sword. I loved so many things about this game now that i realize it.
Aki Länsivaara Skyward Sword’s story is what motivated me to finish the game. I really wasn’t feeling the controls or the gameplay but I was so invested in the story that I had to see it through to the end.
There's great things about the story, but I feel like it's pretty weak here too. You can go multiple dungeons with almost nothing at all happening related to the story. In past zelda games every dungeon had something to do with the story or world building but skyward sword it felt like you just got the thing, went to the next dungeon, got another thing, repeat over and over again. When the story actually does do...anything at all, it's great stuff but it's easily the weakest 3D zelda story.
"Skyward Sword was a lesson that Nintendo was doing the wrong thing with Zelda." Arlo had officially become Egoraptor.
kinghadbar I didn't know you watched Arlo for the comedy.
He's not wrong
I’ll be honest...
I never knew Skyward Sword existed until my friend wore a shirt that said it (this was before I was in the know, but still. I knew what Twilight Princess was)
I dont think Egoraptor is actually a moron prone to hyperbole (or at least i hope he isnt) its just that comedy usually requires said hyperbole. So when people known for comedy attempt actual or semi-serious critiques, they come off as incredibly inflammatory
or even arrogant to a fault.
I’ve learned a lot from this video. I will remember this if I ever make it big.
Yay arlo I love your channel
I'd personally like to see Kid Icarus Uprising ported to the Switch. Now that there are 2 joysticks I guarantee you that the controls would be WAY better than it was on the 3DS
Those poor left handed people...
@@Fralexion I'm left handed and completed all chapters on 9.0 intensity. It's all easy when you make a good laser staff
@@youzettasonsofdigits1639 oh, neat, that's good to hear. I'd heard it was really difficult to use left-handed.
I just went into the controls and moved with ABYX, shoot with R and aim with the stylus. Pretty much the opposite of default controls. However with the switch it won't be a problem for either left or right handed people. Control Pit with the left or right joycon, shoot with either ZL or ZR, and aim with gyro controls. Simple.
They whisper... Metroid Prime 4.
... will flop hard.
those numbers are so crazy they may need their own straight jackets
It surprises me this channel doesn't have 23 million and 2 subs. keep doing what you do Arlo
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7:08 which is bad news for me. I feel in love with the series thanks to spirt tracks and Oot 3D. The former was one of the most linear Zelda games and both had a strong focus on puzzles, dungeons and story in comparison to exploration. So Breath of the Wild has very little of what got me into the series. So while Im happy for Nintendo's success Im disappointed it could be decades before we get another 3D Zelda that plays off of the stuff I like in the series.
Hopefully they'll add the stuff back and get the best from both worlds. If Zelda goes a long time without dungeons, puzzles and story people will notice, same as they did when exploration was neglected. I don't think it'll be decades, a decade at most, but if not at least Zelda-likes are starting to become a thing. (Ittle Dew, Oceanhorn, Tunic, etc.)
I guess thats true. But with so much freedom and abilty to do things how you want its impossible to have a deep story thats comprehensible. That's an advantage of linearity
One reason I really appreciated BotW was that it's probably yhe closest Zelda to the very first Zelda. And that's a breathe of fresh air after all the gimmicky, hand-holding of the past decade.
+Kyle Campbell If they have certain story quests unlock after others, I think they can have a good story in every way but pacing. Pacing the story is going to be a challenge with non-linear games. Perhaps they should have the quests follow multiple subplots that ultimately converge? Then the player has freedom in how to progress while still keeping things moving forward.
That Dan James Guy. I guess that could be a solution. I just hope we get more characters as developed as Byrne and Groose in the future
I love this channel so much
I'm new to Nintendo (by a single week as of this comment) and I'm loving Mario and zelda and just everything I've gotten so far. But as a kid I had soem.exposure to Mario through the gamecube I believe, and I remember playing Mario sunshine something? And you would clean stuff off the environment and I don't know why but its still one of my fondest memories I have, I want another one of those :P
These sales numbers speak to me that experimentation with good marketing and a huge fun factor do REALLY well. Splatoon's a new IP, but both in the Wii U days and at present it was advertised the HECK out of, and now it's such a huge seller. Odyssey and BOTW were formulaic departures for their series, but they had so much care put into them that they turned out to be masterpieces.
Granted, ARMs was marketed a ton and didn't do AS well- and admittedly, I gave it a month and dropped it myself- but even that sold reasonably well. Gamers like it when you change things up in GOOD and exciting ways: just make it more like your top sellers and less like Sticker Star and your fanbase will thank you for it :)
I think Splatoon 2 overshadowed ARMS and made it clear that the latter had less content than the former.
@@thatdanjamesguy.330 That and the timing may have had something to do with it: releasing one right after the other definitely drew attention to the already more popular and polished of the two.
They really did a great job with the presentation of Splatoon. I remember watching the reveal stream and people went from "WTF is this" to "this looks fun, I want this" in a manner of minutes.
Totally, the Xenoblade series has also seen increasingly better sales, and increasingly better marketing (to be fair, they could only go up after the first one)
Tough the games themselves obviously also play a factor, Arms was a bit too bizzare for me and i couldnt really get into it, while Splatoon was second nature to anyone who has ever played a shooter even with the drastically different mechanics.
If an hypotetical sequel to Arms where to happen, hopefully theyll make it a bit easier to get into. Since it looks like everything i would like, but i just cant muster the will to pull out 60$ for it.
I think the Switch being a new, hot, exciting and great console has a lot to do with sales of each of these games.
Some of the examples mention install bases but that is a silly metric for certain systems
Not to defend Skyward Sword, because I dont like it, but it came out way after the wii's glory days. Plus the wii install base itself was massively bloated by the wii sports crowd
A lot of good points were made but I really feel the hardware being so great is driving a lot of sales.
Weird i am nitpicking. mkdx favorite mariokart
Botw favorite zelda
Odyssey top 3 favorite 3d mario
Oh last point. Super Mario 3D World despite the name not a 3d mario, it should have its own submario genre
2d mario
3d obstacle courses
3d exploration
I dunno they are so radically different i cant lump them together
I still don't agree with Nintendo that Mario 3d Land/World and the Galaxy games are in the same category. Galaxy 1&2 are way more in line with 64/Sunshine/Odyssey. The only big difference between them is level size. 3d Land/World are more like 2d games in 3d. Even the gameplay is just like the 2d games. Galxy1&2's gameplay is more like the other 3d games. Maybe call them the 3d Linear Mario games.
@@bfnmo7750 yea, in either case I would divide the 3d games up
Andrew Oliver Nintendo has already stated that 3D Land/World are 3D games, just more linear like the Galaxy games. Saying it isn’t “a REAL 3D Mario” is like “Smash Ultimate is a port, regardless of what Nintendo says” and “Pokemon Let’s Go are spin-offs, regardless of what Nintendo says” levels of silly.
@@dittom3426 your smash analogy is apples and oranges but I get your point.
Those mario games are vastly different, we just see it different
@@dittom3426 your smash analogy is apples and oranges but I get your point.
Those mario games are vastly different, we just see it different
Great video!!!!
1 2 switch: 5th best selling switch game
Arlo: top 4 best selling switch games
Mario Odyssey... It's fantastic, but it's missing something that Mario 64 had. Not totally sure what it is, maybe it's just nostalgia. I think it might be that it doesn't have enough "Mario"-ness. Kind of the same problem I had with Mario Sunshine. One of the things I loved about 64 was the modern take on classic Mario ideas, like the ghost house, ice level, etc. Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing Odyssey, I'm just saying, for my taste, it didn't bring enough of its roots to the party.
I think both odyssey and breath of the wild are missing the aesthetic of their franchise pretty hard. It's a fine balance between being brand new, and also feeling like a game in the same series, but it has been done before. That said, in sunshine and odyssey's defense, they both took place outside of the mushroom kingdom, mario had went somewhere totally new. But even in sunshine's case I think it still felt like part of the mario universe. The new NPC's and music felt like mario. Even having a haunted hotel. Odyssey on the other hand not as much.
And actually I'd be totally fine with being so disconnected from the old tropes if it brought more new to the table. But odyssey's level themes are definitely my biggest problem with it. The most interesting level themes are the ones that get nothing but a small level or a boss fight. Cap kingdom, cascade kingdom, and especially ruined kingdom would be great if they were expanded into something bigger. But the levels they did make huge were things like Sand kingdom or seaside kingdom. Then there's a lot of kingdoms that feel more like filler, like snow or lake kingdom for example. I love odyssey but I hope in the future there will be more levels like wooded, metro, and luncheon.
I think it was the tight level design. Odyssey is much more lenient and "play at your own pace" because it was made with the Switch in mind, basically, it was made for portable play, so you could get a few moons without much hassle before suspending it without issue.
And as such, Odyssey focuses on flexible design, rather than tight design. And while giving the player the tools to play the same game in so many different ways is an amazing design feat...it just doesnt lend itself for tight level design which is what gives me thrills when playing platformers. It makes up for it with those areas that are just platforming challenges, but much like the trials in Botw, while i found them enjoyable, they just didnt quite scratch the same itch as they did in previous titles.
Thats the root of it for me, the game is a tad too lenient. While constantly getting Moons at an insane pace is def fun, i just prefer to have a little difficulty and frustration to make the pay off all that much sweeter, and even the extra challenges were a bit on the easy side of things.
Like all things, there should be a balance, it doesnt ever feel like i had to put any effort into finding moons and i just dont feel the same amount of satisfaction, and in say, Sunshine, certain worlds were just a bit too frustrating for their own good (especially those fucking Lilly pads i swear to god).
It is a bit odd, since Mario usually dances on that line pretty well. Super Mario World, Galaxy and to a lesser extent 3D world all did it quite well and even insanely hard extra worlds like Tubular or Champions road never felt too punishing.
Not gonna lie, this year hasn't been a great year for the switch so far, i'm not talking about unreleased games, but the games released this year have almost all been quite mediocre. Thank god for smash though otherwise this would be considered a crap year for switch owners
And that terrible service
I think it's just the Online service that turned the table around.
Oh yeah, how could i forget the terrible online service
@@utmp5508 do you have Super Mario Party?
That's your opinion though. Not everything has to cater to you.
Lol at shooting arrows at the ice blocks at the elephant divine beast. That honestly never even occurred to me. Just use the ice power thingy.
OMG finally I love you Arlo❤️