Legend of Zelda game sells 10M copies in three days
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Legend of Zelda game sells 10M copies in three days
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#2It has to be a good game because "software sells hardware".
Without good 1st party games from Nintendo, the consoles would not sell.
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#3...and it's actually very good.
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#4I wonder what the physical/digital breakdown is.
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#5The marketing was insane as usual. Nintendo performed excellent.
Multiple front page reddit posts, multiple 10/10 reviews from big name outlets. Nintendo rivals Apple as the best company in marketing.
Nintendo has done some sort of mass psychology that allows them to have sub 30fps with no complaints, I was born too early to see this reviewed in business schools, but we are starting to see a bit of the innerworkings of how Nintendo has created IP that is worshiped.
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#6Discussion from 6 days ago with 652 points, 753 comments: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Release (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35912318).
Re: Legend of Zelda game sells 10M copies in three days
#7It has to be a good game because "software sells hardware". Without good 1st party games from Nintendo, the consoles would not sell.
Note this strategy is mainly only being executed by Nintendo, who insists on selling their hardware at a profit. I still suspect they are making more money on their software though.
I believe Microsoft And Sony lose money per console sold
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#8It is impressive that a game running on an 8-year-old phone GPU will likely be game of the year.
Nintendo proved again that gameplay and art direction matter more than anything.
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#9For those out of the loop: think Garrys Mod (GMod) meets the Zelda series and yes, it was made by Nintendo themselves.
The entire game is a fantastic example of well-designed map, gameplay, storyline / plot advancement, AND sandboxing all in one.
Incredible to think that its also running on seven year old hardware.
The emulation videos of the game running at 4K 60FPS on YouTube are astounding to watch.
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#10The marketing was insane as usual. Nintendo performed excellent. Multiple front page reddit posts, multiple 10/10 reviews from big name outlets. Nintendo rivals Apple as the best company in marketing. Nintendo has done some sort of mass psychology that allows them to have sub 30fps with no complaints, I was born too early to see this reviewed in business schools, but we are starting to see a bit of the innerworkings…
Turns out, fps is not as important for making good games as people thought.