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It's amusing that Breath of the Wild has sold more than the system it runs on. Ars Technica had an article on that. [1] And it's not because of the Wii U versio

by tgb 10y ago

It's amusing that Breath of the Wild has sold more than the system it runs on. Ars Technica had an article on that. [1] And it's not because of the Wii U version (those are counted separately). [1] https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/04/why-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-is-the-biggest-system-seller-in-history/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/04/why-zelda-breath-of-t...

TheCoreh 10y ago
> Some tourists and importers could be buying region-free copies of Breath of the Wild to use on Switch consoles they bought in other countries, but that doesn't seem like it would be all that common. Oh, you'd be surprised. Since Nintendo officially left Brazil, all copies sold here are imported that way.
- Larrikin 10y ago
  For me one of the biggest selling points is that it is the first home console that isn't region locked.
  - Pulcinella 10y ago
    The PS3 wasn't region locked except for Strangelhold (because there was also a movie on the disc) and Persona 4 Arena because???
  - Razengan 10y ago
    The Apple TV 4 isn't region-locked either, and is probably the easiest one to have games from multiple regions on. I have games and apps from both the US and JP iTunes stores side by side on my home screen.
jldugger 10y ago
Most likely theory, IMO: people preordered Zelda for the discount (BB and AMZN offer like 20 percent off MSRP), expecting to nab a Switch later, but later hasn't yet arrived. Based on ebay sales rates, maybe soonish.
- trapperkeeper79 10y ago
  Yes .. the early discounts on games explains it. Very odd from the typical way discounting happens on XBox, etc. Typical games lose value a month or two after release. Nintendo crap either stays the same, or goes up in value because of lack of availability.
- lanna 10y ago
  two points of anecdotal evidence: i bought a special edition to preserve and a retail version that i'm playing. my brother-in-law bought a switch retail version but is playing a wii u digital download.
  - supercoder 10y ago
    Preserve it for what exactly?
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by tgb 10y ago

TheCoreh 10y ago

> Some tourists and importers could be buying region-free copies of Breath of the Wild to use on Switch consoles they bought in other countries, but that doesn't seem like it would be all that common. Oh, you'd be surprised. Since Nintendo officially left Brazil, all copies sold here are imported that way.

Larrikin 10y ago
For me one of the biggest selling points is that it is the first home console that isn't region locked.
- Pulcinella 10y ago
  The PS3 wasn't region locked except for Strangelhold (because there was also a movie on the disc) and Persona 4 Arena because???
- Razengan 10y ago
  The Apple TV 4 isn't region-locked either, and is probably the easiest one to have games from multiple regions on. I have games and apps from both the US and JP iTunes stores side by side on my home screen.

jldugger 10y ago

Most likely theory, IMO: people preordered Zelda for the discount (BB and AMZN offer like 20 percent off MSRP), expecting to nab a Switch later, but later hasn't yet arrived. Based on ebay sales rates, maybe soonish.

trapperkeeper79 10y ago
Yes .. the early discounts on games explains it. Very odd from the typical way discounting happens on XBox, etc. Typical games lose value a month or two after release. Nintendo crap either stays the same, or goes up in value because of lack of availability.
lanna 10y ago
two points of anecdotal evidence: i bought a special edition to preserve and a retail version that i'm playing. my brother-in-law bought a switch retail version but is playing a wii u digital download.
- supercoder 10y ago
  Preserve it for what exactly?
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