The US charts firm talks multi-platform launches and Switch 2 sales, while we reveal the biggest Donkey Kong launches of all time

Some interesting analysis from Mat Piscatella about the state of the industry.

  • Exclusives aren’t driving console purchases anymore, as evidenced by Forza Horizon 5 most of all.
  • Nintendo would likely benefit from this too, but they’re unlikely to do so anytime soon.
  • It’s too early to predict any sort of success for Switch 2, as the numbers they’re seeing right now may be little more than the supply being great enough to reach their biggest fans.
  • Overall demand for gaming hasn’t gone down and has stabilized. Those dollars won’t be distributed evenly, but the enthusiasts are showing up.

EDIT: And now Sony has a job listing for someone to head an initiative to bring more games to other platforms, including Xbox and Nintendo.

  • ryathal@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Cross platform games aren’t a buggy mess, everyone else has figured it out. Nintendo could do it as well.

    • Zykino@programming.devEnglish
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      1 day ago

      All those cross platform games are basically re-downloaded as day-1 pstch. And how much times after that do they receive updete to fix them? A year or even more if I remember Cyberpunk.