Yes it did. The last two Smash games both did. What they’re doing now is (more or less) what players asked for, to replace the old model. You used to have to buy Street Fighter II for full price like 4 or 5 times. Now you buy Street Fighter 6 once and buy characters after the fact. There are a few regressions here, but your history is not correct.
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frongt@lemmy.zip 12 hours agoIt worked for fighting games for decades. Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Super Smash Bros? All sold well. Smash is still a top seller on Nintendo platforms and has never had a season model.
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mohab@piefed.social 11 hours ago
It so did not. Publishers re-released the same game over and over again and consumers paid more money overall.
Heck, they’re still doing it to this day 😂
Nintendo sells hardware—entirely different business model. Capcom, Bandai, and Arc System Works sell games.