Comment on Hogwarts Legacy has officially cleared Zelda as 2023's best-selling game worldwide

AbsurdityAccelerator@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s also on every platform, including the Switch, while TotK is just on the Switch.

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  • garretble@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah this feels like a Look What They Have to Do (release on every system) to Mimic a Fraction of Our Power (be Zelda) meme.

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    • Honytawk@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      More like: Even a bland game will sell more if it is released on multiple platforms, no matter how good the other game is.

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  • Shadywack@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think you just nailed it, this is exactly why.

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  • AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yep it’s an unfair comparison. If Zelda was available on all platforms then it might have been a different story.

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    • Honytawk@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      But it isn’t, and that is the problem.

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• EssentialCoffee@midwest.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Honestly it was just a good game. I saw it attracting both Potterheads and non-Potterheads. (I would not consider myself a Potterhead).

  Does it have a bunch of replay value? Not really (neither do a lot of games). But man, that initial playthrough was just really good. It also looks like I clocked 113 hours on the game, so that’s a pretty decent return to me.

  Also, despite the source material and the author, it had a lot of very inclusive elements, which were a nice touch.

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  • good_girl@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    if you seriously think this game was special, I have a far cry themed bridge to sell you

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