I think you just nailed it, this is exactly why.
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samus12345@lemmy.world 9 months agoIt’s also on every platform, including the Switch, while TotK is just on the Switch.
Shadywack@lemmy.world 9 months ago
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.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
But it isn’t, and that is the problem.
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.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 9 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.