Sword/Shield 16.06 million units sold

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@fourthstartcg

@pfm

Everyone can have their own opinion on what they thought of the game. In reality though, it is by far the most controversial and criticized game in the franchise.
www.metacritic.com/game/switch/pokemon-sword
Metacritic compiles ratings for games from critics and users. Video game critics average out to ~80/100 which is good but nothing to write home about. More importantly user reviews put the game at a 4.6/10.

I personally have a lot of criticisms of the game. But putting aside how I feel and how any one person here feels, the truth is that a significant chunk of people were dissatisfied with the game. The sales really show the power of the franchise, because from a critical reception perspective, the game doesn’t even come close to either Breath of the Wild or Super Mario Odyssey

www.metacritic.com/game/switch/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wildwww.metacritic.com/game/switch/super-mario-odyssey

I feel like this is obvious…but this game has the most vocal detractors out there. Just look at the posts in this thread, the replies to every Pokemon tweet, and other threads. Some people have legitimate criticisms of the game, but the vast majority are just butthurt #BringBackNationalDexers that will now draw on everything possible to hate on Pokemon. That does not mean it is the most controversial or criticized game in the franchise. It has a small group of people who are very vocal about how much they dislike the game. As we see with the sales numbers, this small but vocal minority has absolutely no impact on sales.

Name a more controversial or criticized Pokemon game.

[papafrankgod]

I honestly couldn’t care less for National Dex if they deliver a good game. I only care for the first 251 pokemons, but I would still play a good game with new pokemons. National Dex is not a big deal, but as it was stated previously in this thread, objectively it is a bad and rushed game. You can love pokemon and I totally understand it, but defending this game and saying there is nothing wrong and it’s a total win for Pokemon, is blindness at it’s full.

[fourthstartcg]

@pfm

@fourthstartcg

I feel like this is obvious…but this game has the most vocal detractors out there. Just look at the posts in this thread, the replies to every Pokemon tweet, and other threads. Some people have legitimate criticisms of the game, but the vast majority are just butthurt #BringBackNationalDexers that will now draw on everything possible to hate on Pokemon. That does not mean it is the most controversial or criticized game in the franchise. It has a small group of people who are very vocal about how much they dislike the game. As we see with the sales numbers, this small but vocal minority has absolutely no impact on sales.

Name a more controversial or criticized Pokemon game.

We’re measuring criticism differently. By sheer volume of butthurt tweets SWSH by a mile. Detractors of the other games are not as vocal, so it appears as if they are criticized less. However, to answer your question ORAS and DP were not received well critically, and there was a lot of fan criticism for USUM.

[fourthstartcg]

@papafrankgod

I honestly couldn’t care less for National Dex if they deliver a good game. I only care for the first 251 pokemons, but I would still play a good game with new pokemons. National Dex is not a big deal, but as it was stated previously in this thread, in my opinion it is a bad and rushed game. You can love pokemon and I totally understand it, but in my opinion defending this game and saying there is nothing wrong and it’s a total win for Pokemon, is blindness at it’s full.

“You’re free to think what you want, but my thoughts are objective facts”

[papafrankgod]

@fourthstartcg

@papafrankgod

I honestly couldn’t care less for National Dex if they deliver a good game. I only care for the first 251 pokemons, but I would still play a good game with new pokemons. National Dex is not a big deal, but as it was stated previously in this thread, in my opinion it is a bad and rushed game. You can love pokemon and I totally understand it, but in my opinion defending this game and saying there is nothing wrong and it’s a total win for Pokemon, is blindness at it’s full.

“You’re free to think what you want, but my thoughts are objective facts”

So just in my opinion it’s a rushed game? Don’t make me laugh.

[razkaii]

as someone who hasn’t played a pokemon video game since fire red this game was mind blowing and i’m loving it but i definitely agree that they could of made it that much more better by spending some more time with it.

gamereaks fallen into that apple iphone phase where they don’t push the boundaries as people will always buy which is a slight shame

[jameskray]

Only played about 10 hours of mine so far really and what can i say its a pokemon game nothing new really some new features big pokemon which to me is not a bad or good thing just is their. The big down side to me is the dex purely because i loved to try and complete my dex as post game experience I do not play competitive at all just like exploring the world and catching pokemon.

My thoughts are if you look at the first DS pokemon game and the last on the same hardware and the difference is night and day on graphics looks ect so this to me is the first attempt and you can see with the wild area some good ideas they just need that across the whole game make it totally non liner and scale the pokemon levels based on the level of your pokemon meaning you can do the gyms in whatever order you want so you get the open world feel .

[ultimateunveils]

@khairis

I just saw this on Reddit and thought it was neat, so I’m posting it here.

As of last month, Pokemon Sword/Shield has sold a total of 16.06 million units worldwide, making it the 5th best selling Nintendo Switch title so far. It’s currently riding close behind Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey, but with two expansions announced, and how long these other titles have already been out, I’m sure this list will look a lot different a year from now.

Here’s the reddit thread:

www.reddit.com/r/PokemonSwordShield/comments/ew1kq2/pok%C3%A9mon_sword_shield_have_sold_1606_million_units/

For those of you who want to just see the titles list, it’s here:

www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html

Funny enough I looked this up the other day, been debating about buying the Big Box Double pack of Sw&Sh and keep it sealed. Whether you personally hate the game or love it, any pokemon item doing well is always a good thing.

[assassin5757]

I believe the game is fine for its target audience which is school children. As adults we thirst for a different experience. I do wish that one day there is a rpg game for adult audiences. Pokemon Go kinda does with the character avatar not being a child but that’s not a “standard” pokemon game either.

That being said SwSh has had the best gym story in my opinion. They really hype you up as a trainer celebrity and the battles are pretty epic. Raids are cool at first, but then after you do so many of them you realize they could had been so much more (but as I said previously this is meant for children so it can’t be too complicated).