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Hogwarts Legacy has officially cleared Zelda as 2023's best-selling game worldwide (www.videogameschronicle.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/games
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[–] samus12345 62 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] garretble 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 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.

[–] Shadywack 11 points 9 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

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