Pokémon Pokopia and the Myth of "System Sellers" (plus Pokopia Impressions!)
To almost everyone"s surprise (including mine!), Pokemon Pokopia released to rousing success last week, becoming the highest-rated game of 2026 on Metacritic and selling over two million units in its opening weekend. While I've had a blast playing it on the Nintendo Switch 2, Pokopia's breakout success had me reflecting on a common talking point in Nintendo discussions: the idea of "System Sellers", or that only certain presitgious games can drive hype and sales for the Switch 2. In this video, I discuss how Pokopia proved this concept wrong, and why it might be useful to change our perspective about Nintendo's upcoming release calendar.
IF THAT DOESN'T INTEREST YOU -- skip to 12:05 in the video to hear my impressions of Pokemon Pokopia!!!
Did you pick up Pokopia? If so, how are you enjoying it? Tell me in the comments!
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