Nonetheless, their development philosophy began changing even before the Wii U, and I feel this has had a strong effect on this and other 2nd-tier franchises.Wouldn't it be better to make the sales comparison in an article that tries to puzzle out Nintendo's changing approach ?It will be, with Retro studios behind the wheel and all the talent they have been hiring the game will be awesome, and Switch owners will pay for a quality title.New Horizons released at the perfect time and is a game constantly getting new updates. Never quite worked out what they had to do with anything.I'm surprised people cared enough to get mad at this statistic. People are really weird.As a Metroid fan I want to tell people that of you want More prime games buy the damn game! Deep-sea diving has introduced us to new creatures to … I bought a GameCube to play Metroid Prime and got the sequel too. The biggest problem with Metroid is its a Nintendo series, Nintendo really doesn’t seem to understand what to do with the series e.g. Fishing for hours to grind some bells (or worse, smacking trees and rocks for weeks on end to get enough ore/stone/wood to craft things to sell) isn't as fun.I always considered Metroid to be a franchise with a decent fanbase. And add a few multiplayer modes!Not sure. Hopefully in a couple of years we’ll be looking back and saying the same about Metroid. People like different things. Animal Crossing: New Horizons really is a masterclass in keeping you hooked. 2D Metroid is great.
Metroid 2 Remake also came at the end of the 3DS era. From the point of view of the 'essence' of video games I think that a wee bit of a shame.But heck, whatever, and it's not like Metroid sells 'badly'.But please, please, make Metroid Prime 4 and release an HD Prime trilogy on the Switch. I mean I like animal crossing but metroid’s a “proper” game! Also, I don’t think it would be a bold prediction to say that Metroid on Switch will be the best selling in franchise history. Not quite at Pokemon and Mario levels, but still an IP worth its salt. "I think Metroid Prime 4 will sell well and I hope it's a good game, but that doesn't mean 2D Metroid should go away.Only fanboys and shills care how often a game or console sold.So the new Metroid doesn't look like it will be a best seller. The only two Metroids that were true sales success stories were Super Metroid and Metroid Prime. No one bought samus Returns because they were mad that Nintendo took down a fan game that you can not only still ay, but s fan game they didnt even play. {{#replies}} MK8 DX has also outsold the entire Metroid series and nobody is upset. No wonder why Nintendo don't care about it.Heck I'm a Metroid fan going back to Metroid 1.........on the arcade cabinet(!) After all the fuss from Federation Force, a better game too, I was hoping a more traditional Metroid experience would leave a better impression since there hadn't been one since Corruption. Just saying.Got to make games to sell games. "Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has Sold More Copies Than The Entire [insert most game names here] Franchise"Also, once a Metroid game releases on Switch this topic should be revisited. He’d much rather just have a night in with Mario Kart and a pizza, and we can’t say we blame him.Here's a quick pointer Nintendo, I may not be a business insider, but I'm pretty sure you have to make Metroid games in order for them to sell? Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Since then I bought it twice on Wii and 3ds virtual console. This is no different than the huge success of the Mario Kart series, which has consistently been the top-selling Nintendo game per console (with few exceptions), yet it's not a bundle title.The Switch's insane software ratio gives the Metroid prime series best chance for great sales, hopefully the game will be awesome as the previous entries, and this time will get great sales to reflect this.I have read a small number of what I would consider more analytical articles here recently, but I sense a missed opportunity in this quiet release period. Outside of Samus Returns, no major mainline Metroid title outside Other M had that extensive of a marketing campaignSamus is marooned in a distant moon and must gather resources and befriend local aliens in...Even if Metroid Prime 4 sold 10 million copies and became the biggest entry in the series And to release a failing franchise on a failing console?
The game really has managed to ride the closest thing to a perfect storm that it possibly could have.Wait! Super Metroid and Prime 1&2 and some of the very best forms of immersive and interactive entertainment the world has ever seen. !When you consider the awesome prime series have sold pretty low numbers the quality seems moot.That would change, if there were other notable non indie games...I thought that game was about Mother Brain being recreated as an artificial neural network by the Space Pirates, who used the technology to usher in a new age in which all sentient life forms were to be cerebrally wired up to an intergalactic hive mind with Mother Brain at its heart. With games like Dark Souls gaining huge popularity too, it shows gamers like a complex and challenging game with no hand holding.Time to bring the series to the Switch, Nintendo, and change this situation at once!
Hope we'll see a new Metroid soon.And that's why Metroid 4 has took so long to be made, doesn't bring in the money like nintendos other ip's'I feel like someone in like 20 years is going to do a retrospective of how new horizons helped millions of people get through quarintine during the COVID-19 pandemic i mean i've tried animal crossing never really enjoyed it but new horizons is going to be remembered fondly to millions of peopleIn terms of influence, it's hard to deny Metroid is up there with Zelda and Mario. I don't know how that game didn't get heavily criticized for its combat. Nintendo's sci-fi games very rarely sell particularly highly I supposeEvery Nintendo franchise has the potential to sell their biggest numbers on the Switch, it will be interesting to see how well Pikmin 3 fares on the hybrid console, as this series has never sold well.BTW, I tried ACNH again last night, and still can't figure out what it is you're finding to do for 300 hours in there!