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Nintendo has traditionally played by their own rules. Over a year ago Bloomberg Business published an article about the company talking about how they do their own thing. Their analysts listed a number of opportunities for revenue that Nintendo has been resistant to, including the mobile market, theme parks, more merchandising licenses, etc and Nintendo has pretty much jumped on all of those things now. It may be that they DO know what we want, but their decisions are now based upon maximum profits above all else. Maybe shit like MP:FF is supposed to be more profitable than making an awesome metroid game. It seems like it would be more appealing to younger, casual gamers with ADD vs. people like us, and we're just outnumbered. Factor in costs of development, too. Maybe making us happy is at odds with the bottom line.
What I've seen of MP:FF looked so bland and void of character, I don't see how it could do much in terms of sales and profit. Sure it's unlikely to not turn a profit, but what's it going to do to the Metroid brand name?
It might be true that NX is going to be console and handheld in one. Kinda looks like Nintendo is also about to stop supporting the 3DS, only making cheap and quick games to show off so people don't notice.
It might be true that NX is going to be console and handheld in one. Kinda looks like Nintendo is also about to stop supporting the 3DS, only making cheap and quick games to show off so people don't notice.
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but what's it going to do to the Metroid brand name?
lol nothing.
If people still give shit about Metroid after Other M then the brand is fucking invincible.
i meant that like, imaginme a kid who's never played Metroid plays FF. You think they'll feel like playing more Metroid beyond the scopes of FF?
At least to me it doesn't look like much of a game that would increase the audiences attention towards Metroid games.
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but what's it going to do to the Metroid brand name?
lol nothing.
If people still give shit about Metroid after Other M then the brand is fucking invincible.
i meant that like, imaginme a kid who's never played Metroid plays FF. You think they'll feel like playing more Metroid beyond the scopes of FF?
At least to me it doesn't look like much of a game that would increase the audiences attention towards Metroid games.
Unfortunately even if the answer to that is "yes", they'll think "more Metroid" is something completely different from what it actually is. It seems like a really bad idea to me to try to get more people interested in the franchise by.. releasing a game that doesn't play anything like the rest of the franchise.
One shall stand, one shall ball.
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i meant that like, imaginme a kid who's never played Metroid plays FF. You think they'll feel like playing more Metroid beyond the scopes of FF?
At least to me it doesn't look like much of a game that would increase the audiences attention towards Metroid games.
At least to me it doesn't look like much of a game that would increase the audiences attention towards Metroid games.
You could say the same after Other M. If Metroid dies off as a franchise this game isn't the one that did it. I mean if Other M is what introduced me to Metroid I wouldn't want anything like that ever again. And if that's what passes for a mainline Metroid then whatever give me spin offs cause those might actually be fun.
It's not like Metroid's ever been a huge money maker for Nintendo, trying and failing to grab a new audience or rebrand or whatever they're doing not going to hurt them much.