A very pressing matter regarding MP:FF

2015-06-19 09:23:15 am

red chamber dream

yeah there seems to be a misconception that metroid is one of nintendo's main franchises after mario and zelda but that's never been the case. there will always be the hardcore fans but no one else really cares about metroid. maybe this is an attempt to make the series more popular.

Opium

2015-06-19 09:30:40 am

That's kinda what I said earlier

kirbymastah

2015-06-19 09:59:15 am

Quote from arkarian:

yeah there seems to be a misconception that metroid is one of nintendo's main franchises after mario and zelda but that's never been the case. there will always be the hardcore fans but no one else really cares about metroid. maybe this is an attempt to make the series more popular.

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i have no idea why metroid's always been considered "the big 3" when kirby, pokemon, dk, animal crossing, golden sun, and even some fire emblem games completely outsell metroid. Metroid is unpopular, as unfortunate as it is. People are generally really vocal about it but honestly, the audience for metroid isn't close to as big as al lthe series i listed above. The only nintendo series i can think of off the top of my head that's likely "less popular" is f-zero and starfox

Opium

2015-06-19 10:10:10 am

So if they don't want to make the 'troid game that we want because it's not worth it, then will they please let someone else do it?

arkarian

2015-06-19 10:23:17 am

red chamber dream

i mean, it still wouldn't be worth it for nintendo ...

arkarian

2015-06-19 10:23:45 am

red chamber dream

the problem is that metroid games don't sell even when nintendo makes them (prime 1, 2, and 3)

Serris

2015-06-19 10:48:11 am

The solution is just make GBA-level graphics 2D Metroids which are cheap enough to be profitable anyway. And make an F-Zero Climax sequel while you're at it.

Idkbutlike2

2015-06-19 05:05:24 pm

Prime 1 and Fusion were the only games to sell over a million, IIRC... Maybe Prime 2 as well?

tomatobob

2015-06-19 05:08:12 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

Well Prime and Fusion were the best ones so it's nice to know those sold alright.

Idkbutlike2

2015-06-19 05:16:15 pm

Prime, Fusion, and Super are like the holy trinity of Metroid.

Idkbutlike2

2015-06-19 05:16:57 pm

Speaking of which, though... How well did Super do?

rekameohs

2015-06-19 05:18:03 pm

Anywhere, everywhere

Quote from Idkbutlike2:

Prime 1 and Fusion were the only games to sell over a million, IIRC... Maybe Prime 2 as well?

All three of the Primes sold over a million. I think Echoes squeaked by, Corruption went well over and Prime sold multiple millions. And I think Metroid 1 has sold multiple millions

arkarian

2015-06-19 05:24:08 pm

red chamber dream

one thing to keep in mind is that selling a million is no longer considered an accomplishment for any game really

games are so expensive they need to sell WAY more than a million to be considered successful

arkarian

2015-06-19 05:24:51 pm

red chamber dream

"player's choice" on gamecube was a million because not many people had gamecubes ;)

rekameohs

2015-06-19 05:25:26 pm

Anywhere, everywhere

http://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/?name=Metroid

This site (which admittedly is not the most reliable) shows all but the DS games and ZM crossing a million.

I do know that all three Primes crossed a million, though

rekameohs

2015-06-19 05:27:25 pm

Anywhere, everywhere

And I definitely disagree with the notion that a million or two is bad. For a large company, sure, but Retro was puny in the Prime days. It sold phenomenally for the company that designed it. Hence...why there are sequels.

arkarian

2015-06-19 05:27:58 pm

red chamber dream

yeah, but retro = nintendo, and nintendo stopped investing in prime after the trilogy was done, because it wasn't worth it

if they were big sellers, they would keep making them