8.4 Gazillion

If this package doesn't sell more than 1.5 million Lifetime then the gaming public is just stupid!!! Metroid Prime 3 sold about 1.5 million and this is Prime 3, 2 and 1 for the same price that Prime 3 was when it came out!

I don't see a reason for the owners of MP3 to pay 50 bucks again for a game they already own. And it won't mean the public is stupid, how many great games sell little amounts?

Delusional? I prefer to say I have a dream!

Ok, so it's unlikely, but I do believe it's possible with the right marketing campaign. The thing is that the Gamecube had the lowest install base, so most gamers probably don't even realize who amazing Metroid Prime was. Then when a game comes out which is the third in a trilogy (MP3) it's always going to be harder to score big sales with people who don't know the franchise. Hence, with the right push, the trilogy could, feasibly, maybe, possibly be a huge hit. It certainly has the quality factor.

@JUG: That's why it's only a dream. This game will mostly sell to collectors who are big fans of Metroid, or to those who missed the 3rd game and heard this announcement before buying it. But I doubt many people will buy the same games all over again, look at NPC Pikmin, supposedly has a big fanbase but not many were eager to buy it again. And it's not like Metroid Prime will become a cultural phenomenom all of a sudden if the 3rd game isn't even 2 years old yet and sales are almost negligible at this point. Not even with all the ads in the World, since the games have been available for a long time and the ones who wanted them already probably have them.

It's not even supposed to be a big seller, as it wasn't even mentioned at E3 or at their reports. It's just an extra incentive for those who wanted the NPC series (which are a small minority) and to justify their existance. We know for a fact no NPC was even remotely big in the US, save for Mario Tennis, but Mario is Mario and even then it sold very poorly for a Mario Sports game.

Less than 500k LT.

It will definitely hit 500k, but not a million.

First month: 100k
End of year: 400k
Lifetime: 800k

Since this may be the best deal ever I really want it to sell more than a million. But some ads are needed for that to happen and I hope Nintendo understands that.

125k first month, maybe 700k lifetime.