| Kenryoku_Maxis said: I'd actually argue that Kirby has always done better than Metroid on consoles, both in terms of sales and popularity. But in terms of 'quality' or in terms of being a game near the style and market of Zelda/Mario, Metroid may be the best title to fit that description. |
Actually, Kirby didn't differentiate itself from Mario as much as Zelda and Metroid did in the early days. Zelda was a top down exploration, so it was easy to distinguish itself. Metroid had the "continuous level" concept in both it's early console games, and a different, darker look, so that is how it distinguished itself. Kirby was a level based platformer. While it had it's own innovations that made it unique, it is overshadowed by Mario 3 and Super Mario World.
Don't get me wrong, I really like Kirby. It can't really compare with Super Metroid however. Also, I am not too sure about the sales and popularity statement of yours. Do you have numbers to back it up?
