jarrod said:
Because it's basically "Metroid 5", unlike the Retroids it's going to get a big push, and unlike the Retroids the Japanese will actually buy it. |
The first metroid prime got a good marketing push, and Metroid Prime sold the most of any Metroid game to date at about 2.8 million. I don't see this new metroid game getting anywhere near that number for various reasons. I predict in the 1-1.5 million range.
First, Metroid Fusion (so-called Metroid 4) is considered by many (myself included) to be the worst metroid game. The same guy who was responsible for that is now in charge of this game. We haven't seen the gameplay, and all we keep hearing about is how they want to explore Samus as a character and her motivations. People don't buy Metroid because they want to understand Samus, they buy Metroid to shoot at space aliens. I admit that this could be completely wrong, but look at the trailer for Other M-- cutscenes (aka, cinimatics) about Samus. This causes me concern in the direction for the game (Metroid Fusion suffered because it tried to tell a story about Samus's backstory that most did not care for). I am hopeful that I will be wrong and this game will be awsome, but considering that the same guy who made Fusion is behind this I am not optomistic.
I am curious, how do you know the japanese will buy it?
