| Jumpin said: Metroid Prime didn't sell well because it alienated a large portion of the fans who hate the idea of a first person shooter Metroid title. The bulk of first person shooter fans have an illogical hatred for Nintendo that is similar to KKK hate. The whole "First Person Adventure" title is a load of BS from its fans to try and distinguish it from other FPS titles; but it has the same basic structure of Turok and other FPS titles. It's like when certain gamers say "I'm not a nerd, I'm ****ing hardcore!!!!!!". |
Really? Because the first one I played was Meroid Prime 3 (not having had a gamecube) and I went in expecting an FPS and after the first hour I was thinking "This is a first-person sci-fi Zelda!". The FPA title is far more accurate than just bog-standard FPS. The shooting aspect of the gameplay is FPS-like, but the puzzle elements and level setup remind me far more of adventure games than any other genre. The shooting aspect is secondary to the adventuring elements. It is different from other FPS games, and I've played a lot of FPS' (all the way back to Wolfenstein 3D and Doom to Half-Life and Deus Ex to Crysis and CoD).
OT: A few reasons:
- They decided to renew the series on their worst selling console. Not enough potential customers to get into it except the old Nintendo faithful, and many of whom who started with the N64 would have no clue about the franchise.
- Lack of advertising plays a big role. I think there was a general lack of belief from Nintendo that it could sell well. If they'd advertised the game more I think it could have done very well and perhaps shown 3rd-party publishers early on that core titles can sell on the Wii. I only knew about it and bought it because my mate's a huge Ninty and Metroid fan.
- Samus isn't that well known in the general public as Mario, Master Chief etc.
- Possibly the FP perspective and the more mature style artwork hinders sales from parents looking for games for there kids. Mario and Zelda are cartoony in look so parents looking in a shop can see and immediately assume it'll be playable for there kids.
