Metroid: Other M sales predictions thread

[Khuutra]

jarrod said:

Khuutra said:

jarrod said:

Okay, Metroid... how is Other M tracking compared to other "2nd Metroids" per system?   ie: Prime 2 or Zero Mission?

This is a peculiar qualifier, especially as only one of those is an original game. The two games performed nothing alike.

My answer will depend. Do you want to use VGChartz or NPD numbers for the states?

Zero Mission is essentially an original game.  Similar to Star Fox 64.

I'll take any and all data. <3

Keep in mind we don't have weekly numbers for these two games (mostly) so anything I say has to be taken with a grain of salt.

NPD numbers are about ~200k below ours in the US, as I recall. Allowing for no overtracking anywhere else, that would place us at about ~380,000 total units sold to consumers worldwide. This does not seem to be in keeping with Reggie's statement, unless he is referring to shipped copies (which is possible). Going by those numbers, Other M is - hrm. We, uh. We seemm to no longer have Zero Mission listed on this site. I remember it being at about 550,000, though, which would seem to be where Other M is bound to end up going by NPD numbers.

If we go by VGChartz numbers the picture isn't a lot better. Echoes had a tremendous drop-off following the holiday season but still managed to sell 300k units after its first ten weeks in the Americas alone. More, the game sold over 400k in Europe, a feat which Other M is almost definitely not going to match.

By NPD it's roughly on track with Zero Mission. By VGChartz, it's still trailing Echoes considerably.