Sony: "No plans to continue Resistance"

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Stefan.De.Machtige said:

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spurgeonryan said:
I think it is a bad idea. Look at Nintendo. They have kept Metroid going for years. Its not like it was a big seller, just a fan favorite.

Instead of just dumping it for twenty years like kid Icarus they should sell it to Nintendo.

Metroid is a constant multi-million seller and a unique experience.

Resistance is a average FPS, a genre with tons of competition.

I'd say Sony get out of a genre that is too full of competition in the first place and focus on unique games from its other exclusive IPs.

Not in the last two installments, i'm afraid. Metroid low sales put in the freezer for a while.

MP sold 2.8m
MP2 sold 1.3m
MP3 sold 1.6m
MOM sold 1.1m (lowest of all home console Metroids)

While it sales less than the other big Nintendo IPs, it still is a very good series with steady sales that bounce up and down depending on the game. I edited the quote in question to be more exact.

Resistance was on a straight downward spiral with every new game. MOM could have done better had it simply had better controls. The wiimote/nunchuck style woudl have been far superior and created better buzz.