From A Skeptic: Where Nintendo Should Take The Wii U

[theRepublic]

Mr Khan said:

bdbdbd said:
@Mr.Khan: I think the problem with Other M was that it was just a bad game. If it weren't for the family friendly image, I think Sakamoto had put tentacles in it.

It's a chicken-and-egg question. Did it fail to gain mass appeal because it was a bad game, or was its attempts to have broader appeal (more story, simpler controls, more overtly linear gameplay) what made it a "bad" game? (I rather liked the game, tbh)

Metroid is close, however. A game like that would fit the bill; thematically fitting for older teens or young adults, distinctly Nintendo, but something with a gameplay style more in line with what the mainstream-core wants.

Considering how little story is in the top selling games, I don't think that really does much to add appeal.  If you go down the list of the top 50 or 100 selling games of all time you will see what I mean.

I would actually argue that the controls for this game are more of a hassle than they were for Prime 3.  Prime 3 was a point and shoot interface with a stick for movement.  Simple.  This is a 3D game played with a D-pad, which I thought we decided was bad with the original Playstation.  Then you have to quickly switch how you are holding the controller in the middle of a fight to be able to use missles.  Things are fast enough in hard mode that the only way to fire a super missle is to charge first while you can still dodge, then go into first person mode once you are charged.  That way you are ready to fire the super missle immediately.  But let me tell you, pointing the controller at the screen while still holding the 1 button is hard on the hands.