echoesfromthepast on 14 May 2013
Metroid suffers from the metroid curse - that is every metroid game (except Metroid Prime) doesn't sell well because of timing and circumstances, etc. etc.
Mario is for everyone. Mario has many, many genres. Mario is a household name. Sadly, Samus isn't.
Games can and should tell stories and share ideas through their mechanics. This is the intrinsic element of the medium and this is how experiences should be crafted in video games. No company does this as well as Nintendo and their echoes from the past.
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