Jumpin on 02 October 2014
I never understood why people think Metroid is some massive selling franchise.
There have been 14 releases of Metroid, and not one of the games have sold more than 3 million units, the last three major installments Metroid Prime 2, 3, and Other M were all lackluster in sales selling about 1.5 million each. Mario Kart 8 by comparison has already sold nearly 3 million - a number the article already identified as poor. So how is Metroid going to make Nintendo money when the production cost will be high, and the sales will be poor even if it sells as much as the top selling game in the franchise?
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