Why has Nintendo given up on Metroid?

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Samus Aran said:

prayformojo said:

Fusioncode said:

It has been almost 5 years since the last entry. I don't get it, why is Nintendo not prioritizing one of their most beloved franchises? Does it not sell well enough? Was Other M so horrible that it killed the series for good? Lack of resources?

Come on big N. Give us Metroid and all complaints about WiiU will be forgiven.

They're doing it because of sales. The series is my favorite franchise of theres but let's face it... it doesn't sell all that well. 

Yet we get boring Star Fox.

I think the reason they chose to make a Star Fox game was because they thought it could have some interesting uses of the GamePad, whereas they probably figure there's not much they could do with the GamePad in a Metroid game. For better or worse, this was likely a significant factor.