Is metroid franchise underrated?

[MikeRox]

hsrob said:

VillANGER said:

hsrob said:

Iwata has been president since 2002.

Yes he has been president since 2002, but started making his presence felt mid/late 2006. See the connection? Me too.

I'm  not even sure I know what that means, and it is entirely subjective anyway. The fact is there were 3 Metroid games, in total, prior to his arrival at Nintendo and there have been 9 since the year he became President. That makes you initial assertion,"Since he came in power, we only got Metroid: Other M", completely invalid.

Well, the 2002 releases would already have been greenlit and in development prior to him becoming president.

Also 2009, Metroid Prime: Trilogy??? Doesn't really count as a new entry in the franchise.

Finally, we're now in 2015 and your chart stops at 2010... That means that barring the little flurry of Metroid loving between 2004 and 2006, it's actually been as barren under Iwata as it was previously.