| guiduc said: And I didn't say most of them were relevant too. Metroid failed to capture the mass like other sci-fi adventure games did. You know, Nintendo is trying to make a lot of their dying or low-profile franchises work, like they tried to make 3D Mario sell more by combining elements of the 2D games, even more so with the Amiibo centric games. They are trying to revive old franchises like Starfox and make them relevant again by making the gameplay Gamepad-centric, but they have yet to figure a way to take something like Metroid, and make it more popular (like they did with Fire Emblem). In fact, the sales were declining with each games coming out from the last 13 years, so probably they are now making it rest so they can come back with a stronger concept that would fit the Metroid universe. It's just common sense from a corporate viewpoint. Meet me halfway there, mate. |
Nintendo wouldn't have made Metroid: Other M or Metroid Prime: Federation Force if they made decisions that made sense from a corporate viewpoint.
Prime 3 sold more than Prime 2. Fusion sold more than Super Metroid. 1.9M sales aren't as terrible as most people seem to think here. Not every game can be a Mario or Zelda. And I'm confident that an ambitious new Metroid game (FPA or 2.5D) can sell over 2M now after the long break (last good Metroid game was 2007). I don't even mind if the series goes on a break, but instead of doing that they're releasing shovelware. I'd rather have no Metroid game than Other M or Federation Force. It only destroys the confidence fans have in the franchise and will do more harm than good in the long run. So yeah, people suggesting Metroid should become a third person shooter or going to destroy the franchise if they keep it up.
Besides, I can think of many cool things to add to a FPA Metroid game with the gamepad, I can't think of anything cool with a third person shooter Metroid. Nintendo just needs to advertise their games correctly.
I'd even be glad with Metroid Maker DLC to Super Mario Maker (or its sequel).
Other M bombed (most of the copies were sold at a very low price unlike other Metroid games that never dropped in price) because fans didn't want such a drastic new experience that is totally un-metroid. Federation Force will probably bomb even harder.
