curl-6 on 06 February 2016
| zorg1000 said: Metroid Prime 3 sold a few 100k more with an extra 90 million install base. Based on the love it gets on the internet, u would think Metroid was a huge series but it's very niche. |
On the other hand though, Metroid Prime sold 2.8 million on a base of just 22 million Gamecubes.
Although I am not sure why it seems everyone is treating this like Tropical Freeze and Metroid Prime 4 were the only options. Retro could have made something else entirely; a new IP, for example.
The way I see it, the issue is less "it's not Metroid" and more the fact that it was another cartoon platformer on a system that was oversaturated with cartoon platformers already.
