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bunchanumbers on 05 September 2016
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t3mporary_126 said:
Soundwave said:

Metroid is just too hard of a concept to get into. It's slow, it's tedious at times, it's solitary. It's a great game, but it's not very mass market friendly. 

It's not much of a surprise that the "Metroid Prime" on GameCube or even with the red-hot Wii behind it, never really could fill the void that GoldenEye did on the N64 or do what Halo did for the XBox. 

I agree with all of this. But couldn't this be said about Dark Souls too? What is separating Metroid's potential to sale as well as the Dark Souls series? 

Nintendo hardware. The user base that Metroid appeals to are more likely to buy a PS or Xbox. And since Metroid would be one of a handful (generous) of games that appeal to that user base, sales are hamstrung.

At least that is what I think, but then again that doesn't explain Super Metroid. SNES was king and still Metroid didn't sell. Maybe it really is a Niche game and its about time we embraced its nicheness.