| pray4mojo said: It sells low because of the skill it takes to play the game. You can't just pick up the original Metroid and beat it. |
exactly, it doesn't attract the children fanbase or the extremely casual party fanbase of Nintendo.
But 1-2 million only on a Nintendo console just is not that bad. and comparing it something like Bioshock is a compliment, Bioshock is hugely popular. Regardless, if Metroid was a multi-plat game then obviously the sales would be doubled. Its a dark sci-fi adventure game and the reality is that that's not the predominant fanbase of Nintendo
at any rate I'm sure if the NX is a hit and Nintendo releases a good Metroid game it will sell well. The reality is that the Primes sold fairly well (especially considering the Gamecube install base) but that since Metroid Prime 1 + 2 there really hasn't been a particularly great Metroid game. So that's partially why you haven't seen a great selling game from the series in a bit
