| Dunban67 said: I think you are still getting game sales confused with "brand strenght" Metroid is one of Nintenodos biggest brands becasue of Samus - none of the games you mentioned have a character as well known and established as she is- Pokemon Co Owns Pokemon and Nintendo is a minority owner in th ePokemon co- They may have founded the Pokemon brand but they spun it off- they do not control the Pokemon co- So the Pokemon brand is not part of the Nintendo stable of IP s in the same way Mario, Zelda etc is- There is a difference, that s why I don t include it becasue they don t own it- evn though they have a strong relationship and own part of the Pokemon co |
It's not me confused on the matter as brand strength is something Metroid is not in the top 3 when it comes to Nintendo IPs sorry mate but you're flat out mistaken on this one, Metroid is only recognize by forum goers and the odd informed person into gaming. Brand Strength of Metroid is not even close to Mario, Pokemon, Zelda, AC, Smash, DK and now Fire Emblem. Metroid even struggles to match up to franchises that were near dormant like Star Fox. Sales are also a part of brand strength the's no getting around that what you're arguing here is brand recognition which isn't the same thing and even then Metroid doesn't come in the top 3 of those either.
No mate Nintendo created PC in a 3 way business deal owning a third of the company before increasing shares, they're a majority shareholder, they let PC operate however they like because it brings them more money much like Microsoft do with Minecraft, it also frees up Nintendo to focus on other things. Why do you think mainline Pokemon games and their spinoffs only ever hit Nintendo platforms and are not multiplatform.
