Why does Metroid Mainline Games sale so sell low? And could it sale higher now?

[Dunban67]

Wyrdness said:

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. 

You don t understand the difference in a game and a brand-  Smash is a game consisting of alot of brands -  It is a popular game

Metroid is a big and very marketable brand due to Samus-  She is the face of the Metroid brand -  like Mario, and Link-   Fire Emblem Animal Crossing etc  does not have  a recognizable face even though they are popular games -  

 

You need to do your homework re Pokemon-  They are not the majority shareholder in Pokemon-  there has been plenty of news and even a statement from Nintendo re this due to the confusion over who was to benifit most from Pokemon Go-  you can also look up Nintendo s Annual report in english online-  it is all there-    If Nintendo was a majority owner of the Pokemon co,  then it woud be a subsidiary of Nintendo which it is not-  Nintenod aslo owns a minority intrest in the Niantic co along w Google and others