MTZehvor on 05 September 2016
| Jumpin said: No one thinks Metroid is a top 3 Nintendo brand. Lylas Wars/Star Fox is bigger, Kirby is bigger, Animal Crossing is bigger. Mario Kart, Smash, and Pokemon are all much bigger, as are Donkey Kong, Mario, and Zelda. Metroid is usually not something I think about when thinking of important Nintendo brands. It's kind of one of those brands that people mostly know because of Smash Brothers. |
Disagree on two things. I'd argue Metroid's bigger than Star Fox; while 64 sold much more than any Metroid title, Star Fox has had sales disappointments (Zero, Command) that Metroid simply hasn't. The median Metroid game sells better than Star Fox.
Metroid is also definitely not a brand most people know because of Smash Bros; that would be something like Fire Emblem pre Awakening. As long as the term "Metroidvania" remains in existence, Metroid will be tied to the exploration genre more than anything else.
