The Nintendo Switch and a New IP Renaissance

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Wyrdness said:

Darwinianevolution said:

Metroid is one of the classic three Nintendo franchises, alongside Mario and Zelda. Just go to the Metroid Prime Federation Force trailer on Youtube and read the comments (if they are still avalible), and you'll see how many people care about Zelda.

TBH I think what he means is it's not as big as the fanbase would try to make it seem, a classic franchise yes but nowhere near the power houses the other two are.

That's fair enough, but it's still one of the more popular Nintendo franchise out there. If it hasn't sold as well as other lately is because Other M and a clear lack of games released. 2D Metroids are gone since the GBA days. 3D ones since the Wii. It could sell well enough to become a system seller, even if it doesn't sell as much as Mario or Splatoon.