freebs2 said:
Yes, but to be fair the series has also been quite unfortunate so far. By the standards of thier time Metroid and Super Metroid were actually quite popular. Then the series has been put back for a whole generation and later it happened to recive the strongest back-up from Nintendo in a time when the company was labeled as "kiddy" and its home console was selling poorly.
You may argue MP3 didn't do better on Wii either but even in that case you have to put things in perspective. The Wii was a very popular console due to accessibilty and multiplayer, Metroid Prime on the contrary is an immersive and graphical intensive single player game. With Ps3/360 (and HD gaming in general) being a novelty those who were looking for that kind of experience were obviously looking elsewhere. In other words MP3 was a no brainer for established fans but it wasn't in a good position to attract new players. If Nintendo will ever want to revive the series I think now its the right timing. It's not a stretch to say Zelda is the key title that convinced people to buy the Switch on launch and it will likely play a role in defining the system's library since it signals a strong interest for deep and immersive single player experiences. |
You won't get an argument out of me. I especially agree with the last paragraph, I would have loved to see Metroid as a summer title released in July. Being part of the system's fledgling catalog would have surely prompted some who weren't a fan of the series to buy it just for something high budget to play. Those nearly 3 million fans that bought Metroid or Prime would hopefully be back. I'd like to see a switch version that legs out to 4.5 to 5 million copies sold if not more. Metroid and Zelda are my two most favorite Nintendo IP and have been since they came out on the NES. Perhaps we will get a true Metroid game (F-you Other M and Federation Force) sometime early in 2018 with bundles holiday 2018 as I would reaaaaaaaly like to see the base expand.
