One Year Later, Metroid Samus Returns Still Not Sold Over 500k

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JRPGfan said:

CladInShadows said:
This is unfortunate. As a fan of the series, I'm sad that this only gives Nintendo another excuse to shelf the series for another 10 years.

Metroid prime 4 will sell like it should, series isnt going anywheres.
If anything only lessen will be the market for the 2D metroid is growing smaller and smaller, and Nintendo will stick to makeing 3D versions of Metroid.

Nah, it certainly did below expectations because it released on the 3DS after the Switch launched.

Not saying that Samus Returns would sell more than Prime 4, as Im pretty sure it wouldnt, but 2D games have an audience big enough that it would make it a success of its own.Its not like 2D Mario games sell worse than 3D Mario games, or that any 2d Metroidvania/Platform indie games are commercial failures.