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

[Snoorlax]

curl-6 said:

Snoorlax said:

Dragon Quest XI (3DS)

Released: 29 July 2017

Sales: 1,82m (physical)

*less than 2 months later*

Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS)

Released: 15 september 2017

Sales: 0.48m (physical)

The conclusion is obvious: You can release games on a still relevant system if there is still demand for them, Metroid is not supported anywhere not even by it's loud NA market.

Dragon Quest, like Pokemon, is a freak outlier, it's so religiously popular in Japan it would sell on anything. 

Metroid will be supported when Nintendo bring it to a relevant platform that gamers actually want it on.

That's funny i thought you couldn't release major titles on obsolete systems? Cause there is also a PS4 version you know. Change stance much?

 

While yes, DQ is big in Japan and no so much in the West the opposite is true for Metroid

The highest selling and most DQ games hasn't cracked 1m in NA meanwhile Metroid series has surpassed the 2m in NA.

So to expect Metroid to do numbers around 1m or even as low as 500k  in it's biggest market on a still healty relevant system is not a stretch by any means.