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As highly acclaimed the Metroid franchise is, I think reaching 10 million will be a tough challenge. The best-selling game in the franchise has not even reached 3 million units.
The stars will have to align for Metroid Prime 4 (or any future Metroid game) to sell that well. It's not just the quality of the game, it has to have the marketing and convince players to get invested in the type of game Metroid Prime 4 is selling. Part of the reason, I believe that first-person shooters have had success is the fast-twitch gameplay and online multiplayer, which is kinda like watching a high-octane action movie. Metroid, on the other hand, is more about atmosphere, discovery, the single-player experience, and some elements of horror as inspired by the Alien franchise, which, historically, is not a box office juggernaut.
If Nintendo can somehow win non-Metroid fans over to a slower, but unique first-person experience like BioShock, Portal, and Resident Evil 7, then Prime 4 has a chance to be the best-selling Metroid game in the franchise.
