Metriod Dread Announced for Switch, Launches October 8th

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Wyrdness said:

curl-6 said:

Before BOTW, no Zelda game had ever sold more than 8 million, now BOTW is on track to easily triple that; never say never when it comes to the Switch, it would not surprise me if Metroid Dread becomes the best selling game in the franchise to date.

While I agree with never say never you have to factor in BOTW became a different kind of Zelda game to be in its situation. Dread can be great but at the moment doesn't look like it has deviated in the same way from prior games like BOTW did although that said I feel like now is a good time for Metroid.

NSW momentum is also a thing and can help it become the best selling Metroid game, I feel Prime 4 could become a mainstream hit when it arrives as modern tastes would be more receptive to it. 

Yeah it may not be a BOTW type revolution, but other franchises have seen their best selling entries on Switch without reinventing the wheel like Xenoblade, 3D Mario, Smash, Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion, etc. If Dread gets good word of mouth I can also see Switch's software selling power pushing it passed any prior Metroid game, 2.8m isn't that high a bar to clear after all.

Last edited by curl-6 - on 17 June 2021