Metroid Dread discussion

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CaptainExplosion said:

curl-6 said:

My bad, I was going off VGChartz numbers. 

At any rate, unprecedented performance for a Metroid game, and another example of not just the Switch boost but the pent up demand for a quality new entry. Well deserved too.

Now if only the same effect can be achieved with other underperforming but well-regarded Nintendo IPs, like Earthbound or F-Zero.

I think you can bury that thought. Earthbound is depending on Shigesato Itoi and his desire to write another entry. To this day, he has no desire at all to write a new story. Earthbound is his baby. You surely could give the IP to another studio but it would lack the DNA and it just wouldn't be the same, no matter how hard they tried. And honestly, I'm fine with that. Let's just not ruin a beloved franchise with half-assed new entries.