Is Metroid Prime 4 in trouble?

[Zippy6]

Pemalite said:

Zippy6 said:

I think it being 3D immediately gives it more mainstream appeal. That there's not very much to get for Switch 2 this holiday will probably help also.

Keep in mind Super Metroid is probably the highest rated and adored Metroid game to date... Which was a 2D only title.. And that outsold Metroid Prime 2 and 3.
The 2D metroids have historically done just as well, if not better than the 3D titles.

Metroid Prime Remastered only pushed 1.5~ million units on Switch, which is a solid undertaking for a remaster.

Come on. It's silly to bring up a game from 30 years ago, at a time and on a platform where almost all games were 2d, to say that Metroid Prime 4 wouldn't have more appeal than Dread today due to it being 3d. No being a 2d game on the SNES did not hurt your sales.

Last edited by Zippy6 - on 22 October 2025