Predict Metroid Prime 4’s Metacritic Score

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Salnax said:

Honestly, Nintendo's entire lineup this year has reviewed a bit worse than I would've imagined. 

Series	Switch 1 Entry	Switch 2 Entry
3D Super Mario / DK	97	91
Hyrule Warriors	78	79
Kirby Air Ride	N/A	80
Mario Kart	92	86
Metroid Prime	94*	81
Pokemon Legends	83	78

Roughly speaking, that's three or so games that fared notably worse than their Switch counterparts and NONE that fared better critically. Hopefully this is just me making a mountain out of a speed bump, but it does seem like a potential trend.

I fully agree that these scores are lower that I would have guessed, but the comparisons you're using don't tell the full story.

• It's not like Super Mario and Donkey Kong are interchangeable. And Bananza's 91 is higher than DKC Returns' 87 and Tropical Freeze's 86.
• Hyrule Warriors is essentially the same.
• Kirby Air Riders is sitting at an 80, which in 19 points above the original Kirby Air Ride.
• Mario Kart World is 5-6 points lower than what's generally considered the pinnacle of the series. And it's only 1-2 points lower than vanilla Mario Kart 8.
• Metroid Prime 4 is a big drop, I'll give you that.
• Pokemon Legends is only 3-5 points lower, depending on the site you use.

I do think it's worth keeping an eye on scores heading into 2026, to see if this is truly a trend.