Is Metroid Prime 4 in trouble?

[Norion]

Otter said:

Zippy6 said:

Unless it has very good legs looks like it's not gone how I thought it would.

I don't think we got any numbers meaning neither the switch 1 or switch 2 version shipped over 1m units.

Edit:

"Packaged versions of Nintendo Switch 2 Edition software are included in Nintendo Switch 2 software sales units, and downloadable versions are included in Nintendo Switch software sales units."

Nintendo seems to be counting Digital Switch 2 Edition sales as a sale of the Switch 1 game for some godforsaken reason.

That would mean Switch 1 Physical+Digital and Switch 2 Digital combined are under 1m units?

I don't think this is any cause for concern. This is essentially 3 weeks of sales and on an early yet quickly growing userbase. I wouldn't of expected it to be past 1.5m at the moment across both SKUs.

Considering Switch 2 is the more popular version (75-80% based on UK/Japan) and all of those digital sales are being attributed to S1, it may actually be passed 1m on the platform (S2) or at least very close to. 

The concern is that Metroid games have poor legs and with how reception and word of mouth of this one has gone I really doubt that'll be much different here. The early userbase part doesn't help that much when there's a Switch 1 version unless there's a lot of people holding out till they get a Switch 2 but the Metroid fanbase being relatively hardcore for a Nintendo one means they've probably already largely gotten Switch 2's for it. Some of the ones that haven't will not bother buying it now due to the reception and word of mouth so the final total could be only around 2m in the end which is not ideal for such a long and troubled development cycle.