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Mr Khan on 10 August 2010
alfredofroylan said:
zgamer5 said:

yes but that picture will keep you busy for weeks. you wont be able to enjoy the game.

http://www.metroid-database.com/mom/artwork/zerosuitothermrender.jpg


What is the deal with the heels on her in that shot? That certainly wouldn't be good for combat...



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Shonen on 11 August 2010
Rainbow Yoshi said:
Shonen said:
zgamer5 said:

all they have to do is show pictures of hot samus and sales will sky rocket.


It would work with me.


Oh and me as well, however I am buying the game already so it will have a useless effect on me and the hyped Metroid fans.

Trust me i am a hyped metroid fan , still is always good to see samus with something less "body-protector"(if u know what i mean hdaushda" than that suit hum ?



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intro94 on 13 August 2010
Resident_Hazard said:

I don't think it'll sell as well as Prime 3.  The trend with Wii games has typically been that sequels sell well below their prequels.  Each incarnation of Resident Evil on the Wii has sold less than the previous release (RE4 included, selling the most). 

While I'm going to get it because I'm a huge Metroid fan, I already have serious misgivings about the product.  Samus doesn't look right, the gameplay looks like it might be too linear (they did say it was going to be more like Fusion, which is the worst game in the franchise), and two hours of cinematics just sounds annoying. 

i think you got it quite wrong. Another M is hardly a sequel to prime(a game that didnt sold too good compared to major shooters  on the wii). Is like saying NSMW was gonna sell worse than Mario Galaxy 1. Obviously that wasnt the case. Prime was a bit stale at that point, at its fps nature did alienate quite some Metroid players. A good marketting push will surely boost Another M above prime 3.



Metallicube on 13 August 2010

They're focusing their efforts on the wrong game.. Other M just is not going to sell well. Wii gamers aren't exactly known for their love of cinematics and dialogue, let alone a METROID game with these qualities.. It will probably reach a million but little beyond that.



Games4Fun on 13 August 2010

Hey least they are trying. But, cant say I care how much it sells. Only person that matters is if I enjoy it to me. Will be interesting to see how it does sell though.



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Kennyheart on 14 August 2010
Metallicube said:

They're focusing their efforts on the wrong game.. Other M just is not going to sell well. Wii gamers aren't exactly known for their love of cinematics and dialogue, let alone a METROID game with these qualities.. It will probably reach a million but little beyond that.


Well it not just the wii gamers what about past metroid fans.Will they buy this?



jarrod on 15 August 2010
Resident_Hazard said:

I don't think it'll sell as well as Prime 3.  The trend with Wii games has typically been that sequels sell well below their prequels.  Each incarnation of Resident Evil on the Wii has sold less than the previous release (RE4 included, selling the most). 

Wrong.  REmake and RE0 on Wii came out before DarkSide Chronicles, and they sold far, far less.

Also, I wouldn't say Other M is a 'sequel' to Prime 3.  Just as I wouldn't say NSMBWii was a sequel to Mario Galaxy.  And hey, it sold more too...



Resident_Hazard on 18 August 2010
intro94 said:
Resident_Hazard said:

I don't think it'll sell as well as Prime 3.  The trend with Wii games has typically been that sequels sell well below their prequels.  Each incarnation of Resident Evil on the Wii has sold less than the previous release (RE4 included, selling the most). 

While I'm going to get it because I'm a huge Metroid fan, I already have serious misgivings about the product.  Samus doesn't look right, the gameplay looks like it might be too linear (they did say it was going to be more like Fusion, which is the worst game in the franchise), and two hours of cinematics just sounds annoying. 

i think you got it quite wrong. Another M is hardly a sequel to prime(a game that didnt sold too good compared to major shooters  on the wii). Is like saying NSMW was gonna sell worse than Mario Galaxy 1. Obviously that wasnt the case. Prime was a bit stale at that point, at its fps nature did alienate quite some Metroid players. A good marketting push will surely boost Another M above prime 3.


Um, I know full well Other M isn't a sequel to the Prime series.  The Prime series all took place prior to Super Metroid, just after the original game, as I recall.  Other M takes place between Super and Fusion.  Prime 3 also sold better than other shooters on the Wii, largely because it was A) a Nintendo game, B) a sequel to a popular franchise, and C) FPS on the Wii done right.

The FPS nature of the Prime games alienated no Metroid fans once they stepped into the title.  On the other hand, I've heard that Other M will be "like Fusion" in being guided along the whole time, which is very much not how a Metroid game should be.  It should be about isolation and exploration.  This one is totally not going that route.  Fingers crossed, though.



c03n3nj0 on 18 August 2010

Well shoot.

I was about to make a thread asking where the marketing was.

Let's see what you have in mind, Nintendo! 



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Mr Khan on 18 August 2010
c03n3nj0 said:

Well shoot.

I was about to make a thread asking where the marketing was.

Let's see what you have in mind, Nintendo! 


Actually i've seen marketing on this very site for it. Some of those "rollover to do X" type banner ads, though less obnoxious than many ads of that type.



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