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Forums - Sales - Will Metroid Prime 4 sell more on Switch 1 or 2?

 

Which do you think it will sell better on?

Switch 1 12 31.58%
 
Switch 2 26 68.42%
 
Total:38
curl-6 on 18 November 2025
Kyuu said:
curl-6 said:

I meant lifetime as well.

Prime 4 seems like the kind of game that will be front-loaded, with the franchise's small but dedicated following jumping in right away after waiting so long for it, so legs may not be a big factor.

Well the lifetime sales of ZA aren't decided, because the game just came out, and we don't know when the next big Pokemon game will come out.

I expect Switch 2 Metroid to sell better from day 1, most fans will want to play the superior version. And the game has potential for growth beyond the existing fanbase. Look how much bigger Zelda and Animal Crossing got. Being a standout and hopefully well marketed early Switch 2 game might give it decent legs compared to older games in the series.

ZA's legging it out better on Switch 1 so far, from the charts we have, it's base is fairly casual and it'll take time for most to upgrade.

It'd be cool if Prime 4 was able to grow the series significantly like those games did, but I'm not holding my breath as we've seen multiple attempts to break the series out of niche status not quite pull it off. Even Dread with the "Switch boost" on its side only cracked 3 million.