Either way the games never sell.Some people will tell you Prime 4 will probably sell millions on Switch which is definitely possible but let's be real here, if Prime Hunters, 3, Trilogy, Other M, Federation, Returns all sold terribly on hugely successful consoles than what hope do traditional Metroid games have on the Switch other than by marketing the games to casuals something which the fandom is not going to like.Nintendo needs to market the ***** out of Metroid Prime 4 if they want to see good sales for once.... And every metroidvania on switch sells well, so a proper 2D metroid should be released on switch too. Eagerly awaiting prime 4, I want to see what new twist they will bring to the formula x x xForgot to say I do love Other m too! Fishing for hours to grind some bells (or worse, smacking trees and rocks for weeks on end to get enough ore/stone/wood to craft things to sell) isn't as fun.I always considered Metroid to be a franchise with a decent fanbase.
Just saying.Got to make games to sell games. No one bought samus Returns because they were mad that Nintendo took down a fan game that you can not only still ay, but s fan game they didnt even play.
With the newest update to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you now have the ability to swim around your island. Art pieces are paintings and sculptures that can be purchased from Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler and donated to the museum, provided they are not forged. The sales of Breath of the Wild compared to other Zelda games show that Nintendo fans are screaming out for more complex games such as Metroid Prime 4. MK8 DX has also outsold the entire Metroid series and nobody is upset. I haven't played a single one. "Animal Crossing: New Horizons Has Sold More Copies Than The Entire [insert most game names here] Franchise"Also, once a Metroid game releases on Switch this topic should be revisited. This is why they wouldn't make a Prime Trilogy collection! Not just for Metroid, but for F-Zero, Advance Wars, Pikmin (I mean 4, not a port of 3) and any others that I may have missed.Edit: Wario Land (ESPECIALLY), Kid Icarus, Star Fox, Chibi Robo, Rhythm Heaven.I've never bought a metroid game.
Nintendo is covetous of its IPs, so I doubt they would EVER divest themselves of such a franchise - and yes, they have continued to try to develop the franchise. No wonder why Nintendo don't care about it.Heck I'm a Metroid fan going back to Metroid 1.........on the arcade cabinet(!) The most obnoxious example is Samus Returns coming out for the 3DS months after the Switch. nothin on the N64, Other M, Federation Force.That's honestly Nintendo's fault for having no creative direction to take the Metroid series until like 2017. (Nintendo World in Tokyo will feature no Metroid references, right?) Over the last couple years I tried to get my friends and boyfriend into Prime and Super, and they all had issues picking them up and getting into them :-/I'm sure Animal Crossing is a way bigger franchise with a way bigger following, but consider this point:I am very excited that my sister her kids (my nephew's age 6 and 8) are currently playing through Super Metroid and love it. Also Nintendo released Metroid games for lesser selling, or more casual focussed consoles such as The Gamecube or Wii respectively. You could have just said Animal Crossing sold extremely well, what's the need of bashing Metroid and make it's fans sad?Besides that, Metroid has an stigma of coming out at the end of a console's life cycle. Super Metroid and Prime 1&2 and some of the very best forms of immersive and interactive entertainment the world has ever seen. Hope we'll see a new Metroid soon.And that's why Metroid 4 has took so long to be made, doesn't bring in the money like nintendos other ip's'I feel like someone in like 20 years is going to do a retrospective of how new horizons helped millions of people get through quarintine during the COVID-19 pandemic i mean i've tried animal crossing never really enjoyed it but new horizons is going to be remembered fondly to millions of peopleIn terms of influence, it's hard to deny Metroid is up there with Zelda and Mario. The virtual restaurant experience comes complete with an adorable Colonel Sanders and tiny buckets of chicken. From the point of view of the 'essence' of video games I think that a wee bit of a shame.But heck, whatever, and it's not like Metroid sells 'badly'.But please, please, make Metroid Prime 4 and release an HD Prime trilogy on the Switch. I personally, in spite of not being my favorite Animal Crossing game, would take it over most of the Metroid Series today. Not quite at Pokemon and Mario levels, but still an IP worth its salt.