Metroid Prime 4 still under 2 million sold

Started by Legend, May 08, 2026, 06:58 PM

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Legend

I don't know if that should be viewed as a major flop or just minor flop since the other ones were not huge.

kitler53

I'm not sure I have the right numbers in my head but that puts metroid on the still slowly declining pathe when all of Nintendos other games have had massive growth. 
         

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Legend

Quote from: kitler53 on May 08, 2026, 11:45 PMI'm not sure I have the right numbers in my head but that puts metroid on the still slowly declining pathe when all of Nintendos other games have had massive growth.
Metroid Dread is at 3.07 million, but that was a simple game. Prime 4 was hyped to high heaven and surely should have had massive growth.

kitler53

Quote from: Legend on May 09, 2026, 04:05 AMMetroid Dread is at 3.07 million, but that was a simple game. Prime 4 was hyped to high heaven and surely should have had massive growth.
if you trust AI the original prime sold 2.84 million and remains the best selling metriod prime game.  so like.. the ceiling was pretty low for prime 4.  
         

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the-pi-guy

Quote from: Legend on May 09, 2026, 04:05 AMMetroid Dread is at 3.07 million, but that was a simple game. Prime 4 was hyped to high heaven and surely should have had massive growth.
But that was a full year of sales, whereas this is 6 months.  


Also I feel like Prime 4 wasn't that hyped. Like I know the fanbase was waiting for it. But I don't feel like it's on the level that something like Half Life 3 would be. 

Legend

Quote from: the-Pi-guy on May 09, 2026, 03:47 PMBut that was a full year of sales, whereas this is 6 months. 


Also I feel like Prime 4 wasn't that hyped. Like I know the fanbase was waiting for it. But I don't feel like it's on the level that something like Half Life 3 would be.
I think, pre trailer reveal, everyone was super hyped. I sure was.

Not half life 3 lol, but still I expected it to be a botw style expansion of the franchise. Make it go big league.


Good call on the full year of sales. Idk, like kitler i just used AI.

Quote from: BananaKing on May 09, 2026, 03:28 PMYeah its a flop
The king has made his verdict, go home everyone.

kitler53

it was pretty hyped until nintendo started showing off videos of the game and then it was like.. okay, it's another metroid prime game.   

the motor cycle trailer killed off all of my hype and from the reviews it sounds like it was as bad as it looked.  
         

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Quote from: kitler53 on May 09, 2026, 10:09 PMit was pretty hyped until nintendo started showing off videos of the game and then it was like.. okay, it's another metroid prime game. 

the motor cycle trailer killed off all of my hype and from the reviews it sounds like it was as bad as it looked. 
Exactly.

I just wanted another Other M  :'( :'( :'(


Edt: I played Other M just cause Samus was hot to me lol