No Metroid for Nintendo 64 - Retro Forum

WesterHive · 2010-03-09T13:33:04+00:00

So just having a random thought and figured someone might know more than me on it. There has been a Metroid game released for every Nintendo console since the NES, except for the Nintendo 64 (& Virtual Boy). Throughout the lifespan of the N64 we saw the release of some of our favorite Nintendo franchises brought into 3D. Zelda, Mario, Donkey Kong, Star Fox, Kirby, even Yoshi had his own game and and Earthbound game was, at some point, in development. So... what happened to Metroid. It seems like a long way back now, but for the gamers like me who started with the original Metroid and followed Nintendo through their console cycle, I distinctly remember thinking "When will they announce the next Metroid"? Any thoughts?

Topic: No Metroid for Nintendo 64

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Wed 17th Mar 2010

Many gamers talk about Metroid as the same kind of franchise as Zelda or Mario. But it isn't.

The truth is, Metroid has always been a niche franchise with a solid following. But never the huge series that sold consoles. Super Metroid was praised by the media but wasn't an spectacular seller. That same year, Donkey Kong Country appeared and sold the same ammount of life sales of SM in less than 2 months.

and 1.5 is not bad if it was a 3d party but keep in mind that for a first party Nintendo game, is a success if it moves hardware. if it doesn't then is a mediocre success (like Wii music more recently). That may have been the reason why Nintendo wasn't that inspired to make an entry in a series that was never that popular in a console that was struggling for survive. They may have decided to give it another shot with Prime because of the hardware and its new gameplay focus and because they have more optimism in the Gamecube.

Of course Yokoi's death may have something to do with it but we are not sure about it.

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