Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS)

>Nintendo product sells out
If you've been paying attention at all for the past few years you should know that this means nothing.

>Metroid
>selling well
lol

>>386542272
It's not like 3DS owners have anything else to buy for their system.

>>386543828
Well they have over six years worth of games to buy

>other m suit
They had one job

>>386542272
One of these is mine.

I'm praying for it to be a success

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>people paid extra for a coin and keychain

>>386544125
But it's not?

Metroid is backtracking: the franchise

It will probably sell less than the newer Fire Emblem games.

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>In the year 20X5 of the Cosmic Calendar...

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>>386546620
>A Galactic Federation research team discovered an unknown life-form on planet SR388. While they were able to successfully obtain a living sample, their research vessel was attacked by Space Pirates during their voyage home.

>>386543551
Metroid has always sold well.

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>>386546701
>This attack was no coincidence. The Space Pirates had set their sights on these mysterious organisms called Metroids. They planned to replicate the sample and exploit its ability to absorb the energy of any life-form. Their intention was to use Metroids as a weapon, one powerful enough to conquer the entire galaxy.

>>386542272
Awesome? How much does it cost now it's been scalped to hell?

>>386542272
>niche mh4u sold over 4M
>well known series like metroid projected to only move 1.5-2
how the mighty have fallen

>>386545114
how will metroid fans recover from this own

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>>386546784
>To combat this threat, the Galactic Federation dispatched a lone bounty hunter to infiltrate the Space Pirate base on the planet Zebes.

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>>386546865
>Against all oddss, Samus Aran eradicated the Metroids on Zebes and defeated Mother Brain, the leader of the Space Pirates. And so their sinister plans were thwarted...for a time.

>>386546752

Prime 1 sold well. As far as modern metroid that's literally it.

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>>386546938
>Concerned by these developments and by the great threat the Metroid species still posed to the galacy, the Galactic Federation mounted another expedition to SR388.

>>386546752
LOL

>>386545114
>>386546861
The best selling FE games (Awakening and Fates) still haven't surpassed the best selling Metroid games (1 and Prime 1).

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>>386547013
>A special squadron of elite soldiers from the Galactic Federation Police was dispatched to investigate. The team soon went missing, but not before transmitting a small sampling of data back to headquarters.

>>386546983
Metroid consistently sells for 1million or more.

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>>386547095
>Analysis of this data confirmed a Metroid presence within the interior of planet SR388. So long as they continued to exist, these Metroids would forever pose a devastating threat to the galaxy.

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>>386547175
>The resulting decision of the Galactic Federation Council was immediate and unanimous.

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>>386547260
>Samus Aran... You must exterminate the Metroids once and for all!

>>386547095
>giant exosuit
Is this a ForceFed reference?

>>386542357
I does mean an unquenchable anal outburst from sony negroes and other shitposters

>>386547628
As much as people hated Fed Force, I wouldn't mind if future Metroid games referenced the game as canon. I wouldn't mind, for example, finding a giant, destroyed Fed Force suit in Prime 4.

>>386547628
Thoae are clearly standard 2d era gfed suits anon.

>>386547791
>2D era GF suits
What game shows them?

>>386542272
How's it going to sell well when I'm not going to buy it?

>>386542272
>sold out
The fuck? It never even went up on amazon.

>>386547914
The intro to Fusion.

>>386547481
>it looks like shit
I know I shouldn't be surprised or disappointed, but I still am.

>>386547914
>>386548027
Super Metroid corpse guy.

>>386548218
The fusion suit always looked like shit, to be honest.

>>386548238
Didn't that guy look more like weavel?

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>>386548323
Not really, it looked fucking awesome in Prime

>>386548517
I agree.

>>386547057
>a game from '86
>a game from '02
lol?

>>386546752
>Metroid has always sold poorly
FTFY

>>386548997
>best selling fire emblems are only in recent years
Sorry your series is shit and Metroid's being revived.

>>386550145
>Metroid's being revived
>Prime 3 flopped hard on the Wii (Huge install base)
>Trilogy flopped hard on the Wii (Huge install base)
>Other M really flopped hard on the Wii (Huge install base)
>Federation Force SUPER flopped on the 3DS (Big install base)
>Metroid's being revived
lol?

>>386550609
>sales
You might've missed it, but Metroid didn't get one, but two video games announced, neither of them resorting to shitty fan service and precisely what fans asked for, contrast to Fire Emblem where its only going down hill.

Again, sorry your series is shit.

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So did Nintendo drag whiney vocal Metroid fans along for years with the intention of letting them do all the marketing for them or is this just a case of Nintendo blindly stumbling into a success.

>>386542272
Isn't that a mockup?

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>>386542272
>local online store still has it
>it's around 70 euros
should I? I don't even own a 3ds but damn do I want that art book, soundtrack and keychain

>>386551408
No.

>>386542272
>still no North American special edition announcement
Why does NoA hate giving us cool knick knacks? Americans are the biggest hoarders in the world.

>>386547481
Looks fucking good. I really hope the next 2d game is a fusion sequel

>>386551926
Not to mention Metroid sells best in the US.

>>386551169
>success
????
Metroid sells like shit and this game won't go over 1m sales

>>386552298
Almost every single Metroid game has sold over one million. Keep shitposting, one day these retarded mods will enforce the no shitposting rule.

>>386547691
No it just means people who want the game can't get it because of Nintendos artificial scarcity bullshit

>>386552513
>almost singl- err half of Metroid games has BARELY sold over
>this outsourced 2D metroid on the ancient 3DS on a series who mostly emulates and pirates the series on the most easily hacked and piratable platform currently

>>386542272
>sell 10 copies
>sells out because Nintendo
That's likely how it went

>>386552814
I'm fairly sure not many people outside of /v/ hack their 3DS, especially now that they've made it somewhat harder.

>>386552753
>>386552985
>artificial scarcity meme
I thought this meme died out, you guys still using this at NeoGAF?

>>386553115
>not many people outside of /v/ hack their 3DS
Not many people outside of /v/ / tumblr/NeoGAF are interested in Metroid
>Metroid - 2.73m
>Super Metroid - 1.42m
>Prime - 2.84m
>Prime 2 - 1.1m
>Metroid Fusion - 1.6m
>Metroid Zero Mission - <1m
>Prime Hunters - 1.08m
>Prime 3 - 1.41m
>Prime Trilogy - <1m
>Other M - <1m
>Federation Force - <1m
The series is just not very popular

>>386553151
>muh Neogaf
Lol Neogaf is full of even more Nintendo drones than /v/ is, somehow. Their entire website changed in celebration for BoTW for example.
Anyways enjoy each store in a 20 mile radius of each other getting exactly one copy

>>386553315
>no defence for the bullshit "artificial scarcity" meme
Well at least you admit its a meme

>>386553469
>meme
>Amiibos that aren't Mario are constantly out of stock and stores barely get any Amiibo in the first place
>NES Classic had even less units stocked at stores and since has not been restocked
>The Nintendo Switch is magically the rarest console ever, to where stores never EVER have stock for it, despite its sales starting to drop
>no one else has these problems
Sure thing, Nintenkid.

>>386553649
>meme
>no evidence
>no sources
>no citations
>don't disprove it's a meme
Sure thing, NeoGA/v/. Glad you learned something today

>>386553780
>hurr no evidence
Open your fucking eyes you stupid fucking drone.
Try buying a NES Classic. Try buying a Switch. Try buying any of the less common Amiibo. Your only option is scalpers.
The PS4 outsold the Switch last month and yet you don't have problems finding a PS4 to buy (and before you go the obvious route I don't even own a PS4 but it's data that validates the point).

>>386553306
Those are excellent numbers for a 'not very popular' game. Look at Fire Emblem, a series with many more entries but far less sales.

>>386553890
>hurr no evidence
That's not an argument, you lack evidence, logic and an argument. Congratulations.

>>386542272
That artstyle/graphics is a real let down though. What a shame.

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>>386554260
Nigger.
You can't fucking buy the Switch, despite the sales going down below other systems. They don't stock them. Period.
What other reason wouldn't you be able to find one anywhere despite it not selling like hotcakes anymore? Do you believe the NAND shortage shit when every other company that uses NANDs are having no issue?

>>386554440
>no evidence
>no citation
>no sources
>t-the non-gaming media is lying too!
>no argument
Pretty much what I expected.

>>386553649
The only amiibo that are even remotely hard to get are the limited run ones. It's not 2014 anymore

>>386554679
Sure, fuckface, keep deflecting everything while most people agree the Switch is near impossible to find and most people can never find them in their local stores.
Deluded fanboys like you are the worst people on the board.

I can't fucking believe I passed on this thinking I'd just pre order it closer to the time. When the fuck has anything Metroid ever been popular

>>386554781
>keep deflecting
Deflecting WHAT? You haven't provided anything to deflect

>>386554832
You're a fucking idiot.
Have you retards forgotton how expensive MP trilogy was soon after release?

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>>386547691
>Nintendo puts out a product
>it goes out of stock instantly
>"Gee, I guess it means Nintendo is popular!"
Maybe you should check the amount of product they had first you fucking halfwit.
You're clearly not old enough to be here if you don't remember what happened with the Wii.

>>386555238
>artificial scarcitiy meme

>>386554872
>>386555417
You're literally ignoring reality because your head is so far up your ass. The Switch is impossible to get right now because no stores get any stock.
>search the Switch on Amazon
>the price has been inflated to 400 dollars due to lack of stock and there's only a handful available to buy
>search Nintendo Switch on Gamestop
>none in stock, only options are preordering bundles
>search Nintendo Switch on Walmart
>inflated price due to lack of stock
>search Nintendo Switch on Target
>doesn't even show up because they don't have any
If they're not doing this on purpose, which you so firmly believe, give one valid reason for it being this way. It's not selling massive quantities anymore.

>>386555483
You just spout conjecture while providing nothing to back it up. Nice meme.

>>386555417
>artificial scarcity
With Nintnedo's track record of under-producing their products, there's no conceivable way they've purposefully done it.
>but they said in an article that-
And then there is the PR backlash they receive. God, it's almost elementary to respond to people saying that it was done on purpose.

>>386547481
Aren't the shoulders too big? Or is it not meant to be identical to how it looked in Fusion?

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>>386555483
>Switch is impossible to get
i found only 100+ in stock in one store alone

>>386547968
underrated post

>>386542272
>I estimate
>t. "expert"

>>386547121

And? If 1 million was what nintendo deemed success for games on metroid's scale nintendo wouldn't have been disappointed with prime 2 and 3 sales. And that's not including fusion and every release after.

>>386547968
>>386555868
nice samefagging

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>>386555690
>conjecture
>I'm a lazy fuck who can't search stores and will just spout deflecting buzzwords
GIVE A REASON WHY IT'S THIS WAY. ONE. YOU CAN'T EVEN DO THAT.

>>386553306
WOW! I had no idea this series was this unpopular. The most amazing part to me is how Super Metroid is often seen as the best in the series yet it didn't sell the best.
>>386553941
No those aren't good numbers at all. You are only thinking it is because they released a bunch of games so it inflates the number a bit. Imagine if Nintendo discontinued the series after Super sold much less than Metroid. It would put this more into perspective how massively unpopular Metroid really is. It is a shame because at least with the 2D ones I played the games are fantastic and among the best games I've ever played. People just don't like the style clearly.

>>386542272
>a special is sold out
Scalpers

>>386551027

And yet still /v/ sits here bitching about it all and I bet they will still not buy the game and then proceed to post hacked 3ds playthroughs for samus returns.

>>386556047
>more options for $250
T.assblasted SONYnigger

>>386557723
>250 with extremely high shipping
FTFY
Or do you really think some retard would sell a Switch for less than retail price?

There's a digital version to buy off E-shop right senpai?

>>386547481

I mean it's okay considering the Fusion Suit is vastly inferior to the Power Suit, but I truly hope Metroid V involves getting the Power Suit back.