The Nintendo of America President ponders about the future of the series.
Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime expressed his concerns regarding the future of Metroid: Other M's sales. He expressed that the tile "should be a million unit title" in an interview with Kotaku.
"We're not going to get there, not through the holiday," he said. "And we are doing a lot of thinking as to why. Because it's a great game. The consumer reaction because of the quality has been strong. We're doing a lot of thinking about why we didn't get there. I think the marketing was strong, advertising was very good, the social media we did was very positive."
The title has sold around half a million copies in North America, and despite the bleak outlook for the title, Fils-Aime believes that the Metroid franchise still has a future.
"I'm not going to sit here and criticize a style of the game," he said. "But have I read the same feedback that said, broadly, that the portrayal of Samus felt different than how the player in the past had internalized the character? I've heard and read the same feedback. Do I think it's warranted or not? I'm not quite sure yet... I don't yet believe that that is the driving factor to the performance of the game."
Metroid: Other M has received criticisms regarding how the character of Samus was portrayed. In our review of the title, Zachary Miller expressed that the writing was weak, but that the overall gameplay was solid.