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Nintendo needs to let Pikmin go.
- Thread starter The Horror the horror
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Lol that was their attempt at those franchises! You don't even know what you want.
dlcnotincluded
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ivanthebearable
Member
God bitter Metroid fans are annoying.
Pikmin is here to stay. It's a great franchise that's loved by many.
Pikmin is here to stay. It's a great franchise that's loved by many.
I agree and I talked about this already a few weeks ago. Enough Pikmin already. Nintendo has a lot of great IPs. IPs that need a new game. Pikmin... not so much.
Also, it's objectively 100 times cuter and more adorable than Metroid. So there.
Laurel_McFang
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No one who has played bingo battle could ever make a post like this. That said Pikmin 3 is oike the best game in the series.
Not75Drops
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How did I know the OP would be a bitter Metroid fan before clicking?
CrAzY FiNgErS
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Take it back OP, take it back. This is the series my son started with on Wii U. I Co-Oped with him on Nintendo Land Pikmin game. As well as Wii version of Pikmin 2 and Wii U Pikmin 3. He even has the cute stuffed animal. We also have the cartoons. I still want to see Pikmin 4 on Switch just to see the Joy on my 8 year old's face.
I want to see what Nintendo can come up with on Pikmin 4. There is no reason to let this series go like they did with so many others.
I want to see what Nintendo can come up with on Pikmin 4. There is no reason to let this series go like they did with so many others.
DecoReturns
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The team that makes Pikmin wouldn't be making a Metroid game.
To be fair, all of us Metroid fans are a little bitter. Some just take it to an extreme level.
Baron Aloha
A Shining Example
The Horror the horror
SinCityAssassin
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TheSpaceBetween
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You know this how exactly?
Yeah I do. I don't want a game with bad gyro controles and a game where I can play as the main character of the franchise.
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
They're both support-tier franchises, OP.
~1-2m sales per entry, Metroid Prime notwithstanding.
Pikmin 3 launched on a console with a tenth of the install base of Metroid Prime 3's and sold about 3/4ths as many copies.
~1-2m sales per entry, Metroid Prime notwithstanding.
Pikmin 3 launched on a console with a tenth of the install base of Metroid Prime 3's and sold about 3/4ths as many copies.
SinCityAssassin
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Spyder_Monkey
Banned
"Lets cancel a game for no real reason on a system we're still supporting." Seriously?
TDLink
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I don't have hard budgetary numbers, but Metroid Prime 1 and 2 were clearly higher budgeted titles than Pikmin 1 and 2. And that's clear and obvious just by looking at the titles.
Note: I'm talking about Metroid Prime specifically since I am assuming that is what most people "want" from new Metroid. I am sure something like Super Metroid/Fusion/2D would be a lower budget project that is potentially cheaper to make than Pikmin
Well, gotta support the stuff they give you. It's that or they'll take weak sales as a reason not to make any more. All your whining won't change a thing.
what an incredibly selfish viewpoint.
Obviously, the only way to fix this is to shit on Metroid fans whenever possible.
Dark Cloud
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This topic really feels unethical and illegal.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
The Roman Reigns of Nintendo.
Metroid is not a commercially successful franchise, Prime 2 and 3 sold less than Prime 1, the new play control didn't sell as well and Other M bombed in sales. Plus the series is just not that popular in Japan.
Also the idea that Pikmin is hogging up resource for Metroid is silly and untrue when they recently released a game on the 3DS with hints that there is a new Prime game in the work.
Metroid recently had a game on the 3DS with hints that it's getting a new game in the series and Star Fox had a remaster on the 3DS and two Wii U titles.
As for F-Zero, they haven't thought up a new gameplay mechanic that will work for the series.
Actionhank
Banned
Speak for yourself OP I on the other hand want more.
Well, there are Pikmin clones like Overlord and Little King's Story, so that's not entirely true.
Yup.
Pikmin is a great franchise that has clever strategy and puzzle solving elements and it's sold way better than F-Zero and Star Fox did on GameCube and Wii U.
That's not how that works.
Sorry I called a spade a spade by pointing out how out of touch Nintendo was during the lifecycle of the Wii U and how out of touch they are right now.
Pikmin 3 main game was OK, but Mission Mode is my all time favourite local co-op gaming experience. Such beautifully designed stages, needing well planned and executed cooperation between the two players to Platinum a level. My (five year old at the time) son and I got at least Gold on every stage, and each time we got a Platinum it felt like such an achievement.
Pikmin Adventure was the highlight of Nintendo Land. Fun in single player and is fantastic in local co-op.
So no, OP. Nintendo need to make more Pikmin. I can't wait for the inevitable Switch entry.
Pikmin Adventure was the highlight of Nintendo Land. Fun in single player and is fantastic in local co-op.
So no, OP. Nintendo need to make more Pikmin. I can't wait for the inevitable Switch entry.
Lol! Poor little Metroid fans, left out in the cold. With all their Metroidvanias coming out every year.
How many games like Pikmin do we get each year?
ryanofcall
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Are you mad?
Are you saying it's allright that Nintendo "let go" of Metroid, Starfox and F-Zero?
Pikmin is one of the most unique franchises out there! It would be very sad if it was dropped.
Are you saying it's allright that Nintendo "let go" of Metroid, Starfox and F-Zero?
even though they did not really...
F-Zero almost happened. They went to the Burnout devs for a collaboration but they declined.
MisterGrey3000
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What does this "listen to what the fans want" garbage even mean when franchises like Metroid, Star Fox, and F-Zero struggle to break 1 million worldwide regardless of the budget's size, the game's critical reception, and the success of the console they're on??