Metroid Dread debuted for the Switch on October 8 and went on to have the franchise's best U.S. launch month sales ever.
Big Switch hits holiday sale now live for the end of 2023 including lowest price ever for Nintendo Switch Sports, Metroid Dread, and more.
Enric Álvarez, the CEO of Metroid Dread developer MercurySteam, has revealed that the title has now sold over three million copies worldwide.
It’s good to see Metroid do well. Hopefully we hear something soon about Metroid Prime 4
Wait up, 3 million worldwide out of a possible 120 million is considered good for a legendary franchise like metroid?
Metroid has never sold super well. Lots of people under under the mistaken impression that, because franchises like Mario Kart, Smash Bros., 3D Mario games, more recent Zelda games, and Animal Crossing sell huge numbers, that all Nintendo franchises sell at that level, and that they always have.
This is pretty good for a Metroid. Dread will probably end up being the best-selling game in the franchise, if it isn't already.
Metroid Prime was said to have sold 2.8 million copies, so Dread is likely the best selling game in the series.
Metroid Dread cans can now pre-order the E.M.M.I. figma. It also now has a release date and some new photos.
Great game, glad it did well sales wise. Nintendo needs to keep Mercury Steam close to work on another 2D Metroid in the future.
Nintendo stated Metroid sold over 850k units in the US for October. This is over twice as much as the previous best selling Metroid game, Metroid Prime. With just the US alone Metroid Dread has outsold around half of all Metroid games total. When you factor in the rest of NA + Japan and Europe it is highly likely that Metroid Dread has outsold every Metroid game aside from the original and Metroid Prime. That's in one month.
I'm very glad Metroid is doing well.
Well deserved. Glad to see the series finally getting the sales it deserves.
Glad to see Nintendo bringing back Metroid. They need to stop acting so quiet about their respected franchises and avoid the Federation Force/Other M blunders again.
Love it