Metroid Prime Remastered had the 4th best launch ever for the series in the UK, in terms of the physical edition.
Metroid Prime Remastered, the update of the classicthree-dimensional metroidvania originally developed by Retro Studios, has managed to position itself as the second best-selling video game of the week in the United Kingdom, quite a milestone considering that the title was released in physical format on March 3 after its digital version debuted on the Nintendo eShop on February 9. As revealed by Chris Dring, a member of GamesIndustry, the remastering of Metroid Prime has become the fourth largest release in physical format in the entire history of the series.
However, what may have held back the sales of Metroid Prime Remastered in the physical version is the fact that it was launched almost a month earlier in the digital version , therefore most of the fans and interested in the title have probably made the purchase in this format. without waiting weeks for the cartridge version.
To this we must also add the fact that, at least initially, the quantity of available copies of the game seemed rather limited, as demonstrated by the resales at inflated prices by private resellers, as often happens for items with low availability.
Putting all these elements together, it’s easy to see how Metroid’s fourth-place launch in history is a good result for Metroid Prime Remastered, which has never been one of Nintendo’s best-selling series.
