The other day, Nintendo released its quarterly report for the period October-December and presented updated sales figures for both games and hardware. Something that many people reacted to, however, there was a mysterious absence of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, which some interpreted as Nintendo being dissatisfied with the results.
Regardless of the reason for the game's sales not being disclosed, it still seems to have got off to a decent start. Game File founder Stephen Totilo writes via Bluesky that both versions of the game (Switch and Switch 2) have together made Samus' latest adventure a million-seller.
It is undeniably still strange that the figures were missing, and it is reasonable to assume that they are lower than Nintendo had hoped for, but the Metroid series has never been a really big seller, and the best-performing game to date is 2021's Metroid Dread. The fact that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond sold a million copies in less than a month still indicates that interest remains despite mixed reviews, and hopefully that means we haven't seen the last of Samus in her own adventures.
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