Here’s why Metroid Dread will smash franchise sales records Metroid's about to bounce back stronger than ever Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong guaranteed to sell millions. However, one of their most critically acclaimed properties has never achieved that same level of success. The Metroid series has always been treated as more of an afterthought than the others, but I believe that’s finally about to change. Here’s why Metroid Dread will smash franchise sales records! Low sales and misfires Metroid has never sold particularly well. Only the original game on NES and Metroid Prime on GameCube broke the 2 million mark. The faithful audience then had its patience tested with