The following information comes from Reggie Fils-Aime…

“We believe that it (Metroid: Other M) could be, should be a million unit title. We’re not going to get there, not through the holiday. And we are doing a lot of thinking as to why. Because it’s a great game. The consumer reaction because of the quality has been strong. We’re doing a lot of thinking about why we didn’t get there. I think the marketing was strong, advertising was very good, the social media we did was very positive. (It’s) getting close to half a million.”

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