KJH posted...
This guy's a complete idiot too. MML3 isn't part of the main series or any other that's been particularly bad anytime recently, and has had a solid fanbase wanting a sequel for ages now.
Pulling the plug on MML3 because MM10 possibly sold bad makes as much sense to me as pulling the plug on a new Paper Mario game because Mario Kart didn't sell as well as you thought it would.
The article does specifically state that fan interest in MML3 wasn't enough to justify the game's production continuing on, plus generally the loudest fans are rather small in number...
And honestly, I don't think it's entirely out of the question for Nintendo to pull the plug on a new Mario RPG if a Mario Kart fails to meet commercial expectations. That being said, your hypothetical example is far more "out there" than the actual Mega Man one - both MM10 and MML3 are platformers, after all.
I suppose Japanese companies are kinda idiotic when it comes to business decisions and whatnot. It's a wonder that Nintendo released its best game since 1994 last year.
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