Extremely NSFW link ahead:
You can't say I didn't warn you.
As you can see, this kinda proves that Samus has been degraded into little more than a sex object. Samus got her Zero Suit outfit back in 2004 with the debut of Zero Mission, but of course NO ONE played it. Didn't you know, Metroid has never topped 2M copies in sales? Even Metroid Prime only sold a measely 1.49M copies.
Yeah, that's why you rarely see any extra merchandise for it. Big sellers like Mario or Zelda -- whose games sell 6M or more copies -- get their own goddamn clothing line. But Metroid? NOOOOO...
So fast-forward to last year with the release of SSB Brawl. Sexual innuendo from Snake and Samus's armor coming off as part of her move set allowed everyone on earth to FINALLY realize that "Metroid" wasn't a "guy." It's sickening, really. People
should have known that Samus was a woman --
SHE'S BEEN AROUND FOR 23 YEARS, PEOPLE! You think all this art was made after Zero Mission came out? No f'ing way -- most of that stuff in that DA gallery was drawn in the last year, I'd bet money on it. And 9 FUCKING PAGES OF THIS? COME ON!!
You hear that? Sorry, it's just my eyes rolling VERY LOUDLY...
I'm really sick of how no one gives a fuck about Metroid. It's extremely frustrating. Sure, gamers who will stumble upon this blog will probably be familiar with the games, but even people like Dyson can be cold-hearted old fogeys who won't give the Prime games a chance because they're "FIRST PERSON SHOOTERS." Gimme a break. I was just as leery about Metroid Prime when it was announced but I ended up loving every minute of them. They're brilliantly amazing, well-crafted games. AND NO ONE CARES.
Don't diss the games because they're "Not Metroid," enjoy them because they're new, fun experiences. There are easily 50 (or more) things you can do in Metroid Prime that you still can't do in modern FPS's. I started re-playing through Prime after not touching it for at least 5 years and I can safely say it's probably the best game ever released on the Gamecube. Wind Waker and RE4 are in a very close second. But Prime was a NEW, innovative gameplay experience and it is
STILL a hell of a lot of fun. The attention to detail in that game is astounding! It's just a feat of genius by the Retro team.
So I guess big N is just playing the "Sex Card" now with Samus to get some more sales. I'll admit, even I was a little surprised at ZSS's looks and her overabundance of shapely features. She's basically naked. You play as Samus, and you get to run around as a fucking naked girl. What could be better?
I truly hope Other M doesn't end up stooping to the low and have a "shower scene" or something. Now that would really put a killing blow on any shred of dignity that Samus had left as a female game character.
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And put your claws up tiger, it'll be alright.
Just a point, but you're getting annoyed about, well, "rule 34". Samus is a woman, that's more than enough to spark lots of art. What's your issue with that?
Does that make her a MILF? Well, assuming she has kids, I guess...
Only 70k in Japan? Fucking hell, that's absolutely abysmal.
Except that Itagaki was the breast obsessed guy and he's gone from the company.
Honestly I don't mind what's been happening but Nintendo is the one that decided to oversex Samus, Samus was just someone exploring a giant planet, that was the focus on the character, now its "HOLY SHIT SAMUS IS A HOT BLOND CHICK".
Then again many female characters in various forms of media that used to be strong female characters are now just eye candy, I don't think I've read a single Superman issue that didn't have Lois in skimpy underwear recently.
I can understand patriotism, wanting to support your country,... etc. But Retro is still 100% owned by Nintendo, so they're still getting all the profits.
I mean, you could argue that she is less of one now because the Zero suit covers more of her body. On the other hand, they did seem to triple the size of her breasts by the time brawl rolled around.
Of course, who is to say that maybe her breasts wouldn't get that big given that most of her time is spent in places with low or no gravitational pull whatsoever. I mean, maybe that actually does affect those things.
That being said, based off the only Other M trailer released so far, if that short haired blond chick at the beginning of it actually is Samus, then it looks like they took the size down a bit, which if true, I think I'm rather happy about.
And you can't blame people for wanting to draw sexy pictures of her, because people like to draw sexy pictures of every female videogame character. It's just the nature of the beast.
As for sales, the Metroid series does just fine. It sells well enough for them to keep making more, and that's all that matters.
Also... BWAHAHAHAHA:
Anyways, I'm honestly quite worried about Metroid: Other M. I haven't liked a single offering from "Team Ninja", and I'm pretty sure those hailing this as the return to the glory days of Metroid will be regretting those words.
That's like saying there should be no Jill Valentine porn made by people who never played RE3, because that was the one game where she really whored it up with that miniskirt.
Girls are not safe on the internet, real or otherwise. That's just the way it is and don't worry... Metroid is still a solid series despite some drawings by horny boys.
Like I explained in another post above, I'm less annoyed by the amount porn and more annoyed of the fact that no one cared about Metroid until she literally started running around naked. The Zero Suit may be "covered from neck to toe" but it's skin tight and leaves absolutely NOTHING to the imagination. Currently, ZSS is the raciest thing Nintendo does in a video game. I guess most people don't have a problem with it, but some Metroid fans do, I know for sure. All I'm trying to say here is Metroid is NOT as popular as it should be, and no one (read: "the general public) knew Samus was female until Brawl. It's pathetic.