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title: "Best-selling Metroid games ever – By units sold and revenue"
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description: "Metroid Dread seems to be on it's way to becoming the best-selling Metroid game ever. So let's look at all the Metroid games by units, and revenue."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2021-10-19 10:10:39"
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Best-selling Metroid games ever - By units sold and revenue | General News | NintendoReporters

 [![Best-selling Metroid games ever – By units sold and revenue](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/best-selling-metroid-games-ever-by-units-sold-and-revenue.jpeg "Best-selling Metroid games ever – By units sold and revenue")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/best-selling-metroid-games-ever-by-units-sold-and-revenue.jpeg)Metroid Dread seems to be on it’s way to becoming the best-selling Metroid game ever. So let’s look at all the Metroid games by units, and revenue.

## [](#prime-still-first)Prime still first

The Metroid Prime games have done the best in both regards. Although the order is rearranged a bit The only exception is Metroid Prime: Federation Force, which is nearly at the bottom of both charts.

**Metroid Dread is rising quick**

As for Metroid Dread, after only being available for short period it is currently the 8th best-selling Metroid game by units and the 6th by revenue.

When comparing to other 2D Metroids, it is still trailing Metroid Fusion and Metroid 2: The Return of Samus on the best-selling Metroid games by units. But that seems only like a matter of time. In regards to revenue, only Metroid Fusion is currently charting higher than Metroid Dread.

### [](#best-selling-metroid-titles-by-units)Best-selling Metroid titles by Units

PositionYearTitleFormat12003Metroid PrimeNintendo GameCube22007Metroid Prime 3: CorruptionNintendo Wii32006Metroid Prime: HuntersNintendo DS42004Metroid Prime 2: EchoesNintendo GameCube52002Metroid FusionGameboy Advance62010Metroid: Other MNintendo Wii71992Metroid 2: The Return of SamusGameboy82021Metroid DreadNintendo Switch92004Metroid: Zero MissionGameboy Advance102017Metroid: Samus ReturnsNintendo 3DS112009Metroid Prime TrilogyNintendo Wii121994Super MetroidSNES132007Metroid Prime PinballNintendo DS142016Metroid Prime: Federation ForceNintendo 3DS152005Metroid (NES Classic)Gameboy Advance### [](#best-selling-metroid-titles-by-revenue)Best-Selling Metroid titles by Revenue

PositionYearTitleFormat12003Metroid Prime 3: CorruptionNintendo Wii22007Metroid PrimeNintendo GameCube32006Metroid Prime: HuntersNintendo DS42004Metroid Prime 2: EchoesNintendo GameCube52002Metroid FusionGameboy Advance62021Metroid DreadNintendo Switch72010Metroid: Other MNintendo Wii82017Metroid: Samus ReturnsNintendo 3DS92009Metroid Prime TrilogyNintendo Wii102004Metroid: Zero MissionGameboy Advance111994Super MetroidSNES121992Metroid 2: The Return of SamusSNES132007Metroid Prime PinballNintendo DS142016Metroid Prime: Federation ForceNintendo 3DS152005Metroid (NES Classic)Gameboy Advance#### [](#about-metroid-dread)About Metroid Dread

Explore Metroid™ history with the Metroid Dread: Special Edition bundle. In addition to a haunting steel game case, this edition includes the game card, 5 high-quality art cards with key art for each 2D Metroid game and a 190-page art book spanning all 5 entries in the 2D Metroid saga.

**Join intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran in her first new 2D Metroid story in 19 years**

Samus’ story continues after the events of the Metroid Fusion game when she descends upon planet ZDR to investigate a mysterious transmission sent to the Galactic Federation. The remote planet has become overrun by vicious alien lifeforms and chilling mechanical menaces. Samus is more agile and capable than ever, but can she overcome the inhuman threat stalking the depths of ZDR?

**Feel Samus’ power grow as you gain maneuvers and abilities**

Acquire new and familiar abilities as you traverse the many environments of this dangerous world. Parkour over obstacles, slide through tight spaces, counter enemies, and battle your way through the planet. Return to areas and use your new abilities to find upgrades, alternate paths, and a way forward. Explore the sprawling map, evade and destroy E.M.M.I. robots, and overcome the dread plaguing ZDR.

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