Video gaming analyst ZHugeEX has mentioned on Twitter that Star Fox Zero was not profitable at all. In fact, it did so badly that he does not see Star Fox surviving. I asked for further clarification with sales, and it turns out that the game hasn’t even sold 500,000 copies sold worldwide. ZHugeEX doesn’t expect it to surpass that amount.

This game wasn't profitable for Nintendo at all and might be the end of Star Fox. So no. https://t.co/9beIJ4T9wb — Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) June 2, 2016

I've seen data for US, Japan and half of Europe. I'd be surprised if this game sells over half a million. — Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) June 2, 2016

The game was made by a team of ~130 people for at least 2 years + and when you estimate the costs its clear it was unprofitable — Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) June 2, 2016

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