Editing Metroid (section)

===Sales===
Each ''Metroid'' game, excluding spin-offs and remakes, has sold more than one million copies.<ref name="super" /><ref name="US platinum" /><ref name="sales" /> By September 2012, the series had sold over 17.44 million copies worldwide.<ref name="GWR2013" /> ''Metroid'' sales in Japan have typically been lower than in the United States.<ref name="gr-history" /> In its debut week in Japan, ''Metroid Prime 3: Corruption'' sold 32,388 units, ranking it behind ''[[Ryū ga Gotoku Kenzan!]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', ''[[Wii Fit]]'', and ''[[Gundam Musou Special]]''.<ref name="media sale" /> ''Metroid: Other M'' was the third-bestselling video game in Japan during its week of release with 45,398 copies sold, ranking it behind ''[[Wii Party]]'' and ''[[Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airu Village]]''.<ref name="andriasang metroid sales" /> It sold an additional 11,239 copies the following week.<ref name="japanese charts" />