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Jeff Grubb: I've been told pretty definitively that Metroid Prime Remaster is going to be one of Nintendo's big holiday games
- Thread starter IDontBeatGames
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akin to Xenoblade DE
absolutely
Metroid Holiday releases back 2 back. Interesting to see how the Remake/Remaster is gonna look like. There is a while generation of gamers that never played a Prime game.
Gonna be 15 bucks like all Nintendo first party releases.
Don't forget the new Fire Emblem that they're sitting on as well...
Pokemon Gen 9 is the big holiday game, and will sell more then literally whatever dream announcement you think Nintendo should being announcing for an October-December release window.
Looking forward to this whenever they do end up coming, it'll be my first time through them all.
I've been teased this was coming so many times I refuse to believe it until Nintendo says it themselves.
Metroid Prime 3, the weakest of the Prime games, is far better than Skyward Sword. Skyward Sword remains one of the weakest "origin story" or prequels to an established series ever made. The weakest thing about Prime 3 is you can feel a more obvious Halo inspiration in some segments, which is not really Metroid. The best thing you can say about Skyward Sword is it had two good dungeons. The gap between the low point of Prime 3, and high point of Skyward Sword, is vast.
It must be an actual remake if it's going to be their big holiday game (for the enthusiast audience at least) and it's not being released as a trilogy, surely?
It's a classic critically acclaimed game that was previously locked to:
- a console that released over 20 years ago and didn't sell as well as the competition at the time
- a collection that many people didn't play because it was on a system that primarily appealed to family-friendly audiences, and said collection eventually shot up in price
- a digital version of said collection for Nintendo's second-worst selling console of all time
With how well Dread sold last year, and with how loved Prime is, using a remaster or remake of the latter as a big holiday game doesn't seem like a bad idea to me. It's been long enough that there's a whole generation of people who haven't gotten to play it before, and if they've put decent work into the remaster, then the new coat of paint will also help to attract people. It'll sell well.
That's really far away. I almost can't believe Metroid Prime 4 would be that far off.
I think it's cool for people who haven't played the game - but maybe a more consumer oriented BC XBox-like approach would be better. You know, actually not having to buy your games again. However, I'll certainly get these reworded MP games - I had lots issue with the original gameplay, both on GC and Wii
A remaster as a holiday-bet seems a bit cheap. We sure this isn't a remake? Kind of funny if it turns out to be true, especially seeing as their catalogue of games for this year is pretty impressive otherwise.
That's what prior reports said.
It's supposed to be a substantial update IIRC
I'll pass if it's not the trilogy
$50-$60 oof
I'll buy 2 and 3 on sale since I've never finished them
Prime 1 is amazing and people are in for a treat
$50-$60 oof
I'll buy 2 and 3 on sale since I've never finished them
Prime 1 is amazing and people are in for a treat
Cool, but at the same time disappointing.
I played the first prime on my GameCube but failed to finish it and haven't played a Metroid game since.
I played the first prime on my GameCube but failed to finish it and haven't played a Metroid game since.
Even though Nintendo doesn't have full control over Pokémon, they probably don't want to have another huge game be completely cannibalized by Pokémon.
I really can't wait to see this. I know it's not going to look like a "top of the industry" graphics showpiece like Prime 2002 was, but I really want more people to experience Prime. It's truly one of the best.
Prime 2 and 3 coming later is also fucking fantastic. I was worried it'd just be Prime 1. Echoes is secretly the best of the 3 and I think it'll be much better received in today's market.
Prime 2 and 3 coming later is also fucking fantastic. I was worried it'd just be Prime 1. Echoes is secretly the best of the 3 and I think it'll be much better received in today's market.
You are in for a treat.
Controls might seem a bit dated compared to other console first person games - unless this remaster adds dual analog - but the game design is sublime.
Announce it already. More Metroid is always good.
The Sony one is a full remake and I'm pretty sure Sony's "big holiday game" will be God of War: Ragnarok.
Nope, there's been a trilogy rumour for a few years now, endorsed by every 'insider' under the sun. Think Starfox Racing from a few years back, where everyone was claiming they'd heard it from their sources.
Guarantee you're gonna see a lot of "MP1 Re(whatever) is more impressive because it's a bigger leap then TLoU Part 1" when we finally see this re(whatever) ends up being called.
I don't have any inside sources but can safely guarantee you that a Splatoon 3 Direct is coming in July.
The rumour was that this was a full remake.
Anyway, Nintendo's big holiday game is going to be Pokemon Scarlet and Violet- they're not going to announce anything bigger than that, no matter what.
When the rumor started, it was about the Trilogy, but we've learned a year or two ago that Retro was developing it in-house and the amount of work they put into Prime 1 was so much that when they got do Prime 4, they didn't have time to do Prime 2 and 3 as well. Prime is supposed to be somewhat in between a remaster and a full-on remake according to the latest rumors. So that's why it's its own thing.
edit: Development timeline according to Emily, as of last year:
2018
- Retro initially intended to remaster/remake the entire Metroid Prime Trilogy.
- But Nintendo hands Metroid Prime 4 to Retro Studios.
- Retro now has less time to work on trilogy, so they focus energy on finishing Prime 1.
2019
- Nintendo begins looking for external studios to provide additional help + assistance to Retro Studios.
- Original plan: Core work (engine, art assets) on Prime 1 could "potentially" lead into sequels: Prime 2 and 3. (Don't get your hopes up for this)
- Original plan: Prime Trilogy games would be developed and released sequentially. (Prime 1 would be developed and released first)
2020
- Covid-19 pandemic has a negative impact on the entire game industry.
- Many game developers are now working from home.
- Everything has become more complicated.
2021
- Metroid Prime 1 finally wraps up development.
- Prime 1 remaster is a bit more ambitious than anticipated.
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- It's currently unknown whether Nintendo scrapped/cancelled future plans for remasters/remakes of Prime sequels.
- No journalist/insider seems able to get a clear, straight answer on Nintendo's plans for Prime 2 and Prime 3.
- An insider named Belmont (on Resetera) seems convinced plans for Prime 2 and 3 were scrapped. (Source)
2022
- It's Metroid Prime's 20th anniversary.
- Switch also turns five years old.
2023
- Metroid Prime 4 aims for a release this year.
I thought the rumour was that it was more of a remake of the first game, would be a bit disappointing if it was just a remaster of 1 on it's own (at high price)