Also, Shakedown Hawaii is now officially my most awaited 2019 game, now that MP4 ain't releasing before 2021.
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Nintendo releases video about Metroid Prime 4 development - Currently below expectations - Will redo from scratch with Retro Studios
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So basically if they don't like Nintendo games? I would wonder why someone would buy a Switch in that case then. Prime 4 wasn't coming this year anyway.
Or it could take like 3-4 years and release on Switch which is a successful system not even 2 years old at this point.
You're being overly dramatic IMO. It's a Switch game.
Let's not hold our breath for Pokémon this year. We all remember that bringing Pokémon to a home console was tougher than we thought.
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Very disappointing and one of the reasons why I dislike the early announcements in general, hype as they might be.
Good show for Nintendo to publicly announce this and happy to hear Retro is coming back to the series, their original trilogy is still one of the best. But man, disappointing for sure.
Good show for Nintendo to publicly announce this and happy to hear Retro is coming back to the series, their original trilogy is still one of the best. But man, disappointing for sure.
Do you have this notion that Switch games will become irrelevant once the new consoles drop?Metroid Prime 4 now launching when the next console gen is already underway?
They really wont.
Not really, it's actually fairly common when developers change. Usually it has to do with things like the overall vision changing, the tools of the new studio often being wildy different, the gameplay needs being different and thus often changing the very core of how assets are build etc. In the end avoiding sunk cost fallacy will most likely save a ton of money and headache for the new studio, and at most they can hopefully learn from the process that lead to this outcome.
Guh. Glad I'm not a big metroid fan but still, this is crazy. I have a terrible feeling about this game now, it's gonna be bad no matter what. Bandai fucked it so now they're giving it to a company who for whatever reason haven't released a game in 5 years?
Metroid was never announced to be 2019, so it been reboot is moot for the line up of 2019
Metroid Prime 4 now launching when the next console gen is already underway?
Good luck... next gen consoles
Very sad but honest to be doing this.
For me this reinforces the opinion that Nintendo really needs more western devs with high quality teams with retro, otherwise they being the only team able to handle games like Metroid will result in a low flow of first party games of this kind.
Hope retro is still good enough to handle this, but of course this will be released ver very late or already for Switch2.
I guess we will see another 2.5D metroid from mercury steam soon along with the trilogy.
For me this reinforces the opinion that Nintendo really needs more western devs with high quality teams with retro, otherwise they being the only team able to handle games like Metroid will result in a low flow of first party games of this kind.
Hope retro is still good enough to handle this, but of course this will be released ver very late or already for Switch2.
I guess we will see another 2.5D metroid from mercury steam soon along with the trilogy.
I had to rub my eyes to make sure I was reading this right. Big respect to Nintendo for having the guts to do this, their standards truly are nothing but excellence.
While this is great that Retro is working on this, didn't most of the key people who worked on the prime series are long gone? Also why haven't they released a game since 2014? Bad sign.
While this is great that Retro is working on this, didn't most of the key people who worked on the prime series are long gone? Also why haven't they released a game since 2014? Bad sign.
I don't know why he'd assume Retro's title would be cancelled if his last work on it was in August 2015, almost 4 years ago, which is in a completely reasonable window for a full production cycle.
Maybe it's canned, or maybe it's done.
Maybe it's canned, or maybe it's done.
I don't think that the rumor was false at all (there was too much smoke there for it to be nothing). This only makes it more likely that the game (if real) is close enough to completion/release that Retro can move on to another project.
This makes me feel a direct is super imminent. If they went through the direct with no update on mp4, everyone would be asking where is it. Getting out right now before a direct and making people disappointed will hopefully become happy once they show the new games. If they gave this as an update after the direct, all the discussion would have been on the delay.
There's so much that can be done with Metroid. My mind tends to go crazy when I sit and daydream about it...
While you are at it... drop "Prime" from the title. Start anew.
While you are at it... drop "Prime" from the title. Start anew.
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Honestly what should I do? I have the mario bundle switch with the red joycons, still have the box, and the switch has been used like 4 times. I just don't use it enough, and there are not enough games out that keep me on it or keep my attention. Especially since I have a PC/PS4PRO.
If they had a direct showing me some new stuff, like that new RPG from GAMEFREAK. I am not into yoshi, kirby anymore. I literally never finished MARIO ODYSSEY I thought i was going to go ham on it like I did Mario 64. But it didn't grab me like I thought it would honestly.
Should I at least wait until a direct to see what they have for the rest of the year?
I honestly am so conflicted because of this news.
you mean when the consoles are at their weakest? they are fineMetroid Prime 4 now launching when the next console gen is already underway?
It's not shit posting necessarily. Some people just don't have interest in the other games Nintendo has announced for this year so far and were holding out hope this would make it out.
If people say there are "no games" that's a shit post. If people say something like "it's now a dry year for me" or "now there are no announced games this year I want" is just stating their personal situation.
For me, 2019 is looking like a pretty slow year across all platforms for me. All or most of the stuff that's been announced that I'm truly excited for doesn't have firm dates yet--MP4, TLOU2, Death Stranding, Gears 5, Halo Infinite etc.
I don't really care as I have a small backlog to get through and things I haven't bought yet that I'd like to make time for, and some of that stuff may end up coming out this year and I'm sure there will be some surprise announcements. Switch will probably have another dry year for me, but it can't be much worse than 2018 where Smash was the only exclusive I enjoyed.
This news feels so out of whack with the Nintendo of the Switch era. Will have to watch the video later but wow what a disappointment.
Best case scenario: Retro has been working on another game and will release it this year allowing them to transition to MP4 relatively comfortably and willingly.
Best case scenario: Retro has been working on another game and will release it this year allowing them to transition to MP4 relatively comfortably and willingly.
This is so unlike Nintendo that it's almost...bizarre.
Best of luck to Retro Studios. They are a talented group and I'm sure they can deliver a Metroid product that lives up the previous Prime games.
I guess one takeaway is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Maybe Nintendo should've never bothered MP4 without at least some level of Retro's involvement, even if the studio isn't the same as it was back in the 2000's.
Best of luck to Retro Studios. They are a talented group and I'm sure they can deliver a Metroid product that lives up the previous Prime games.
I guess one takeaway is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Maybe Nintendo should've never bothered MP4 without at least some level of Retro's involvement, even if the studio isn't the same as it was back in the 2000's.
I don't understand this logic. Wouldn't it make more sense to assume development on their game is finished and Prime 4 is their next project?
It definitely feel like pushing the bad news away before a Direct, I wonder when they'll reveal Star Fox Grand Prix, I think it's time and waiting E3 for a game releasing a few months later doesn't make sense. (A more in depth look does though)