I guess this is a semantics thing, but Imran mentioning that the announcement was planned in December and that Metroid wasn't planned for TGA aren't mutually exclusive statements.
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Retro Studios reportedly pitched a demo for Prime 4 themselves, which Nintendo liked, MPT port for Switch has been done for a while (and more)
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But the existence of a Metroid Prime Trilogy for Switch is correct?
They have only made two ports, they could be working on a new Mario vs Donkey Kong.
It could work very well in Switch
That parts not really important though. The important part is MPT exists and Retro showed a demo to Nintendo to get MP4. If he has anything to counter those things he should say.
Definitely not a remake or it wouldn't have been ready since some time last year. They don't even need to be remade at all. Dolphin remasters look amazing.
That's true, although I'm not sure an announcement outside of TGA would make much sense, given that there was no Direct and that Nintendo was very concerned with making sure everyone bought Smash, hence the Joker DLC announcement at the Keighleys. (Nintendo is the type of company that's very much focused on maximizing sales for what's immediately in front of them.)
As for the Switch trilogy's existence, I can't confirm that unfortunately. I've heard about it through the Nintendo rumor grapevine but not from anyone who would have firsthand knowledge of it.
Some other timing stuff in these tweets also doesn't quite mesh with what I have heard firsthand, though. I'm still reporting this out, and will hopefully be able to write about this story at some point in the future.
So heard the news. Most likely MP4 is coming out in 2021. I'm hoping to wet fan's appetite that a MPT comes out in 2020 now, so to keep Metroid mania alive. 2-3 years is along time for consumers to keep interest in a franchise. If I were Nintendo, release MPT in Spring 2020, release Metroid Zero and Super Metroid Fall 2020 and get hyped for MP4 in the Spring 2021
If it's not them, it's either another one of those old Retro Studios quick project like Tropical Freeze port, or i don't know who's making this supposed port.
I can't believe people like to throw in so many supposed games without even knowing who is behind these games, claiming studios can work on multiple projects at the time (which is true but not for all of them), so after how things turned out with MP4, i'd go a little more cautious with all these rumored announcements.
It's been pretty clear for years that they do exactly that. Do you really think all their big holiday releases always wrap in October?
Hmm so Jason also heard some rumors about Metroid but from people without direct access to the info. So I wonder if everything we've been hearing is coming from similar sources to the one Jason dismissed. Other insiders are running with it.
You say that, yet they revealed bayo 1/2 and bayo 3, but bayo 3 is looking like it will come out at least a full two years after it was revealed.
You don't announce good news in a random Friday news dump a week before your earnings call.
You're misunderstanding. I didn't say they don't tease things that are far out. I said that they wouldn't have wanted to distract from Smash's release, which is why they made a big Smash announcement at TGAs, the night before the game came out.
Why? They do sit on completed games. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe and Bowser's Inside Story DX were both finished before Furukawa took over as president (so before June).
Why would they delay MPT out if it's done?
Now that the holidays have passed this entire quarter is dead for Nintendo games.
Now that the holidays have passed this entire quarter is dead for Nintendo games.
Yeah, i don't get this. It makes sense that they didn't want to cannibalize sales for Pokemon, Mario Party, Smash and NSMBU but noe that all that is out there's nothing major in thebcoming months on the docket.
On one hand MPT would be a nice way to say sorry for the delay of MP4. And the sooner we get it the happier I'll be.
On the other hand it makes very little sense to use a trilogy port as a promotional tactic for a sequel that is 3 years away at least. So a delay for the MPT makes more "business sense"
I hope they release it sooner rather than later personally. I need my metroid fix and switch ain't scratching it.
On the other hand it makes very little sense to use a trilogy port as a promotional tactic for a sequel that is 3 years away at least. So a delay for the MPT makes more "business sense"
I hope they release it sooner rather than later personally. I need my metroid fix and switch ain't scratching it.
Do you have any further insight into the Retro angle of this story? Both whether what was mentioned about them pitching Nintendo on taking over MP4was true, or whether or not they have another project in late stages of development (Star Fox or otherwise)?
Very true. I hope they do some QoL changes and not just a straight port...scratch that, I just hope the MPT release is real!
Also, I don't know why people are saying 2023/2024 release for MP4. I could see Retro having it done by 2021/22, it depends on how long ago they were greenlit with the go-ahead.
Except for NSMB DX and Mario & Luigi in January, Yo-kai Watch in February, and Yoshi in March, you mean?
This is getting too hectic now. So much different info from different insiders from different sources.
January had Travis Strikes Again and NSMBUDX, March has Yoshi's Crafted World. The only dead month is February, which still might have something if a Direct comes around soon enough. Furthermore if MPT exists we still don't know when it's planned to come out.
Why not announce it with this news then? It seems like a perfect oppertunity to go "We understand you are dissapointed about the wait. In the mean time, we've prepared a remaster of the original trilogy and hope it can help tide you over while we make 4 the best game it can be".
Maybe by the time MP4 is incoming they can promote it by putting Zero Mission and Fusion on Nintendo's Gameflix service.
It will probably take just as long for us to get GBA games. Be a great way to kick-off the advent of both.
Because this wasn't meant to be a direct at all, just a specific announcement for this.
Because announcing Metroid Prime Trilogy in conjunction with bad news means people are instead going to focus on the bad news, and it'll also taint the announcement of what Nintendo hopes to be good news.
Not announcing Prime Trilogy right now was the best option. Let people come to to terms with this announcement, then once people have accepted it, announce Prime Trilogy, most likely in the upcoming Direct if they're planning on releasing it soon.
You don't announce good news on a random Friday the week before your earnings call. That's when you bury bad news.
Today's announcement was not a Nintendo Direct. Today's announcement is not something Nintendo wants us to focus on at all. They're getting it out of the way now, because next week they would have had to say something anyway, and next week they want everyone to focus on their great quarterly numbers and great 2019 pipeline, not the troubled development of one title.
Lots of people saying "why not release Prime Trilogy now since this quarter is dead?"
1) This quarter isn't dead. 2D Mario, one of Nintendo's best-selling franchises ever, just came out. Yoshi is out in March. Neither of these games are sales slouches. February is dead, but...
2) This quarter is still going to be heavily driven by Smash Bros. and Pokemon, just like how Jan-March last year were driven by Mario Kart, Zelda, and Mario Odyssey. It might make sense to save Metroid Prime for later in the year when the slew of big evergreens start to lose their impact.
1) This quarter isn't dead. 2D Mario, one of Nintendo's best-selling franchises ever, just came out. Yoshi is out in March. Neither of these games are sales slouches. February is dead, but...
2) This quarter is still going to be heavily driven by Smash Bros. and Pokemon, just like how Jan-March last year were driven by Mario Kart, Zelda, and Mario Odyssey. It might make sense to save Metroid Prime for later in the year when the slew of big evergreens start to lose their impact.
Well, i meant Switch. NSMB DX is out, Yo-Kai isn't made or published by Nintendo and I honestly forgot about Yoshi.
There's plenty of room for more choices on the system. The worst thing about having to rely mostly on Nintendo to deliver new AAA games is that you have to like the franchise or genre of the month or too bad.
Yeah but note the dearth of titles for the Shooter/FPA genres.
Diversity!
They had no problem announcing MUA3 the same night. If MPT wasn't revealed at TGA it's because Nintendo didn't want to reveal it then (or it doesn't exist).
I don't think something as insignificant as a port of a 10 year old collection would have distracted from Smash.
I don't think something as insignificant as a port of a 10 year old collection would have distracted from Smash.
I can see a Trilogy unveil at E3 with an imminent summer release two months later not unlike what whappened with Metroid Samus Returns.
You know what? I'm tired of these people always coming out with stuff like these after an announcement has been made, it's just like Persona 5, after Joker was announced for Smash suddenly some insiders know for sure a port is coming for switch. I'm not buying it, why is he getting all this info just today?
Maybe, but then by that point yoshi and FE will have been out, and AC, pokemon, and luigis mansion coming.
That'd conveniently fall right around the 10-year anniversary of the Wii trilogy release.
There are four other months in the year besides January, Feb, March, and whatever months those other five games drop in.
Man I sure hope a Trilogy release is in the vein of Wind Waker HD, with numerous quality of life improvements and totally redone lighting, not just a straight upres with new textures. Gimme something worth playing again, whoever's making it. If you're making it. You've got plenty of time now.
Well 9 months taking away the first three, and that's 5 other games we know for sure, and 2d zelda is seeming very likely, so that is 6.