SK is a lot smaller than it used to be. I don't think it makes a lot of sense to partner them up with Retro, but they are going to need assistance on whatever their next big title will be.
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Retro Studios Hires Uncharted 3, Darksiders Artists. Crunch Time "This Year"
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SK is a lot smaller than it used to be. I don't think it makes a lot of sense to partner them up with Retro, but they are going to need assistance on whatever their next big title will be.
ThatObviousUser
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But only a year and a half since it came out.
It was technically five years after we first saw Metroid Prime 3 that we saw DKCR.
Personally, I'm not expecting to see Retro's new project until E3 2013.
Sis Focaccia
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Would that be in line with the "everyone wants us" quote? I understand Eternal Darkness was a cult favourite of sorts, but would it have mass appeal?
Ignis Fatuus
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That quote has never been substantiated. It came from a source that is dubious at best.
ThatObviousUser
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Smiles and Cries
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I feel like I am the only one on this board to respect Retro enough to feel that they have enough talented people that is worth giving them a chance at an original IP of their own creation?
Retro working on an IP created by Silicon Knights?
you guys do not deserve a Retro Studios SMH
Retro working on an IP created by Silicon Knights?
you guys do not deserve a Retro Studios SMH
GameIndustry.biz is dubious these days?
Ignis Fatuus
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It's nice to want things, but we all know that it's Metroid Prime 4.
That wasn't the source. Check your facts next time.
Are we talking about the same thing here? I'm referring to Dyack talking up their next project, not what Retro is doing.
Ignis Fatuus
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The Sis Focaccia post I was responding to was unambiguous.
MisterHero
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I still don't know what the hell Ravenblade is but it looked interesting
As long as it's an action-adventure game it will be awesome
Ignis Fatuus
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I know about that quote, and it is a different quote. That doesn't say "everyone wants us". That says "our most requested". Unless you're agreeing with me? The line was in quotation marks, it's absolutely unambiguous.
AuthenticM
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I would take a Metroid Prime 4 on WiiU. Nintendo needs those first party games, or else that console is dead on arrival. There's no way third-party publishers are going to give a damn about it when both the PS4 and the next xbox are going to be on the market.
Fantastical
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Oh my bad, I thought the topic you linked to was something else. Yeah I guess that's what he's talking about.
LegendofJoe
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Personally, I hope to see a new scifi IP from Retro studios.
fabricated backlash
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That would be my wish as well. Retro Studios has earned their right to be one of the premiere studios within Nintendo. In Fact, they're probably the best studio to show off what we can expect from WiiU in terms of tech, texture quality and gameplay interactions.
Replaying Prime Trilogy, the thing that allways gets me is how Retro manages to combine makro and microdetail in not just architecture, but texturework as well. They are insanely talented and I would love to see this talent culminate in a new IP, that is their creation.
If that doesn't happen, I hope it's Metroid Prime 4. Or, Metroid 5. Enough with that prequel, side story garbage, let's get on with the narrative, as after Fusion the series could have actual potential for story telling and character development unlike that shoehorned baby baby baby baby crap.
Borderlands art-style would fit a Zelda game.
Ignis Fatuus
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The thing is, even the premier studios within Nintendo generally work with established IPs. EAD Tokyo is the elite of the elite and they've never done an original IP as far as I know; right now they're The House of Mario. Iwata basically gives Sakurai whatever he wants and even when handing out a blank check for what would eventually become Kid Icarus Uprising, Sakurai said that he was told to use an existing Nintendo IP of his choice.
The library of titles at Nintendo's disposal is so massive that they have no reason to bet anything on new ventures. The only one who seems to have that freedom is Miyamoto himself.
Hero of Legend
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I'd love to see a Yoshi's Island with graphics by Good-Feel, but everything else (music, direction, etc) would be by the original team.
It seems like Monolith is pretty autonomous as well.
Ignis Fatuus
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Well Monolith is kind of a special case, they're like a brand in and of themselves. Their games don't actually sell well but they are quality so I think their continued support is more of a prestige or niche filling thing. Also they're a relatively new acquisition so I assume that Nintendo doesn't want to upend too much over there for fear of losing key staff.
EatChildren
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I will be very disappointed if they're working on Zelda.
AceBandage
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I believe Alberto said they aren't.
but we already know that it will be awesome, which is why we are discussing IPs (I assume)
Is it a known thing that they're working on two titles at once? I'd love it, but I just find it hard to believe.
Ignis Fatuus
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The popular theory/wishful thinking is that they're doing a 3DS game and a WiiU game. We don't know it for sure but they're big enough and have some experience from Mario Kart 7. I think that if they are doing a 3DS game, it's DKCR2.
Very cool, would be nuts if they were working on Mario.
Also, what exactly did they do for Kart 7? I remember hearing conflicting things. Some people were saying they only handled the DKCR assets and others said they did a lot of the track designs. Was anything ever officially figured out as far as that goes as well? Just curious.
Also, what exactly did they do for Kart 7? I remember hearing conflicting things. Some people were saying they only handled the DKCR assets and others said they did a lot of the track designs. Was anything ever officially figured out as far as that goes as well? Just curious.
CoffeeJanitor
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So this thread is pretty much all speculation right?
Out of Working Order
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I would absolutely love to see a new Starfox from Retro. Amazing HD visuals, a stirring soundtrack, at least twice as many levels as Starfox 64, intense (but fair) difficulty, and online leaderboards. Ooooh, yes.
I'd be happy with a Donkey Kong Country Returns sequel on the Wii U, too.
I'd be happy with a Donkey Kong Country Returns sequel on the Wii U, too.
AceBandage
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I wouldnt mind a new Metroid as long as it strays a bit from the Prime mold (for the sake of novelty) A retro world in HD will be glorious.
I also wouldnt mind a new IP, as long as it is in the action adventure genre.
As much as I liked DKCR, I think retro can work on something more sophisticated.
I also wouldnt mind a new IP, as long as it is in the action adventure genre.
As much as I liked DKCR, I think retro can work on something more sophisticated.
They should follow the same approach with EAD Tokyo too, especially since Koizumi is there. Give them a blank check and let them go nuts with whatever they want.
Needs to be a new IP... Metroid and Star Fox aren't going to sell billions of copies, nor appeal to the dudebros.
I suppose you could do a Metroid spin-off or a Star Fox game where they weren't animals and it'd work.
This game needs to be like Halo on XBox, Gears on 360, or Uncharted on PS3. The reason for a core gamer to buy a Wii U even if they aren't a big Mario/Zelda fan.
I suppose you could do a Metroid spin-off or a Star Fox game where they weren't animals and it'd work.
This game needs to be like Halo on XBox, Gears on 360, or Uncharted on PS3. The reason for a core gamer to buy a Wii U even if they aren't a big Mario/Zelda fan.
Thunder Monkey
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I have a feeling it's going to be a focused Ravenblade with an older Nintendo property attached. Maybe old enough that they have pretty much free reign.
I just don't really know of a game series that would be fitting for a Nintendo WRPG.
JasonUresti
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The thing there, is that even after dropping the turd that was Other M, Sakamoto likely still has the juice to veto or sabotage any efforts for Retro to officially take over Metroid.
A 2d Mario game would be neat. Perhaps Retro could make Mario cool again, give him back some grit and personality. NSMBWii and DS were fine games, but they really stripped down much of the character of the Mario world. There's all ages and approachable material, and there is bland and boring. Mario has fallen far into the latter.
Like Mickey Mouse, the mainline 2d Mario games have scrubbed up and down and sanitized to their modern, bland state. It would be fun to see something like the wild and inventive settings and stages of Mario 3 placed back into 2d Mario.
kingkaiser
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ehhh, halo has as much in common with dudebros as metroid other m with hentai...oh wait
Eggplant Wizard
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I don't understand this. Zelda would be a better use of Retro's resources than... pretty much anything besides a new IP.
Unless they're as restrained by Zelda tradition as EAD 3, but I don't see why they would be.
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