:lolAccording to one of our readers, Metroid Dread, the rumoured follow-up to the 2D Metroid series which was said to be canned, might still be on the horizon.
1) it's joy for me, i love metroid games. you don't have to have any joy for the game.Sunski said:1) Joy? We know nothing about it./
2) It was always clear they would not mention this game officially until Hunters is out.
thanks.Twilight Rockstar said:It's not a mistake. As far as I know Nintendo has never officially cancelled the game so I'm not sure why everyone thinks it isn't coming.
As someone has already said, Nintendo isn't going to start pushing it with Hunters on the way. I imagine we'll here about both the new Metroid games at E3.
Why would they talk about Metroid Prime Hunters at E3, the game is getting released in march.Twilight Rockstar said:I imagine we'll here about both the new Metroid games at E3.
catfish said:when does Europe get hunters?
noe says it will be released 5th may in the uk, so i expect it's the same for europe.catfish said:when does Europe get hunters?
Gaybrush Threepio said:Metroid Dred is still on the release schedule for 2006, no date yet though
Metroid haters be damned. New Metroid hotness still to come!Gaybrush Threepio said:Metroid Dred is still on the release schedule for 2006, no date yet though
thanks!Gaybrush Threepio said:Metroid Dred is still on the release schedule for 2006, no date yet though
Error2k4 said:what sites relies on their readers to give them scoops?
Has Nintendo officially announced it ? I thought they didn't... so they can't cancell it.Twilight Rockstar said:It's not a mistake. As far as I know Nintendo has never officially cancelled the game so I'm not sure why everyone thinks it isn't coming.
Koren said:Has Nintendo officially announced it ? I thought they didn't... so they can't cancell it.
PhoenixDark said:2006 though? I can't help but doubt that. Two Metroid games for the DS in one year seems off. 2007 is more likely.
PhoenixDark said:2006 though? I can't help but doubt that. Two Metroid games for the DS in one year seems off. 2007 is more likely.
Morts said:Why does everyone assume Dread is a traditional 2d Metroid? I mean, it was never even announced at all, for all we know it could be a text adventure, if it exists.
A Link to the Past said:? While they were not on the same system, Fusion and Prime were released at the same time. I don't see why being on the same system and being done by different studios makes it unlikely.
IIRC, there was information showing it to be a 2D Metroid. Also, why does everyone doubt its existence? If some small-time Nintendo fansite hadn't of said that an "unnamed source" told them it was cancelled, no one would assume as such. We now have an official Nintendo magazine contradicting what they say, so stop being so damn pessimistic.
ethelred said:Well, it was Game Informer, not a small fan site, that said it was canceled. However, I still agree with you -- I didn't think they were right then, because a 2D Metroid for the DS is just so intuitive that of course Nintendo would be developing it like they originally said. And now there's official confirmation, so people should stop the doubting.
I <3 Katamari said:Hopefully it's more like Super Metroid in terms in art and sound and gameplay than Metroid Fusion. It just did everything better and I don't think a single person will disagree with that.
Blackbird said:A site of whom its staff can make a judgement on what kind of submissions can be trusted and whatnot. If you're dedicated and it's a hobby keeping a site up and running, you get to know some of your readers. Just like everyone here knows Drinky and his thoughts about Nintendo...
A few of our readers (as I'm the guy 'owning' DS-x2) work at NoE, NoA, NoJ, Capcom (Japan), Zoo Digital or Konami to name a few, or have close connections to them. For example, the scoop on the Nintendo DS European release details (price, packaging, date, bundles, etc) came in through one of our readers.
I agree that not everything submitted by readers is valid. Heck, even the 'big' sites depend on what they hear. Remember IGN claiming to have heard that Halo was definately heading to the GBA? One day after that Bungie struck back with a post on their frontpage claiming it was definately not.
However it's possible to get a few more tidbits if you pay attention to what you see and hear and keep focussed on what it's about.
AdmiralViscen said:I don't know why everyone thought it was cancelled, in the first place. Why would Nintendo cancel it? It's a big-name release. I absolutely cannot wait for this game. DS 2006 is shaping up to be even better than DS 2005.
You run the site? Can you explain to me why you leech 95% of your content from other sites, and act like it's your own scoop?
AdmiralViscen said:You run the site? Can you explain to me why you leech 95% of your content from other sites, and act like it's your own scoop?
Gaybrush Threepio said:Metroid Dred is still on the release schedule for 2006, no date yet though
AdmiralViscen said:You run the site? Can you explain to me why you leech 95% of your content from other sites, and act like it's your own scoop?
Gaybrush Threepio said:Metroid Dred is still on the release schedule for 2006, no date yet though
So do I, I think it's Ben and Ducky that don't always do so.Chris Michael said:I always give the source whenever I post news on the site... I don't post much though, heh.
Anyway, was Threepio the one who first confirmed that the DS Lite would have a GBA slot cover?
Nintendos official word on Metroid Dread
Following the earlier story of Metroid Dread being listed in Nintendo: Official Magazine, I decided to email Nintendo and see if they were willing to divulge any info. I just got back a response.
Hello and thank you for contacting Nintendo,
To tell you the truth, I have rumors about a Metroid Dread being in development for the Nintendo DS. However, thats all they are: rumors. There are no current plans to develop the game.
Nintendo of America Inc.
M. Michel Grimaldi
The email had a lot more information, but it was all the required information that the email has to contain. The above part was the only personal aspect of the email. So while Metroid Dread has been heard, the people at Nintendo.com have said it is only a rumor. Hmmmm the plot thickens