I'm weary about getting one as well. It would need to have a strong launch and support if they want me to even consider it.
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Next proper Metroid Prime "would likely now be on NX", (implies NX succeeds Wii U?)
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I'm weary about getting one as well. It would need to have a strong launch and support if they want me to even consider it.
Interceptor
Banned
Please stop using the term "proper" in anything related to a virtual toy. Thanks.
Well, it's probably a whole lot easier to say that than it is to say "Yeah we did some work on Metroid for the Wii U, but while it was in development we saw which way the winds were blowing and figured we'd better switch things to the NX platform".
Can you imagine how the fanbase would take that? Especially after yesterday.
Maybe I was confusing it with another franchise, thanks for the numbers.
But what else can they do? They are moving everything back for NX, that's more than obvious now. They weren't going to announce any NX games at the conference this year, and they won't waste Metroid Prime on the Wii U. So they made a little Spinoff game to have fun with and tide people over. People going crazy over it having the name metroid, but we don't know much about the game. Maybe Nintendo just sucks at advertising and it has more metroid stuff than we realize, but noone is going to give the game a chance with the hate it's recieving. It was either have this or have nothing, and the fact of how everyone is acting means that we should have just had nothing and not have this game ever release or ever be shown, fill that slot this game would have been shown with another develper story. I'm sure that would have made everyone more happy.
TheSlySoul
Member
That is a good guess.
I am on the idea that NX is code name for two devices that share the same library.
The Wii U's design has hinted that with 3DS games showing up on Wii U eShop.
Mato
Member
Glad to hear that. I'm not asking Nintendo to spend excessive amounts of time and resources developing games for people like me. I don't need 10 games per year geared at me to be satisfied. A very high quality Zelda and Metroid would be enough to get me to buy their system. They can focus the rest of their attention to whatever else they feel is more appropriate for the good of the company.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Pretty sad isn't it?
Because Nintendo was reeling from a rather expensive misfire in Other M. Would you jump right onto anything significant for Metroid when retailers are having issues selling copies of the most recent one even at extreme discounts?
It doesn't help that Metroid has long struggled in the sales department, even with the concessions that have been made to make the games more accessible.
The problem here is that people are saying there was barely any new Wii U games because none of them interested them, even through the Wii U has a solid lineup people will dismiss certain titles because they don't like them.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
I think one would have to get what he mentioned in Japanese before claiming as such.
Japanese translation is not always clear, terminology is not always 1=1
Cautious stance.
Japanese translation is not always clear, terminology is not always 1=1
Cautious stance.
Yeah seriously, I still love playing my Nintendo Dolphin and Revolution to this day!
The console has been selling like crap for the longest time. Should Nintendo just keep beating there head into a brick wall and losing money? They tried, they failed, they're moving on
Trogdor1123
Member
All of the Prime games broke a million copies sold, Other M didn't break a million. Not sure about trilogy. You might be confusing past sales with FF future sales.
You serious? Fatal Frame?
They literally just announced a new Metroid Prime. The entitlement is strong
lol, fair enough.
I mean a true metroid on a home console. I guess other M counts... sorta... nah.
Beelzebufo
Banned
Dude you have an account on NeoGAF. Not the place to be pulling the "this is just toys" stuff.
Trickster
Member
First they were adament it would be a 2015 title, then it wasnt, now they didn't even mention it during E3. With a promise of talking about NX next year.
Wii U is dead, they've clearly accepted this. There's no incentive for them to put it out on Wii U.
Animal crossing boardgame
Coop metroid chibi game
Mario tennis instead of strikers
Looks like they know exactly what fans want.
Beelzebufo
Banned
Seriously. Where's the love for Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival? Wii U 2015 is gonna be great!
If everyone is doing it, why bother?
The too comment raises a bunch of games that (I assume: I haven't played all of them) copy the 2D style of metroid very well. Indies can tackle 2D, expand metroid more into 3D.
Don't pretend having a scan view on the gamepad at all times wouldn't be amazing. Switching to it was always quite a chore during combat.
Omega Kirby
Member
For a dead console that's a strong line up. Also missing Mario Maker, Yoshi, that Wipeout clone game and SMT.
It doesn't confirm that since they'd use hypothetical language even if it was already in development to avoid confirming that it was in development.
Yup
All major games are pretty much in development for NX
Zelda may still come on WiiU but it will get the TP treatment WiiU and NX
Come on now there was no other reason for them not to show Zelda at E3
They said before NX was announced that the next main Mario game was next gen
All major games are pretty much in development for NX
Zelda may still come on WiiU but it will get the TP treatment WiiU and NX
Come on now there was no other reason for them not to show Zelda at E3
They said before NX was announced that the next main Mario game was next gen
Mama Robotnik
Member
CHEAP YET SATISFYING METROID PLAN
1. Look at the many, many Metroidvania indie games that are on Steam and other digital services. Find one that is really impressive - there are quite a few to choose from.
2. Contact the dev, assess their capability and interest, and commission them to make a 2D Metroid for the Wii U / 3DS online store. Supervise as needed.
3. Wait.
4. Show at E3. Everyone is happy to see a new 2D Metroid.
5. Release a good game that will be devoured by fans, praised in reviews, and make a tidy profit. Everyone is happy.
END OF PLAN. REPEAT FOR SEQUELS.
Well thats because Fans don't know what they want at any given time.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Well only Retro could make it as good as people want probably, so they have to wait for them...
...blame Donkey Kong, I guess...
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
Mario Maker, Zelda, Devil's Third, Mario Tennis, Yoshi's Wooly World, SMT x FE, Skylanders, Yooka Laylee, etc.
The doom and gloom is stupid.
There are tons of Metroidvanias already, why can't NLG try something else that they want. Again it comes back to the fact that if they don't make the exact things you want and keep the series the same as it was, then boycott!
Woffls
Member
Oh man, Metroid with time mechanics would be amazing. Great extension of Echoes, which is actually my favourite in the trilogy... I think. It's pretty close.
Anyway, this either means Prime is in development for NX and NX is out soonish, or it's not in development and NX will launch like whenever. I think it might be the latter
Anyway, this either means Prime is in development for NX and NX is out soonish, or it's not in development and NX will launch like whenever. I think it might be the latter
Interceptor
Banned
I have to llimit myself to a "gaming is serious business dude breh" worldview to post here? Ok.
My question is if they launch the NX console in 2016, what will it be? Will it be a PS4 level console, or in between PS4 and PS5, or will they go for PS5 way too early? A PS4 level NX would be a stop gap at best and a PS4.5 would have to be priced as a secondary console by the time the PS5/XB2 rolls around
You usually don't talk about possible gameplay ideas once a game starts production and said ideas are actually worked on.
Those might not cost as much to develop compared to a Prime game is my guess. Though a 2D Metroid, I dunno why as that's probably far cheaper.
Beelzebufo
Banned
I mean, if you think this stuff isn't worth discussing, I can't help but think you're wasting a lot of time posting here.
Primethius
Banned
The Direct was the last straw for me. I ended up selling my Wii U, was fun while it lasted. Think I'm done with Nintendo outside of handhelds at this point.
Just like they canceled Twilight Princess for the GCN, right? Please, it makes no sense. If the delay was to port it to NX, they aren't going to outright cancel the version of the game that they announced it on, have shown it on, and did most of the development of it on. On top of that, Anomua already stated earlier that the game will still come out of the Wii U. Like I said, it's nonsense.
Haint
Member
I would prefer Wiimote support 1000x more, which wouldn't happen (see Splatoon) cause they have to justify the gamepad.
Not 2 but 4 whole GB of ram! 2 Wii Us taped together!
You mean the loads of fake E3 doc, surveys, forums, youtube comments, twitter replies, etc isn't enough?
You can make a thread on neogaf to list 10 games they want to see, take the top 10 most requested and use that for the conference and it would be 10 times better.
Fans know what they want.
They can make what they want so long as they don;t call it Metroid after such a long hiatus. If this came out right after Prime 3 for DS no one would have batted an eye.
Schnozberry
Member
Especially when no one has any idea what EAD or Retro have been up to. Could be NX, could be 2016 games they didn't want to tip off yet.
I don't think it's that simple.
Heavy's Sandvich
Member
did you really do that?
Beelzebufo
Banned
It was Miyamoto, not Anomua. But you're right, it'll be on both.
Yeah it's like because they didn't announce any big franchise that suddenly the Wii U is no longer getting any games. There's a decent lineup of games left that are announced, goddamn it's not that bad. Yes we all wish we got a new Metroid but there are still games coming out for the Wii U.