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Nintendo has uploaded a new video detailing development on the long awaited Metroid Prime 4. In the video, Shinya Takahashi, Senior Managing Executive Officer, reveals that development on Metroid Prime 4 has not reached Nintendo's own standards, and that development has been started from scratch. He also revealed that the game will now be developed in collaboration with Retro Studios, the original developer of the Metroid Prime series.

This will cause a significant delay in the internal planned release schedule, which is sure to disappoint fans of the series. It is stressed that the game is still in development, and Takahashi-san promises that the game will "stand shoulder-to-shoulder" with past Prime titles.

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[pedro702]

Pretty sure if they port it it will be the already ported wij version and not the gamecube version since i'm not 100 percent sure but i think the wii version had a 16/9 option while the gamecube only had a 4/3 mode but not 100 percent sure about that

its not like they can hd remaster the games and add widescreen support... oh wait they can.

you do know most hd remaster they add widescreen and better textures, resolution and framerate right? you can even play the gamecube metroid prime games on nintendont on a wii or wiiu with a simple cheat code ...

The only issue im seeing is metroid prime 3 control scheme, they would need to make a new optional controll scheme to play the game on portable mode, the rest is very very easy to port and enhance speciay the widescreen aspect that every damn hd remaster does lol.

 

[Bladexdsl]

guess bandai namco and nintendo had two diferent visions on metroid prime 4 lol.

they would have ruined it would have ended up another M i just know it. they've done it before they would have done it again. good riddance to them.

 

[Rabbid4240]

Inb4 it gets cancelled coughmegamanlegends3cough

 

[pedro702]

they would have ruined it would have ended up another M i just know it. they've done it before they would have done it again. good riddance to them.

sure the story was crappy but i did enjoy the gameplay of other m to great extent, i had a blast playing, fun combat, fun bosses and everything, other m gets a bad rep because of the story which i think its secondary, the gameplay is pretty damn fun imo.

 

[ploggy]

I'm really curious to see what the game looked like before they pulled the plug. I hope somehow a clip or screenshot gets leaked.

 

[taggen86]

Def worth the wait if retro is involved. Instead of a other m like metroid we might actually get a really good game now

 

[zeveroth]

So we probably won't see Prime 4 for Atleast a couple more years I assume .Bummer the longer it takes, the less likley i am to be excited

 

[osaka35]

sure the story was crappy but i did enjoy the gameplay of other m to great extent, i had a blast playing, fun combat, fun bosses and everything, other m gets a bad rep because of the story which i think its secondary, the gameplay is pretty damn fun imo.

the gameplay was unique, but wasn't very metroid. Which is fine for a spin-off, but the aspects that make a metroid a metroid weren't in this game. So as a stand-alone game, it was a fun little thing after you understood the expectations. As a metroid game it completely failed from a gameplay standpoint.

I'm hoping the new gameplay captures that metroid feel and is fun.

 

[Subtle Demise]

So we probably won't see Prime 4 for Atleast a couple more years I assume .Bummer the longer it takes, the less likley i am to be excited

I wasn't excited at all about this game, but I really only like the 2D ones and not the FPS ones. Other M was kind of a mix of both, but was closer to the 2D games than it was to the Prime series.

 

[Steena]

Inb4 it gets cancelled coughmegamanlegends3cough

doubt a main nintendo ip will be cancelled, they will do everything possible and lose money on it if needed to make it happen, similar to the botw ordeal
they have stakes in the game that are higher than turning a profit point for one title, especially seeing as this time around metroid 4 was a "hype" announcement

 

[huma_dawii]

Nah 5 year dev cycle.. New console will be out by then lol

Not fair, I bought the Switch because of Metroid Prime 4 >

 

[XDel]

I am fine with this... or they could just rename the one and alter the story, and let Retro Studios have the title of 4...

 

[Teletron1]

I hoping this means HD Trilogy for the Holidays and Prime 4 for 2020 or early 2021 since they will be using a lot of the same material
just seeing Sam in Smash makes me miss her

 

[osaka35]

I'm guessing they're going to keep the art assets and are gutting the mechanics and rational. They're going to keep as much as they can, but only what they think works. Let's just hope that's more than nothing. Reminds me of how sony took over and restarted the ff7 remake. Hopefully it'll only add 2-3 years.

 

[Eddypikachu]

I wonder why Nintendo didn't ask Retro Studios to make Prime 4 in the first place

 

[KentaZX]

Delaying the game so the original people behind the trilogy takes over? I AM OKAY WITH THIS! Awesome news!

 

[Deleted User]

I've been hoping for online multiplayer so I'm glad lagdai lagco is booted off.

 

[Xzi]

Sounds like Bamco couldn't quite replicate the greatness of the original three. Sucks that we have to wait longer now, but we should get a better game for it.

 

[Varia]

You didn't like Corruption ?

Never played that one, so couldn't tell.

 

[grey72]

Ah. Retro Studio handles it. YES.
By any means RS: Take all time needed. For all I care, work till 2020 to make it aWeSoMe.

I would be surprised if it came out before 2020 TBH