My guess is this:
They were not ready to step into 3D yet for Metroid on the N64. They still had the 2D mindset, since the N64 wasn't capable of great 3D graphics that would compliment the game (think about it for a second).
They most likely tried it out, and got a drab game with dark colours and wonky controls and said, "Fuck it, man, just do one on the GBA when it comes out". They most likely just couldn't make it work to be pleasing to themselves.
MY QUESTION is... WHY have they not made a 2D Metroid since Zero Mission and Fusion? I mean WHAT THE HELL -- I am one of MANY huge fans of the 2D Metroid games (I like Prime, too, by the way) and really wish they would go back to their roots.
My opinion: OTHER M SUCKS. And it is NOT a 2D Metroid game. Nuff' said on the matter.
@Tagzard: LOL @ your +1 post.
its true what you said they could have made a 2D game because im also a metroid fan
and nintendo created the legend of zelda on n64 why no fucking metroid game 3D 2D the game it zelf is perfect so..
Hadrian said:
coolness said:
why have there never been a metroid n64 game created by retro/nintendo?
but only on nes snes later gba and gamecube etc?
QUOTE
"I was actually thinking about the possibility of making a Metroid game for N64 but I felt that I shouldn't be the one making the game. When I held the N64 controller in my hands I just couldn't imagine how it could be used to move Samus around. So for me it was just too early to personally make a 3D Metroid at that time. Also, I know this is isn't a direct answer to your question but Nintendo at that time approached another company and asked them if they would make an N64 version of Metroid and their response was that no, they could not. They turned it down, saying that unfortunately they didn't have the confidence to create an N64 Metroid game that could compare favourably with Super Metroid. That's something I take as a complement to what we achieved with Super Metroid."
From Yoshio Sakamoto, it was rumoured that the company approached was Rare.
It was said many times by Nintendo that they didn't want to make a sequel just for the sake of having one, it would have been the first 3D Metroid title and had to live up to the first 3D entries of Mario & Zelda. Nintendo didn't have any ideas that they felt worked at the time.
To me they are 100% right not to do a game if they didn't feel it was right and its one of the reasons I do still have respect for Nintendo. When it comes to their core series they do tend to do games because they either have a story to tell or an interesting idea...might not always work out to be good (like Other M) but at least they stand by that ethic to this day aside from spin offs of course.
I'm good about not having a N64 Metroid game, if that happened then we may have never had the excellent Prime series.
