That’s why it’s puzzling that Nintendo has made fans wait this long for a new game. Metroid’s influence over the course of its 30+ year life has been considerable and significant.
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It’s one of the most influential series in the history of the industry, and has been the inspiration for many indie devs to make their own game with Metroid’s core design. Metroid is a AAA, top-tier series, not just in the pantheon of Nintendo games, but in all of video games. Federation Force is Metroid in name only. And while Metroid Prime: Federation Force is a solid handheld co-op shooter, it doesn’t resemble a proper Metroid game, or a game fans wanted. A great remake, but still not a new game. Metroid: Samus Returns is a remake of Metroid II for Game Boy. “But what about Metroid Prime: Federation Force and Metroid: Samus Returns? We’ve gotten those both in the last three years.
And the last new Metroid game we got is Metroid: Other M in August 2010. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption was released on August 27, 2007. And 12 years since Nintendo released the last Metroid Prime game. This August, it will be nine years since we’ve gotten a proper, brand-new Metroid game. Metroid Drought Skyworld in ‘ Metroid Prime 3: Corruption’. For that reason alone, Nintendo should be applauded.īut for Metroid fans, this delay is hard to take. That’s not something you see a lot from a publisher as big as Nintendo. And because of this, it’s going to be years still before the game comes out. There’s not many publishers that will come, hat in hand, and make a video to their fans telling them that the sequel they’ve been waiting on for almost 12 years is being scrapped and completely rebuilt from scratch. On one hand, you have to admire Nintendo’s honesty and transparency. As in, they’re starting over from scratch, with a different developer. And not just delayed, but is getting completely rebooted. Nintendo has announced that the long-anticipated sequel in the Metroid Prime series, Metroid Prime 4, has been delayed.
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