TP was generally well received. It is a bit of a let down after playing Wind Waker, but it's not like the game bombed or anything, people just don't like it as much as OoT or WW.
Who said anything about Other M? I do like that game but there was another Metroid game this generation.
Retro is a first party Nintendo studio.
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I haven't played The Wind Waker-LinkMarioSamus