Current Events > No excuse for no Metroid Prime Trilogy for Switch yet.

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Literally no excuse. I would make a very irresponsible decision to purchase it right now if there were one.

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Nintendo legitimately acts ashamed of the Metroid franchise.

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I have MP1 and 2 on GC and 3 on Wii

I'd pay money for it, never played MP3

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It think Other M did the franchise in.

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Duh?
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With 4 being basically nonexistent I don't understand how they haven't done this yet

cmiller4642 posted...

I have MP1 and 2 on GC and 3 on Wii

I also have 1 & 2 on GC and the Trilogy on Wii. The controls on both are annoying. A Switch version would be very beneficial to me.

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DarthAragorn posted...

With 4 being basically nonexistent I don't understand how they haven't done this yet

Releasing the trilogy would be a nice way to hold over the fans until 4

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An_Actual_Chad posted...

I also have 1 & 2 on GC and the Trilogy on Wii. The controls on both are annoying. A Switch version would be very beneficial to me.

How would it be any different then? The motion controls on switch are awful so they would probably go with the GC but if you didnt like either then what's the point

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Bloodmoon77 posted...

How would it be any different then? The motion controls on switch are awful so they would probably go with the GC but if you didnt like either then what's the point

They could fix it so that you could move with left analog, look with right analog, like a normal console FPS.

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An_Actual_Chad posted...

They could fix it so that you could move with left analog, look with right analog, like a normal console FPS.

No no Metroid Prime is not an FPS get that thought out of here.

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pegusus123456 posted...

Nintendo legitimately acts ashamed of the Metroid franchise.

So, I think it can be said that Metroid's heyday was in the 2000s, as from 2002-2010 Metroid had a game release in almost every year. Whether it was a main game, remake, or spinoff, Metroid had 10 releases in that decade, which were:
Metroid Fusion (2002)
Metroid Prime (2002)
Metroid Zero Mission (2004)
Metroid Prime 2 (2004)
Metroid Prime Hunters First Hunt (2004)
Metroid Prime Pinball (2005)
Metroid Prime Hunters (2006)
Metroid Prime 3 (2007)
Metroid Prime Trilogy (2009)
Metroid Other M (2010)
This isn't even including Metroid's re-release on GBA as part of the NES Classics line or the Wii Shop's re-release of Metroid and Super Metroid.
I've seen it said in some Metroid/Nintendo communities in recent years that "Nintendo doesn't care about Metroid", they likely say this due to there not being a lot of Metroid games after 2010. However I do not believe that is enough to say they "don't care" about Metroid, as they allowed it to have cameos/be referenced in numerous other games post Other M:
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
Dead Or Alive Dimensions
Tekken Tag Team Tournament 2 Wii U Edition
Monster Hunter 4G and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Nintendo 3DS Puzzle Swap
Kid Icarus Uprising
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Miitomo
Miitopia
Nintendo 3DS AR games
Nintendogs + Cats
Pushmo
Kiki Trick
Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash
Bayonetta 1&2
Nintendo Land
Dynasty Warriors VS
Ace Combat 3D Cross Rumble +
One Piece: Super Grand Battle! X
Fatal Frame Maiden of the Black Water
Nintendo Badge Arcade
Mario Kart 8
Yoshi's Wooly World
Super Mario Maker
New Style Boutique 2: Fashion Forward
Rocket League
Luigi's Mansion 3
(Even the Tomodachi Life Nintendo Direct uses a Mii based on Samus from Other M)
There are also some merchandise of Metroid after 2010.
Figma and Max Factory have made Samus figurines
Metroid amiibo
The Samus Archives Sound Selection CD
Metroid Samus Returns keychains
The official Metroid 2020 calendar
The official Metroid 2021 calendar
GameStop's Samus arm cannon
And I'm sure there's a lot more merch I am not counting.
There's also multiple Metroid themes on the 3DS as well as icons on the Switch to use.
Something else to take into consideration is that it was over 8 years from the time between Super Metroid (1994) and Metroid Fusion/Metroid Prime (2002), where as Metroid Prime Federation Force (a side/spinoff game) was released just 6 years after Metroid Other M (2010 to 2016), and just 1 year after Federation Force was Metroid Samus Returns (a full fledged/from the ground up remake). This is also with the knowledge of Metroid Prime 4 on the way. After Super it took 8 years to get two new games, but after Other M it took only 7 years to get two games (one being a side/spin-off and the other a full remake), however we also knew a third game was coming, Prime 4.
What I am getting at is that Metroid is no stranger to hiatuses.
This also isn't counting re-releases in that 7 year gap.
Metroid re-released on 3DS (eShop), Wii U (eShop), NES Classic, and Switch (Online)
Metroid II re-released on 3DS (eShop)
Super Metroid re-released on Wii U (eShop), New Nintendo 3DS (eShop), SNES Classic, and Switch (Online)
Metroid Fusion re-released on Wii U (eShop)
Metroid Zero Mission re-released on Wii U (eShop)
Metroid Prime Trilogy re-released on Wii U (eShop)
Metroid Prime Hunters re-released on Wii U (eShop)
Metroid Other M re-released on Wii U (eShop)
So before the delay, Prime 4 would have came out sooner, however I think them delaying it to prioritize the quality of the game shows they do care about Metroid.
It's also worth noting that the two primary producers of Metroid games, Yoshio Sakamoto (Metroid) and Kensuke Tanabe (Prime) also have many other franchises outside of Metroid that they work on.
Outside of Metroid, Sakamoto has been recently involved in the WarioWare, Rhythm Heaven, and Tomodachi franchises.
Outside of Metroid Prime, Tanabe has been recently involved in Donkey Kong Country, Mario vs Donkey Kong, Luigi's Mansion, WarioWare, Dillon's Rolling Western, Art Academy, Kirby, Paper Mario, Tingle, Chibi-Robo!, Pushmo, Super Smash Bros, etc.
Compare this to Eiji Aonuma (one of the biggest devs of Zelda) who is practically exclusively making Zelda games (he has only made three non-Zelda games, all of which were in the '90s and before he started on Zelda).
Another thing to note is the studio behind the Prime Trilogy, Retro Studios, had moved on to the Donkey Kong Country series after completing the Trilogy, so it's not like they only develop Metroid games.
If you look at recent times, you'll also see that Metroid is prioritized over even other more popular games at times. Take the Nintendo Switch Online SNES library for example. You'll see that Super Metroid was released day one on the app, which means it was given priority over the likes of Kirby Superstar, Super Punch Out, Donkey Kong Country, etc. And if you look at the NES library on Switch, you'll see that while it wasn't added immediately, Metroid was added fairly soon, as it was released prior to Punch Out, Kirby's Adventure, Kid Icarus, etc. It also is one of the few games to receive "special" versions on the NES app, in fact it was given two special versions, making it three versions in total to choose from.
In conclusion, I do not think Metroid having a 6-7 year hiatus means Nintendo does not care about the series. If they didn't care about the series I don't think they'd have cameos/references to it in NUMEROUS games, as well as expanding upon it's roster, stages, music remixes, etc in Smash (one of Nintendo's best selling series). Especially when considering the developers and studios behind the Metroid/Prime series also have a bunch of other franchises to work on.
-A post from reddit, not mine

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Bloodmoon77 posted...

No no Metroid Prime is not an FPS get that thought out of here.

I get that, but it would be better if the control scheme wasnt like Goldeneye's default control scheme. Which is why I always play Goldeneye with control scheme 1.2: Solitaire. At least Goldeneye gives you that option.

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Wetterdew posted...

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Cool post, but entirely anecdotal.

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Metroid doesn't print Nintendo money like Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, and FE.

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I liked the MP3 motion controls

There's probably a million excuses

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Prestoff posted...

Metroid doesn't print Nintendo money like Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, and FE.

And it's unfortunate. Zelda is my favorite Nintendo franchise, but most Metroid games have been better than BotW, and I bet a well-funded MP4 would be as well.

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They really need to do it. Otherwise they are dooming MP4 to poor sales and that's likely just going to lead Nintendo to believe there is no interest in Metroid and they'll shelve the franchise again.

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__aCEr__ posted...

They really need to do it. Otherwise they are dooming MP4 to poor sales and that's likely just going to lead Nintendo to believe there is no interest in Metroid and they'll shelve the franchise again.

I like this guy.

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An_Actual_Chad posted...

Cool post, but entirely anecdotal.

I don't think you know what anecdotal means

"(of an account) not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research."

The things that guy wrote are facts about Metroid's development cycle and appearances in media...not personal accounts of stories. It'd be anecdotal if somebody said "metroid is still popular because a lot of my friends still talk about it"

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best excuse is the hype generated for it will be peak, when MP4 is revealed and releasing the next year! but MP Trilogy on Switch is right around the corner!

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