Retro Studios taking a Metroid break

If you haven't played it yet, you have no idea how true that statement you just made is. I would marry Samus Aran without even thinking once about it.

Best game I've played all year, hands down.

Then again, I am kind of a Metroid fanboy.

I hope Too Human comes out next year and rocks and makes all you haters eat your words. I think the game looks really fun.

Problem is, I also think the game won't be out next year.

Oh man. The first time I even heard about Too Human was when Dennis went on some podcast and argued that they shouldn't have judged his game when it was running crappy at E3. He talked a lot, and I learned a lot about what goes into showing off a game, but his argument was so pathetic and whiny. Classic foot in mouth, for a full 1/2 hour.

Yes Too human and Duke Nukem Forever are so going to own the haters...

Someone should go ahead and tell this kid Santa claus doesn't exist alright.

Well, they've got a shitton of back projects that were canceled in the early GC days. Mario Football (american), raven blade (which was supposed to have some MMO elements), and some kind of racing title

While the end of Metroid Prime (for now) is a big closed door, it opens up some pretty awesome windows

None quite as awesome, though, as a new Kid Icarus could be, in my opinion.

Wow, the "w" key isn't even close to the "b" key. I need some sleep.

but you have a cool avatar, so its ok

Funny you should mention Halo when talking about rehashes.

Ya know, on second thought, I think I may have misread your comment. Are you comparing Metroid rehashes to Halo rehashes or are you saying that Metroid gets rehashed unlike Halo which is original? I am starting to lean toward the latter.

You are accusing Microsoft of being bad about rehashes? Are you insane? 3 Halo games, Halo Wars, and an untitled Halo project from Peter Jackson. Nintendo:

Mario Brothers
Super Mario Brothers 2
Super Mario Brothers 2 (USA)
Super Mario Brothers 3
Super Mario World
Super Mario All Stars
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Galaxy
Mario Party 1-8
Mario Kart/64/Double Dash/Wii
Mario Paint
Mario Strikers
Mario Baseball
Dr. Mario
Mario DDR
Mario Tennis (2 games)

Legend of Zelda
Zelda 2
Link to the Past
Ocarina of Time
Majora's Mask
Wind Waker
Twilight Princess
2 crappy panasonic Zelda games cuz Nintendo whores their brands
Phantom Hour Glass
Oracle of Ages
Oracle of Seasons
The first crappy Zelda gameboy game
Four Swords (Gameboy and Game Cube)

Metroid
Metroid II
Super Metroid
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Zero Mission
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2
Metroid Prime 3
Metroid Dread

Oh....let's not forget the Smash Series...specifically made as a showcase to show off ALL of the Nintendo franchises that Nintendo makes sequel after sequel for...these are just their top 3 franchises but I left out games and could put in many other franchises by Nintendo with this pattern or games with cameos...ya so who is worse at whoring their brands on people now, Nintendo or Microsoft? Owned.

BigHit24: Nintendo has been making console games for almost 20 years while Microsoft has been in the console business for only 2 generations. Do you honestly think that Microsoft won't have a ton of Halo branded games out after they've been around for 20 years? I guess you've also forgotten that before they were in the console business that they were pushing out PC games like Flight Simulator and the Age of Empires/Mythology series. Microsoft is just as bad, just not in console gaming yet.

Doesn't matter anyways, as long as those franchises continue to make that money we'll see them for a long while.

To Bighit24's chagrine nearly every game he's listed (with the exception of CD-i Zelda and Mario Party) is better than anything MS could ever put out. Actually, Mario Party is better than Fuzion Frenzy, so it does apply.

Chew on THAT broad-reaching euphemism.

P.S. I'm sorry MS, Bighit24 made me do it.

D@mn you James, you literally took the words out of my mouth. Actually, you probably said it better than I did but you are 110% correct and well done mentioning the endless amount of Flight Simulator games that MS made for the PC. Funny how bighits doesn't mind the 4 Project Gotham Racing titles since the original Xbox came out.

To Bighit:

I would only use Mario as an example, because the Metroid/Zelda games are all part of a timeline, that tell one real big story. It isn't rehashes.On the other hand, Mario has nothing to do with timelines. He just has a lot of better stuff to do besides plumbing.

The only thing that is keeping Mario games alive is the title he carries.

People don't understand the concept of mario. Nintendo's whole business model is based around creating genres..

Then other companies come along and improve the genre to AA titles. This means nintendo gets to spend way less on development.. cos it cost very little to throw out an inovative, new-idea game. Then it get progressively more expensive to develop each iteration, until the "genre king" comes along and makes it almost impossible to continue to develop the genre.

Therefore nintendo doesn't have to spend half as much money... but it has to keep throwing out new ideas and hope people will take to them.

This is where Mario comes in... he isn't a character, he has no real character, backstory, skills or anything. But he IS a recognisable and easily transferable name/face.

They can stick him on almost any game, from puzzle to sports to dance to music to whatever.. and he'll work. ANd people will regognise his name and face and it will get people to try the new idea.

that wouldnt work with characters like Master Chief, for example. It'd be pretty hard t shohorn him into a music or golf game.

I would kill for mario NFL.

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ur n0t vry g00d at teh acc0unting r u?

Well said, my Favorite-Game-Ever-Monikered friend. It doesn't take an army of programmers to make Wario Ware.

I LOL'd at that last one. Metroid Prime Numbers. Hilarious.

Those blasted Space Pirates are out to get us. Save us heroine who has taken out entire planets.

That would be so sweet but I'm afraid that is not going to happen since it wouldn't be casual enough.

Wii Uniracers would be the stones (hopefully).