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Nintendo: Metroid is ‘an important franchise for us’

Nintendo’s announcement of Metroid Prime 4 — with just a title screen during its E3 2017 Spotlight presentation — was at first exhilarating for fans of the first-person version of the franchise. That was until they saw how little information about the game was available.

-Foxtrot2523d ago

Yet it took them how long to make Metroid 4...even now it's only a logo on a screen. If it was so important it would have been a launch title at least or at the end of this year.

FallenAngel19842523d ago

Nintendo already made Metroid 4 in 2002, it's called Metroid Fusion

-Foxtrot2523d ago

Still...2002. Owch

15 years later...

porkChop2523d ago

The studio responsible for Metroid Prime were also busy with Donkey Kong though.

Prubar2522d ago (Edited 2522d ago )

Of course the first comment is negative. Man I was stoked with just the logo in knowing that a new metroid is in the works. I personally thought they might not make a new one since Prime wasn't a big seller.

MrBrofist2522d ago

So? They are doing it now.
So sick of hearing people bitching and moaning about not getting Metroid. You're getting two goddamn games ffs!

Samus doesn't quite pay the bills over at the big N like many would suggest. Some people just like to complain even after getting what they wanted .

If you're a Metroid fan you should be happy they aren't letting it die.

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SCW19822523d ago

I bet it is, that's why federation force was released under the Metroid Prime label right Nintendo?

PhoenixUp2523d ago

Still doesn't excuse that Federation Force crap.

SR3882523d ago

Metroid Prime 3 Corruption came out in 2007 and Metroid Other M in 2010 ... It will be 7 years not 15 and yes 10 coz MOM didn't feel fully like a Metroid game ... Samus Returns is out this year

TheOttomatic912522d ago

Correction: "Metroid Prime is an important series to us because we know the fans will pay for it."

MrBrofist2522d ago

Just like any other franchise in existence. What's your point?

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Sony States We Will Know More About the "Long-Term Vision" of PlayStation Later This Month

Sony has confirmed that there is something happening later this month and it involves SIE which is the division that operates PlayStation.

Skuletor20h ago

My guess, is they were waiting for the new CEO position to be finalized before their next showcase and now that's out of the way.

neutralgamer199219h ago

Yes I think you are right. They wanted the leadership in place hopefully now they can give a strong showing of what’s to come

S2Killinit18h ago

Its not confirmed that this will involve game announcements.

Cacabunga18h ago

Tbh this claim doesn’t reassure me at all..

Eonjay14h ago(Edited 14h ago)

@S2Killinit

If this is about games that worries me because I thought they were walking away from announcing titles far in advance. For them to say 'Long Term Vision' sounds like we are getting announcements years in advance. I don't want that. Lets hope the long term vision part refers to their goal for the company and that they also give us info on projects reaching fruition in the short term.

Also, this is gonna be where we find out that they are going full PC day and date (or greatly reduced if they don't have the capacity at their studios). Its gonna happen. Why? Because all you have to do is look at Helldivers... fastest selling PlayStation game ever. And they make good games. They will sell.
Now we can fight over whether this will hurt the console space. I don't think so as long as they provide an option that will allow people to come close to maxing out their graphics... ergo the PRO.

StormSnooper7h ago

@Eonjoy
I think MS already made that decision for ALL consoles when they went full PC. There is no way other consoles can stay away from PC when their competitor decides to treat PC and Xbox the same. If eventually Sony and possibly even Ninty don’t go PC, they would be handing an advantage to MS. Unfortunately

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46player19h ago

Sounds good, PS5 Pro preorders. Let’s do this!

Crows9019h ago

I don't get it....we barely got any ps5 exclusives and people already want a refresh??

crazyCoconuts18h ago

When they show GTA6 on the Pro I think you'll get it

VersusDMC18h ago

Pretty sure we got 5 console exclusives this year so far and 3rd party games took advantage of the PS4pro last gen so it will happen with the PS5pro as well.

romulus2317h ago

I don't get it either but people get new iphones the second they come out even though they just bought the previous one which works just fine. Some people just want the latest and greatest no matter what and have the income to do it. If the improvement to games is significant enough I may get one but probably not at launch.

-Foxtrot17h ago

Exactly

I will always be behind the idea that one of the reasons why this gen doesn't feel as much of a leap is because we kind of got spoilt with the PS4 Pro last gen. It was like a teaser to this gen.

Looking back on a technological leap after 7 years is way more impressive than if it was 3 or so.

Crows9012h ago

@versus

You're making this out to be something it isn't. I think it's stupid that sony themselves have barely put out any exclusives that can only run on the ps5 and we already have calls for a "pro" version...that is mindblowingly dumb in my opinion

Einhander197210h ago(Edited 10h ago)

People come up with the silliest reasons to claim the console isn't needed, exclusives made by Sony don't matter, third party games are like 500 to 1 even in the best year.

And since PS1 PlayStation has relied on third party publishing deals, the vast vast majority of games that people see as PlayStation games were made by third party developers published by Sony, Insomniac only recently became a PlayStation studio all their games made before that were as a third party.

PS5 Pro is the same as a graphics card upgrade that no one ever complains about like this, and it's way cheaper performance per dollar than a CPU.

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Profchaos7h ago

Doubt you're getting a pro annoucement in a business update

InUrFoxHole10m ago

Hard pass. They haven't even made the most out of the base ps5

anast19h ago

Big things right around the corner.

purple10119h ago

Almost optimistic to say, but those leaks of the 6 cancelled games (games that were not even announced)

yeh, maybe some didn't actually get cancelled after all

notachance19h ago

as a long time ps fans I hope they still put great single player games front and center, make your live service games if you have to but don’t force your 1st party studios to make something they don’t want to.. redfall is an unfortunate example of a good studio forced to basically destroy themselves.

Eonjay14h ago

Good points. How would you feel if Sony decided to put their single player games on PC day and date? This would allow their studios making single player games to recoup more money to keep the games coming. If it works with GaaS why not single player?

notachance11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

If they do that, it’s just a matter of time before someone make a console using PC as a platform, then that console would automatically have the full PC games (which means combined PS, PC, and Xbox games) as a library.

In fact, who’s to say steam aren’t working at it right now lol, just imagine it, something with the ease of use of console that can play both ps and xbox games day 1.. combined with the marketbase of steam, there’s the new king of console.

Or better yet, Nintendo would do it and there will finally be one console that can play it all..

Ps: on the topic of games releasing day and date, you could argue that by delaying PC release date there will be a few people who double dipped on buying games, just like what good ol rockstar loved doing with their games..

fr0sty6h ago

PC PS5 ports lack certain features, like the 3D audio and controller haptic support...so there will always be reasons to play PS5 games on a PS5.

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