A decade ago, Metroid made its return to Nintendo consoles. Here, we discuss Metroid Prime, and what made it such a classic.
A Walmart banner reportedly reveals Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Pikmin 2 as potential GameCube additions to Nintendo Switch Online.
I really really really hope they offer updated controls for MP2 like PrimeHack has.
As much as I hope for this also, I feel like Nintendo won't bother since "you should have" the GameCube controller for Switch 2.
Nintendo had given Retro Studios the task of remastering the Metroid Prime Trilogy after the studio's unannounced music RPG was canceled.
Maybe it will happen after Metroid Prime 4 launches. Put Metroid Prime 2 & 3 on Switch and Switch 2.
"If you're not directly working on the game, go away" - former Retro world artist, Nate Purkeypile
Then there is Microsoft's approach which is just to piss in the wind and 95% of their stuff turns out bad. Developers might like that personally but you'll be out of a job quicker than you know it through badly shipped products.
First party Nintendo titles are held to a specific standard for a reason. It could be argued that both Sony and MS could benefit from doing the same, but you are right with MS nonchalant approach and "it scored well internally" and then putting out something like Redfall. Even Halo, MS' flagship series, wasn't overseen with the fine tooth comb to ensure it was top notch quality.
Nintendo first party games are very rarely duds, let alone non functional ones. You don't get that without a little (or a lot) of micromanaging. Is it annoying? No doubt. Their track record speaks for itself though and you can't deny that.
I think there is good evidence for both sides of that argument, really.
Japan Studio didn't have much oversight and that studio produced pure magic. Financially, it wasn't a cash cow studio, but I sense that anyone who played their games really felt the care and passion for their creation at work. Media Molecule is another one. I personally feel that Sony and Microsoft micromanagement tends to be overly negative. It might work for Nintendo because they're big on making a fun and engaging game first and entice people that way.
Sony as of late and Microsoft for at least two generations now, when they get into the micromanagement, it seems like a profoundly anxious experience.
i dunno if i agree with that.
i think some leeway is necessary to achieve atleast some sort of spectacle.
Man it's actually been a decade?
Crazy.
I love the Metroid Prime Trilogy collection. One of my favorite Wii games because you get three awesome games all packaged together. Plus it updated Prime and Prime 2's controls to support the wiimote and nunchuk.
Such fun games. I got the first two on the Gamecube and then I got the trilogy on the Wii in that amazing hard case. I found it for $20 somehow a while back. One of my favorite Wii games.
Ah what a game! I remember seeing an issue of a Magazine called NGC that had Samus on the front cover and after playing Super Metroid WAY back in the day and being obsessed with it I bought the issue because it had been 8 years since Super Metroid. I read through the Metroid Prime & Fusion articles nearly every day for 8 months on the same magazine!
After the 8 months Prime had came out and I didn't know but my best friend who was also a massive Metroid fan bought the game and I stayed over at his house and we played that game all weekend! The memories I have with the Metroid games are memories ill cherish forever