E3 is less than two weeks away, and we still don’t know what Nintendo subsidiary Retro Studios is working on. In fact, we don’t even know if the developer’s new game will be at E3. But last month, Nintendo revealed its plans to introduce the studio’s new project in the “not too distant future,” so it’s possible that we will see the game in the company’s pre-E3 Nintendo Direct, which airs on June 11th.
While some are speculating that Retro Studios is working on a new Metroid title, IGN‘s Senior Vice President of Content & Publisher, Peer Schneider, said in a recently aired Nintendo-centric podcast that he’s heard rumors that the developer is working on a “new brand.” the conversation starts at minute 24.
Retro Studios has built incredible atmosphere, puzzle-solving and environmental diversity. Based on the length of the development cycle, we must assume it's designed primarily around the limits of Switch 1 (we have yet to see that version of the game) so the strategy for Switch 2 is seemingly to supercharge a good-looking game to run and feel even better.
Yes! And they said that MP4 has top notch HDR effects, if you have a capable Display like OLED or MiniLED.
man this review makes me so hyped for the game now. Really happy with the overall presentation here. Now I'm debating running the game in performance mode since it looks like only the resolution takes a hit while everything else remains the same. 120fps is tempting.
I will try first the quality then maybe I will use performance after I unlocked the hardest difficulty.
so...it's not 4K60Hz haha. they didn't even mention 1440p which makes this a false advertisement.
How did it become false advertising? The game is still being displayed as 4k @ 60 right? They didn't say anything about "NATIVE" 4k @ 60.
Even Naughty Dog said that The Last of Us part 1 is 4k@60 performance mode even though it's also 1440P upscaled, right?
they never said Native 4K. I guess no PS5 title is 4K either then.
not too bright are you there skippy.
My copy arrived earlier today together with my pre ordered AC Shadows that got delayed 2 days as expected delivery! Now I don't know what to play at first, but decided to finish MP4 first.
That's awesome! Prime 4 has been my most anticipated game for years and it's finally out. I can't wait to tear into it.
Leaked gameplay footage from Nintendo and Retro Studios' canceled project titled 'Harmony' has found its way online.
Currently, the original developers are credited via a generic slate.
It's safe to say that it's the original developers who conceptualised and built these games in such a way that they're worthy of a remaster or remake today. Even if they had nothing to do with the new iteration, the dev team behind a remaster would be nowhere without the original vision – and so, the original dev team deserves a place in the credits of a remaster. That's exactly how former Retro studios engineer Zoid Kirsch feels.
Depending on how long the credits are for the current team, I can see why it would be decided not to essentially double that.
How long or short credits are is irrelevant. Every man or woman who put their time into the creation of anything (tv, movies, animation etc too) should have their names stamped on it, no excuses.
Noone realistically sits and reads every name and actually thanks them, but it's important to the people involved to have it there for what small validation or thanks it brings them. A little thing they can show their friends and family for years to come and feel proud to have contributed to. Kind of like seeing your face for 1 frame in the crowd on TV at a football match and having your own little stamp to show you were there.
Without those original devs, there is no beloved game to remaster and put new names on. Disappointing Nintendo, do the right thing and patch it in.
as much as I would love to see a possible new IP, I honestly really want another Metroid in the Prime storyline. Call me old fashioned but I love that trilogy of games.
Regardless we have less than 2 weeks to wait to find out.
Id love to see another new metroid as well but one thing for sure we will see it in time.
They are probably the best major software dev out there. If Nintendo lets them spread their wings a little more who knows what they can come up with.
I love their ability to update classics like DKC and Metroid, and I'm not opposed to them creating more games in those series' but a new IP from them would be just as if not more appealing to me.
If there is one company I'm most curious about their project, its Retro.
I'd rather another Metroid first person adventure but at the end of the day it's Retro Studios we're talking about so whatever it is they're making it's going to be awesome.
The only thing ex-Retro developers, like the guys who are doing "Batman: Arkham Origins", have against Nintendo is that they could not do what they wanted and they could not try new things...
They had to make 3 MPs.
Obviously, Nintendo has changed that rule.
Anyway-
Nintendo really needs a good 1st Party FPS-
Or a modern to futuristic Open world.
Or they need truly adult games like a Quantic Dream Title or Rockstar's "LA Noire".
Also,
Another Adventure game would not stink (Raven Blade).
I am excited about whatever RETRO is doing.
But whatever it is- I think it will be very Western and very "cORE"- with Nintendo Gameplay as King.
(Because of what Nintendo wanted to do with the WiiU; reach-out to the Core.)
Lastly,
I hope that if another Samus game is in the works,
That it is in great hands.
Edit: From the article it is possible that they could be working on a new IP set with in the Metroid/Samus Universe.