A British TV celebrity hints at the possibility.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rumor/24736
A Twitter conversation between British television celebrity Jonathan Ross and a follower may have inadvertantly leaked the announcement of a new Metroid game for the Nintendo 3DS, to be revealed during Wednesday's press event for the system.
Ross announced that he would be part of the European press event this coming week, and briefly discussed how much he liked the 3D effects of the handheld. Followers then began asking him about the event and what might be unveiled, with one mentioning that he was going to "keep his fingers crossed for Metroid". To this Ross responded: "I think you're going to be pleased then...", without offering any further details.
Does this mean a 3DS Metroid game will be announced? Nobody knows, but it's safe to assume that, as a celebrity involved with the planning of the event, Ross is at least partially aware of what's going to be shown to the European press.
The European 3DS press reveal is scheduled for Wednesday, January 19, with a 3DS preview event being held in New York City on the same day.
UPDATE: In a follow-up posting Ross stated "A few other faves coming as well - plus a few unexpected revivals!! Can say no more, sorry."
UPDATE 2: Ross confirms that he was not referring to a Metroid title, but rather the general games list.
Actually, what are the odds there might be a title or two announced that was developed for the US (EU?) launch by one of Nintendo's American developers?
Whatever this game ends up being, I really hope it isn't going to one of these following titles:
1) Metroid Prime Hunters 2
2) Metroid Other M 2
3) Metroid Pinball 2
Anything else is fine.
Whatever this game ends up being, I really hope it isn't going to one of these following titles:
3) Metroid Pinball 2
Whatever this game ends up being, I really hope it isn't going to one of these following titles:
3) Metroid Pinball 2
Wasn't Metroid Prime Pinball well liked? Or is there another reason you don't want it?
Metroid Dread 3DS?
So a British celebrity knows about that stuff when Nintendo notoriously won't even clue in their European branch on things like that beforehand?
Anyway, I think Metroid needs a major overhaul, re-using the same old powerups just removes a large chunk of the discovery aspect.
Whatever this game ends up being, I really hope it isn't going to one of these following titles:
1) Metroid Prime Hunters 2
2) Metroid Other M 2
3) Metroid Pinball 2
Anything else is fine.
Everyone on this forum is going to hate me for saying this but I would mind a Metroid: Other M sequel on the 3DS, but done right. I thought that game was pretty good and I hope to see more like it in the future. Although a 2D hybrid between Fusion and Other M would be even nicer.
Everyone on this forum is going to hate me for saying this but I would mind a Metroid: Other M sequel on the 3DS, but done right. I thought that game was pretty good and I hope to see more like it in the future. Although a 2D hybrid between Fusion and Other M would be even nicer.
For me that depends on what "done right" means. I don't think Metroid is done right unless there's a large interconnected world that you explore, using upgrades that change the way you play the game from combat to basic movement.
I don't consider the Pirme games a side-track, I see them as the evolution of the series. It would be like saying the 3D Mario's are just a side-track.
Metroid Other M has those, they're just presented differently than usual.Everyone on this forum is going to hate me for saying this but I would mind a Metroid: Other M sequel on the 3DS, but done right. I thought that game was pretty good and I hope to see more like it in the future. Although a 2D hybrid between Fusion and Other M would be even nicer.
For me that depends on what "done right" means. I don't think Metroid is done right unless there's a large interconnected world that you explore, using upgrades that change the way you play the game from combat to basic movement.
I think Nindendo needs to move the Metroid franchise forward. Prime was a good side-track, but I really wanna see a return to 2D side-scrolling. The gap between Metroid IV (Fusion) and V (Dread?) has gotten big enough, damnit!
And Ian, yes. You trust Pikmin. . .if Pikmin 3 ever comes out.
Everyone on this forum is going to hate me for saying this but I would mind a Metroid: Other M sequel on the 3DS, but done right. I thought that game was pretty good and I hope to see more like it in the future. Although a 2D hybrid between Fusion and Other M would be even nicer.
For me that depends on what "done right" means. I don't think Metroid is done right unless there's a large interconnected world that you explore, using upgrades that change the way you play the game from combat to basic movement.
Metroid: Other M "done right" in my mind would be... well pretty much the only thing I would suggest keeping would be the third dimensional view. I liked jumping around and shooting things. The way Samus controlled was overall fine, except the first person aiming which I felt was really clunky and hard to use in the heat of the moment. I say the first person view should be ditched outright.
Metroid: Other M "done right" in my mind would be... well pretty much the only thing I would suggest keeping would be the third dimensional view. I liked jumping around and shooting things. The way Samus controlled was overall fine, except the first person aiming which I felt was really clunky and hard to use in the heat of the moment. I say the first person view should be ditched outright.
So they would have to ditch the shitty storytelling, and the linear progression, and the focus on action over exploration and then you're probably fine. So you're left with Super Metroid with polygons? What the hell did they get even remotely right with Other M? It's like everything it introduced to Metroid was a clusterfuck disaster.
There is nothing wrong with moving forward. But when you step forward into a pile of ****, you step back, clean off your shoes and head in a slightly different direction.
The authorized power-ups in Other M are like giving a kid unwrapped Christmas presents and not authorizing them to play with them It just misses the whole point.
I think Nindendo needs to move the Metroid franchise forward. Prime was a good side-track, but I really wanna see a return to 2D side-scrolling. The gap between Metroid IV (Fusion) and V (Dread?) has gotten big enough, damnit!
And Ian, yes. You trust Pikmin. . .if Pikmin 3 ever comes out.
Returning to gameplay from the 90's isn't moving forward.
I don't consider the Pirme games a side-track, I see them as the evolution of the series. It would be like saying the 3D Mario's are just a side-track.
I'd argue that that's not a very good comparison. The 3D Marios, while great, play significantly differently than the 2D games, whereas Metroid Prime is essentially the same game as the 2D Metroids, just from a different visual perspective. I think a better analog would be between 2D and 3D Zelda games.
