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Title: Retro Could Collaborate with Nintendo on a Future Zelda Game
Post by: Patchkid15 on December 17, 2011, 03:08:15 PM

Miyamoto reveals what's possibly in store for Retro Studios' future.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/28722

Zelda is a possible franchise for collaboration between Retro Studios and Nintendo, according to series creator Shigeru Miyamoto. Wired's interview with Miyamoto shed light on their previous collaboration and what they could work together on in the future.

Retro Studios, the developer behind the Metroid Prime series and Donkey Kong Country Returns, recently worked with Nintendo on Mario Kart 7. This was the first time part of a (non-arcade) Mario Kart game was handled outside of Nintendo. In the interview, Miyamoto discussed how both western and Japanese developers have different styles. With the collaboration, he says they were able to ultimately create a game with a variety of different tastes. Still talking about the success of collaborating with Retro, Miyamoto explained "when we talk about any other franchise, Zelda might be a possible franchise for that collaboration."

Title: Re: Retro Could Collaborate with Nintendo on a Future Zelda Game
Post by: pureval on December 17, 2011, 05:18:51 PM
As long as they do not take it first person that would awesome. If it goes first person it will royally suck for me.
Title: Re: Retro Could Collaborate with Nintendo on a Future Zelda Game
Post by: Eyothrie on December 17, 2011, 06:31:38 PM
Zelda Prime!  ;D
Title: Re: Retro Could Collaborate with Nintendo on a Future Zelda Game
Post by: leahsdad on December 17, 2011, 08:10:12 PM
Quote from: pureval on December 17, 2011, 05:18:51 PM
As long as they do not take it first person that would awesome. If it goes first person it will royally suck for me.

Hey, let's keep an open mind here.  Skyrim is first person.  And I don't think anyone expected Metroid Prime to actually be good, let alone brilliant, before it came out.
Title: Re: Retro Could Collaborate with Nintendo on a Future Zelda Game
Post by: pureval on December 17, 2011, 08:27:25 PM
The problem for me is I have fairly severe motion sickness when playing first person games. I was never able to play any of the Metroid Prime games because of it and I love Metroid. If they take Zelda first person I would not be able to play it. So Zelda in first person would suck for me.
Title: Re: Retro Could Collaborate with Nintendo on a Future Zelda Game
Post by: Luigi Dude on December 17, 2011, 08:54:44 PM
What Miyamoto is talking about is using Retro to help develop part of a Zelda game with EAD 3 like Retro helped EAD 1 develop Mario Kart 7.  He's not talking about letting Retro develop a Zelda game all by themselves like with Metroid and Donkey Kong.  If a Zelda collaboration was to be made with Retro like it was for Mario Kart than Retro would be responsible for designing certain area's of the game to help speed up development.

Something like this could actually happen considering Iwata wants a Zelda for the Wii U ready in the next 3 years, I could see Nintendo using Retro to help EAD 3 develop the game in time.
Title: Re: Retro Could Collaborate with Nintendo on a Future Zelda Game
Post by: NWR_insanolord on December 17, 2011, 10:10:19 PM
I don't want Retro doing this unless they get to do it themselves. They've proven they're capable; they deserve the ability to make their own game, not play second fiddle to some other studio.

I don't think it's that controversial to say that I believe Retro is a superior developer to any EAD studio but EAD Tokyo.
Title: Re: Retro Could Collaborate with Nintendo on a Future Zelda Game
Post by: the asylum on December 17, 2011, 10:21:59 PM
welp there goes my dream of a Retro-produced F-Zero offering

If anyone needs me I'll be in the closet hanging myself
Title: Re: Retro Could Collaborate with Nintendo on a Future Zelda Game
Post by: ThePerm on December 18, 2011, 01:50:16 AM
Nintendo is probably  thinking of ways it can start speeding up the game development process, by handing it off to a western studio it allows them to use the same formula, but add to it new stuff that doesn't even occur to EAD. They have less need to upend the table, because of this. Which will speed up development time.
Title: Re: Retro Could Collaborate with Nintendo on a Future Zelda Game
Post by: NWR_insanolord on December 18, 2011, 02:05:39 AM
Retro is far too talented to be used that way.
Title: Re: Retro Could Collaborate with Nintendo on a Future Zelda Game
Post by: KDR_11k on December 18, 2011, 03:04:06 AM
Quote from: NWR_insanolord on December 17, 2011, 10:10:19 PM
I don't want Retro doing this unless they get to do it themselves. They've proven they're capable; they deserve the ability to make their own game, not play second fiddle to some other studio.

I don't think it's that controversial to say that I believe Retro is a superior developer to any EAD studio but EAD Tokyo.

Pretty much what I was going to say. Don't waste Retro on busywork.
Title: Re: Retro Could Collaborate with Nintendo on a Future Zelda Game
Post by: motang on December 18, 2011, 08:40:44 AM
I see good things in Zelda future!
Title: Re: Retro Could Collaborate with Nintendo on a Future Zelda Game
Post by: Plugabugz on December 19, 2011, 10:26:12 AM
I agree with insane and KDR. EAD Tokyo, Retro and Disaster excluded Monolith are the jewels in Nintendo's development talents.

If Retro is to make Zelda, i want Retro making Zelda while they have the backup support of another nintendo team to help them at their direction. Not the other way around.