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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*

« on: June 15, 2012, 02:08:45 AM »

Retro in trouble? ?? 

I'm on my cell so I can't post much but I ran into this story in gonintendo and I hope its not true.  The article seems in depth but I've never heard of this site or if the info is accurate. 

 http://emilyrogersblog.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/trouble-brewing-at-retro-studios-rocky-development-for-wii-u-project/

I'm not too concerned. The key developers leaving Retro over the last 5 years has been nothing really hidden or secretive, the info has been out there. The article just seems like complete BS to me based on the way it's written. It's so doom and gloom and it reminds me of cable news networks, like its trying to paint a more dramatic picture than is actually the case to grab your attention. It's so negative about Retro but I didn't see (not sure if it's in it or not but there's no big mention of it) the article mentioned how they just hired developers from Naughty Dog, id, and Vigil games. If you managed to snag developers from Naughty Dog, than that's a great sign.

I often worry that Retro may become what Rare has, but there's a key difference between Rare and Retro: Retro still has Nintendo backing them, which has some of the best developers in the industry. Bare in mind that Retro initially cancelled like 4 games when they started and the initial development of Metroid Prime was a complete mess to the point that they had to bring Miyamoto in. If you have to bring in Miyamoto, that's not a good sign. But hey, turned out great. So let's just hope either way someone from Nintendo is looking over their shoulder.