Reggie on why Metroid Prime 4 was announced so early

[CWegzz]

mZuzek said:

CWegzz said:
As others have said, I'm sure it was done to appease the Metroid Prime fans who would be angry about Metroid: Samus Returns. It was done so that Nintendo could show that they were listening to them as well and not just the 2D Metroid fans. Either way, I still don't agree with super early game announcements and I don't approve of this one either, but whatever.

It's not just about 2D vs. 3D - if anything, most Metroid fans love both -, it's about having a big new game for the Switch. If they only announced a 3DS game, even if it was 3D, it would show Nintendo has no ambition for the franchise anymore.

That's probably true.  I guess I'm in the minority where I love 2D Metroid, but kinda hate 3D Metroid.