This are actually pretty good news to me.
When I knew that Metroid Prime 4 was in development and that Retro Studios was not the studio behind it, I had many concearns about the project. I wondered if Nintendo was actually aware of the importance of the Metroid Prime series for Nintendo fans. Metroid Prime is significant for us for many reasons. First, is the most "adult" and different game that Nintendo tends to offer. Second, the whole trilogy is regarded as some of the best games PERIOD. And third, Metroid Prime is expected to squeeze the console it's in, offering some of the best graphics on the system.
As such, I was not sure if Nintendo, along with whathever studios was developing MP4, were making "just another game". I hope you understand what I mean.
By making a difficult decision like this... restarting the developing and giving the project to both the original producer and studio that made the original trilogy... Nintendo has convinced me that they know how importan Metroid Prime 4 is and that they understand how great the game has to be for us.
So... I'm sad that we have to wait maybe years to even see some gameplay. But in the end I think it is for the best and I believe we'll end up benefiting from this decision.
