Having read that 1up interview, I'm very reassured that i) Nintendo is the directing force in the project, ii) the director is the same as Fusion.
This also explains the lack of 2D Metroid for the DS. The team have been involved in this. And the interview said that a handheld game was possible and that, "if they were to make one", it would use ideas not possible in Other M and vice versa. Which is a good sign.







