What direction should/will the Metroid franchise take?

[Cheebee]

jarrod said:

Cheebee said:

If DKCR sales are through the roof, then I'm fully expecting Metroid to go sidescrolling again.

I don't think one will have any real bearing on the other.  It's not like Retro's Metroids outsold Sakamoto's recent non-Metroid hits either (Rhythm Heaven, Tomodatchi Collection).

I don't think Sakamoto has anything to do with Nintendo deciding which direction to take with the next Metroid. If they think a 2D sidescroller would be best, they'll have a team make it, whether Sakamoto would approve or not.