Stefan.De.Machtige said:
It's the best choice they have. Actually they only have two of them:
I would go with the reboot. Easiest and possibly the most profitable. That's very Nintendo. |
Honestly the story in Metroid is so loosely tied as it is that I don't see continuing the storyline of Metroid Fusion as a very good choice. I don't even totally understand the overlying Metroid canon.
The reason Mario and Zelda are so popular is because they continue to have great gameplay mechanics as well as new inventive takes on that gameplay. Examples are the intuitive level designs in Super Mario Galaxy and the the addition of new weapons in each consecutive Zelda.
What Metroid needs to do is make a reboot, stop trying to make sense within the old Metroid canon (there can still be a good story, the stories just don't have to be consecutive), and focus on the core gameplay of Metroid while finding ways to make the series feel fresh.
To further expand on how I think future Metroid games should be story-wise, I believe Nintendo should do with Metroid what Square attempts to do with Final Fantasy (though the story in FF always seems to be the same): do not connect story of the games, but instead invent a new individual adventure for Samus every time.
