Report: Retro Studios is Working on a Secret Wii U Game With a New Engine

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Soundwave said:

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Of course things will boost the Wii U; nothing is going to boost it out of third place, but it can and will get hardware bumps when major games come out. Just because they're locked into third place doesn't mean profiting off hardware isn't a priority.

Metroid isn't a big franchise, hate to break it you. Could barely scrape past 1 million even on the 100 million selling Wii. It's small potatoes if we're talking sales. 

Metroid Other M barely scraped passed a million cos, well, it's crap, and reviled by fans.

Metroid's value lies less in moving software and more about appealing to core gamers and diversifying Wii U's lineup. Of course, it doesn't have to be Metroid, that was just one example. But it should at least be something with ambition and a non-kiddy image. Diddy Kong Racing, as well as being superfluous, would only reinforce the perception that Nintendo only makes games for children.