Hiku said:
SonicAway said:
Hiku said:
SonicAway said:
Tanabe said the next Metroid PRIME hasn't started development. Even the title of the article says this.
Prime is just a subseries of Metroid.
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"It is a great idea, I agree. Truth be told, "making HD games takes a lot of time and resources," "I haven't been able to collect a team or the resources to do it."
No matter if the next 3D Metroid is called Prime or something else, it's clear that Tanabe has not been able to gather the resources to make a 3D HD Metroid.
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Tanabe doesn't have involvement with the Metroid series apart from the Prime games, including even Pinball and Hunters.
He's the producer of this subseries and that's that. What he says might not be applicable to the franchise as a whole.
There may very well be a Metroid game in development under the baton of Yoshio Sakamoto.
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You say that as if the majority of the 3D console Metroid games aren't the Prime games. 3 out of 4 are. The only other one is Other: M which was recieved poorly. And Sakamoto produced and directed that one. So I think it's more likely that the critically acclaimed Prime series producer will be in charge of the next one. Especially since the fans are asking for another Prime game. Doesn't mean it has to be called Prime, but I think Nintendo are more likely to go with the vision of the more popular 3D Metroid games rather than the other one.
Anyway, you can always say that "maybe this guy just doesn't know", but I think this is a fairly good indication that they haven't begun development on a new 3D Metroid. Because I doubt they're going to bet on the Other: M concept again. And they said "we know what fans want", and they want another Prime game.
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Yeah, you have a point there. I took Sakamoto for this example, but I was thinking more of his 2D Metroid projects.
But you're right, if what they've been saying is the truth, then they would be aiming for the most well-received concept.
