I have a feeling that Nintendo cancelled Metroid: Federation Force, Project Robot, Project Guard, Lost Reavers (in the West), Genei Ibun Roku (in the West)

[Curmudgeon]

Tropical Freeze was not what most gamers wanted from Retro on Wii U, as evidenced by the widespread disappointment when it was revealed.

As for Federation Force, I think people are well within their rights to be annoyed that it's using the Metroid Prime name to sell what looks like a thoroughly mediocre game with none of the hallmarks of the Trilogy it is named after.

I don't think this disapointment was as widespread as you claim, more an example of a very vocal fanbase. I could also point to the many people on the internet who claim Tropical Freeze is one of their favorite Wii U games. Besides, Donkey Kong is a much more popular franchise than Metroid. Despite the very small userbase of the Wii U Tropical Freeze has outsold Prime 2. When you include digital sales it will have outsold Other M and is on it's way to outsell Super Metroid. I think it has pretty decent legs so it can climb pretty close to Prime 3 as well.

Also, of course people have the right to be annoyed, I never claimed they don't.  If you think it's a mediocre game that's fine by me. All I'm saying is that I think a lot of people are not prepared to judge federation Force on it's own merits (whether it has any is subjective and besides the point), rather than what it represents.