Khuutra said:
That there will be some change? Certainly, that's a reasonable assumption; it's one of the only constants in the series. Lack of impact is the entire point, though, because it means a Zero Mission-style remake probably isn't in the cards, regardless of what Sakamoto would want to do with it. A dialing back I can certainly see, but I would hesitate to assume the sort of dialing back it would be; Fusion is the most successful 2D Metroid since the original, and this fact can't be discounted. The face of the 3DS Metroid is going to be determined by what Nintendo sees as factors that makes these games sell, and Sakamoto is far from the only voice in that argument. |
I don't think the market impact would correlate entirely though... there's too many different variables now, not least of which involves an entire system transition (as I'm pretty sure no expects the next Metroid to be a Wii title). In every instance we've seen there's been a comparable degree of same platform fatigue for this series. Zero Mission might've sold half what Fusion did, but so did Echoes following Prime, and it's looking like it'll be true for Other M following Corruption also.
And leaning towards a more conservative approach from SPD1 isn't exactly much of a leap. That's (in part) why I think another remake might make some sense, it's an inherently more conservative approach from the outset then (though obviously it could lead in controversial directions). Plus, at least Metroid 2 could use it, it's pretty clunky... I can see how a Super Metroid remake might go badly for them though, if they went that way instead.
And where did I say Sakamoto's the only voice here? I'm pretty sure there's going to be heavy input and consideration from Iwata, Miyamoto, and various management above him, as well as Hosokawa, Hayashi, and the rest of the team below him.
