A solid point for my other post on whether next year could be one of Nintendo's greatest. 

Earlier this year they were talking about how they're not sure how to go about the next Metroid, confirming that there was absolutely nothing in development. So we can look forward to three years if they start today, and years added to that based on how long it takes them to get started. Not to mention the years it's already been.

Sometimes being a Nintendo guy really sucks.

Granted, when it comes to bad news, there is typically no hidden meaning. But all this could mean is that they gave another 3rd party company a shot at making a Metroid.

I doubt it at this point, especially if it's for Wii U

Guys they have all but confirmed that Sakamoto is making a new 2D Metroid at this point. They just don't want to say it.

Exactly. 

I do believe they don´t care about the WiiU anymore, either.

I wouldn't doubt if this is the first time Reggie is hearing that fans like Metroid. He seems like he is so out of touch with what Nintendo fans want.

June 2014: "So it has been a while since we released the last one and we're having discussions internally about what we can do next. So at this point we have two different types of Metroid games. We have the Prime style of Metroid game and we have the more traditional style of Metroid game. We feel that we do need to take care of both of these styles of play. And the hope is that at some point in the near future we'll be able to share something about them." - Shinya Takahashi, aka the boss of both Yoshio Sakamoto (creator of Metroid) and Kensuke Tanabe (producer of Metroid Prime)

June 2015: "I said this at the beginning, but I’m not involved in the 2D Metroid games that [Yoshio] Sakamoto works on." - Kensuke Tanabe, when asked whether Federation Force is the only Metroid game he's working on.

June 2015: "We also know that the best way to launch a (traditional Metroid game) is to surprise and delight them, to give them a launch date, in an environment like this let them play it vs. what other companies do which is to announce a project that you may not see for five, six years." - Reggie

The implications here are so obvious it pains me to see people whining about how Nintendo won't give us what we want. Sakamoto is currently working on a new 2D Metroid game. It will be revealed shortly before launch, because Metroid is more like Star Fox and less like Zelda.

Does Nintendo know that i want a Pokemon RPG, F-Zero 1080p 8v8 online, Eternall Darkness sequel, Mario Galaxy 3, Other M 2, Star Wars: StormTrooper Tennis, Big Rigs: Mario Kart Edition and The Last of Us port for WiiU?


No..? Fine i wouldn't buy those games anyway.

Of course I think there's a Metroid game in development. It's releasing in 2018 for NX.