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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Rumor: Metroid Prime 4 Developed By Bandai Namco/Star Wars 1313 Studio + Ridge Racer 8 Switch Exclusive

Asriel on 09 February 2018
peachbuggy said:
Asriel said:
Eurogamer have been spot on with some of their Switch news - though have also got things wrong. At this point I'd say it's a safe bet Prime 4 is in development at Namco-Bandai Singapore, a fairly safe bet that Ridge Racer 8 is Switch exclusives, too, given Namco-Bandai confirmed that they'd be announcing 3 Switch exclusives in Spring/Summer 2018. The question now, is, when will we get official confirmation? And what is the third exclusive?

Would they actually count Prime as 1 of their exclusives though? I took it to mean 3 of their OWN ip's.

It doesn't matter if it's a Namco IP or not - it's a Switch exclusive primarily developed by Namco, so I would assume that counts. The only translation I saw was "three big titles" - Ridger Racer is an established IP, and Metroid Prime is a fan-favourite, so they fit the bill, as far as I can see.



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flashfire926 on 09 February 2018

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-02-08-yes-namco-bandai-is-working-on-metroid-prime-4

If there was any doubt left, it should be gone by now.



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peachbuggy on 09 February 2018
Asriel said:
peachbuggy said:

Would they actually count Prime as 1 of their exclusives though? I took it to mean 3 of their OWN ip's.

It doesn't matter if it's a Namco IP or not - it's a Switch exclusive primarily developed by Namco, so I would assume that counts. The only translation I saw was "three big titles" - Ridger Racer is an established IP, and Metroid Prime is a fan-favourite, so they fit the bill, as far as I can see.

Fair enough but the way i see it then, is that they are being a bit misleading in their support for Switch. As, it would be obvious Metroid would be an exclusive, as  Nintendo owns the IP. Namco are, in effect being hired out to develop. I took their announcement as in, they were making the decision to publish 3 of their own titles exclusively for Switch. Still 2 is better than 0 anyway :)



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Jumpin on 09 February 2018
OTBWY said:
Jumpin said:

Was anyone here seriously a fan of Ridge Racer? =P

It's about the most uninspired racing game franchise ever.

This is about the only time I saw someone show enthusiasm for the franchise:

It's nostalgia, but I like them nonetheless.

Type 4 did have an incredible soundtrack, IMO. It was kind of mesmerizing while driving along that you forgot you were playing a game.



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OTBWY on 09 February 2018
Jumpin said:
OTBWY said:

It's nostalgia, but I like them nonetheless.

Type 4 did have an incredible soundtrack, IMO. It was kind of mesmerizing while driving along that you forgot you were playing a game.

I miss games like these. These arcady type of racing games.



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OTBWY on 09 February 2018
Miyamotoo said:
Eurogamer just confirmed story for Namco and Metroid, so it seems that hole stoty is true, including Ridge Racer 8 for Switch.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-02-08-yes-namco-bandai-is-working-on-metroid-prime-4

No credits to the original leaker?



malistix1985 on 09 February 2018

If true I will buy Ridge Racer 8 in a second, I love racing games on handhelds, dirt 4 and other games, I wish they where also ported to the switch, just a few races in the train or tram, epic




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Miyamotoo on 09 February 2018
AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Miyamotoo said:
Eurogamer just confirmed story for Namco and Metroid, so it seems that hole stoty is true, including Ridge Racer 8 for Switch.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-02-08-yes-namco-bandai-is-working-on-metroid-prime-4

What? No it does not mean the whole story is true..

" This staff member also listed themselves as overseeing work on an exclusive Ridge Racer 8 for Switch, too - something Eurogamer has yet to also verify."

It doesn't mean that story is true, but now its way more possible that story is true, Eurogamer confirmed part of story.



AngryLittleAlchemist on 09 February 2018
Miyamotoo said:
AngryLittleAlchemist said:

What? No it does not mean the whole story is true..

" This staff member also listed themselves as overseeing work on an exclusive Ridge Racer 8 for Switch, too - something Eurogamer has yet to also verify."

It doesn't mean that story is true, but now its way more possible that story is true, Eurogamer confirmed part of story.

So you were being purposely misleading with your comment?

"Eurogamer just confirmed story for Namco and Metroid, so it seems that hole stoty is true, including Ridge Racer 8 for Switch."

That's your comment. You're literally contradicting yourself. If you think that confirming Prime 4 makes Ridge Racer 8 more likely just say that. I think both are probably true. 



Miyamotoo on 09 February 2018
AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Miyamotoo said:

It doesn't mean that story is true, but now its way more possible that story is true, Eurogamer confirmed part of story.

So you were being purposely misleading with your comment?

"Eurogamer just confirmed story for Namco and Metroid, so it seems that hole stoty is true, including Ridge Racer 8 for Switch."

That's your comment. You're literally contradicting yourself. If you think that confirming Prime 4 makes Ridge Racer 8 more likely just say that. I think both are probably true. 

I made mistake with wording, we can know if relly is true only when we have official announcement and official information from Nintendo or Namco Bandai. But like I wrote, Eurogamer gave much higher weight to hole story.