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[JigglesBunny]

You can't see me crying but you best believe, I am.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

It's amazing how a Samus amiibo was the last true Metroid product they released since Other M. Priorities.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Retro has to be working on NX.

Would be cool if they were working on Donkey Kong as their swan song for the Wii U along with a more ambitious title for the next system.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

This is not even close to the Metroid game I wanted but hey, it's Next Level Games. It's going to be a solid package, so I'm looking forward to it.

I can't believe they aren't working on a Wii U game though. That stings.

 

[NimbusD]

Really I'm bothered about Nintendo's ridiculous IP usage. The game might totally be fun and I'll pick it up if there's good feedback on it.

But calling it "Metroid Prime"? Really? Why is Nintendo close to deficient when it comes to naming things? I always know that their games will be: "Brand You Know of: Stupid Gimmick Subtitle".

-Metroid Prime: Federation Force
-Animal Crossing: Stupid Party Game
-Star Fox Zero
-Zelda: Triforce Heroes
-Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam


It's quite bad.

Seriously.

They've shown with Splatoon that people will be receptive to a new IP as long as you put thought and work into it. Why the fuck should you slap an IP on an otherwise completely unrelated franchise. At the very least if you're going to do that, make it mario. We expect that.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

Looks like the next Codename S.T.E.A.M.

I'll pick it up for $7 like I did STEAM then.

 

[Fury451]

Classic gaf. Getting everything they want and still being unhappy.

It's like when there's a genie who only grants specifically worded requests and will screw you at any possible chance.

"We want a new Metroid!"

"Okay!"

 

[Ninja Scooter]

yeahh

that fuckin' hardware man. You might as well tell me that's an iOS game called "Alien Mutant Attack" or something.

 

[Beelzebufo]

Bullcrap. WHO wanted this?

i don't know about you but i repeatedly requested metroid die a slow and humiliating death

.

 

[Neoriceisgood]

At least we'll have something to pull a secondary metroid character that isn't Samus from for future Smash games.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

They managed to make a Metroid game look like shovelware. Hope it bombs.

I hope it's a fun game.

 

[VandalD]

This new Halo 3DS game looks like it could be fun.

 

[MrBadger]

yeahh

What the fuck did Metroid fans do to deserve this? Did Nintendo take the Other M backlash that personally? This is cruel.

 

[KingBroly]

What are you talking about? This is just a cheap little side game farmed out to one of their smaller partners. They have done this many times with many of their franchises.

If this was anything close to representing the mainline Metroid series, Samus would be in it front and centre. This is just another Prime Pinball/Four Swords/DK Jungle Climber to fill out the schedule while either Retro or SPD work on the main game. Miyamoto already told us they are working on multiple Metroid concepts last year.

I wouldn't call Next Level Games a small partner for them. The problem is this doesn't look anything like Metroid, and not just in terms of gameplay. The chibi-fied art style just isn't what Metroid is about. I think they saw the sales of Other M and said 'we have to completely change direction on this' and low and behold, this is what we have here, which is even farther from what people want from the series.

And in terms of concepts, this is probably one of them.

 

[atbigelow]

This is a weird complaint...?? You don't like subtitles I am guessing?

It's more about how their brand and develop games. They seem highly resistant to just making "Metroid 5" or "Starfox 3". They always seem to need some kind of weird gimmick that detracts from the core game and then name it after said gimmick.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Classic gaf. Getting everything they want and still being unhappy.

Yes, people wanted a chibi co-op shooter without Samus on the 3DS.

 

[KirbYuuYuu]

Another case of needing to detail what you want in your wish.

 

[GG-Duo]

It's like when there's a genie who only grants specifically worded requests and will screw you at any possible chance.

"We want a new Metroid!"

"Okay!"

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/610845570085711872

Well that's what would happen if you used the monkey's paw to wish for a new Metroid Prime

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

I too like to judge games without playing them.

 

[fhqwhgads]

They managed to make a Metroid game look like shovelware. Hope it bombs.

What a fucking disgusting comment.
"I hope this game bombs so the company struggles and get laid off!"

 

[Im_So_Pringles]

Go here and leave your dislike!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGu3Xe1uUUg

 

[Fury451]

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/610845570085711872

Boo. I thought I was being clever

 

[vagabondarts]

I'm hyped. Don't know what's wrong with people

 

[Ansatz]

I'm happy this isn't NST. Luigi's Mansion 2 was great, so I'm looking forward to this as Next Level Game's next title, rather than as a new Metroid game.

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

Would be cool if they were working on Donkey Kong as their swan song for the Wii U along with a more ambitious title for the next system.

I wouldn't be surprised if they're supporting Next Level on this while they continue work on their next big title, whatever it is.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

You people were down on Code Name Steam on first footage and it turned out fucking fantastic

I don't trust the internet to act appropriately to 3D 3DS games anymore

You're in a minority who think Codename steam was anything better than just OK.

It's ok to like them, but that doesn't make a 7/10 game (that's the metacritic/gamerankings average at any rate) anything more than an OK game. It tanked in sales (as far as I'm aware) because nobody wanted that game.

The same will probably happen here.

 

[Anth0ny]

Would be cool if they were working on Donkey Kong as their swan song for the Wii U along with a more ambitious title for the next system.

no way. after today's new game announcements for wii u I'm convinced NX is the next console and it'll be out holiday 2016 alongside Zelda.

they're not wasting any more major resources on Wii U. We'll get a Mario Tennis, and maybe some other low/mid tier games like that in 2016, but that's it.

 

[Jade Knight 08]

Missed the conference....? Da fuck is wrong with Nintendo!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nostremitus]

This is like a monkey paw wish...

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

What a fucking disgusting comment.
"I hope this game bombs so the company struggles and get laid off!"

The entitlement is strong.

It's one thing to be disappointed and not interested but to be insulted and enraged at this level is unhealthy.

 

[Shiggy]

You people were down on Code Name Steam on first footage and it turned out fucking fantastic

I don't trust the internet to act appropriately to 3D 3DS games anymore

Umm, the general opinion rather is that Codename Steam turned out average at best.
http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/code-name-steam

 

[MrBadger]

Classic gaf. Getting everything they want and still being unhappy. I really want to see this on the Treehouse stream.

This isn't what I wanted.

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

I'm happy this isn't NST. Luigi's Mansion 2 was great, so I'm looking forward to this as Next Level Game's next title, rather than as a new Metroid game.

I'm TRYING to look at it that way, but this just hurts right now.

 

[j.rob]

I'm laughing so much.

But I'm laughing cause I'm so so pissed.

It might in the future grab my attention same way Mario maker recently did, but right now I'm so done.

 

[Syf]

What a fucking disgusting comment.
"I hope this game bombs so the company struggles and get laid off!"

lol yeah that's exactly what I said. I want it to bomb so they know reducing one of their best franchises to this shit isn't acceptable.

 

[Beelzebufo]

What a fucking disgusting comment.
"I hope this game bombs so the company struggles and get laid off!"

And stops making games like this!

 

[CragMan241]

You guys finally get a new Prime game after Other M, and all you do is complain? :lol :lol :lol

Spoiler

where's actual Metroid?

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

Poor next level games I love their games but its like nintendo gave this so everyone could hate them.
This is more to monster games standards.

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

At least we'll have something to pull a secondary metroid character that isn't Samus from for future Smash games.

Not gonna lie, I want this with a cheesy soccer-style moveset.

 

[ROUGE_BLOCK]

Yep, all hope is lost.

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

Umm, the general opinion rather is that Codename Steam turned out average at best.
http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/code-name-steam

You're in a minority who think Codename steam was anything better than just OK.

It's ok to like them, but that doesn't make a 7/10 game (that's the metacritic/gamerankings average at any rate) anything more than an OK game.

Yeahhhh. If we could go ahead and not use Metarcritic to measure a games quality, that'd be greaaaat.

 

[Ansatz]

I'm TRYING to look at it that way, but this just hurts right now.

Next year for NX, believe.

 

[Keyouta]

I don't understand why they slapped Metroid on the title when if could have at least been a new IP, Splatoon shows people can be receptive to it if the work is put in. This doesn't share anything with the Metroid Prime series.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

no way. after today's new game announcements for wii u I'm convinced NX is the next console and it'll be out holiday 2016 alongside Zelda.

they're not wasting any more major resources on Wii U. We'll get a Mario Tennis, and maybe some other low/mid tier games like that in 2016, but that's it.

Yeah, Mario Tennis really reeks of "shit,we're out of platformers, what else can we do that costs nothing".

Yeahhhh. If we could go ahead and not use Metarcritic to measure a games quality, that'd be greaaaat.

That's fine. What about the fact tha tI thought it was terrible? Or that no-one seemed to buy it because it's, as far as anyone has been lead to believe, utterly mediocre?

Lord knows the demo confirmed I have no interest in it at all. They could have made another advance wars instead of that, but nope.

In fact, this is exactly what codename steam looked like before release. A game no-one asked for from a dev that could probably have been spending the time they had on makin ga much better game that could have been something people were actually asking for. We could have had Punch Out or Luigis mansion U from these guys. Instead, we get a metroid abomination.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Theres gonna be alot of Iwata/Reggie quotes in tge next few days, weeks..

 

[Rambler]

It's a shame the 2D Metroid team all died in that tragic blimp accident.

 

[woopWOOP]

At least we'll have something to pull a secondary metroid character that isn't Samus from for future Smash games.

You play as Federation, right?

Anthony got this in the bag!

 

[Kinsei]

Next year for NX, believe.

I'm done believing. Nintendo just threw whatever good will they had from me out the window.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

At least we'll have something to pull a secondary metroid character that isn't Samus from for future Smash games.

Did you forget about these memorable Metroid characters?

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

DO NOT WANT.jpg


This is just about the most deflating announcement Nintendo could have made about Metroid.