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    #16
    I mean, I'm fine with this because like Dogg Thang says, there was never anything to it for fans in the first place but a logo. It always seemed bewildering that anyone ever thought this thing was anywhere near a release anyway. As it is, going back to Retro is a good move though I can't help but again think they must have something wrapped up for this year to have the resources to dedicate to it given the lack of output they've had since Tropical Freeze.

    In the long run it'll be for the best but I think it'd be very, very wise for fans to get it in their heads from the off that you're not going to be playing this game for the next 3-4 years and quite possibly never on Switch at all.

    It's okay though, this is the year of Luigi's Mansion 3 after all.

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      #17
      Originally posted by Superman Falls View Post
      In the long run it'll be for the best but I think it'd be very, very wise for fans to get it in their heads from the off that you're not going to be playing this game for the next 3-4 years and quite possibly never on Switch at all.
      Yep, it could end up being one of those end of system games that ends up on the Switch but only on a technicality because it's pushed more as a launch title for a new system.

      And yeah, overall this is good news. Going back to Retro is fantastic and gives me more faith in it. My issue is only that they announced it way too early in the first place. They really did have nothing more than a logo and it felt like a quickfire announcement to give fans something, anything to hope for. And with this happening, I almost feel like they just didn't knuckle down to make it because it was never really a real thing. Whereas now they are realising they have to somehow produce it. And under those circumstances, where we are today is really the best outcome.

      But I won't be surprised if it turns out that Metroid Prime 4 has been nothing more than a logo and a question mark scribbled on a whiteboard for the last year.

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        #18
        Originally posted by Superman Falls View Post
        It's okay though, this is the year of Luigi's Mansion 3 after all.
        Or so they say lol

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          #19
          Why would anyone have not used Retro in the first place for the project?

          You do you Nintendo and I’ll take a look once you’ve released some more games and sorted yourself out in 5 years or so, k.

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            #20
            Time to sell the Switch then

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              #21
              Originally posted by Superman Falls View Post
              I mean, I'm fine with this because like Dogg Thang says, there was never anything to it for fans in the first place but a logo.
              I don't quite follow your logic. I mean, if that was true, I'm not OK with that being their level of progress when the game was announced so long ago. Resetting the clock does two things - firstly, it pushes back the release of the game, and secondly, it suggests Nintendo had a reasonable-sized team who were tied up for quite a while who have produced nothing for it, and it's a widely-discussed topic that while their games have been pretty amazing lately, we would all like to see more.

              Still, I think it's a wise decision for them, i.e. to "take it on the chin" rather than simply delay again - and it does mean the game will hopefully be all the better for it when it eventually comes out.

              Originally posted by Team Andromeda View Post
              Time to sell the Switch then
              Harsh, but I can see why you'd say that. It leaves a hole in their 2019. I was expecting this to be unveiled at E3 to come out in October and be this year's Mario Odyssey. Now they'll have to lead with Animal Crossing and Pokemon. Both good franchises, but we've seen very little of either, and the information about the latter has been conflicting; I think AC will play it quite safe, but who knows what Pokemon will be like.

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                #22
                I feel like there was little reason to believe there was much more than a logo when the game was released. WiiU software development had long been waning, the Switch was clearly released way too early and the whole announcement had an air or appeasing a more core audience who were asking what was coming for them a bit like the WiiU reveal of Bayonetta 2 that was taken as a positive step forward in intent for Nintendo towards core gamers but turned out to be the only step they were making.

                MP4 has always had a void of information that was absolute, almost beyond other Nintendo reveals were you might get a simple cutscene for a game that after delays hits 2-3 years later. 18 months later and here we are, I don't doubt it exists in some form somewhere or at least did before Nintendo shelved that incarnation of it but 110% I don't believe for one second that 2019 or likely even 2020 was remotely on the cards for release even if it was still on track. It's been a similar time frame for Yoshi and that is a smaller production and was revealed in a clearer way.

                For fans, if the game wasn't coming together 18 months in then it's nice Nintendo has been so upfront. They could have very easily shelved it quietly. The big concern though is that there's nothing else that caters for that audience lined up, Bayonetta 3 is probably closest but its a very niche offering. A shame they still leave other franchises dormant.

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by Superman Falls View Post
                  I feel like there was little reason to believe there was much more than a logo when the game was released.
                  Yeah, and cynically I thought that too. As always though, you expect the worst but hope for better, and I think many of us were hoping they were biding their time and making sure their message was totally on-point, to avoid what happened with Federation Force, and they were going to smash it at E3 with an announcement even higher tier than the FFVII remake or Shenmue III.

                  I mean, we might've assumed that Nintendo were just touting a logo and maybe a bit of behind-the-scenes work, but that doesn't mean we should've been happy to find out that was true.

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                    #24
                    Makes sense to have a system seller on Switch 2, and fair play if it was in a bad state.

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                      #25
                      Imo this never got past the concept stage. Namco spent 18 months pulling together concepts which Nintendo noped until they took they took the decision to pull it away from them. When they announced the logo, they obviously really did only have a logo.

                      This will be a cross gen release now most likely as others have said.

                      I think the communications from Nintendo on this have been totally on point though.

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                        #26
                        4thQ 2020 init

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                          #27
                          Is there any one like me? I played and loved Metroid Prime 1 to death. Couldn't get into 2 and 3.

                          I'm starting to doubt whether this game is going to beat the first for me too. Im half thinking we need a new 2D outing,

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                            #28
                            I completed 1 and 3 but never got into 2.

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                              #29
                              I'd sooner have this (Metroid Prime Trilogy remaster and/or Metroid 4) than the upcoming (much rumoured) Yearful-of-Mario remakes, but is Nintendo even bothering to pretend these are happening any more?

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                                #30
                                Well, 2021 will be Metroids 35 Anniversary year too so the Trilogy could always pop out then

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