Topic: Retro Studios ! Whhhaaaattttt ??? o_O

Sounds like a disgruntled employee. Not the most reliable source sometimes

@DownRightSam while disgruntled employees might not be the most reliable, we haven't seen a new game from retro in 4 years. When was the last time you heard anyone from Nintendo mention anything about retro? I think that is far more damning than a glass door review.

@Therad When was the last time someone mentioned NST, or Arzest, or Next Level...

Games take time. Let them announce them on their own terms.

Just look at Sucker Punch for instance. Silent for 5 years. Game hasn't even gotten a date but it was 5 years of nothing.

They all have had games released in the last year & half-ish, NST-Mario Maker 3DS, Arzest-Hey Pikmin, Next Level-Metroid Prime FF tho.

However Retro haven't been doing nothing in public as the Switch version of Tropical Freeze was handled by themselves.

This is just a rumor, nothing more. Sensationalists wanting to get their moment of glory.
In reality, it seems highly unlikely, especially since Nintendo themselves put up a new job position on Indeed for a technical artist, wanting to work at Retro Studios, only 5 days ago:
https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=571c206004c955e6&tk=1ch...

And a quick look on sites like LinkedIn and such, also tells me that they're still quite busy making something, at least. What it is, is anyone's guess at this point, but seeing what they've done so far, and how they come in handy with helping out with various other projects, such as 3DS conversions, I highly doubt that Nintendo would completely shut Retro Studios down.

This is just an idiot wanting to exact some kind of revenge after having lost his job. Long life social media and raving and ranting anonymous keyboard warriors, spouting all kinds of nonsense...

Worst case scenario, Retro Studios gets relabeled to Nintendo Development Team #5 (seeing as they already have four), and the people at Retro will all be relocated or will stay at their current location under different management or rules, but I don't even expect that to happen. Retro Studios, even though they haven't made anything very spectacular of late, except for a Switch port of Donkey Kong Returns: Tropical Freeze, still has more than enough value, both as a brand and as a developer, and as such it would be enormously stupid for Nintendo to let all of that go to waste by shutting them down for good.

Back in the day, when Retro Studios made the first Metroid Prime game, there were also rumblings and rumors of Nintendo wanting to shut the studio down, and we all know how that ultimately ended...

So, people: hold your horses, take a chill pill (or a sturdy drink, whichever is your poison of choice), don't start crying just yet, and wait until someone with ACTUAL knowledge and authority and/or right to speak on the matter, such as a higher echelon Nintendo rep, has anything sensible to say about it...

Doesn't surprise me at the slightest. Retro is dead man! And its all Nintendo's fault.

Its a real shame! The Metroid Prime trilogy and dkc returns where awesome, Tropical freeze a bit less. It has gone to silent. Most recent known activity was just a Tropical freeze port. Many talent left Retro. You know why?: Toxic work-enviroment!

I am sure working under Nintendo isn't healthy, what with all the restrictions and all. Developers want freedom, something they don't get at Nintendo. Also, Nintendo goes more and more for the easy and cheap thrills, Mario Odyssey and Zelda being the exception. With the Pokemon-guy at the helm they will go even more the "mobile" route, with maybe more yearly franchises.

It all sounds super bad. Once we all hoped Retro would become the new Rareware. It wasn't to be...

As for the upcoming Metroid: Nintendo is probably making it themselves now. I hope they know what they are doing, and that their heart is fully in it. Mario and Zelda show that they still have the talent. Pleeeaaassse don't mess up!!

Make of that what you will.

Oh god, that green hand character is the worse protagonist of any game ever!

This might be the new IP they’ve been working so hard on.

@Dogorilla i'll take as a good sign, maybe.

I make of it that they’ve been working so hard that they’ve all got tunnel carpal syndrome and can no longer release their clenched fists, the lack of blood flow causing their hands to turn green.

Could be wrong however.

@MrGawain Well, you're most certainly wrong about carpal tunnel syndrome...

@Aozz101x Yeah I noticed that too. Odd that they replied to a 3-year-old tweet...

Looks like they just leaked the final boss for Smash Bros. Ultimate.

@ThanosReXXX

Eh, been working hard all day and not really awake.

@MrGawain Haha, no worries, man. I was just pulling your leg.

@Dogorilla What do you mean 3 year old Tweet? Both Tweets are dated June 2018.

@ThanosReXXX Twitter is weird here for some reason. It's actually 2015 when you click on it.

@EvilLucario Well, I'll be... that's odd. At least that comment makes sense now.
What's up with the black, though? Are you using a custom Twitter background? (for clarity's sake: I don't use Twitter myself, so I have no way of knowing)

@ThanosReXXX Twitter has a Dark Theme (Mercifully).

So does Skype, Discord and Switch. Makes me happy.

@Knuckles-Fajita Well, I can definitely imagine that it's more comfortable and/or preferable for some people, and choice is always a good thing. But I really didn't know, hence the honest question.

By the way: seeing as you're still around, did you manage to find some peace of mind in the midst of your personal storm?