Series Producer Yoshio Sakamoto Is Interested In Making Another 2D Metroid

I also would love to have more 2D Metroid games. Now, is up to the people to prove they are interested with Samus Returns.

On the Switch please.

Considering how much we begged for a new 2D Metroid game, we NEED to buy this one. In order to show Nintendo that listening to fans can work and that Metroid can make money, everyone who asked for this during the past decade needs to show support for it.

Switch or no buy.

Now that him and the rest of the team practiced with a remake,they should make a new game with the same assets.

@Aaron09 @Kalmaro
A 2D Metroid game on Switch won't happen if this isn't successful though.

@Nintendo_Ninja So be it, would just show that the first game probably should have been on Switch too.

Metroid series never sold well, especially at handhelds. Game looks cool like Castlevania in space. Sales over 1 million globally are fine i hope.

*Sequel unlocked by Amiibo purchases

UGH SAMUS RETURNS ALMOST HERE!!!!! I'm beyond excited! I know this sounds crazy but I may be more hyper for this then odyssey(don't get me wrong I'm practically screaming for that game but I really missed metroid). But I'm sure this will sell incredibly and Nintendo knows that so hopefully this'll push a brand new 2D metroid possibly on the switch. However I think, since the series hasn't seen light in a while, this is a test. Samus returns definitely isn't the target metroid game it's just being used to see how active the old fan base is. I'm sure they're using sales on this to determine the sales on prime 4. Regardless I'm sure they'll be impressed with how many of us direhard fans are still around. Well I'm starting the countdown now, 26 more days!!!!

If Hey Pikmin is allowed to exist, then another 2D Metroid should definetly be allowed to exist too

@dimi It looks like Castlevania in space cuz Metroid was the series to establish that genre in the first place... hence the term "Metroidvania"

I'd love a NEW 2D Metroid title. It's ONLY been 15 years since the last one.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Samus Returns pretty much is a new Metroid title

@Nintendo_Ninja ^ This

EVERYONE even remotely interested in Metroid needs to buy Samus Returns. If this game sells 1 million+ copies at least, Nintendo will see the benefits of listening to what the fans want, and the Metroid series will be back for good.

At this point, I don't even care if the game isn't on Switch. I've pretty much moved on from the 3DS, but this game is an exception. It's Metroid! And an awesome looking one at that.

For all those years of hearing people complain about wanting a new Metroid... this game has to do well. And I'm confident it will. It looks amazing and it's on a very successful platform, and the fanbase has been crying out for one for so long... There's no possible way this game doesn't do well.

@manu0 Hahaha.......No!

Well you heard the man, go out and buy 5 copies! XD You've endured what happens when Metroid goes into hibernation and you asked and asked, so now you have to do your part.

On the subject of a new game, even though its already a perfectly well regarded game, I wonder if a Super Metroid remake will be well in demand?

Nobody should feeled BLACKMAILED to buy this just so we get a true new 2D Metroid game.

Sounds a bit like EA and how many people feel pressurised into buying FIFA 18, a game many people, especially Americans don't like, so that they give us other games. They were talking about this in the latest episode of IGN Nintendo Voice Chat.

You know what that means everybody time to wipe out that cash and buy Samus Returns! 💰💵💶

Take my money Nintendo I love 2D Metroid!

Is it just me or developers threatening us for sequels is starting to become a common thing now lol

Bring back Metroid Dread!

Is anyone else thinking "he's only saying this so we all go buy Samus Returns to convince Nintendo there's demand?"

Please make it for Switch,,, 3ds sucks lol

@SLIGEACH_EIRE

Everybody can cry and leave comments on a website and sign petitions for a game, but if you truly want something to happen, you have to throw down some cold hard cash!

It's just the way it is. These are all companies working for profit, they're not our best friends.

Super Metroid Remake on Switch!

Simple!

@SLIGEACH_EIRE it's pretty much a completely different game. so: yes.

Hopefully, this will quieten some people.

And I don't even own a 3DS. I've done my bit.

Vote with that dollar/euro/pound/peso/yen, etc....

CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS GAME.

Whilst it does sound like he's enticing us all to buy it, frankly this is true for any game franchise / series / genre. Companies will only release more if sales are good. I already have my Collectors Edition, N3DSXL and amiibos ordered so intend to support this in full (within reason).

As for it appearing on the 3DS rather than the Switch, there are likely 3 reasons for this:

1) It was being conceived and developed before the Switch was finalised / dev kits released.

2) To keep costs down they went for a platform the developers already know.

3) They went for the platform with the largest existing market to maximise sales.

If this is successful, I'd imagine the next 2D Metroid would be on the Switch.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I've noticed you say... Lots of times, I guess... That you don't own a 3DS, yet you seem to be a pretty big and super knowledgeable Nintendo fan (you send in tips a lot right?). Legitimate question, cause as I've said you seem like a real smart dude: Why is that? The common thread is that the 3DS' library is really vast and good, and my personal experience would back that up. Just really don't like handhelds?

Also, kudos on the Legacy Edition. As a filthy American who's favorite franchise is Metroid, I'm exceedingly jelly.

Edit: mispelling

It's been entirely too long since the last 2D Metroid entry. Even if you have just a passing interest in the series or genre, I urge you to pick this excellent-looking remake up.

Yes more 2d Metroid!

It really depends on how much people really want to buy a 2D Metroid?
Quotes like those makes me wonder if Nintendo does actually listen to their fanbase. Like that time Miyamoto was surprised people wanted another F-Zero.
Next thing we know, they will be amazed to find out Mario Odyssey sales point out to people wanting more 3D world exploration Mario games.
While you are listening to me, more adventure/platforming Wario, please.

We need to make them pull a Fire emblem thing.

Already pre ordered and have a countdown timer on my phone!

@Kalmaro Are you kidding? The user base for the 3DS is 15 times bigger than the Switch! Your comment makes no sense, "damn if the don't, damn if they do!".

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I'll give you my address so you can send it to me, since you don't have a 3DS to play it on.

@Dev Q Well said!!

@maceng That's exactly my point though, we need to get more attention to the Switch, pumping more games of this caliber into the already successful 3ds is beating a dead horse. Money is well and all but they have to move forward.

@Kalmaro There is already a game coming for the Switch, Metroid Prime 4.

If it had come for the Switch at this time, it would have been lost. Nintendo needs to cater to the ARMS and Splatoon 2 crowd at the moment, while prepping the Mario & Rabbids and Odyssey games.

@Einherjar Okay no....

@gaga64 That's never going to happen dude.

Fusion's ending begged for a sequel. I would keel over and die for a proper Metroid 5 in 2D.

Anyone know how much Federation Force sold?

@Kalmaro that's a really nice thought, it really is... But that's not how capitalism and investors work, at all. It has the potential to make more money on 3DS, so it goes on 3DS. End of story. I don't really agree with it in this context or any other... But capitalism. Corporations are not our friends.

Plus, the game likely started heavy development before the Switch SDKs were even remotely finalized, and the two systems could not be more different in terms of hardware. Code is hard-- I make stupid websites for a living, and even that's hard across platforms.

Edit: autocorrect is dumb

@Kalmaro This was done so that it would have the maximum chances of success; logically, the same game is going to sell more on the 65 million install base than on the maybe 8 million by the end of the year install base.

@NinChocolate according to VGChartz it sold about 100.000 copies worldwide. So it did really bad. It is the 308th best selling 3DS games.

@CrazedCavalier If all they do is bring games to the 3ds, because they will make more money, then they would never make Switch games.

@Kalmaro It was also done to raise hype for Prime 4 and get more people interested in the Switch. Have people seriously forgotten one of the sanest pieces of reasoning to come out of Reggie's mouth?

Well I'd like to see another Metroid. I don't see why 2D takes more or less precedence then 3D when they're both the same franchise and it's not unpopular, niche or a cult classic.

If you want more 2D Metroid, buy the current 2D Metroid.

im still pissed that he screwed up other m but he does a good job with 2d metroids but still dont want him near prime 4.

I still need to buy Super Metroid for the WiiU.

@AlliMeadow oh dang...

Is Nintendo "winning" E3 with a logo not enough of a show of interest in the metroid series overall?

@Kalmaro they are making Switch games, hence Metroid Prime 4. The question is just when is it most cost effective to STOP making 3DS games, and that point hasn't been reached... yet. It will be reached soon enough, the Switch is selling great, they just need to make more of them, literally. The 3DS will die soon, the Switch install base will reach a very good volume quite quickly at this rate... But we're not there yet. Close, but not there yet.

It's inconvenient if all you want is new Switch games, but Nintendo's strategy of "build the Switch install base by releasing games at a steady rhythm while covering losses by selling 3DSs, 3DS games and amiibo until the Switch install base is huge" seems to be working quite well for them. Switch numbers are growing fast and furiously, while 3DS games are still selling at a tidy profit. Just let the trend continue. 100% of their focus will be on the Switch soon enough.

Until then, I'm appreciative of a new Metroid. I like my Switch, but I also like me 3DS.

Addendum: it was their plan to do the same thing with the GBA and DS, but the DS took off like wildfire and was much easier to make than the Switch is, so they were able to accelerate the process. Switch's are harder to make, with more competitive parts, so it will take longer, but I can guarantee we'll get there. We're just not financially there yet.

@MegaVel91 Oh I know, I just wonder how far along it was developed. Unfinished games seem like a waste of development time, especially ones which might have sold. I'm guessing any half decent ideas he had for it were swiped and used in Other M or Samus Returns, but still...

@CrazedCavalier Wouldn't a game on the Switch help build interest in the Switch?

@Kalmaro It wouldn't sell near as much. The 3DS install base is still around; it's not like everybody who bought a Switch sold their 3DS, either.

Yes I would buy an internally produced 2D Metroid in a flash. Especially if it used pixels.

Of course, that really depends on how much people really want to buy a 2D Metroid.

Do it! We want it.

@Kalmaro It would build interest, but I don't think they're worried about that right now. It seems that the current amount of interest is already exceeding their expectations by a pretty considerable amount

I would personally love more 2d metroid games.

Keep them coming in 2D and 3D

@FrankJaeger @CrazedCavalier Well then we're back to my earlier point! If all they do is focus on the 3ds because it has a bigger install base, then when do they focus on the Switch, which is still trying to build an install base in the first place?

C'mon give us Metroid 5 already.

What if they just did 2D for 3DS and 3D for Switch? I think that is a good compromise because the 3ds bottom screen map is PERFECT for Metroid.

I would love nothing more than a new 2D Metroid game! And if it's on Switch even more!
I didn't even own a 3DS before, but with the announcement of Samus Returns, I bought a New 2DS XL just for it!
I'm soooo buying Samus Returns and actually any and every Metroid game that might come after that regardless of platform.
I'm quite excited for Metroid Prime 4 but FPS isn't my favourite genre so a new 2D Metroid would be beyond awesome.

As a child would say....
I want 2D Metroid THIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS much!

@Kalmaro They're NOT focusing solely on 3DS and ignoring Switch like you said, stop exaggerating. Nintendo is building Switch install base while still maintaining existing (and still profitable) 3DS user base at the same time. We got Prime 4 for Switch, Samus' Returns for 3DS. Fair enough I'd say.
And before you say 3DS is a dead horse, no it's not (yet). It's more profitable for Nintendo to have both Switch AND 3DS selling well instead just only one of them selling.

@raisenv I never said they were for using just on the 3ds, I was arguing an earlier point that stated that the game was made for 3ds because it had a larger base.

@Kalmaro The reasoning here is that Nintendo tried to revive 2D Metroid franchise again after long dormancy, it's kind of experiment/test for them so logically they play it safe by releasing it in the larger and existing user base that is 3DS. Instead of gambling in still-growing Switch.
Your argument that releasing Samus' Returns in Switch will drive the console sales forward is logical. But in this special case (like I said, being a test), Nintendo need the big 3DS audience to drive the game sales forward. Not the other way around.

I want this, but I'm not buying a 3DS for it. I wish it was for Switch. And yeah, I know, 3DS has a big library and its worth investment. Meh, not for me. I owned one a few years ago, played most of what it had to offer, and have no interest in the library since...sans Metroid II.

If you take me for instance. I was looking o pick up a Switch but changed my mind and preordered the Samus 3DS now…Switch has to wait…for me at least.

@raisenv That, I'll accept. So you're viewing it as the 2d Samus and 3d one as separate games. Why does there need to be a test though, have the 2d games ever done poorly?

This is so that Metroid 5 (the sequel to Fusion) occurs. Logically, Nintendo is testing the waters with Samus Returns.

I was already planning on buying Samus returns on launch, but now I'm stoked and anxious to see this game sell well so we can potentially (and finally!) see what Metroid Dread was supposed to be...and I would LOVE to see a new 2D Metroid on the Switch. Just don't give the game to Team Ninja to develop PLEASE

Another 2D Metroid? hell yeah!

With him on charge? HELL NO!

I have a good feeling that this game will be ported to Switch if the sales are good. It'd be a smart move after initial 3DS sales dwindle to tide over people waiting for Metroid Prime 4. Nintendo has been making better choices as of late and I'm hoping this is one of them.

I've got the limited edition and a standard edition already preordered

People should know that this game was initially conceived via a partnership between Sakamoto and Mercury Steam back in 2015, back when the Switch was still the NX. Of course Samus Returns would end up on the 3DS, as Nintendo didn't start sending Switch development kits to any 3rd party publisher/developer until mid-2016. Being on the 3DS also meant a smaller budget given the much weaker hardware, as well as access to a much larger install base to exploit.

I'm sure if Samus Returns had just begun development like Metroid Prime 4, then it would a Switch exclusive.

@Pupito
The Switch is the 3DS's successor. Any future 2D Metroid game after Samus Returns will be Switch bound.

@Kalmaro Well it has been years since the last 2D Metroid, skipping DS generation entirely. That kinda hinted how much faith Nintendo has in the franchise. The sad reality is that the loudest fanbase (like Metroid or F-Zero) isn't always the most profitable one.

A million times yes!!!

Fair enough. A 2D entry has been demanded for a long time, if this game turns out good(which it looks to be) and doesn't sell well, it would kind of show there's likely not a big audience despite the demand.

I'll support it because I've liked Metroid in the past and Samus Returns does seem interesting.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I really don't think EA have any intention in actually doing anything to make FIFA 18 sell well on switch: Take a look at the page:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Electronic-Arts-1053978-Nintendo-Switch/dp/B072JZ3M6R/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1503298789&sr=8-1&keywords=FiFa+18+switch

Scroll down and you'll see the "From the Manufacturer" details where as you can see, even on the Switch's own page for the game they act like the Switch version doesn't exist and even the 360/PS3 legacy editions are getting pre-order bonuses and incentives, where the Switch version isn't and isn't even listed.

I really hope there's more after this one, Metroid and Zelda games are my favorite 2D type of games. I could never fully get into the 3D games as much as the 2D ones. But it's mainly just those 2 games, hehe. Love 3D Mario games among others of course.

@Tempestryke Metroid Prime 4 will probably act as a test for future 3D titles so if Samus Returns and Prime 4 don't do well enough, the entire Metroid franchise would be on indefinite hiatus.

I prefer 2D Metroid games to the 3D ones (that I also happen to love). I always liked that, when the GameCube was released, 2D games were the focus for handhelds and 3D games were the focus for home consoles, but was sad that it didn't last.

Now with the Switch blurring the home console/portable lines, I'm worried that we won't see as many 2D Metroid games in the future.

Why wasn't it released on Switch as well?

I did my part to show demand, Samus Returns already pre-ordered I would love to see more 2D Metroid games on the 3DS!

Am I the only one excited about playing Metroid with the 3D turned up to the max? I still love the 3D effect. Plus with the second screen I think this is a perfect match on 3DS

"Hmm. I wonder if I want to print more free money? I don't know, the interest has to be there..."

@raisenv Fair enough.

So much yes!!!! People need to support this man and this game if they really love Metroid! ❤️

The guy behind Metroid wants to bring us the kind of Metroid game we want to see? Bring it.

@Kalmaro Why would it be for Switch? Plus Switch users are getting MP4 anyway.

@Malpais Amen

@SonicSpeedX Why not put it on Switch? To the best of my knowledge, 2D metroid games have done fine and it would help build more interest in the Switch.

@Kalmaro Simple. Production cost.

@Malpais Got to take a risk eventually, and metroid is safe, those games generally go well.

I like never play my 3DS, but this is one game I have pre-ordered excited to play this again. I had it on the original gameboy, but never beat it because it was so easy to get confused in that game. Excited to see the remake, and hopefully supporting this will lead to more 2D Metroids because those are my favorite style of Metroid.

Looks like Nintendo is pulling a Capcom and waiting to see how the sales are...

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE! Do it Mr Sakamoto!
It has to be set after Fusion!
Fans need to know what happens next in the story!

The gameplay of M:OM was so fine, people were unfair with it. It needed just some adjustments.

@Pupito
The 3DS will continue to be Nintendos budget device for quite some time. I do a gree that a more handheld-friendly Switch is coming, but not until 2019 at the earliest.

I'd love more 2D Metroid, bug I've pretty much moved on from 3DS, so I'd only be buying if there's also a Switch version.

@Kalmaro lol people like you will be the reason there won't be another game

@Slim1999 I've just moved on to thier new system, shame on me for expecting them to give it both games.

@Grumblevolcano yeah

Ive been pre-ordered for a few months now, so count me in. But I agree with the overall sentiment, if you want to see more Metroid, then you need to support Metroid!

I don't own a 3DS, only a Switch, but I may have to pick one up for this game. I have been waiting patiently for another 2D Metroid, and I'd hate to miss this one.

@Smokingspoon While I can understand people wanting to know what happens after Fusion, don't you think the ending of that game was a pretty nice way to tie up Samus's story? Sure, she'll get trouble from the Federation, but she saved the galaxy. She wiped out Phazon, the Space Pirates, the X, and to our knowledge, the Metroids. The Feds are corrupt, sure, but I don't think they mean the kind of harm that the Space Pirates did.

I'm not saying I'd be against a Fusion sequel. I'd be ecstatic for one. But all the same, I do think Fusion was a great way to end Samus's story.

@Giygas_95 It could be an interesting way to finally see what Earth looks like, but... perhaps.

Or they could just do parallels with the Alien franchise once again and just elaborate on how Chozo created the metroids, just like Prometheus.

Although, I'll be honest, my impossible geek dream would be a Metroid mmo haha.. There's potential for it anyway.

@Smokingspoon I think Federation Force is the closest thing you're getting to a Metroid MMO, but I guess there's always a chance!

I'd like to know more about the Chozo as well though.

@Giygas_95 I'd love to play Federation Force with people, but.. it seems barely anyone got it.

A risky name choice that backfired. It's like they had named Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario's Mansion.. kinda.

@Kalmaro Probably cause Metroid II was orginally released on the Gameboy which is a handheld system, so it kind of makes sense to have a remake on the 3DS.

@SonicSpeedX Why not both?

@Kalmaro Sounds good, I wouldn't mind. Maybe they'll add more content to the Switch version. Who knows?

@SonicSpeedX I'd be down with that!