Will Retro return?

Retro Studios has been very quiet lately, in fact, a little too quiet.

I have this feeling (with Reggie saying the hardcore are going to love E3) that they might make an appearance sometime soon.

If they do, that will be awesome! Maybe they could resurrect Pit!

Also, just for reference, Retro is the studio that brought you the Metroid Prime series.

Oh, and please do not say this should be in the E3 topic because it is not about E3, it is about Retro.

Thanks.

They definetly have something brewing in their offices. It's basically impossible to guess what that may be though, time will tell I guess.

And between them and Intelligent Systems(who have been rather quiet considering their workforce size), I do believe we have quite a few announcements in the works across the board.

Hopefully we will find out about Retro's new project on Tuesday. It's already two years in the making.Rocky32189

The main parts of Retro left

The shell is just going to keep on making games

Now that could be good or bad, remember that Retro screwed up Prime 2 so bad that Nintendo had to send a babysitter for 3 so maybe they'll do better work now

Either way this is Retro "lite"

[QUOTE="Rocky32189"]Hopefully we will find out about Retro's new project on Tuesday. It's already two years in the making.kardine

Are they the ones who have been tweaking MP1-2 with Wii controls? or has it been Nintendo themselves???

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I just looked at their website...it's pathetically outdated. The last update was 08-04-08, and that was for job postings. I wouldn't be surprised if Retro fell apart.

Like Jayson said, the majority of the team left.

They definetly have something brewing in their offices. It's basically impossible to guess what that may be though, time will tell I guess.

And between them and Intelligent Systems(who have been rather quiet considering their workforce size), I do believe we have quite a few announcements in the works across the board.

dragonball3900

The main parts of Retro left

The shell is just going to keep on making games

Now that could be good or bad, remember that Retro screwed up Prime 2 so bad that Nintendo had to send a babysitter for 3 so maybe they'll do better work now

Either way this is Retro "lite"

Jaysonguy

[QUOTE="kardine"][QUOTE="Rocky32189"]Hopefully we will find out about Retro's new project on Tuesday. It's already two years in the making.danger_ranger95

Are they the ones who have been tweaking MP1-2 with Wii controls? or has it been Nintendo themselves???

The main parts of Retro left

The shell is just going to keep on making games

Now that could be good or bad, remember that Retro screwed up Prime 2 so bad that Nintendo had to send a babysitter for 3 so maybe they'll do better work now

Either way this is Retro "lite"

Jaysonguy

Prime 3 for me was a let down as well. I loved the controls, but it was just kinda boring to me. I don't know what it was, but something was wrong with it to me. I think it was Dark Samus to be honest.

I wish they would leave the series alone (FPA wise) until Nintendo goes with a HD console. Metroid is definitely one game I wanna see in HD

The main parts of Retro left

The shell is just going to keep on making games

Now that could be good or bad, remember that Retro screwed up Prime 2 so bad that Nintendo had to send a babysitter for 3 so maybe they'll do better work now

Either way this is Retro "lite"

Jaysonguy

Yikes. Personally, I didn't find Metroid Prime 2 to be that terrible (or terrible at all, actually), but I suppose that's more power to me. :P Anyways, on point with... your point, I do find the departure of a number of people at Retro to be somewhat discouraging, and the fact that the developement team hasn't really worked on a major project outside of the Metroid Prime series is something else I think that has to be considered. That said, I'm not by any means assuming that they are incapable of pulling off another quality game, but it will be interesting to see how the 'new' staff will be able to handle something outside of the MP universe and make it just as appealing.

Wasn't it like 2 people who actually left(two high up people, but still, thats not a dire loss)?

The main parts of Retro left

The shell is just going to keep on making games

Now that could be good or bad, remember that Retro screwed up Prime 2 so bad that Nintendo had to send a babysitter for 3 so maybe they'll do better work now

Either way this is Retro "lite"

Jaysonguy

Prime 2 was the weakest of the three games, but by all means, it did not suck as much as you are intending.

I had just as much fun blasting enemies on Aether that I had on Tallon IV and in Corruption.

The only problem with Prime 2 is extreme amount of back tracking.

Whatever Retro is up to, from their sucessful games since 2002, it is bound to be awsome.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

The main parts of Retro left

The shell is just going to keep on making games

Now that could be good or bad, remember that Retro screwed up Prime 2 so bad that Nintendo had to send a babysitter for 3 so maybe they'll do better work now

Either way this is Retro "lite"

Why resurrect Kid Icarus? The NES game was horrible(not the GB version). I'm sure Retro has been working on a good franchise this whole time, like Star Fox or something.

Why resurrect Kid Icarus? The NES game was horrible(not the GB version). I'm sure Retro has been working on a good franchise this whole time, like Star Fox or something.

FFCYAN

^This, I have no idea why people are clamoring for a sequel just because of a seat-filler appearance in Brawl:-/

Star Fox with Motion Controls, or Donkey Kong platformer please Retro!

[QUOTE="FFCYAN"]

Why resurrect Kid Icarus? The NES game was horrible(not the GB version). I'm sure Retro has been working on a good franchise this whole time, like Star Fox or something.

^This, I have no idea why people are clamoring for a sequel just because of a seat-filler appearance in Brawl:-/

Star Fox with Motion Controls, or Donkey Kong platformer please Retro!

Wasn't it like 2 people who actually left(two high up people, but still, thats not a dire loss)?

dragonball3900

[QUOTE="TaMuK711"]

[QUOTE="FFCYAN"]

Why resurrect Kid Icarus? The NES game was horrible(not the GB version). I'm sure Retro has been working on a good franchise this whole time, like Star Fox or something.

Sepewrath

^This, I have no idea why people are clamoring for a sequel just because of a seat-filler appearance in Brawl:-/

Star Fox with Motion Controls, or Donkey Kong platformer please Retro!

Wasn't it like 2 people who actually left(two high up people, but still, thats not a dire loss)?

dragonball3900

Umm, personally I wouldn't mind seeing another Kid Icarus because the original story seems quite interesting, and overall it would be something different for the N to do, it can even be made gritty (if they moved from what they remade the characters as in SSBB).

And like others have said eariler, development teams change all the time for games, it is hard to say that all the good original creators from Retro are gone so they are useless.

Just look at Street Fighter 4, are ANY of the original creators of SF2 there in the core of the development team? I hardly doubt it, last I heard no one from the original team stayed over all the years in Capcom. Wouldn't be surprised if some came back for it, but overall it was a totally new team since SF2 was first made and revolutionised gaming all those years ago.

The main parts of Retro left

The shell is just going to keep on making games

Now that could be good or bad, remember that Retro screwed up Prime 2 so bad that Nintendo had to send a babysitter for 3 so maybe they'll do better work now

Either way this is Retro "lite"

[QUOTE="Sepewrath"][QUOTE="TaMuK711"]

^This, I have no idea why people are clamoring for a sequel just because of a seat-filler appearance in Brawl:-/

Star Fox with Motion Controls, or Donkey Kong platformer please Retro!

Prime 3 for me was a let down as well. I loved the controls, but it was just kinda boring to me. I don't know what it was, but something was wrong with it to me. I think it was Dark Samus to be honest.

I wish they would leave the series alone (FPA wise) until Nintendo goes with a HD console. Metroid is definitely one game I wanna see in HD

danger_ranger95

Prime 3 was the best of all just for its controls, that said any sequel from MP cant be called a let down

reviews still there praising it as one of the best GC littles

Facts>opinions

The main parts of Retro left

The shell is just going to keep on making games

Now that could be good or bad, remember that Retro screwed up Prime 2 so bad that Nintendo had to send a babysitter for 3 so maybe they'll do better work now

Either way this is Retro "lite"

Wasn't there a site about a 2D metroid spin-off or something? Metroid Dread? I dunno.. My memory is a bit fuzzy. I think it would be cool if they did a brand new game. Metroid is awesome but come on... Nintendo can't milk its main franchises forever.

http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=84581#comment-section check it out guys

Expect a Retro announcement in the next 20 minutes. Retro said last night that they had something to announce in a few hours and IGN said that their next exclusive would be at 10 am PST!!

Many mediocre games have fanbases and Kid Icarus is no exception. I don't care if there's a new Icarus but I would mind if it was Retro's great talent being used for it. I remember I WiiWare game being posted on this forum not too long ago which was very Icarus related. It looked good actually and would rather have that game satisfy the Kid Icarus fans.

FFCYAN

Retro screwed up Prime 2 so bad that Nintendo had to send a babysitter for 3 so maybe they'll do better work now

Jaysonguy

Wasn't there a site about a 2D metroid spin-off or something? Metroid Dread? I dunno.. My memory is a bit fuzzy. I think it would be cool if they did a brand new game. Metroid is awesome but come on... Nintendo can't milk its main franchises forever.

manicfoot

[QUOTE="dragonball3900"]

They definetly have something brewing in their offices. It's basically impossible to guess what that may be though, time will tell I guess.

And between them and Intelligent Systems(who have been rather quiet considering their workforce size), I do believe we have quite a few announcements in the works across the board.

The main parts of Retro left

The shell is just going to keep on making games

Now that could be good or bad, remember that Retro screwed up Prime 2 so bad that Nintendo had to send a babysitter for 3 so maybe they'll do better work now

Either way this is Retro "lite"

[QUOTE="FFCYAN"]

Many mediocre games have fanbases and Kid Icarus is no exception. I don't care if there's a new Icarus but I would mind if it was Retro's great talent being used for it. I remember I WiiWare game being posted on this forum not too long ago which was very Icarus related. It looked good actually and would rather have that game satisfy the Kid Icarus fans.

Sepewrath

Kid Icarus (to my knowledge) was an NES game that recieved no other incarnations since. There was a Game Boy game as well, named Of Myths and Mosters which I have and enjoyed. That's it, two games from many years ago, got that? Ok,.....

Nintendo is home to the best talent in the industry and home to the best, most revered franchises. With characters like Samus, Link, Mario, Fox Mc Cloud, Donkey Kong, Little Mac, Kirby, Captain Falcon and others, I don't really see any major need for Icarus, but that's just me. Maybe he is interesting to some people and there's nothing wrong with that.

I will say however that I do feel that Nintendo franchises like Wave Race, Pilotwings, F-Zero, Donkey Kong, Star Fox and Kirby have much bigger fanbases and have at least a few games that are good and resonate more within the gaming community, thus making more people happy and excited by a Wii appearance. That's what I would like to see.

As for Star Fox, I'm really not that excited for one, because I would rather have F-Zero. Or a new DK Platformer (which seems unlikely). I only said Retro should work on Star Fox because of their Sci-Fi experience working on the Metroid Primes, which makes the most sense.

I hope that clears up any misconceptions.

The main parts of Retro left

The shell is just going to keep on making games

Now that could be good or bad, remember that Retro screwed up Prime 2 so bad that Nintendo had to send a babysitter for 3 so maybe they'll do better work now

Either way this is Retro "lite"

they do have something in the works...

The Metroid Prime Trilogy

The main parts of Retro left

The shell is just going to keep on making games

Now that could be good or bad, remember that Retro screwed up Prime 2 so bad that Nintendo had to send a babysitter for 3 so maybe they'll do better work now

Either way this is Retro "lite"