From Paul Gale Network: "Retro Studios is hot off a four game win streak thanks to Donkey Kong Country Returns and the Metroid Prime trilogy, but according to them, what they’re working on for Wii’s successor is 'a project everyone wants us to do'...the modern equivelant to what Perfect Dark was to Goldeneye 007 on the Nintendo 64."
Leaked gameplay footage from Nintendo and Retro Studios' canceled project titled 'Harmony' has found its way online.
Currently, the original developers are credited via a generic slate.
It's safe to say that it's the original developers who conceptualised and built these games in such a way that they're worthy of a remaster or remake today. Even if they had nothing to do with the new iteration, the dev team behind a remaster would be nowhere without the original vision – and so, the original dev team deserves a place in the credits of a remaster. That's exactly how former Retro studios engineer Zoid Kirsch feels.
Depending on how long the credits are for the current team, I can see why it would be decided not to essentially double that.
How long or short credits are is irrelevant. Every man or woman who put their time into the creation of anything (tv, movies, animation etc too) should have their names stamped on it, no excuses.
Noone realistically sits and reads every name and actually thanks them, but it's important to the people involved to have it there for what small validation or thanks it brings them. A little thing they can show their friends and family for years to come and feel proud to have contributed to. Kind of like seeing your face for 1 frame in the crowd on TV at a football match and having your own little stamp to show you were there.
Without those original devs, there is no beloved game to remaster and put new names on. Disappointing Nintendo, do the right thing and patch it in.
The developer of Metroid Prime 4 has added some talent from Sony Santa Monica who spent over seven years with the company.
Can't wait for all the new stuff at E3!
I love Retro Studios and first did since Metroid Prime and that expectation and apprecition of quality grew up to Donkey Kong Country Retruns - a really great update to a classic. The way Retro made Metroid but going a more mature route with modern day+ graphics that Wii 2 would provide could be a game for Nintendo that "The Conduit" was but loads better. About them making Zelda!? That would be tight just keep in 3rd person.
Starfox
who wants another shooter? I dont see anyone clamering for that
Retro Studios produced one of my favorite trilogies of all time. The Metroid Prime Trilogy. Whatever they're making next must be epic!