14 DAY TRIAL // One of the biggest announcements made by Nintendo for the hardcore crowd at its E3 press conference was that of the development of Metroid: Other M, the long awaited new chapter in the story of Samus Aran.
The big surprise has been that the game is being developed by Team Ninja and that it is coming for the Nintendo Wii. Of course, everybody began asking for more details.
Yoshio Sakamoto, who is currently overseeing the development of Metroid: Other M, told Wired that “With regards to the Prime series, if the team at Retro comes up with an idea that does bring a sequel to the series to fruition, I by all means encourage them to do that. But I'm not directly involved with the Prime games. In terms of the Metroid series stories that I've told, the games that I've been involved in, I started with the NES Metroid and took it through Fusion.”
Apparently, the concept of a new Metroid for the Wii appeared sometime in 2006, just as the Nintendo console appeared on the market.
The developer also said that he aimed to make sure that players, in all upcoming Metroid titles, would have the change to take a look at what defines Samus' humanity, from the earlier characters that influenced her to the events that shaped her convictions and intentions. One of the things that Sakamoto is eager to do is bridge the history gap between the events depicted in Super Metroid and those presented in Metroid Fusion.
Even if Sakamoto referenced that Retro could be developing a new Metroid Prime title, it seems to be taking a break at the moment, as some of the key staff has left the studio and is now working under the Armature name. There have been no hints yet that any of the entities are interested in working on Metroid.