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ThxIf that doesn’t work then try going through your browser history.The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Pre-Release Discussion Thread
Release Date: May 12, 2023 Developer: Nintendo EPD Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo Switch Welcome to the Discussion Thread for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Here we will track all the updates, rumors, and general discussion surrounding this new game. Since its surprise...
However, the mention of MP4 does not appear in every published ads, including as a description of Retro Studios
that's what i meant
yes, but I'm not willing to commit to it being relevant to the ad yet. placement et al matters and the relevant parts of the ad doesn't make any mention of the work being done for Metroid Prime 4 (or anything else for that matter). I'm not discounting it, but even if it was, I don't believe this is for anything worrying for MP4
If you assume all hiring that Retro does has to be Prime 4, then of course you're going to assume that Prime 4 isn't done, because Retro is always hiring. It's not helpful. We know Retro is working on an "unannounced game" because several artist and writer portfolios have been updated over the last year, as well as LinkedIn profiles.
Source?
Yeah, his last credit is Tour in 2019. The state of EPD mobile group right now is unclear. It might not exist at this point Konno probably have some involvement in next Mario Kart game for Switch successor due to his long relationship with Mario Kart series.
there won't be a metroid game before Prime 4
it clearly is for another metroid prime game smhWell this one is a bit clearer, isn't it.
Mercury might surprise us
They all say that. Read any of their employees on LinkedIn and they’re always promoting hirings for MP4. The game isn’t finished. They haven’t let go of any contractors either.Well this one is a bit clearer, isn't it.
it makes me happy that despite retro's shaky past (talking about the employee exodus that happens everytime an era ends in there) they have been extremely successful in hiring star players for mp4 : )
If Konno's EPD Group continues to have plans, it would make sense for him to produce a new version of Nintendogs+Cats. This is both a series that Konno has worked on extensively, as with Mario Kart, and a universe that, like Animal Crossing, seems very well suited to the specifics of smartphone games.
Does this suggest anything about potential release timing? Eg would you expect hiring for all parts of the game (including QA testing etc) would be done at least X months before its release?Well this one is a bit clearer, isn't it.
I'm a bit late for this, but i'll reply anyways
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ILCA was on a lot of support work until recent where they broke out with Bamco games and Diamond and Pearl remakeI'm a bit late for this, but i'll reply anyways
Very interesting find! Thank you for this find. I didn't know ILCA was involved with Scarlet and Violet? I thought they were only involved with BDSP and Home.
Anyhow, i'd love to see ILCA tackle a Johto game, something like a faithful remake of HGSS in the engine of BDSP (with the obligatory removal of the battle frontier, let's stay realistic everyone
Mercury Steam isn't big enough to have two games going at once, and they're working on original IP at the moment. Generally, it takes 3-4 years for them to release a game, so the earliest Mercury Steam could deliver Metroid 6 would be 2027Mercury might surprise us
I wouldn't expect Project Iron to be their only thing in development. Based on the publishers involved, and the known budget(~$30m), it wouldn't be indictive of something that could sustain a studio of their size at full dev, at least not for very long anyway. Similarly we can look back and see that they were working on Space Lords and Scraplands Remastered during the development of Samus Returns and Dread, so they've been operating with two teams for some time now.
Do we even know who is the Group Manager(s) of EPD3? It's gotta be Iwamoto and Miyanaga but of course we don't have that official confirmation. Hopefully Ask The Developer next week will give us exactly that. Altough it may be just Aonuma, Fujibayashi, Takizawa, Dohta and Wakai for music. The same PR as it was with BOTW.
Retro Studios working on Metroid Prime 5 for Switch sucessor?
he might be working on the next mainline Mario Kart for Switch sucessor
I don't think so myself. A new system is the best time for a new IP
Well is retro big enough for both? i'm new to Nintendo way of 1P
in a staggered fashion maybe. being big enough for two games nowadays require a multi-hundred head strong studio
I dont think at the moment, but who knows. Maybe if mp4 releases and is a huge success they will open a second studio
It isn't on their site, but the credits list them under "Planning Partners" and "Story Partners" alongside other support studios, so they were likely involved with the modelling/animation for cutscenes and overall game design.I'm a bit late for this, but i'll reply anyways
Very interesting find! Thank you for this find. I didn't know ILCA was involved with Scarlet and Violet? I thought they were only involved with BDSP and Home.
Anyhow, i'd love to see ILCA tackle a Johto game, something like a faithful remake of HGSS in the engine of BDSP (with the obligatory removal of the battle frontier, let's stay realistic everyone
never let your dreams be dreams
probably cross gen. the Drake game card would just be the switch version with a higher frame rate and resolution
Hard to tell with TPC. Black and White 2 release on the DS a full year after the 3ds. Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon came out on the 3ds several months after the switch came out. It really could go either way I guess. You'll probably be able to play it on the next system cause I think the going belief is that it will be BC. So like a Black/White 2 situation.
At this point the entire Zelda team is just former capcom staff, which I think has been true for a while lol.
