In the wake of news thatMetroid Prime 4had entered development for Nintendo Switch, the secondary reveal that a remake ofMetroid 2: Return of Samuswas en route struck many as the cherry on top of Nintendo’s E3 2017 presence. Rebranded asMetroid: Samus Returns, the game has gone on to attain a very positive reception from critics and fans alike, which many may have assumed meant that future remakes may be on the table – provided they’re not already in development.
Speaking withSamus Returnsproducer andMetroidfranchise co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto, it would appear that there are currently “no plans for another remake” as of this writing. Game Rant interviewed Sakamoto via a recent email exchange, where the famed Nintendo developer confirmed that he had no current plans for another remake. With that said, he claims that it ultimately comes down to the fans and whether there’s a need to revisit existing iterations of theMetroidseries.
“It really depends on the reasons you have for undertaking such a challenge, whether there’s a need for it, and your own motivation, but at the moment I have no plans for another remake. I think we need to spend time considering whether fans are only wanting remakes going forward, and what that might mean.”
This quote originated from the same interview where Sakamoto explainedwhy Nintendo opted to bringSamus Returnsto 3DS rather than Switch, and it helps to further shed light on current plans for the series. It sounds as if the house ofMariomay be testing the waters with a side-scrolling throwback before committing to further installments within the same genre, in which case starting off with a remake that tells one of the oft-forgotten portions of the narrative makes a lot of sense.
Stay tuned to Game Rant for more details on our interview withMetroid‘s Yoshio Sakamoto.
Metroid: Samus Returnsis currently available exclusively on Nintendo 2DS and Nintendo 3DS handhelds.
