Wii's Metroid M arriving this year

By Robert Purchese Published 13 January, 2010

But Fils-Aime not pinning down Zelda.

Update: Nintendo's told Eurogamer that no release date has been confirmed for Other M in Europe and the uK.

Nintendo's announced that Wii action game Metroid: Other M - a collaboration with Ninja Gaiden studio Team Ninja - will be released this year.

"The next highly anticipated offering in the Metroid franchise is Metroid: Other M, which will be available this year," the company told G4TV.

The statement came after Nintendo was spotted discontinuing the brilliant Metroid Prime: Trilogy, presumably to show fans there was something to look forward to.

Zelda fans are not so lucky, as Reggie Fils-Aime still refuses to pin down a date for the new Zelda game on Wii.

"Right now, it's still in development. But the key message that Mr. Miyamoto and Mr. Aonuma are telling us is that it really has to be perfect when it launches. That really is what the Zelda fan is expecting," said US boss Fils-Aime on the Nintendo Week show.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has been Link's only adventure on Wii to date, and that was a game originally designed for GameCube, with Wiimote controls tagged on.

At E3 2008, Nintendo overlord Satoru Iwata told the world that the Zelda and Mario teams were hard at work making new games. The Mario team was evidently busy with the now announced Super Mario Galaxy 2, which is due out this year.

But what the Zelda team is up to we're still waiting to hear. Shigeru Miyamoto said at E3 2009 that he "really wanted to announce a Zelda game for Wii", but explained that it was better for the team to focus on development rather than cobble together a demo for the show.

An E3 2010 reveal, then, is on the cards.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (30) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • cianchristopher #1 2 years ago

    So the Zelda fan is expecting their game to be perfect, but the Metroid fan isn't?

    I always thought of Metroid as being of the same pedigree as Mario and Zelda (to complete Nintendo's "Holy Trinity";)...

  • Paulie_P #2 2 years ago

    I think Metroid:other M has been in development longer than the new Zelda so it will be ready to release this year. I wouldn't be suprised to see Zelda pushed back to Christmas 2011.

  • Cid #3 2 years ago

    Didn't Iwata say that Zelda is due this year?

  • wizlon #4 2 years ago

    Other: M will be good as long as it isn't just Ninja Gaiden in Sapce

  • DonnieDarko333 #5 2 years ago

    Zelda not out this year then...

  • schnide #6 2 years ago

    This is going to be amazing, it'll be called Zelda: Chillout Tales, and very similar to an on-rails shooter except you move forward smiling at Gorons at a pace you dictate with the vitality sensor.

    Jel: You spotted my deliberate mistake. You win a coconut.
    Edited by 1 at 13/01/10 @ 15:47

  • kinky_mong #7 2 years ago

    Very interested in seeing what Team Ninja do with the Metroid franchise, they've got a lot to live up to after Retro Studios sterling work. Very pleased I'll see the game this year, as well as getting the Mario Galaxy sequel.

  • sneetch #8 2 years ago

    "An E3 2010 reveal, then, is on the cards."

    Wishful thinking there really: it was "on the cards" last year too.

    Edit: @Cid

    After a little digging I can confirm you're right, he did. Might mean a 2010 release after all as I'd take his word over Reggie's ass-covering. Here's hoping. :)

    http://wi i.ign.com/articles/105/1058479p...
    Edited by 1 at 13/01/10 @ 14:39

  • JeroenZM #9 2 years ago

    I'm not sure this is a smart move on Nintendo's behalf; cramming all their big guns into the same calender year. They did the same thing during the first year of the Wii, in which Twilight Princess, Corruption and Galaxy were released within 12 months. Had to wait 5 months for something worthwhile to come out after the holiday season (Mario Kart). I suppose they could space out their releases a little.

  • darkmorgado #10 2 years ago

    I really, really hope that Other M harks back to the days of Super Metroid.

    2D GAMES FTW!

  • muscleblade #11 2 years ago

    This is my most anticipated game for the Wii this year. Team Ninja know how to make a sub HD game look amazing. The gameplay could be fantastic too. Im thinking metacritic average 87% for this one.

  • Cid #12 2 years ago

    @JeroenZM:

    Maybe they have more big guns up their sleeve ready for next year.

  • Razorus #13 2 years ago

    I had almost forgotten about this gem. Been looking forward to it since its reveal, but the lack of news pushed all thoughts of it to the back of my mind. Now, however, I can dream of it until its release!
    As for the new Zelda, I think they should really go hyper with it. Proper marketing, teaser trailers, basically all the Triple-A stuff Microsoft do with their exclusives to get people excited. No need to hold back. This should be the Zelda to end all Zeldas. Full orchestral score, great graphics, excellent gameplay with new original ideas but keeping the classic Zelda formula (no broken=don't fix), and accurate and responsive controls, a bigger open-world, maybe some more speech. Just do it, Nintendo. It's time.

  • barat #14 2 years ago

    I think we all agree Nintendo would never release the big three (Mario, Zelda and Metroid) in the same year.

    My bet is Galaxy 2 in August, Other M in November and the next Zelda in March next year.

  • Jel #15 2 years ago

    If they are really bringing out a Zii/Wii HD surely this is the puppy that would feature on it, just as the Wii inherited TP?

    Schnide: gorgons in a Zelda title? surely ugly snake haired serpents with breasts shouldnt feature in a family title. You may be onto something though with the concept of a 'dark' zelda...


  • Golgo #16 2 years ago

    I'm glad they're taking the time to make new Zelda 'perfect', just like Twilight Princess was...

  • Paulie_P #17 2 years ago

    Am I the only one that hates the Gorons in the Zelda games?

  • fizzyfish #18 2 years ago

    @Paulie_P Yes you are :) Maybe you should petition Nintendo for Subrosians in the new game, instead?

    /prays his shameless campaign will catch on

  • Golgo #19 2 years ago

    I prefer Gorons to those revolting fish things that are a bit like fishy elves and whose name I'm glad to say I forget.

  • kingnothing12 #20 2 years ago

    Zoras

  • malloc #21 2 years ago

    Anyone know what Retro is working on? Other than the trilogy haven't heard a massive amount from them.

  • Luckyjim #22 2 years ago

    Whether it's arriving this year or not, Nintendo really are crap about building the hype. Only one E3 trailer and no other details.

  • trip919 #23 2 years ago

    Hardly surprising Zelda won’t be released until it’s polished to perfection. Most 1st party games from Nintendo are tested & polished to death. Its not often you get a bug ridden mess from the front line.

    One of the reasons I’ve always loved Nintendo, is for the obvious love and affection that has gone into their best games.

    It’s a shame the quality can’t be matched with quantity these days.


  • Zomoniac #24 2 years ago

    How hard can it be to make a new Zelda? Copy and paste the fire, water, wind, forest and sunny areas from the last one along with a boomerang, slingshot and 3 different sizes of rupee bag, add a new gimmick around which to base the name, change the graphical style a bit and shift Link's age 10 years in a random direction. Done.

  • trip919 #25 2 years ago

    Clearly if they had you on board, things would move a lot faster. Certainly, not for the better.

  • Zomoniac #26 2 years ago

    I just tell it like it is :p

  • smelly #27 2 years ago

    @Zomoniac : How hard can it be to make a new Halo? Copy and paste the guns, space marines and planets.. Add.. Erm.. Um.. Erm.. Prettier graphics and a handful of new extra multiplayer modes. Done.

  • Zomoniac #28 2 years ago

    How hard can it be to make a new Halo? Copy and paste the guns, space marines and planets.. Add.. Erm.. Um.. Erm.. Prettier graphics and a handful of new extra multiplayer modes. Done.

    All valid points, any successful game series will be like that, but not to the same extent. I can't think of any other game series where everyone knows exactly what 90% of the levels are going to be before they've even released a screenshot.

  • tnt_2008smum #29 2 years ago

    hey look its silly smelly back with some Halo hate, how predictable!

  • trip919 #30 2 years ago

    The Halo games were fun (yet I’ve got no compulsion to ever play them again). But also one of the most ludicrously overrated franchises in existence.