Prime 4 humiliated Nintendo. So I wouldn’t see much about Metroid for a while.
They are allegedly already developing Prime 5. I think Ninty knew the game was gonna be bad and decided to just cut loses, letting Retro get a fresh start with a new title.
Sounds like development was hell with Retro being handed a trash-pile from the original team, then creating a lot of their own dilemmas trying to go certain directions till they were too locked in to pivot. I think a new entry could corral things back to usual and leave Metroid Prime 4 as that one weird experiment.
Zelda on the other hand is their third biggest franchise. Kind of surprising that they haven’t said shit about a new Zelda. Maybe later this year
It will be a bit. We just got a 2D Zelda in 2024, and the 3D titles take 6 years now. Unless that alleged Ocarina remake comes this year, I would suspect we won't hear anything till next year at earliest.
Not to mention that those challenges are less BOTW shrines and more the bonus rooms from the Country games. Besides, isn’t it getting a bit old to constantly use that game as a point against games that have similar things?
It is the Odyssey team, they operate in the same form as the hidden rooms from Odyssey. They are a random challenge with 2, now 3, collectibles, a main and a hidden secondary you have to look for.
Well, it's not like we have anything else to look forward to that isn't contentious or an HD remaster. Even that fucking tennis game turned out to be an dud
Splatoon looks alright, though I wish it had a date.
I also thought the Tennis game was pretty good. Outside of story mode, it is definitely one of the most polished sports titles with a great gimmick and roster. Glad they toned down the wannabe E-Sports aspects of Aces in favor of a more basic, wacky gimmick of special rackets that bring out random effects. Makes for fun combos between character and racket, while still being easily accessible. Still would have preferred a different sport, but Mario sports actually seem promising on Switch 2 if this is the standard.