@angrycreep: The fan game never went out to public after 10 years. If it did before that, Nintendo would obviously cease the game. The reason why they did it then and not before is because the fan game never went out to public.
Also, if they have plenty of cash, then why did they require MercurySteam to make the remake instead of doing it on their own?
Again we don't know anything about how devs work so don't assume things that you don't know about. Saying that its the fan game that made Nintendo want to make the 2D Metroid happen is idiotic because they stated from time again that they are already aware that there is demand for a Metroid game.
The fan game was made in public during the time the remake was underdevelopment. If it was made in public then, it would still have got canned due to copyright law.
So its not like they were delaying it but that they were trying to make it happen. Devs can't simply start making games unless they have the resources to do so.
@angrycreep: And how do you know that Nintendo was not making a Metroid game during those 10 years? Making games can take longer than 3 years. And even then by your logic, Metroid Fusion only came out after 8 years and yet Nintendo were trying to develop a Metroid game for the N64 and GBC but were scrapped. Are you saying that the fan game is what caused this game to happen? Because if so, newsflash, that did not happen. Soon we'll be getting interviews about the game and its very likely that they will reveal development began on so so year but got delayed for some good reason.
Respecting a fan made game for the official game to happen is insulting to Nintendo and the fan himself.
@dkidfrmdbx: While I agree that this game would possibly do better on Switch, this is Nintendo giving a thank you note for those who supported the 3DS and this game pretty much nails it and pretty much can sum up any 3DS owner's library.
@angrycreep: What the hell you're talking about? AMR2 got ceased because its basically the same game that Nintendo was remaking in the first place. To see this being free and have their game a full paid game only affects Nintendo more than the fan game. So AMR2 didn't bring this game to reality at all.
What it did do however is convincing Nintendo that there's still demand for Metroid which apparently seemed to work.
@longflopper: I don't get it either. Its not like you have to actually get the season pass to even get the DLC you want since you can always choose which DLC you like to venture into.
I never bothered so much on DLC really. I mean I get that its suppose to give more content to those who already bought the game but I personally am always satisfied with the content that I get within the game itself.
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