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Rumor: Metroid Prime 4 developed with Bandai Namco Singapore & Ridge Racer 8 exclusive to Switch
- Thread starter Cinemikel
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Just like Retro Studios was a no body studio when Nintendo gave them yhe metriod ip.
Well, it was an odd choice for Smash 4 as well.
But with Nintendo producers standing over their shoulders, they might really just need the man power.
It seems strange that a lead designer would miss that Ace Combat is coming to Xbox One and PC and put a previously unknown game on their projects seems irresponsible for the position.
What has BN Sin even do?? Their web page is just a recruitment middle man
I totally believe this. Nintendo outsources a lot of stuff to Namco. It would make sense for an First-person game which theh don't have experience with.
Well the original description was that they formed a 'new' team to make Prime 4.
Maybe this is it, the new Retro
hush , its very important his potential future employers know what to buy if they wanna play the latest ridge racer.
This stood out to me too. There'd be no reason to have that there on a linkedin.
So far I've seen the Singapore studio credited on semi-recent titles produced by Bandai Namco's main Tokyo development studio, like Tekken 7 and Tales of Berseria. I don't know if they've run a project themselves (yet) or if that's necessarily even what the studio was created for.
The same thing that Retro Studios did when they got Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime was literally Retro's first game
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Probably, which is why I used the word "with" in the title instead of "by"
BN Singapore are probably making art assets for the Japanese BN group that's putting the game/s together.
Retro was funded by Nintendo and the guy that led the Studio that made Turok for N64, so Nintenso knew what they were jumping in, i cannot find what was BN S worked on
Now that I think about it, Ridge Racer 8 being Switch exclusive wouldn't be that outlandish. After all, Ridge Racer 6 was 360 exclusive.
Working on MP4 and RR at the same time would demand much more people and resources than Bandai singapure is capable right now.
#teamfake
#teamfake
"The guy that led the studio" in this instance wouldn't be a Namco employee. It'd be Tanabe.
Think Smash 4. Sakura and Sora Ltd led development, Namco had the workforce to realize that vision.
Not if they're just helping out other teams as has been suggested.
Retro's clearly working on Ridge Racer 9.
So that it shows you have experience working with that platform. I do the same thing.
I really don't have a good feeling for Metroid Prime 4. If it was just another new Metroid, sure, give it to Namco, whatever, but when you specifically call it Metroid Prime 4 there's a pretty distinct direction, art, and design you've set an expectation for, and to have production move not only to a different studio but all the way across the ocean, I dunno. I just have a feeling it's going to be either a really, really paint by the numbers producer driven experience or something that is very, very different.
And there have been other Nintendo-only Ridge Racers. Shit ones, but they're still real.
Wouldn't you just say "Game X (PS4)" or "Game Y (Xbox One, Nintendo Switch)" instead of "Exclusive to..." ?
I feel like if Ridge Racer gets funded by nintendo, the main reaction will be "Why isnt nintendo footing the bill for a new F-ZERO instead?"
Smash 4 was made by the people who made Tekken and Soulcalibur though... The list of Bamco FPSs or action adventure games is extremely small.
We'll see if they hired some people who have worked on shooters or adventure games in the past I guess.
that is the last thing I want from them but I am pretty sure lots of people think Donkey Kong from Retro are great
Came here to say this. That's the regular deal w/ Singaporean studios, at any rate. (Me, I'm holding out hope that this is actually Time Crisis R.)