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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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Meant to say "shell" office, dummy was all I can think off at the moment when I posted and your right about Bamco trying to get more presence there. But hiring alot of ex Lucasarts staff and going unnoticed for 2 years until now. If it weren't for some lead designer posting his resume online, couple with whispers, Bamco Singapore got more recognition now.
I'd think Prime 4 would be mainly by ether a major team at BN, or this team is assisting literally ANY other team/developer. For example, Nintendo got BN to assist in Mario Kart 8 and ARMS. I'll have to check if the Singapore team is credited in either of those two games, but still, it's a possibility.
Edit: Just checked the credits of both and they're only credited as "Bandai Namco Studios" in both under Special Thanks. And one person in MK8D's credits under Special Thanks is marked as being from Bandai Namco Entertainment.
Edit: Just checked the credits of both and they're only credited as "Bandai Namco Studios" in both under Special Thanks. And one person in MK8D's credits under Special Thanks is marked as being from Bandai Namco Entertainment.
That's just completely off-base, Bamco Singapore is not some "dummy" office and have actually been doing a lot in bringing their games to the (SE)Asian markets.
http://www.straitstimes.com/business/spore-seen-as-key-hub-for-japanese-game-makers
No, it's not a shell office either. It's the SEA branch of Bandai Namco that handles development, localization, and regional publishing. C'mon.
Maybe it was all a trick. Perhaps Nintendo have been playing us all (like cursed stringed instruments) and Star Wars 1313 NEVER EXISTED! The footage we saw was an early MP 4 prototype, cunningly covered in Star Wars logos and imagery to throw us off the scent. You sly dogs Nintendo, I'm on to you.
you could also say this is a............ western asia team (I know this makes no sense whatsoever)
Ace Combat 7 VR being made by the team behind Star Wars Battle Pod actually kind of makes sense.
There certainly is a lot of compelling evidence that's BN Singapore is the main developer of MP4. I wonder if the game will use Unreal Engine 4? Their job listings seem to favour candidates with experience in that engine.
I loved playing this when I was in Tokyo. It's it really good. I always wondered why it's it so rare in Singapore since its a local product.
I guess because our arcade scene isn't that big nowadays....
After the one in Bugis died, I don't even know where to find big arcade games anymore. :/
heh, i was just thinking that it's probably a UE4 game. they used UE for battle pod and lucasarts was using UE for 1313 and first assault. :)
Ridge Racer would absolutely be a day one purchase. That's a franchise (if done right) that needs to make a comeback.
People need to remember, the original game was made by a nobody team. Trust in the Nintendo producers
I'm kind of annoyed Namco decided to resurrect Ridge Racer over doing a decent home version of Wangan Midnight.
Bandai Namco Singapore offices are a few floors above my office where I seen their employees, they been approaching and recruiting students from media schools for years and years. Stop your tinfoil nonsense.
Yes, the timing lines up too with it being just under a year before they first announced it.
Gameplay will 100% be at E3 and I think it'll be out Q1 2019
This is it. The post in this thread that got my hype up the roof.
We sci-fi boys!
Rumor went nowhere, and one of the devs stated there isn't a Switch version in development currently due to already been in the works a couple of years before the Switch was even revealed.
So now we know that Bandai said they have 3 exclusives coming to Switch. This shows Ridge Racer 8 is one of the games. I wonder what the other two are.
Well DKCTF is one of the best platformers out there so it's good if it comes to it but man I just want a sure thing with Prime.
I don't think they said exclusives. Tales of is a possibility with Tales of Festival being in June.
Nintendo's always had a weird relationship to the Ridge Racer series, with the N64 getting Ridge Racer 64 as NST's first project I believe in 1999/2000 ish. So them agreeing to finance a new instalment doesn't surprise me.
They've been a great support team for Nintendo in the last few years so I think I'll give them the benefit of the doubt for now.
I have a good feeling about this to be honest, it's probably one of the better outcomes we could have hoped for given that Retro have been relegated into "what do they even do?" tier.
Given enough development time, there's no reason why this game shouldn't be good. Also, fuck, Prime 4 is going to be BEAUTIFUL.
Given enough development time, there's no reason why this game shouldn't be good. Also, fuck, Prime 4 is going to be BEAUTIFUL.
I must be missing something, why is the unannounced IP supposed to be Metroid? Couldn't it be a new IP from Bamco themselves? Or do people think that Metroid Prime 4 will be the only FPS on Switch ever?
Seems more likely that Bamco has a new FPS IP that is exclusive to Switch.
Seems more likely that Bamco has a new FPS IP that is exclusive to Switch.
Was always kinda scratching my head at the Bandai Namco Metroid rumors, but learning it's a newish studio with a lot of talent pilfered from the sinking ship that was LucasArts/Star Wars 1313 helps me make sense of it. It fits a lot more with Nintendo's MO.
Also always thought the Switch presented a great opportunity for retro revivals, so hopefully Ridge Racer 8 is the start of a trend (though I wouldn't mind if they went multiplatform, of course).
Also always thought the Switch presented a great opportunity for retro revivals, so hopefully Ridge Racer 8 is the start of a trend (though I wouldn't mind if they went multiplatform, of course).
Because there have been rumours of Bamco doing MP4 for a while now, and one of the LinkedIn pages actually mentions sending stuff to Nintendo.
By rationalizing the meaning of "exclusive" in the Ace Combat listing, it undermines the meaning of exclusive for Ridge Racer and "Unannounced IP" listings... which in turn, undermines this whole things connection to Metroid Prime 4.
Tanebe wasn't at the helm of Metroid Prime or even necessarily Metroid Prime 2. That would have been Miyamoto (MP1) and Kenji Miki (MP1 and MP2 before going over to Club Mario). Tanebe was at the helm for Hunters, Curruption, and Fed Force... so you'll have to forgive some of us for not being too excited for his vision of Samus & Sylux's Adventures in Time.
Really...? It says "FPS/First person adventure", and Prime is probably the only IP in the world that fits that category
If Ridge Racer is true I wonder what other Japanese IP Nintendo might be willing to finance from third parties. Bayonetta and Devil's Third on Wii U ... but they have probably more of a greenlight with Switch due to all the money its making and the emphasis on steady software releases.