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Rumor: Metroid Prime 4 developed with Bandai Namco Singapore & Ridge Racer 8 exclusive to Switch
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The listing says it's a first person shooter/adventure game. Why would the Prime series not be first person all of a sudden?
Every game on this list except Donkey Kong:
Welp those are all good-great games. Oh wait I forgot Color Splash and Federation Force were worse than STDs! I forgot I'm on the internet!
Fed Force was a good game shat on by a whining fanbase and there was something wrong with Color Splash now? It was one of Wii U's best games, and that's saying a lot. Color Splash was fucking amazing.
Also worth mentioning that a lot of the devs who work at Bandai Namco Singapore have come over from LucasFilm and have worked on Star Wars 1313. There's some good devs here.
Detailed a bit more here:https://press-start.com.au/news/nintendo/2018/02/07/suggests-metroid-prime-4-developed-bandai-namco/
Detailed a bit more here:https://press-start.com.au/news/nintendo/2018/02/07/suggests-metroid-prime-4-developed-bandai-namco/
Don't worry I was on #MetroidPrime4beingdevelopedbyBandai
Now that I see it's a new studio with Bandai in Singapore I'm even MORE excited and I'm pulling for them and Tanabe to make Metroid Prime 4 amazing. Let people hate. Let people doubt. Let people question. No matter what Samus will rise again from the new talented team in Singapore.
Now that I see it's a new studio with Bandai in Singapore I'm even MORE excited and I'm pulling for them and Tanabe to make Metroid Prime 4 amazing. Let people hate. Let people doubt. Let people question. No matter what Samus will rise again from the new talented team in Singapore.
Bandai Namco does have a ton of experience with fighting games, we can't say the same about first person shooters / adventure games. Plus, Singapore is a new division founded in 2013.
But then again, we can easily draw a parallel between them and 2002 Retro Studios, or even Ubisoft Milan. If I had to guess, they probably pitched an extremely convincing prototype to Nintendo.
Ooh, that's interesting. All of the pieces seem to be coming together...
So I went on linkedin and didn't see any job postings on lead designer or Bamco Singapore. Did this guy literally stalk all Namco employees profiles on linkedin to get the scoop?? Kinda freaky and maybe stupid that a bamco employee put that in there job description. Also, I didn't know bamco had a Canadian studio in vancouver. The more you know
The real bombshell here is Ridge Racer 8 exclusive to Switch. Damn, that is one hell of a rumor. I need Ridge Racer back.
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I do think it's a bit of a shame that Nintendo just went with a third party dev to help make the game, even if it's a newly made dev.
I would have rather had them form a brand new studio under them instead since they seem to be curating talent and skill from this team. Grow the first party team more
I would have rather had them form a brand new studio under them instead since they seem to be curating talent and skill from this team. Grow the first party team more
Oh man that's awesome to hear, 1313 looked great so it's really comforting to know these people are able to work on another sci-fi ip again after that was canceled. Really happy for them if true.
Just like I believed in Mario + Rabbids when it first like. Recall all the hatred from gamers. There was a few of us fighting for Ubisoft to do Mario and Rabbids good. Same thing will happen here.
Yes, this is the beat he works.
The guy who leaked all this info is clearly the lead writer for Prime 4 based on his profile and he says he has done a lot of gameplay pitches to Nintendo for Prime 4 so I would guess that they are the lead studio and not a support studio.
Ridge Racer 8 as a Nintendo exclusive legit makes sense considering the pattern:
Ridge Racer 6 - Xbox 360 exclusive
Ridge Racer 7 - PS3 exclusive
Ridge Racer 8 - Switch exclusive
It's only natural that Nintendo would be next to complete this pattern.
Also, the director of Go Vacation WAS asked by BN to make Ridge Racer for Wii, but opted to do the former instead. So...
Ridge Racer 6 - Xbox 360 exclusive
Ridge Racer 7 - PS3 exclusive
Ridge Racer 8 - Switch exclusive
It's only natural that Nintendo would be next to complete this pattern.
Also, the director of Go Vacation WAS asked by BN to make Ridge Racer for Wii, but opted to do the former instead. So...
I thought so too, but apparently the LinkedIn page makes it sound like the Singapore studio is sending stuff directly to Nintendo, and judging by the article above, there's not exactly a lack of talent there.
I've been noticing this too. Some also worked on The Force Unleashed.
Also a number of these said LinkedIn pages are primarily Art Designers and either got hired in 2016 around the time of the employee in the OP or are working on vague projects within the same timeframe.
I think, like some others have mentioned earlier in the thread, that Bandai Namco is outsourced to work on art assets for the game.
I think I'm going to cry :'(Every game on this list except Donkey Kong:
Ridge Racer 8 exclusive to Switch? Well... that's a pretty compelling motivation to get a Switch for me if real. A strange turn of events considering the sub par support Nintendo has historically received with the series (aside from the 3DS game arguably) but I don't care which system it launches on as long as it's real!
The guy in the OP is definitely writing for Prime 4 and is working on gameplay stuff for Prime 4 though.
Metroid Prime was the best video game of all time, and now we're to the point of trying to convince ourselves Federation Force wasn't actually that bad, smh. Damn what happened to this series.
lmao man will Tanabe ever recover?Every game on this list except Donkey Kong:
I enjoyed Federation Force, it was a "different" take on the Metroid Prime universe. That being said, I prefer Samus as the main character
Nah, if Bandai Namco is working on the game, they are likely developing all of it. Like they did for Smash.
if it means we get more games from first party IPs
keep outsourcing
I do think that's what's happening here though, with Bandai Namco helping speed along the development process by providing assets and other designer roles.
Oh yeah, I'm just seeing quite a number of artists there that are possibly working on MP4 too.
Then, let's hope a new pattern: every 4 years a good game comes out from him.Every game on this list except Donkey Kong:
(if 2018)
Replace "BN Sing" with "Retro Studios" and this post could have been from 2001/2002 lol.
Lets give it a chance its not like the Retro that made Metroid Prime is still there...
So many of them left.
These guys going from LucasArts to being supervised by Nintendo will be interesting.
I never got the impression that LucasArts was... Very competent or helpful as a publisher.
I never got the impression that LucasArts was... Very competent or helpful as a publisher.
BN Singapore is 100% making this game.
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BANDAI NAMCO Studios Singapore Pte Ltd
Dates EmployedAug 2016 – Present
Employment Duration1 yr 7 mos
LocationSingapore
- Communicated with IP stakeholders.
- Managed a multi-cultural development team
- Project manager: responsible for timeline schedule and 3 million USD budgets
- Producer: Famous IP title
- Director: famous IP title"
"
BANDAI NAMCO Studios Singapore Pte Ltd
Dates EmployedAug 2016 – Present
Employment Duration1 yr 7 mos
LocationSingapore
- Communicated with IP stakeholders.
- Managed a multi-cultural development team
- Project manager: responsible for timeline schedule and 3 million USD budgets
- Producer: Famous IP title
- Director: famous IP title"
Yes but there are zero profiles indicating Nintendo is developing the game internally, nor has there been any evidence that they have taken any effort in recruitment for a new studio. There's just.... Bandai Namco.
I liked Color Splash...Every game on this list except Donkey Kong:
