"The Metroid community is better than this".

Earlier this week, Michael Wikan - the former lead designer of all three Metroid Prime games - revealed on Facebook why he didn't think a Switch port of the Metroid Prime Trilogy was likely to happen.

Metroid Prime 3 alone would apparently be a "herculean effort".

Sadly, Wikan's comments appear to have upset some people within the Metroid community, and the former Retro Studios developer is now apparently being targeted with abusive messages.

The Metroid community is better than this, please be kind.".

As highlighted by much more reasonable fans online, Wikan never actually said a trilogy release wouldn't happen, he just said he was "pretty skeptical" and believes it would likely require a lot of hard work to make it happen - especially the third game.

These latest comments about the Metroid Prime Trilogy follow on from years of rumours, Switch listings on retailer websites and insider predictions.

Back in 2019, Imran Khan - who was with Game Informer at the time - said the trilogy collection for Switch had been "long done" and Nintendo was just waiting for the right moment.

The fact Michael Wikan was a former lead designer on all three Metroid Prime games - no matter how long ago it was, means his comments are definitely worth taking into consideration.

When he’s not paying off a loan to Tom Nook, Liam likes to report on the latest Nintendo news and admire his library of video games.

While I don't agree with everything that game companies do and am harsh at times with my criticisms, that doesn't I'm going to attack the people working there.

It's just uncalled for.

@nessisonett "the metroid community is better than this" no its not.

People who take video games that seriously are sad and pathetic.

If you want to productively use your time then try and make your voice heard to Nintendo.

It's that simple.

That is just sad if you truly love a game you show appreciation or try to understand that a port of your favorite may not Come.

I love metriod and it's sad that our community is abusing real people with lives.

I wish people would just stop paying attention to these "industry insiders", and would actually wait for announcements coming from the mouth of the company themselves.

It much better than spoiling potential surprises for yourself, and blindly believing in rumors that have little to no actual backing.

@Chowdaire I don't blame them for feeling neglected because of how long it's been since Nintendo acknowledged Metroid's existence.

You can download all the Metroid games (except the 3ds remake of II) on the Wii U virtual console.

It's been over 20 years.

In the case of Metroid, it’s been less than 4 years the last Metroid game, came out.

Plus there’s a new game in development as we speak.

"the metroid community is better than this" no its not.

Then don't speak that way of the Metroid community?

This is how actual Metroid fans feel.

Now we are not entitled to receive anything from Nintendo.

We have to get used to the idea that games from a certain era will never be remastered or remade, while other franchises will be milked forever.

I'm also willing to harass any and all game executives until I get my way!.

While it's true that a very small percentage of people are *****, you will reach a pretty large number of them?

I'm ashamed to be excited for this game, and therefore being part of a community that threatens and scares people who speak their minds?

And to think you can still get the game legally on Wii U, there are so many unique games that simply don't get a second chance like that.

No HD but you get to experience the games like everyone else did back in the day.

It's been well established that I'm a Troll, shouting at random people online about stuff they have no control over is par for the course.

I read some insulting and rude comments even in Nintendo Life only cause he said his opinion.

What is a Metroid community.

Just play the games.

"The Metroid community is better than this".

While there are obviously exceptions, it's mostly spoiled members of the privileged class that can devote enough to gaming to care about it, so you end up with a community that thinks the world revolves around them and them alone.

The 3 that stick out to me the most were someone sending us a 22 point list of features we MUST include in the sequel to a game (which I should note ... we weren't even going to make) or they were going to shoot up a school and frame "us" ...

somehow, someone who found out we had a female coder telling us we had 5 days to fire her or they would burn the building down (based on the postmark, we were already a few days late when we got it), and someone who said they would hurt the COE's children if we made games for console and "betrayed" the PC community.

I mean it's crazy and unforgivable, but it's honestly something your prepped for.

It's like choosing a career working with the criminally insane ...

Metroid Prime goes for around $20.

I also think Nintendo and Retro Studios have some responsibility here too.

You just have to see the "community" after a Nintendo direct to see how venomous people can be over things so petty.

"They didn't announce (insert game here) doesn't Nintendo know there user base.

That's it (insert game, developer, console or Nintendo) is dead to me.".

But as some already mentioned, generalizations aren't helping either, it's just poisoning the well.

There also shouldn't be any coverage on what's happening with Metroid until Nintendo officially releases new information.

Metroid's coverage has been and is terrible without Nintendo.

The media and coverage too should be silent while Nintendo is silent.

I wonder if video game communities are so toxic because they think the world is devided into enemy factions and they are obligated to hate anyone who doesn't say/do what they want.

Besides the point, but over video games as well.

Nintendo owes you nothing.

if nintendo and Retro can not do it then grow up put your adult pants on and get over it?

it is a game people.

I totally agree that this level of online abuse is wrong, but you do have a very passionate Metroid community that have had rumor after rumor of a HD prime release, from both credible and unreliable sources, it would make an awful lot of sense to release these titles to build even more anticipation for Metroid prime 4, and some fans will be just expecting this to be announced at some point as a given.

So then you get a guy linked with the original games suggesting it won't happen, why he needs to get into this is unclear as I understand he is no longer linked to the series, so apart from some obvious attention seeking reason, which is my own personal take on all this, I fail to see why he needed to post it in the first place, but let's be honest here, we all know there will be small portion of people in these communities that take these things too personally, so a negative response was guaranteed.

Not saying in any way it's justified, but he must have expected a negative response to his comments.

Didn't these people "review-bomb" Prime: Federation Force.

It would be nice to get the prime trilogy on switch and id buy it day 1 but the threats and moaning is a little childish.

Please do the world a favor and never play another video game.'.

@Kidfunkadelic83 People just really don't want to buy a Wii U, I conclude.

Shinesparkers: "The Metroid community is better than this [...]".

Of course I'm not referring to all Metroid fans, something I am myself as well, but like the Sonic the Hedgehog or Star Wars community, the most toxic persons tend to say and do the worst things possible.

I cannot understand how anybody can be angry that a set of games which are between.

If you feel that passionately about them then you can always buy a Wii for next to nothing and the GameCube games and Prime 3 themselves are pretty cheap.

Even better, track down a Wii U and get the trilogy digitally for £18, a fraction of a Switch release.

You’d also then have access to Metroid, Super Metroid, Metroid Zero Mission, Metroid Fusion, Metroid Prime Hunters and Metroid Other M all on one system.

They're just games guys.

Its not up to him whether it's released?

All he did was recount his own experience and knowledge of the game and (essentially) stated why he felt it unlikely.

I can buy all the games in the world now, I have a massive collection, but I don't have time to play much of anything.

Then there are those adults who have all the time or money or both with 100% disposable income and sit at their computer foaming at the mouth for the next major game release because they have nothing better to do and also stalk developer's social media accounts.

Taking disgusting behaviour out of it, surely diehard Metroid fans already own the trilogy in a playable capacity

Back in 2013 you couldn't block people on Amazon and he kept leaving comments on my review saying how I was a puny mortal, I didn't understand strategy games, I'm a cheater, and all the basement dwelling pseudointellectual screaming of a complete moron

I only gave the game a 7/10

He said it's a perfect 10/10 and that's fine, but Jesus some people

i am Metroid fan since Metroid Prime 1, i want to play Metroid Prime Trilogy in my extended battery Switch(even having Metroid Prime Trilogy on my Wii), but i don't aprove this kinda of behavior toward any people who worked in the Metroid franchise, please let have civilazied behavior toward them

Toxicity and the harassment of people is a really big problem in the gaming community

You forget sometimes that these people are real and not just made up

@electrolite77 It's kinda ironic I think, as the self-professed "anti-leakers" are among the most toxic persons one can find

While this is unfortunately no longer surprising when it happens, it's still upsetting to hear

That said, demonizing entire groups of people because of the actions of a few is just as concerning

Ever since I started playing that game, Ive been seing gamers in different light

But also, he isn't privvy to what Nintendo are doing these days and much like Skyward Sword which probably had the same challenges, they have reworked with traditional controls

@Slowdive You quoted Shinesparkers ("The Metroid community is better than this"), then stated unequivocally that the community is not better than this

But that's just the thing - you condemned the community

Whatever your answer, I consider myself part of the Metroid fan community, and there is no way you can exclude me from your statements

If communities refuse to clean their own house then it's best not to get involved with them

I find the condemnation of entire communities of people (and Nintendo Life considers itself one, as I've read many times) to be completely unacceptable

This behaviour makes me ashamed to be a Nintendo fan

These "raging Nintendo fanboys", as I refer to them are so pathetic and toxic it is unreal

You only need to be on any social media Nintendo fansites and other pages like Pokemon groups etc to see this

If anyone points out anything not great about Nintendo e.g

I am a Nintendo fan, but I can honestly say out of all gaming communities that the raging Nintendo fans are the most toxic out of them all, and that is saying something if you read the comments in X-Box pages

So people are mad metriod prime collection ain't coming to switch lol just to funny and if your butthurt about it that's why you don't believe everything you read lol when Nintendo announces it then it is until them maybe just maybe stop believing people who know nothing lol

Because he told the truth about metriod?this is what people get for believing everything they read.i believe things when Nintendo announces them

It's not helping anything

It's just hate for hate's sake

Nintendo fans are so dumb that Nintendo can announce a mini-direct, say exactly what's going to be in it, and people will still rage that the direct didn't have Smash/Metroid/whatever news

Those are the people that should be receiving the (moderated and not friggin' criminal) ire of the community, not some random designer who probably gets paid barely more than I do for the soul-destroying labor that is working on modern games

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