Metroid: Other M

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Metroid: Other M
Developer(s)	Team Ninja, Nintendo SPD1
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release date(s)	2010
Genre(s)	Action
Mode(s)	Single player
Platform(s)	Wii
Media	Wii Optical Disc
Preceded by	Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
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Metroid: Other M is a Nintendo published, Team Ninja developed game that takes place within the Metroid universe. The game features stunning visuals, intense combat, and is planned to be released in 2010.

[edit] Plot

The game takes place between the games Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion. The game will focus on the events that took place between the games and a character named Adam Malkovich who was mentioned in Fusion. What happened to Adam will be revealed in this game since he wasn't present in a physical form in Fusion. The lady at the end of the trailer will also be a character who has an important role in the story, and the developers of the game have confirmed that it is not a clone of Samus. During the game a character says "Remember me?", and the developers of the game have explained that this is a new character who is a soldier of Adam. Various villains from the Metroid universe also appear, such as Ridley and Mother Brain. The scene where Mother Brain destroys the Metroid from Super Metroid is also present in CG form. A scene where Samus is a child is also found within the trailer.

[edit] Development

When the Wii was released, Yoshio Sakamoto of Nintendo SPD1, wanted to create a new Metroid game for the console separate from Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. He explained, however, that his team was more accustomed to creating 2D handheld titles, and he found that his team really didn't know how to create a 3D game, so he thought it would be appropriate to go and ask for assistance from another developer. So, after Nintendo approved, Sakamoto went to Tecmo and Team Ninja and gave them his proposal. One of the people that was there to take on the challenge was Yusuke Hayashi of Team Ninja. He explained that he "saw it as a new challenge that we'd like to take on". He added that, in addition to this, that "on the Team Ninja side, there are a lot of Metroid fans!". And so, with that, a new team was created named Project M. Project M refers to the team that was created specifically to develop the game. The team consists of members from Team Ninja, Nintendo, and an unspecified studio who worked on the CGI films for the game. Development on the game started prior to the Koei-Tecmo merger, and according to Kenji Matsubara (CEO, Koei), the company didn't know anything about the game prior to the merger, though knew they were working on a big game. After the merger was finalized, Matsubara stated that when he learned the name of the game, he thought to himself "whoa -- that's a big title! Yeah, that's a very good and big surprise."