Chris Kohler
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Retro "Taking A Break" From <cite>Metroid</cite>

Mark Pacini, director of the recently released Wii title Metroid Prime 3 Corruption, says that developer Retro Studios will be taking a break from the series that brought them worldwide fame: We are taking a break from the Metroid series and from Samus. I think that there will be other titles created. But as far […]

MpguyMark Pacini, director of the recently released Wii title Metroid Prime 3 Corruption, says that developer Retro Studios will be taking a break from the series that brought them worldwide fame:

We are taking a break from the Metroid series and from Samus. I think that there will be other titles created. But as far as Retro Studos is concerned, we'll take a break for a little bit.

I've been shoving in Metroid time as much as possible over the last couple of days, and it's safe to say that Retro and Nintendo have shown the world exactly how a first-person shooter should be done with Wii controls. I'd like to see them tackle a different problem rather than immediately get shuffled onto a Metroid sequel; after all, they've been working exclusively on this series for the last... seven years? Eight?
Metroid Prime 3 Developer Interview [Yahoo Games, via NeoGAF]