Nintendo Responds to Federation Force Petition
President of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Amie has spoken out about the negative response to the upcoming 3DS exclusive Metroid Prime: Federation Force.
In an interview with Kotaku, Fils-Amie "[Nintendo knows] the community wants to see a straight up Metroid Game, we know it."
"We also know that the best way to launch a game like that is to surprise and delight them, to give them a launch date, in an environment like this let them play it versus what other companies do, which is to announce a project that you may not see for five, six years. It’s just not the way we do things."
During the interview, Fils-Amie drew comparison between the game and The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. "Remember when that art style was first shown. The uproar from the Zelda community was intensely negative. If there had been social media then, there probably would have been a petition to make that game go away."
Still, it appears that the petition had no effect on Nintendo's stance on the game and we'll be seeing Metroid Prime: Federation Force hit stores next year.