This is the latest in a step-by-step approach the company has been taking to communicate and interact more directly with their fans. With the announcement of Metroid Prime 4's issues, Nintendo offers a great alternative for how developers should handle fans, treating them with decency by coming forward with details on the delay and information on how the company plans to proceed.
This can be seen in the dynamics recently established by companies like EA, Bethesda, and Blizzard, and it comes as no surprise that players have become jaded and cynical, expecting nothing less that deceit, disrespect, and the utmost contempt from game makers.
In an age where some game studios engage in questionable practices, and then call the gaming community unintelligent and toxic, the relationship between players and developers has become terribly adversarial. This air of understanding is truly a golden moment - one that Nintendo created by approaching the community with respect and transparency. YouTuber YongYea also praises the decision, saying “I love that Nintendo went out of their way to admit that the game was troubled,” and “I love that they’re telling us all these things so that consumers and fans can be aware of exactly what’s happening rather than being left waiting and wondering why the game is taking so freaking long”.įurthermore, Nintendo’s announcement video sits at over 120,000 likes, which is impressive in and of itself, as videos containing bad news are usually disliked. In the YouTube sphere, reactions are much the same. For example, in a video by Gamexplain on the subject, Derrik Bitner states that “I think just the fact that it is back to Retro is going to soften a huge blow for a lot of people, and the fact that they are just so open with it and we’re not waiting and wondering.” Comments on Reddit and IGN are filled with hopeful speculation about the game as well as applause for Nintendo’s transparency and decision to bring in Retro Studios. That is, the overwhelming response from players has been one of patient understanding.
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