Possibility Two: Bringing the Hunters to 3D
Metroid Prime: Hunters managed to inject a new style of gameplay into the trilogy using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. With first-party games working their way up through the online world, it's possible that an additional game could be spun off the Prime franchise. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption did not offer an online battle mode, or any multiplayer for that matter.
Would gamers give a Wii sequel a chance?
Sadly, most developers are afraid of an experiment such as this one. Many players look to the series for adventuring and searching the world for new items and energy capsules in a single-player campaign. Such a daring attempt on the Wii could be dangerous for a new developer, resulting in a loss of sales and lost respect for the franchise. The experience necessary to fully satisfy a gamer would have to be as rich and rewarding as the Super Smash Bros. franchise.
Possibility Three: Using 2D on Wii Disc
With storage space increased from cartridges to discs over 20 years, a 2-D Metroid could become a vastly detailed platform experience for the nostalgic gamer. The game could potentially hold far more stages, areas and detail, as well as be created in a fraction of the time without the need for 3-D artists and free-roaming beta testers to find those eerie pits in the walls. The game could also boast the orchestrated music expected from a next-generation game without being hindered by the Wii's disc space limitations. Cult followers of the Atlus and Nippon Ichi 2-D games would buy something like this in a heartbeat.
This was 1994. Imagine a 2D Metroid using Wii's abilities.
The idea isn't terrible, but there are other issues with taking the game to disc. This leads us to our next option.
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