{"id":61062,"date":"2021-11-09T16:19:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T16:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/?p=61062"},"modified":"2021-11-09T20:43:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T20:43:36","slug":"metroid-dread-2d-nintendo-sakamoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/2021\/11\/09\/metroid-dread-2d-nintendo-sakamoto\/","title":{"rendered":"Metroid Dread Won&#8217;t Be The End Of The 2D Series [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>The latest instalment in the Metroid franchise brings the story to a close after 35 years, but Yoshio Sakamoto feels &#8216;<em>it&#8217;s not the final ending<\/em>&#8216;.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The final instalment in the 2D Metroid series has been a long time coming, with almost two decades of waiting to bring to an end the arc covering the franchise&#8217;s five 2D games that began in 1986. As well as being critically acclaimed, the game has performed stupendously in sales, breaking all-time records in Japan and being one of the best-selling games of October. Read our review of the game at: <a href=\"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/2021\/10\/14\/metroid-dread-three-wishes-two-dimensions\/\">thegeek<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The series seems to have become a guaranteed success with a reception like this, and fans are counting on not having to wait another 19 years for the next instalment. However, Metroid Dread&#8217;s closing of the story has led many to fear a possible definitive end to the 2D franchise. Still, series producer Yoshio Sakamoto seems to have hopeful plans for Metroid.<\/p>\n<p>The producer insisted that he intends to continue Samus&#8217; adventures. &#8220;<em>I feel like Samus should continue her adventure, and that&#8217;s where we need to do our best. Metroid Dread concludes the five-game arc that has lasted 35 years. However, I feel it&#8217;s not the definitive ending. There should be something that can continue the franchise and the universe. So yes, as long as Samus is a beloved character, that&#8217;s what I&#8217;d like to do<\/em>,&#8221; Sakamoto confessed.<\/p>\n<p>The producer has spoken before about a hypothetical future for the franchise, referring to a &#8220;<em>new episode in the pipeline, but there are no more details now<\/em>&#8220;. The latest instalment of the Metroid franchise arrived on Nintendo Switch on October 8.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Metroid Dread - Trailer 2 - Nintendo Switch\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V_XnbTayTH4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3djuegos.com\/noticias-ver\/218023\/metroid-dread-no-sera-el-final-de-la-saga-2d-su-productor\/\">3djuegos<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest instalment in the Metroid franchise brings the story to a close after 35 years, but Yoshio Sakamoto feels &#8216;it&#8217;s not the final ending&#8216;. &nbsp; The final instalment in the 2D Metroid series has been a long time coming, with almost two decades of waiting to bring to an end the arc covering the franchise&#8217;s five 2D games that began in 1986. As well as being critically acclaimed, the game has performed stupendously in sales, breaking all-time records in Japan and being one of the best-selling games of October. Read our review of the game at: thegeek The series seems to have become a guaranteed success with a reception like this, and fans are counting on not having to wait another 19 years for&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/2021\/11\/09\/metroid-dread-2d-nintendo-sakamoto\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":59891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1,8968,8969],"tags":[12580,12892,12893,6200,4827,1776,9053],"class_list":["post-61062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","category-news","category-nintendo","category-nintendo-news","tag-metroid-dread","tag-metroid-prime-3","tag-metroid-prime-3-corruption","tag-metroid-prime-4","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-nintendo-wii","tag-retro-studios"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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