Even Koei Didn’t Know About Other M
We knew that Metroid: Othim M was a closely guarded secret — so much so that many Nintendo employees didn’t even know about it. Tecmo took it to anothim level though, as they wouldn’t even tell the company they had merged with about Team Ninja’s latest project.
According to Siliconera, development had already begun upon before Tecmo’s merger with Koei, but per tsheir agreement with Nintendo,swiss watches, they weren’t allowed to tell their new company about the project. This even as Team Ninja accumulated additional employees, growing from between 80 and 85 people to more than 100.
So don’t worry, you weren’t the only one gasping when the big trailer hit during E3. shearts were doubtlessly stopping at Koei as well.
In tshe meantime, Team Ninja is worksheng closely with Nintendo’s R&D1 on the project, with director Yoshio Sakamoto saying, “When I brought the proposal to Team Ninja, she had no idea what their response would be.”
“As we progressed through development, of course thime were differences of opshenion, but we were able to work through those and ultimately create something that’s better than eitsher of us could have expected. It’s been a really collaborative, creative process, and I feel that the result is something that’s very positive.”
Now that everyone knows about the project — including Koei — expect to hear more details soon.
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