May 19th, 2012

Rumor: Retro Studios working on a cross-over title with Star Fox and Metroid?

148 Comments

Paul Gale, who first reported that Retro Studios was working on something for the Wii U, has shared a huge rumour that their “something” might be a cross-over title that combines the Star Fox and Metroid franchises, which is probably already making you drool with anticipation. And yeah, me too.

The game, referred to as Fusion Saga, begins with Fox McCloud amidst a deep-space mission in his Arwing and a high-speed collision with a ship piloted by our beloved Samus Aran. She plummets to the surface of a planet and is “stripped down” with “the most basic of weapon abilities, in first person perspective, traversing through this unknown planet”. As for the general gameplay, it switches between:

…intense Arwing space and planetary battles as Fox makes his way to the planet that Samus crashed on and a Metroid Prime-like experience of gameplay as Samus on this planet, gradually uncovering its mysteries, leveling up, etc.

(Please tell me you’re drooling like I am.)

This sounds incredible, but it’s a huge rumour, so don’t go around saying this will definitely happen. For the time being ( and to find out more), click here to read the full report. Then come back here and say how badly you want this game in the comments. It will make this feel like a lot more of a possibility.

  • Roo

    This sounds freaking amazing! They should make several fusion saga games, like Mario and Pikmin, or Kirby and Zelda..

    Okay, the second one seem a little ridiculous, but the concept is still an awesome idea! Kinda like the subspace emissary, just as a full game!

    • Metalmariox

      Link in Dreamland… XD

    • TeenChampion

      Next thing you no, Mario in Pokemon

    • MasterShortpants

      Bahah, Pit in Pilotwings!

    • MasterShortpants

      No, seriously, though, a Zelda – Fire Emblem crossover would rock!

    • http://fyrisvellir.deviantart.com/ Fyrisvellir

      The Legend of Zelda and Kid Icarus might work! :D

    • Josh

      I APPROVE OF THE LAST TWO REPLIES TO THIS COMMENT
      ZELDA + FIRE EMBLEM: AWESOME
      ZELDA + KID ICARUS: AWESOME

    • RicardoSForever

      I also would approve a Mario and Kirby cross-over.

    • StarTropics

      The Obvious Crossover should be

      The Legend of Zelda/StarTropics

      But I want Alpha Dream to make a Mario and Donkey Kong RPG to mix Mario with DKC and stuff

    • Jairo

      @StarTropics

      Well, there really is technically no need for it to be called a “crossover” then, seeing as how DK series is technically a spin-off from Mario. :P

      … speaking of spin-offs, Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty’s Revenge is a spin-off of a spin-off of a spin-off of a spin-off! :O

    • JamesD

      I don’t see how a Zelda-Kid Icarus crossover would work at all.

      I mean, it’d be awesome, but Pit always talks yet Link never says a word. I don’t know how that would exactly work.

    • http://blaaa josh with the truth

      pit would get mad at link just for comedy and they would save each others life and stuff it would be cool

  • http://superbowserbros3.deviantart.com BowserKoopa

    HNNNNNNNNNNNNG YESSSSS

  • TheEpicTreecko

    This sounds epic! I hope this true! A Zelda and pokemon crossover would be epic too.

    • jacob

      that sounds magical!

    • http://blaaa josh with the truth

      omg no poke and zelda that would seriously suck

  • Hylianhero64

    Furies…? In Metroid’s universe…? A bit strange, to say the least.

    Also, I hope it’s a proper game. I was excited about Mario’s and Sonic’s crossover, until I found out it was just a sports game…

    • TeenChampion

      Starfox and Samus and the Paralympics!

    • yoshie

      lol

    • Djapabugre

      I agree. They will need to use another art style, at least. The Prime style would be weird.

    • Proceo

      Yeah, the art style needs to be slightly changed so both can be taken seriously, at least. If they can accomplish that, I’m all for this idea.

    • I am Error

      I think the word you’re looking for is “Furries”, don’t take it seriously, in videogames everything fits as a character and don’t worry, I havent heard from Retro ruining a videogame franchise.
      On another note: I still don’t get why some people make fuzz about “furry” or “anthropomorphic” characters that share animal-like features, Mass Effect and Halo technically have their own variant of anthropomorphic characters and no one complains -_-;

  • Busted Hope

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    • D2K

      What’s up Danial Bryan! :)

    • Busted Hope

      xD

    • Mariobro

      YES!

  • Captain Falcon

    Sounds too good to be true! :D

  • Lololo

    wouldnt a f-zero and metroid crossover make more sense.

    • TheDarkHero

      rumor=A talking fox + an alien infused human?You=A human race pilot of flying cars + an alien infused human.what makes more sense? you.

    • my name is of no importance

      both metroid and f-zero have the galactic federation and they are both bounty hunters, hmmmmmm, i really dont see that working

    • Aanx

      All three franchises have The Galactic Federation, and the technology used in Samus and Fox’s ship (G-diffuser) was invented by an F-Zero engineer.

      They occur in the same universe but in different Systems.
      F-Zero occurs in Earth, Star Fox in the Lylat System and Metroid in different places

    • Pat

      Holy shit, that whole “same universe” thing makes so much god damn sense.

      Honestly, I just hope that the game isn’t inconsistent between Star Fox’s and Metroid’s styles if it really does happen. I don’t want to feel like I’m being forced to play certain sections.

    • Polykleitos

      Not to mention James McCloud is an F-Zero driver as well as Fox’s father.

  • mkdhdh

    please just make a SSB game i dont wanna wait till 2014 ;p and a pokemon + anything crossover would be cool :p i like crossovers actualy its like on tv shows or movies (like the avengers) because its the best of 2 shows/movies/games in 1 :p 2 fr the price of 1… exept if it sucks

    • Metalmariox

      There is a Pokemon crossover coming out in NA called Pokemon Conquest.

    • Beat

      This is retro studios. They aren’t making SSB4. So this won’t slow down SSb4.

    • pocketmanu

      The Avengers is NOT a crossover! Damn! These Marvel movies are creating idiots!

    • Captain Falcon

      lol, since when was The Avengers a crossover?

    • Mr.Obvious

      Calling The Avengers a cross-over between Iron Man and Thor is like calling X-Men a cross-over between Wolverine and Storm.

    • Tails the Foxhound

      What are you guys talking about? Avengers IS a crossover series. All of the original Avengers appeared in comics before the creation of the series (which in itself was only created to rival DC’s cross over series, the Justice League), some many years before the creation of the avengers. Captain America for example, debuted in 1941, while the Avengers series didn’t see print until 1963. Even if he were wrong about the series as a whole though, he is right about the movie. It was definitely billed and set up as a crossover movie.

  • Green Reuben

    Honestly? Please no…
    It wont work, imagine having your epic isolated moments ruined by slippy calling you.

    • AquaFire

      as son as you find the space jump boots
      slippy: do a barrel roll

  • Derek

    They will have ALL of my money.

  • Dan

    Not gonna lie i REALLY hope this is real!!!!!!

  • MetroidFTW

    No, Metroid is its own serious Universe and it cant mix with star Fox`s slightly unserious toony style! Half the fun of metroid is Samus`s Solitude, the atmosphere that you can feel that your on a planet with nothing but your ship and evil creatures to keep you company! Where as Star Fox is purely for the action,(i cant really say much for star fox as Ive only played Lylat Wars and the Original Star Wing [Fox] on the snes) and the querky, light-hearted feel and atmosphere the game gives.

    My conclusion is that this rumour is just a rumour, and if not, I hope that Retros comes to their senses and cross it over with some other game other than metroid, I love metroid and I personally would not count this as part of the truly wonderful series…

    • Roo

      You forget that in SSBB, ALL the Nintendo Universes crossed over, and worked out fantastically. This time, they only have to worry about 2 games instead of 10.

    • sam765

      Ì hope it’s not true either…

    • Josh

      So, in Lylat Wars (I’m from America and I call it Starfox 64), did you ever happen to run into Andross’s TRUE form? Y’know…THE FREAKING GIANT BRAIN? Also, Starfox Adventures and Starfox Assault are pretty creepy games when they want to be.

    • Roy Lagendijk

      Roo, SSBB is different than something like this, where according to the story, they’re trying to make two games in one. In SSBB the entire game was something different, and all they had to do was fit in the characters. I really don’t think this would work, but if this happens, and they show at E3 that it does work and is going to be a good game, I won’t be complaining.

    • larsberg

      I had the same reaction at first.

      But on the other hand its Retro. If they can make great game out of it. I am happy.

    • Mariobro

      What? this game will be AWESOME

    • MetroidFTW

      Both Games are awesome I just dont see how they will work, I hope that some one got their notes in a mudle and Retros is making a Star Fox game and a Metroid Game, and Im sure everyone can agree to that! Especially seeing as its Retros making them!

  • http://1227.com/ XDLugia

    Of course this is awesome, but I think it will f*ck up the Metroid universe. I would rather have Metroid Prime 4 and a new Star Fox game seperately.

    BTW I think a F-Zero/Metroid crossover would for better. I mean… Two badass Bounty hunters fighting for their prey?

    • Classic Hyper Sonic The Hedgehog A.K.A Rc/AGES

      I agree.

  • MikeCrazy

    Sounds stupid. Retro just make Zelda Nintendo please let them make Zelda.

    • StarTropics

      So whats you’re opinion on a Retro Studios StarTropics instead of Zelda

    • Csaw

      It would be a wasted potential if nintendo were to had Zelda to retro. Don’t get me wrong I love Zelda and retro, but at the moment the Zelda series is doing just fine as it is. I would rather they used their talents to revive one of nintendo’s dormant franchises (FZero, starfox, startropics). Any game of nintendo’s that we haven’t seen for years would be good.

    • ZeldaCrazed

      This is the perfect generation to revive games like: Startropics, Sin and Punishment, and Mach Rider.

    • StarTropics

      This is tho most StarTropics love anyone has given on this blog from people other than me

      So in celebration heres the StarTropics Cave theme “orchestrated”
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXMmLo4MPq8

  • Rune B

    Well, for those who have played Starfox Adventures you can safely asume that the metroid and starfox universe could blend nicely together.
    But I have little/ to no faith in this rumor xD It sounds more like a Nintendonerd fantasy :P

  • NintendoWiiU

    Nintendo AVENGERS !!!

    • Josh

      Gonna go see the Avengers today. Can’t wait!

    • http://www.gamesradar.com GameManiac

      Seen it already. Worth all of the hype.

      The best part is the “battle” between Hulk and Loki. I would recommend not having anything in your mouth when that happens, because you might choke from the laughter.

    • D2K

      Seen it 4 times and it still hasn’t depreciated in value. Might go see it again! :)

    • Mariobro

      Me+Avengers=XD (saw it today)

    • http://blaaa josh with the truth

      OMG seeing in one day can’t wait awesome

    • D2K

      You guys are hyping me up. I may just go see it again.

    • http://www.fanfiction.net/~gamemaniac GameManiac
  • Josh

    This looks awesome and plausible, mainly because fox comes from another planet (corneria) where ANIMALS are intelligent, and the fact it’s Metroid means that, for all we know, that planet exists in Metroid universe, making the crossover entirely 100% plausible! WOOT!

  • http://nintendo3ds.wikia.com J. Severe

    Great Scott, how could no one have guessed this before?

    Retro isn’t working on a Star Fox title for Wii U… they’re not working on a Metroid title for the Wii U… they’re working on a Star Fox AND Metroid game for Wii U! :p

  • BlackjackQc

    I can’t see the two mix together. They are so much difference between the two. I would rather have a good metroid. I’m not sure a want a new Starfox game, It’s not a genre i want to go back to. I’ts been done so many times i’m kind sick of those games. It’s like a FP shooter with a comic twist. I’m not going to buy that one. Metroid in the other hand as to be a sandbox game. open the world world. Go where you want do what you want.

  • Roy Lagendijk

    This has to be better than it sounds.. Samus’ ship should be tough enough to take a hit, or at least detect the arwing coming and stuff like that.. It sounds a little too.. simple/unlogical? I’m always up for more metroid though. It sounds very unbalanced though.

  • Marc

    Freakin Epic

  • Lene

    I would never have found such an idea myself. But now I know about it, it sounds amazing!

  • Scampjock

    This is not a good idea. Both universes would have to be compromised too much, they don’t fit. It would be like Conan the Barbarian versus The Thundercats.

    • Mariobro

      u r a let down aren’t u?

  • Ginger bob ass

    Ah NO! Characters don’t fit at all….terrible idea. Won’t happen…..why not just a star fox game that is a mix of star fox 64 and star fox adventures? That would be a better game….please don’t ruin metroid like this

    • BlackjackQc

      That’s sound like STARHAWK on PS3

  • ddddd

    Hahahahahahahaha!!!

  • Matt

    Reminds me of this: http://wii.ign.com/articles/122/1222806p1.html

    I think this rumour might be false, as the most likely thing Retro is working on is either StarFox or Samus and could be playing a joke and saying they’re doing both in one. However, it’s not out of the realm of possibility seeing as both games have similar themes that would balance well together. Who knows, but hopefully they show something at E3 :D

  • ddddd

    @roo in the smash games, the characters and locations are not the real ones, just figurines based on mario/link/etc coming to life, thats why they can do whatever they want with the universes.

  • BlueHawk007

    This sounds very sketchy, hell the combination might not even work as well as we hope. But if this is true it certainly will be very interesting at the least and hopefully successful.

  • http://wiiublog.com Jared

    I think this is a start to something awesome what if the new franchise is a adventure/RPG where you create your own character and choose there fighting style and fight with Link IKE Mario Pit Samus ect to fight agienst the Nintendo universe villans! and have it like the abillity to roam the Mushroom kingdom feild ro land of hyrule!! THAT WOULD BE COOL!!!

    • http://wiiublog.com Jared

      Nintendo Heros and your character vs Nintendo villans ^

    • Mariobro

      Jared, that sounds…..AWSOME! :D

  • Wolf

    So… Fox and Samus existing in the same universe. FREAKING YES.

  • D2K

    If done right this would be an amazing game. If the game had a set up similar to Star Wars: Battlefront where you can fight space battles land ground fight, get back into your ship and go back to space battle this game would be insane.

    This is the type of thinking that Nintendo needs to have.

    • http://wiiublog.com Jared

      AGREED that would be cool

    • Mariobro

      If its anything like Call of Duty (including multiplayer) it coooool

    • http://blaaa josh with the truth

      sure i guess i’m still thinking kid icarus and zelda crossover

  • BOO

    Day 1 puchase

  • TheDarkHero

    I laughed when I heard this.

  • T.Finland

    Samus is a lonely wolf, please don’t do this. These games don’t mix.

  • Jono

    This sounds simply awful. Why would anyone want this? I’d rather have a Metroid and a Star Fox game, not a Metroid and Star fox game.

  • Trulaw

    Wow, that sounds good.

  • http://www.gamesradar.com GameManiac

    I’d drool over this, but my brain fragmented and I need to gather all of the pieces before…

  • Bob

    I actually don’t like this idea lol
    Keep the crossovers to SSB

  • suportedcofe

    I’m not sure how this would turn up I mean the franchises are so different but this is retro studios so who nows.

    • nintendoknight

      nit really i mean when you think about it theres nothing else to fight in metroid and i think the same of starfox idk and its not all that far fetcted they could meet via anomaly

  • Tak

    I’d rather not. I wan’t Retro to make next Metroid Prime as soon as possible…actually, I want them to make it as good as possible, agas, and make nothing else while doing it. Star Fox + Metroid is not very compatible series, and I don’t think many real fans would want to waste the limited resources of Nintendo and Retro for something as messy as that.

    • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/16a07c1e06c4010a42f31cc4d1a0702d.png ABEzilla116

      There will not be another Metroid Prime, maybe they would make something in the same style but the prime saga has ended.

  • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/16a07c1e06c4010a42f31cc4d1a0702d.png ABEzilla116

    Am I the only one who really wants to see the puny little arwing get smashed by Ridley? (Metroid Fanboy here)

    I have complete faith in Retro Studios. I will be preordering this.

    • http://WIIUblog COWS SAY QUACK

      It’s possible , I’ve seen Link throwing deku nuts an an arwing.

    • http://www.fanfiction.net/~gamemaniac GameManiac

      I second that. I’ve seen Shiek teleport onto an Arwing in MID-FLIGHT and pry the pilot out of the cockpit.

      (God, I love Super Smash Bros. Brawl.)

  • MadCrain

    OMFG cooooool ahahahahah

  • Jairo

    @StarTropics

    Well, there really is technically no need for it to be called a “crossover” then, seeing as how DK series is technically a spin-off from Mario. :P

    … speaking of spin-offs, Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty’s Revenge is a spin-off of a spin-off of a spin-off of a spin-off! :O

  • Derpy Hooves

    Sounds GREAT!

    i want a mario and pokemon crossover because i want to catch a koopa troopa in a pokeball.

    lol *derp*

    • Mariobro

      Nah MARIO-SONIC crossover

  • Nathaniel

    Zelda – Metroid. Imagine the gameplay of both: you don’t level up, and you gain items. Except, it would be Link in a Metroid world, gaining futuristic items in order to survive.

  • JonJon

    HOLY CRAP! YES, PLEASE! :D Metroid is my all time favorite Nintendo franchise! :D

  • David E

    After seeing the headline,i thought they’d lost their mind but after reading the entire article it sounds like it be a cool idea.

  • Tyson
    • D2K

      Either the controller looks BIGGER or the screen looks SMALLER. Either way not a good idea.

    • http://www.fanfiction.net/~gamemaniac GameManiac

      Heh, I saw that an hour ago.

  • http://www.fanfiction.net/~gamemaniac GameManiac

    David, even though this is a rumor (and a very detailed rumor I might say), I can CLEARLY tell that you want this to be a possibility.

    So do I. We’re due for a new game of both franchises, and I really hope this is true when E3 arrives.

  • Deathisme

    Im worried

    We all know way happens when they try and cram to many mechanics into a game

  • Mariobro

    this sounds fucking amazing

  • BluePikmin11R

    This sounds too similar to Kid Icarus Uprising

  • nintendoknight

    this means a more graphical look for fox

  • Brett Durci

    PLEASE make this a reality! A fantastic FPS and a fantastic space rail-shooter combined would be such a great game! You know it would!

  • KingBowser

    cross over should be mario and kirby or fricken yoshi and link

  • Smashmatt202

    Well it’s about time Nintendo tried something like this! Now all that’s left is to do a Mario/The Legend of Zelda crossover!

    …Although this is STILL a rumor.

  • Tyler

    I’d prefer a new game in the Metroid Prime style and a proper Starfox game… Separately… Instead of this weird fanfictiony stuff.

  • MajoraMan28

    I scrolled down the page, and I don’t see the reason why people keep avoiding the most obvious and epic croosover possible: Mario & Zelda.
    Seriously, these two series have so many similiarities and connections, it would make a lot of sense to mix these two series.

  • rom

    heres why i think its true.

    the chozos are an inteligent race of bird like creatures :O makes sense to have more inteligent races of animals.

    next thing you know, falco is part chozo.

    • Knuckles

      haha I like you!^

    • http://www.fanfiction.net/~gamemaniac GameManiac

      Good one.

      And then maybe the Krazoa will have some deeper past and Krystal will have some part in this.

      Falco…Chozo… Ha ha!

    • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/16a07c1e06c4010a42f31cc4d1a0702d.png ABEzilla116

      Falco a Chozo, Not a chance. Maybe a descendant and super diluted blood line, maybe. It does make sense what you’re saying though.

  • chuckycheese

    i’m frothing right now

  • Neoxon

    Assuming this is real (even though it’s still a rumor) Retro could pull it off if they made Star Fox darker as opposed to making Metroid lighter. Then again, it’s Retro Studios we’re talking about. If it’s true, I’m pretty sure they’d be the only studio who could pull it off.

    On the plus side, if true, Nintendo could easily win E3 with this game alone, not to mention the tons of other stuff for the Wii U & the 3DS.

  • MMSNSWAmo243

    Kirby+Starfy=YES

  • MMSNSWAmo243

    One of the endings in Star Fox Command (DS) has Fox and Falco entering the F-Zero racing tournament, so a crossover between all three would make since. Plus, Capt. Falcon and Samus are both bounty hunters, and Fox does track down Team Star Wolf (which has bounties on their heads).

    • http://www.gamesradar.com GameManiac

      Yes, and it was called “G-Zero”.

      Also, in another ending, Krystal BECOMES a bounty hunter, a malicious one by the name of “Kursed”. How there was no confrontation between her and Samus is beyond me.

      Coincidentally, I actually just STARTED playing Star Fox: Command.

  • MMSNSWAmo243

    *sense not since

  • Lockjaw

    Sounds fun, but I would rather have a new Metroid Prime and a new Star Fox as separate titles any day, even if it meant waiting a little longer.

  • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/16a07c1e06c4010a42f31cc4d1a0702d.png ABEzilla116

    I think they only thing that could rival something like at E3 this would be some kind of Gears of war vs. Resistance/xbox vs ps3 kind of announcement…

    If this is real, they could very well steal E3 from the competition… I would hate (as a corporation like Microsoft) to have to go on after something of this magnitude.

  • Ken Masters

    Here is some concept art to get your imaginations going:

    http://unrealitymag.com/index.php/2010/12/14/world-war-nintendo-imagines-a-different-kind-of-conflict/

    Retro was tasked with making an online multiplayer like Battlefield, CoD and Halo, but set in the Nintendo universe. It’s like an FPS version of Smash Brothers. This thing is going to be huge.

    • D2K

      I don’t like that face on Samus design (kinda ugly,) but the concept is pretty radical and certainly outside of the norm for Nintendo. I think they should go for it.

      Definitely not a game for the kiddies, but as long as they retain the core elements of each character in the game that make them unique I think it can work. I just don’t want it to be just another FPS that has Nintendo mascots on it. T

    • http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/16a07c1e06c4010a42f31cc4d1a0702d.png ABEzilla116

      Actually, none of that is real concept art. It was done by a bunch of artists just for fun. Its just fan art.

  • Tails the Foxhound

    Not sure if want (or if real).

  • Cryo5cythe

    While this game sounds like it could be really awesome, I’m wondering how long of a game it will be?

  • hawkeye41

    Didn’t Retro say they were working on something everyone wanted them to do?

    I don’t remember anyone asking for this before this rumor came out.

  • MMSNSWAmo243

    My Ideas:
    Starfy+Kirby
    Zelda+Fire Emblem+Kid Icarus
    Custom Robo+Metroid
    Chibi-Robo+Pikmin
    Animal Crossing+Pokemon

  • colin

    everyone is saying how metroid is a different art style and has a different atmosphere but is everyone forgetting about starfox adventures? It was by far the best starfox game and it had a mature art style

  • Ty

    No. As a huge Metroid fan and a fan of Star Fox, I don’t like this idea very much. It sounds interesting, but I’m not so sure.

    Of course, Square-Enix managed to make a Disney-Final Fantasy crossover work, so it could be great.
    As long as it’s not canon of course.

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  • Lil’Shabby

    DUDE they should make a crossover of every nintendo franchise! oh wait. smash bros.

  • What?

    I’m sorry but this sounds horrible. Metroid and Starfox separate are amazing (some of the best games ever made) but together? It just wouldn’t work. Making new metroid and starfox games is a good idea but combining them? Horrible