In the continuing series of interviews, MTV reveals that Retro’s inclusion in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption of a reference saying “Dread” was nearing completion was a complete coincidence. That reference was not meant to be a teaser of any kind, though game director Mark Pacini doesn’t confirm or deny any such Metroid Dread in development. In fact, he knows absolutely nothing about the handheld games.
MTV: What’s the story behind the apparent reference in “Metroid Prime 3? to “Metroid Dread,” the rumored but never-confirmed 2D game some fans hope is being made at Nintendo?
Pacini: “It’s not what you think it means… it as something that was overlooked and wasn’t in any way indicating anything about the handheld game. We know no information about the handheld games.
MTV: Are you suggesting that you got in trouble or something?
Pacini: Not at all. We actually had a fictional element of something else in the game that by a large coincidence could be read that we were giving a hint about “Metroid Dread” which was not the case. It’s a complete and utter coincidence.
There’s more to the rest of the interview of course, all of which is a good read. Head on over to check it out.
