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Metroid: Other M - Will Samus Get Sexy?

Posted Fri, 05 Jun 2009 by Damien McFerran

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Is our favourite space bounty hunter about to shed her suit?

When Nintendo revealed that the next instalment in the massively popular Metroid series would be a collaboration with Japanese 'tits and ass' experts Team Ninja, more than a few eyebrows were raised.

Those eyebrows were soon lowered when the trailer started rolling, which displays what could quite possibly be one of the greatest reinterpretations of a Nintendo franchise by an external developer since Sega took up programming duties on F-Zero GX.

However, one question still remains: will Team Ninja make more out of Samus' womanly qualities than Nintendo has done previously? The developer is famed for its Dead or Alive fighting game brand, which in turn is largely famous for featuring ladies with massive, pendulous breasts that appear to defy the laws of gravity.

"Every female character in our games is as attractive as possible, both inside and out", said Team Ninja head guy Yosuke Hayashi when the question was put to him. "There has to be something attractive. But as long as we provide that in the one place - the inside - that's what's important with this game".

Source: kotaku.com.

Tags: Wii, Metroid, E3 2009.

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Metroid133

1. Metroid133 United States 05 Jun 2009, 09:45 BST

The question is would Nintendo stop it? :p

Link79

2. Link79 United States 05 Jun 2009, 09:55 BST

As long as they don't go overboard with the jiggly bouncing tits then sure Samus could stand to be sexed up a bit. She was already pretty hot in Smash bros brawl. I hope there's at least some part of this new game where you don't wear the power suit. I want Samus to kill space pirates with her sexyness.

Terranigma

3. Terranigma United Kingdom 05 Jun 2009, 10:01 BST

Somewhere, Wiiloveit is loving this. :D

But seriously though, considering Team Ninja's track record, I reckon there'll be some changes but i do hope they don't go overboard with this. Not that I would mind this though. :P

Link79

4. Link79 United States 05 Jun 2009, 10:23 BST

Samus is bringing sexy back! I still can't get over how good she looks in the new trailer. She can hunt me anyday. Meeeowww

JimLad

5. JimLad United Kingdom 05 Jun 2009, 10:36 BST

If so, the next question is: will the game be one handed?

chunky_droid

6. chunky_droid Australia 05 Jun 2009, 12:14 BST

"But as long as we provide that in the one place - the inside - that's what's important with this game"

Yeah, what's inside the suit :P

Big A2

7. Big A2 Australia 05 Jun 2009, 12:50 BST

That would be terrible. Even Samus' SSBB incarnation was too much for me. She used to be the most respectable female gaming character. Nowadays she's just a sex symbol.

Kirk

8. Kirk United Kingdom 05 Jun 2009, 12:58 BST

I really hope you are being sarcastic Big A2!

Otherwise shut up!

I really hope Team Ninja gives her their trademark bouncy boobs!

greyelephant

9. greyelephant United States 05 Jun 2009, 13:08 BST

This is silly. If they want to "woman" her up a bit, I've got no problems with that. As long as they don't go overboard with it, then no harm. I just don't want that to be the main attraction to the game. I want gameplay, and if I want boobs, I can go to the misses for those. LOL!

Ian Daemon

10. Ian Daemon United States 05 Jun 2009, 13:43 BST

Samus gets sexy? Um, hello...are you forgetting Samus running around in a bikini on the NES?

Hyper Luigi

11. Hyper Luigi United States 05 Jun 2009, 14:23 BST

Looks like they are going to make Samus even hotter in this game,OH YEAH!! :D

JohnshiBRPG

12. JohnshiBRPG United States 05 Jun 2009, 14:28 BST

@Ian Daemon

There has been no acts of changing since Megaman Zero 3 and yes, they did that trick on the NES to give hardcore some distractions.

It would be most likely to be unchanged.

BananaJane

13. BananaJane Canada 05 Jun 2009, 14:31 BST

More like bouncy hunter.

BellGoRiiing

14. BellGoRiiing United States 05 Jun 2009, 14:51 BST

lol knowing Nintendo, Team Ninja will still have to keep this at T rating....unless they're making an exception. XD

M rated Metroid....hmmm... :p

Objection_Blaster

15. Objection_Blaster United States 05 Jun 2009, 14:54 BST

It'll be T rated without a doubt, so while Team Ninja might add a little bounce, that's about it. (I'm fine either way.) Nintendo still has major control over the chracter and universe.

BellGoRiiing

16. BellGoRiiing United States 05 Jun 2009, 14:58 BST

Uh huh...before you know it they'll start making a Nintendo edition of DoA. xD

Tri-Fist

17. Tri-Fist United States 05 Jun 2009, 15:07 BST

:thumbdown:

Relevant Latty

18. Relevant Latty United Kingdom 05 Jun 2009, 15:08 BST

I hope making Samus look good doesn't effect the gameplay. I don't want to play a DOA Beach Volleyball version of Metroid. That's my opinion anyway.

BellGoRiiing

19. BellGoRiiing United States 05 Jun 2009, 15:10 BST

Anyways I keep hearing that Mother Brain is in this game....

Prosody

20. Prosody United Kingdom 05 Jun 2009, 15:19 BST

"Anyways I keep hearing that Mother Brain is in this game..."

IN A BIKINI.

Tony

21. Tony United States 05 Jun 2009, 15:20 BST

I agree Relevant Latty
Team Ninja has done some good work with Dead of Alive and Ninja Gaiden, but DOA extreme beach volleyball was terrrible and its hard to even call it a game.

BellGoRiiing

22. BellGoRiiing United States 05 Jun 2009, 15:24 BST

...How can Mother Brain wear-...ugh, forget it, lol.

Terranigma

23. Terranigma United Kingdom 05 Jun 2009, 15:37 BST

@BellGoRiiing
Probably the best idea. That image is disturbing.

PhoenixSage

24. PhoenixSage United States 05 Jun 2009, 16:11 BST

Well, a somewhat-large part of the trailer featured Samus outside of the suit, so it seems to me like Team Ninja has spent some time working on Samus' new look. Of course, only a few seconds of that showed off the blue spandex, so we'll see how fanservicey the game really is. IMO, we need some fanservice during the game, because that gives us a higher chance of getting Samus in a bikini, possibly playing beach volleyball, for the 100% ending.

Wiiloveit

25. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 05 Jun 2009, 16:12 BST

Somewhere, Wiiloveit is loving this.
If only 'twas real...

Also: you guys need to improve on your headings, especially when compared to the Kokatu one: Will Team Ninja Take The Slutty Route With Samus? If only...

Pegasus

26. Pegasus United States 05 Jun 2009, 16:20 BST

I'm pretty sure Nintendo would put a hold on anything inappropriate. Its their franchise after all. I doubt they'd want to sully Metroid's good name for some hormonal teens.

Hyper Luigi

27. Hyper Luigi United States 05 Jun 2009, 16:34 BST

Imagines Mother Brain in a bikini.
Shudders at thought,imagines Ridley in a bikini,also shudders at that thought.

the shpydar

28. the shpydar United States 05 Jun 2009, 16:35 BST

Why does it seem that each time Team Ninja is referred to on this site, it's with respect to the "Dead or Alive" games and not the "Ninja Gaiden" series? I find it odd. It makes it seem like people think that the super boob-physics is all they do.

Damo

29. Damo United Kingdom 05 Jun 2009, 16:47 BST

I think it's fair to say that Team Ninja is more famous for DOA than Ninja Gaiden.

And let's not forget that NG has its fair share of T&A, too.

City Of Delusion

30. City Of Delusion United Kingdom 05 Jun 2009, 16:57 BST

Considering Super Metroid's secret ending (and Metroid's for that matter) it wouldn't be very new.

Also: Metal can't shake.

Ricardo91

31. Ricardo91 United States 05 Jun 2009, 17:01 BST

Oh god no. Team Ninja, PLEASE don't give Samus enhanced breast physics! :o

the shpydar

32. the shpydar United States 05 Jun 2009, 17:22 BST

@Damo #30: I suppose that is true, depending on what type of gamer you ask. But even the DOA series (at least the proper fighting games in the series) is about more than the boob physics . I'm just surprised there seems to less discussion/interest in how Metroid may/will be "Ninja Gaiden-ized" and instead the focus all seems to be on the DOA "fan-service" influence that may seep in.

VALERHU

33. VALERHU United States 05 Jun 2009, 17:26 BST

they aren't double d's... So I'd say you're fine Ricardo, lol.

zeeroid

34. zeeroid Canada 05 Jun 2009, 17:48 BST

@BananaJane

<3

BellGoRiiing

35. BellGoRiiing United States 05 Jun 2009, 18:16 BST

@SuperSonic1990: What about Kraid? XD

DaDun

36. DaDun Canada 05 Jun 2009, 18:32 BST

wow this cud happen easily, like maybe theyre using the thing from brawl like u need to go thru a mission without ur suit and u have ur laser gun as ur weapon u no wat i mean

LittleIrves

37. LittleIrves United States 05 Jun 2009, 19:15 BST

@JimLad: Ha. Wow. That's just bad, sir. I can't believe no one's remarked on that yet. Super Missile, indeed!
Anyway.... I'm psyched that the original concept is from someone who's worked on the original NES game, the SNES game, and Fusion. Can't wait to see what they do with the 2D-inspired, perspective-changing gameplay.

Cheesy

38. Cheesy United States 05 Jun 2009, 20:52 BST

lol I can't believe how many comments this has.

Anyways, I hope they sex her up but not too much. I want my hardcore game, too.

Cheezy

39. Cheezy United States 05 Jun 2009, 21:37 BST

I hope so...

Bahamut ZERO

40. Bahamut ZERO United States 05 Jun 2009, 23:14 BST

lol, isn't she hot enough :P What makes Samus hotter than say, Kasumi, is that Samus is more real. Still "over the top" in the Zero Suit, but not as outlandish as the DOA cast.

Big A2

41. Big A2 Australia 05 Jun 2009, 23:44 BST

@9. Kirk: No, I'm not being sarcastic. If Samus gets another boob job, I won't buy the game. They're plenty of other places where you can look at gigantic breasts, and on a character I have to spend hours playing as is not where I want them.

Invertedzero

42. Invertedzero United Kingdom 06 Jun 2009, 00:21 BST

Yeh I kinda get what Big A2 means. Even though it's always nice to have a different direction, Samus has always been quite ordinary and serious, as well as being blonde, which has worked well for the character. I certainly hope the graphics improve from where they look now though - rather toy/plastic model-like.

And lol in the first part of the trailer where it went from space to that massive futuristic city and the young short blonde haired female, i was thinking it was the new zelda game :D till a bit later on in the trailer and realising it was samus and thinking who on earth is that guy in the captain's hat lol

JiNxX

43. JiNxX United States 06 Jun 2009, 04:48 BST

@Invertedzero: the guy in the captain's hat says "any objections, Lady?"... which you'll remember (from Fusion) is how Samus's former XO Adam (and later, her ship's computer) referred to her. so my guess is that the guy is Adam.

mr. goron

44. mr. goron United States 06 Jun 2009, 05:31 BST

samus has always been sexy. she is a strong independent female with a beautiful athletic body

Trisjedi

45. Trisjedi United States 06 Jun 2009, 10:37 BST

As long as she looks like a real human female she'll be great. She hasn't had a bad game yet, I hope Team Ninja is willing to do what it takes to continue that trend. Retro Studios did a great job but had to make some sacrifices to the Prime series.

LegendofPasta99

46. LegendofPasta99 United States 06 Jun 2009, 13:30 BST

That would be terrible. Really. Just look what happened to Lara Croft!

Outrunner

47. Outrunner United Kingdom 06 Jun 2009, 17:14 BST

I agree with comment 8. It would be ridiculous.

Spoony Bard

48. Spoony Bard United States 06 Jun 2009, 17:30 BST

I agree with comment 48, which agrees with comment 8.

Also think they should sex up Mother Brain. I like an older woman with some smarts (and exposed brain matter).

MarkyVigoroth

49. MarkyVigoroth Puerto Rico 06 Jun 2009, 18:54 BST

...I thought I would be the only one who would really dislike a... seductive Samus!

jangonov

50. jangonov United States 06 Jun 2009, 23:25 BST

there is a lot of talk that if they make her "sexy" that people will not play it. No matter what they do Im going to play this game. Not because team ninja made her sexier, but because I like a good action game.
But I agree that samus' chest shouldn't arrive in the room 5 minutes before the rest of her does.

StarDust

51. StarDust United States 07 Jun 2009, 00:28 BST

Hmmm, maybe I might actually get this as an entry into the Metroid franchise!
:* :* BOUNCE! :* :*

Stuffgamer1

52. Stuffgamer1 United States 07 Jun 2009, 00:51 BST

@JiNxX: I hadn't noticed that...nice catch! Now we have some idea when the game is most likely set within the Metroid timeline. It sounds really cool to get to know more about Adam. :)

MetroidMedia

53. MetroidMedia United States 07 Jun 2009, 01:29 BST

In the trailer she didn't look over the top.
although 1 year is plenty of time to make Bs into Ds:(

Watchful_Eye

54. Watchful_Eye Germany 07 Jun 2009, 01:43 BST

Its fine if she looks good or even sexy, as long she isnt "sexy" in the sense of "sexy bitch to make a lot of 14-year olds buy her games" (like so many games with female main characters).

BlueFlameBat

55. BlueFlameBat United States 08 Jun 2009, 06:28 BST

I think Samus should stay respectable as a warrior and not some sex symbol.

LEGEND MARIOID

56. LEGEND MARIOID United Kingdom 09 Jun 2009, 13:47 BST

LOL, you guys at NL need to stop all this....;p

ganondwarf16

57. ganondwarf16 United States 09 Jun 2009, 19:39 BST

comment 36
shudder

retro_player_22

58. retro_player_22 United States 13 Jun 2009, 21:50 BST

If Team Ninja did turn Samus into the hot blonde she is, perhaps it would be wise to include her as a guess character in the next DOA game (without her power suit) that is if a Wii version of DOA is in their future.

Stevii's Father

59. Stevii's Father Philippines 14 Aug 2009, 10:39 BST

Well, on breasts...
an N64 game, Conker's bad fur day, showed a voluptous flower...

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