Talk:Metroid: Samus Returns#Checkpoints

Should we copy the Plot section from Metroid II: Return of Samus and replace this Synopsis section with it? I am going to, but feel free to change it back if there is a reason it should not be done.

SnowGolem1238 (talk) 21:18, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

:Some remakes my alterations to the story. We should just summarise by what reliable sources say until we can confirm it is identical. --The1337gamer (talk) 21:46, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

::And if it turns out to be the same or largely the same as the original, I'd rather have a shorter summary here (with a "See also:" link leading to the original's plot section), that mentions differences/additions.--IDV^talk 21:54, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

Seems like people are confused, and think that this game is going to be developed by Nintendo EPD. Outside of the music composers and producer, the game was fully outsourced to MercurySteam, and none of the citations used here claim otherwise. There is no difference between this and games like Donkey Kong Country Returns and Hyrule Warriors. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 23:24, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

• How about you actually check the citations before you start removing information based your own personal conclusion? The Verge source which cited directly after the sentence says: {{xt|the game is actually being developed as a collaboration between Nintendo and Spanish studio Mercury Steam}}. If that's not enough for you, then Nintendo UK and Nintendo America both list Nintendo as a developer: [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-3DS/Metroid-Samus-Returns-1234232.html], [https://e3.nintendo.com/games/metroid-samus-returns-3ds]. We go by what reliable sources say, not by some random Wiki editor's assumptions... --The1337gamer (talk) 06:38, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
• Because Nintendo has used "collaboration" with another studio before, and was not actually the co-developer? That being said, the game profile links on Nintendo's websites do credit themselves as a developer, which they don't on the games I listed above. I'll still keep an eye on this though, since this has always been a minor issue with Nintendo outsourcing their games. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 17:10, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
• Coming back to this, but the game actually was a co-developed game, per all the leading roles Nintendo had in the credits. Just stating this because people in the past have thought to consider Nintendo (or any other company really) as a co-developer when all they were credited for was special thanks or another minor role. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 21:02, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

The reviews for Samus Returns are coming out today, so I added plenty of them (review score) in the reception section. The prose for those reviews will be added later. The {{clear}} template should be removed once the prose is added. – Hounder4 13:55, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

:Okay, I added the prose for reviews, which was difficult than I expected but this is just a start. If there's more to the reception section, feel free to update/improve it. – Hounder4 22:11, 13 September 2017 (UTC)

::{{ping|Hounder4}} It's appreciated, but one thing to point out is that the section is pretty heavy on direct quotes, and per WP:OVERQUOTE, that can be seen as potentially a copyright violation. Simply by removing the quotes and changing the tense, the section can be improved without changing any of the meaning. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 21:00, 15 September 2017 (UTC)

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