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Metroid’s Samus Almost Came To Fortnite—Here’s Why She Didn’t
Samus Aran from the Metroid series almost made an appearance in Fortnite, but Nintendo and Epic couldn’t agree on how she’d be implemented.In an interview with Game File, former Epic Games chief creative officer Donald Mustard said that Nintendo declined Epic's offer to have Samus join Fortnite. "They got really hung up on their characters showing up on platforms that weren’t their platforms," Mustard explained. "They would be thrilled to have Nintendo characters in Fortnite, but just only if it’s on their platform."Mustard went on to say that Epic and Nintendo couldn't come to a mutual decision because of Fortnite's content parity across all platforms. Epic wanted the game to be the same experience no matter what device players were on.Continue Reading at GameSpot
Samus Aran from the Metroid series almost made an appearance in Fortnite, but Nintendo and Epic couldn’t agree on how she’d be implemented.
In an interview with Game File, former Epic Games chief creative officer Donald Mustard said that Nintendo declined Epic's offer to have Samus join Fortnite. "They got really hung up on their characters showing up on platforms that weren’t their platforms," Mustard explained. "They would be thrilled to have Nintendo characters in Fortnite, but just only if it’s on their platform."
Mustard went on to say that Epic and Nintendo couldn't come to a mutual decision because of Fortnite's content parity across all platforms. Epic wanted the game to be the same experience no matter what device players were on.
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