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Tanabe again says he wanted Metroid Prime: Federation Force out alongside New 3DS, why Next Level was chosen
This information comes from Metroid Prime series producer Kensuke Tanabe… “Well, first I would say that the focus on the battle between the Federation Forces and the Space Pirates was an idea I had since I was involved in Metroid Prime 3. It’s similar to with Metroid Prime Hunters, how we relied on NST [Nintendo Software Technology] to do that....
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