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==Games== {{Table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultcenter sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Genre(s) ! scope="col" | Platform(s) ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Year|Year of first release date.}} |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Metroid Prime]]'' | rowspan="5" | [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]] | rowspan="2" | [[GameCube]] | 2002 |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'' | 2004 |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]''{{efn|Character designs only; game developed by [[Nintendo Software Technology]]}} | [[Nintendo DS]] | 2006 |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]'' | rowspan="3" | [[Wii]] | 2007 |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Metroid Prime: Trilogy]]'' | 2009 |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' | [[Platform game|Platform]] | 2010 |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Mario Kart 7]]''{{efn|Co-developed with [[Nintendo EAD]]}} | [[Racing video game|Racing]] | [[Nintendo 3DS]] | 2011 |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" | ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''{{efn|Co-developed with [[Monster Games]]}} | rowspan="2" | Platform | [[Wii U]] | 2014 |- | rowspan="3" | [[Nintendo Switch]] | 2018 |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Metroid Prime Remastered]]'' | rowspan="3" | Action-adventure | 2023 |- ! rowspan="2" scope="row" |''[[Metroid Prime 4: Beyond]] | rowspan="2" |2025 |- |[[Nintendo Switch]], [[Nintendo Switch 2]] |} ===Canceled=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Genre(s) ! scope="col"| Platform(s) ! scope="col"| Details |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row"| ''MetaForce'' | [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]] | rowspan="4" | [[GameCube]] | The game mostly consisted of concept artwork, design documents, and a mock up engine for a third-person game that was reworked into a first-person game due to pressure from Nintendo and Retro executives. This game was eventually cancelled, but apparently inspired Shigeru Miyamoto to hand Retro the ''Metroid'' license, thereby moving the development team to produce ''Metroid Prime'' instead.<ref name="IGNretrospective" /><ref name="NL">{{cite web |last1=Hagues |first1=Alana |title=Metroid Prime Was Once A Third-Person Shooter About Eugenics |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/04/metroid-prime-was-once-a-third-person-shooter-about-eugenics |website=Nintendo Life |access-date=April 18, 2022 |date=April 18, 2022 |archive-date=April 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418113026/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/04/metroid-prime-was-once-a-third-person-shooter-about-eugenics |url-status=live }}</ref> |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row"| ''NFL Retro Football'' | [[Sports video game|Sports]] | The game designers initially wanted to make a ''[[Mario]] Football'' game, but Nintendo settled on a realistic simulator with the [[NFL]] license due to Retro's purpose of creating mature games.<ref name="IGNretrospective" /> The game was canceled in February 2001. A possible cause was [[Electronic Arts]] and [[Sega]] agreeing to port the ''[[Madden NFL]]'' and ''[[NFL 2K]]'' series to the GameCube.<ref name="regroups" /> |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row"| ''Car Combat'' / ''Thunder Rally'' (working titles) | [[Vehicular combat game|Vehicular combat]] | It was initially pitched to Nintendo as a mix of "''[[QuakeWorld]]'', ''[[Twisted Metal 2]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' with shades of ''[[Mad Max]]'' and ''[[Street Fighter II]]''". Despite being the project with most progress at Retro, it was canceled along with ''NFL Retro Football'' in February 2001. Two members of the development team, programmer David "Zoid" Kirsch and modeler Rick Kohler, joined the ''Metroid Prime'' project.<ref name="IGNretrospective" /> |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row"| ''Raven Blade'' | [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]] | The game was showcased at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] 2001, but production was plagued with technical setbacks,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/11/metroid-raven-blade-blues |title=Metroid, Raven Blade Blues |author=IGN Staff |date=July 11, 2001 |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=April 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603011259/http://cube.ign.com/articles/096/096517p1.html |archive-date=June 3, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the game eventually got canceled in July 2001 so Retro could focus on ''Metroid Prime''. Nine members of its development team joined ''Prime''.<ref name="raven" /> |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row"| Untitled ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' title | Unknown | [[Wii]] | A ''Legend of Zelda'' title starring a [[Sheikah]] in a story that explores the origins of the [[Master Sword]].<ref name="eurogamer1">{{cite web |last1=Phillips |first1=Tom |title=Artwork reveals Retro Studios' cancelled The Legend of Zelda project |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/artwork-reveals-cancelled-the-legend-of-zelda-project-starring-sheik |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=6 May 2020 |archive-date=September 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905161521/https://www.eurogamer.net/artwork-reveals-cancelled-the-legend-of-zelda-project-starring-sheik |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="eurogamer2">{{cite web |last1=Nightingale |first1=Ed |title=Retro Studios' unreleased Zelda project was "an experiment gone wrong" |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/retro-studios-unreleased-zelda-project-was-an-experiment-gone-wrong |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=5 September 2022 |archive-date=September 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905161537/https://www.eurogamer.net/retro-studios-unreleased-zelda-project-was-an-experiment-gone-wrong |url-status=live }}</ref> |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row"| ''Heroes of Hyrule'' | Unknown | Unknown | A rejected pitch for a ''Legend of Zelda'' title starring a [[Goron]], a [[Zoras|Zora]], and a [[Rito (The Legend of Zelda)|Rito]] who set out to rescue [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]].<ref name="eurogamer2"/><ref name="nintendolife1">{{cite web |last1=Doolan |first1=Liam |title=Metroid Prime Dev Retro Studios Pitched A Zelda Game Called 'Heroes Of Hyrule' |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/09/metroid-prime-dev-retro-studios-pitched-a-zelda-game-called-heroes-of-hyrule |website=[[Nintendo Life]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=4 September 2022 |archive-date=September 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905161520/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/09/metroid-prime-dev-retro-studios-pitched-a-zelda-game-called-heroes-of-hyrule |url-status=live }}</ref> |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row"| ''Star Fox Armada'' | Unknown | [[Wii U]] | A rejected pitch for a ''[[Star Fox]]'' title featuring a puppet visual style and online multiplayer.<ref name="eurogamer3">{{cite web |last1=Nightingale |first1=Ed |title=Unreleased Wii U game Star Fox Armada would have featured puppet visuals, online multiplayer, and invasions |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/unreleased-wii-u-game-star-fox-armada-would-have-featured-puppet-visuals-online-multiplayer-and-invasions |website=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=13 February 2023 |date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212225351/https://www.eurogamer.net/unreleased-wii-u-game-star-fox-armada-would-have-featured-puppet-visuals-online-multiplayer-and-invasions |url-status=live }}</ref> |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row"| ''Harmony'' | [[Role-playing game]] | [[Nintendo Switch]] | An original role-playing title with singing mechanics. The game was cancelled in favor of development on ''Metroid Prime 4: Beyond'', restarting previous development of the game.<ref name="b727">{{cite web | title=Cancelled Nintendo Switch games leaked online with footage of scrapped Retro Studios game, Ridge Racer [update: new footage] | website=Nintendo Everything | date=2025-04-09 | url=https://nintendoeverything.com/cancelled-nintendo-switch-games-leaked-online-with-footage-of-scrapped-retro-studios-game-ridge-racer/ | access-date=2025-04-09}}</ref> |}
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