Additionally, hopeful players can keep their fingers crossed for a new major installment in the franchise arriving for the long-awaited NX platform. In the meantime, it seems as if those hoping to get their classic Metroid fix will have to turn to offerings found across the Virtual Console on several Nintendo platforms – including the Game Boy's Metroid II: Return of Samus on 3DS. Despite this, fans eager to see more of the beloved sci-fi series do have Metroid Prime: Federation Force to tear into, even though that title is certainly shrouded in its own controversy. Given that AM2R was launched to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Metroid franchise, it had garnered the interest of a number of Samus Aran aficionados – although apparently all for not. Many gamers are sure to be disheartened with a move that has ensured that the hard work of fellow gamers has been effectively shelved. Thank you for the support during all these years.” There will be no more AM2R updates, and no more releases under any platform. I received the request on my personal email, so I’m complying with their requests. has filed a takedown request under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The official page where the revamped fan project could once be downloaded is now adorned with a general notification of the takedown, verifying that the team has complied with the request issued by Nintendo. The reality of this is something that should have been expected, as Nintendo has a longstanding history of aggressively protecting its intellectual properties, but the future of the initiative all came to light in a tweet from the man responsible for programming, level design, sound design, and music production for Another Metroid 2 Remake, Milton “DoctorM64” Guasti. We wrote about it all the way back in 2008, so this is definitely a labor of love. Once one of their name franchise on the NES, Game Boy and Super Nintendo, and sure, why not on the GameCube as well. But the indie-developed AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake) is finally here. Metroid is a good example from Nintendo not giving a damn. This initial takedown request was issued shortly after the aforementioned game made its debut on August 4, 2016. Posts about Metroid 2 remake written by aaltomies. The most recent instance of this comes from the fan-made Pokemon Uranium getting yanked, and now a popular revamp of Metroid, titled Another Metroid 2 Remake, has officially joined that list. The firm has gone to various lengths throughout the years to insure that fans stay away from utilizing its various properties in their own games, which has traditionally left many feeling scorned by a firm that leaves many of its franchises on the shelf for long stretches of time. If there's one company notoriously protective of its IP, it is Nintendo. Nintendo has a popular fan-made remake of Metroid 2 shuttered, leaving the game's development team without any means of resurrecting the project whatsoever.