Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime says the house of Mario is well aware of the desire amongst the community to see a proper new installment in the Metroid franchise. “Look, we know that the fans want a straight Samus Aran game," Fils-Aime told Kotaku. "We also know that the best way to launch a game like that is to surprise and delight them, to give them a launch date, in an environment like this let them play it vs.