Nintendo Veteran Kensuke Tanabe Announces Retirement, Ending the Metroid Prime Era
Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe reportedly announced his retirement, with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond described as his final project; his protégé Risa Tabata would take over future Prime work, and Tanabe hinted at a Sylux-focused arc that may be completed by Tabata and Retro Studios in the future. His departure caps a career spanning decades and many iconic Nintendo titles from Super Mario Bros. 2 onward.