Fortnite Leaker claims Epic was unable to secure rights for Samus’ skin
A reliable Fornite leaker shares that Epic Games went to Nintendo to win certain characters, namely Samus Aran from Metroid, and was denied the rights.
A reputation Fortnite Leaker shares that Nintendo’s space commando Samus won’t be coming in Season 7 of the hugely popular battle royale, nor is she likely to come in the future. Fortnite is now known to have added characters from all facets of pop culture and it’s interesting to see a hiccup in their universe collection plans.
Fortnite continues to be an ongoing cultural phenomenon since its release in July 2017. The game was released as a base-building wave defense game that pits players against an on-going monster invasion while dodging a storm. constant progression. Eventually, Epic Games released a Battle Royale game mode that utilized the game’s unique building mechanics and original art style. The rest is history. That much, Fortnite has had the Avengers, John Wick, Kratos, Master Chief and many more take part in the game’s infinite survival loop. There’s even an ongoing comic book series that follows Batman as he fights to get out. of the tournament while teaming up and fighting very interesting individuals.
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Now a respected Fortnite leaker known as Shiina shares via Twitter that Epic Games met with Nintendo recently about adding some of their characters to the game. It’s been teased time and time again that the upcoming season of Fortnite will take place during an alien invasion and who better to fight some aliens than Samus Aran herself. Eventually, Nintendo refused to assign the rights to Metroid until Epic Games, apparently ending negotiations on that front.
Sources tell me that a collaboration with Metroid (Samus Aran) will not take place next season.
Apparently, Epic was unable to secure the rights to put her in the game.
– Shiina (@ShiinaBR) June 7, 2021
In line with the previous season’s revelations, Epic Games has continually teased Fortniteseason 7 thanks to clues placed around the game map and various promotional elements. Alien messages and crop circles suggest alien invasion approach Fortnite Isle. Another posted image teases other prominent characters heading into the game. An image recently shared on Twitter shows various random objects flying through a portal, including the Butter Robot from Rick and morty. At this point, it appears that no stable of characters from any universe are banned from appearing in the ongoing battle royale – with the exception of Nintendo apparently.
Outside of the gaming world, Epic Games has had its own long-standing battle royale in the form of its legal battle with Apple. The pleading phase of the case is over, but the judge presiding over the case said it may take them until August to decide which of the two companies is wrong. Dealing with a landmark lawsuit hasn’t slowed down Epic Games, however, as Fortnite is bigger than ever and continues to grow.
Source: Shiina / Twitter
