Legendary Nintendo developer Shigeru Miyamoto hopes to see new Metroid and Star Fox games come to the Wii U.  In an interview with IGN, Miyamoto-san stated that he sees a lot of interesting potential for the Metroid series because of the Wii U GamePad:  “”I feel like the possibilities of the GamePad for Metroid could be really fantastic.  There’s certainly a lot that you could do there for that game.”  Miyamoto-san went on to note that he’s even more excited about the prospect of a new Star Fox game for Wii U.  Please note that this is NOT a confirmation that either title is currently in development.  Still, Miyamoto-san obviously has a lot of sway at Nintendo…

-Nick’s take:  It’s been far too long since we’ve been treated to a proper new Star Fox space shooter.  A new Metroid game is intriguing, as well, but that’s almost too obvious.