Fortnite Wanted Metroid Collab, Nintendo Wanted Exclusivity

There is hardly any video game as filled with crossover content as Fortnite. However, attentive players might notice a glaring lack of Nintendo characters there, and the reason is what you expect from the Switch creator.

In an interview with Game File (via The Gamer), former Fortnite boss Donald Mustard revealed that Epic Games wanted to collaborate with the Japanese company for the Zero Crisis Finale in March 2021 and release Metroid’s Samus Aran. While Nintendo was “thrilled” to work together, it had a condition: the character was supposed to appear in the Switch version of Fortnite only.