Nintendo has shadow dropped Metroid Prime Remastered for Nintendo Switch, and it's out the eShop now.
]]>As a halloween treat, anyone interested in trying out Metroid Dread can now download a free demo from the Nintendo eShop. Available to anyone in possession of a Nintendo Switch, this is a great way for those unsure whether to pick up the latest entry in the Metroid saga to see if Samus’ latest adventure is up their alley.
]]>Metroid Dread players may run into a fairly serious bug while playing. Nintendo issued a warning today, confirming that a patch is in the works to fix the bug, which could block player progression.
]]>Metroid Dread reviews are out in the wild, and looking over the critic scores, it appears to be a hit with the majority.
]]>For people unfamiliar with Metroid games, this new Metroid Dread trailer provides a nice overview of the game and the series in general, while also showing off some of the action.
]]>One of the biggest reveals of Nintendo's E3 direct was Metroid Dread, the first 2D Metroid in nearly 20 years. It's no Metroid Prime 4, but it should tide you over until we hear more about the title, and you can pre-order Metroid Dread now from the links below.
]]>Okay, so we didn't get the Metroid Prime 4 update we were hoping for, but Nintendo did announce Metroid Dread. It's the first new 2D Metroid game in nearly two decades and it's launching on October 8 this year with two brand new Metro Dread amiibo that you can pre-order now.
]]>Metroid Prime 4 is still in development, Nintendo has confirmed at the spotlight swings to focus on the newest game in the series, Metroid Dread.
]]>Nintendo wrapped up E3 2021 with a 40-minute presentation full of games we'll be able to play this year, and some coming later on. Watch and listen to me, Alex, and Dorrani dissect what is the most anticipated Nintendo Direct in months.
]]>While we wait on Metroid 4, Nintendo is releasing a new 2D game in the series titled Metroid Dread.
]]>A long-rumoured port of Metroid Prime Trilogy could be coming to Nintendo Switch next month, according to a listing from Swedish retailer Inet.
]]>Here's something cool: Metroid Fusion recreated in vanilla Minecraft.
]]>US retailer Best Buy has sent Switch fans into meltdown by quietly posting retail listings for Persona 5, Metroid Prime Trilogy and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for Switch. But is this a leak or a guesswork placeholder?
]]>Nintendo wanted us all to know that Metroid Prime 4 is happening last year, but it's not yet ready to actually show anything.
]]>It seems the mystery of the identity of Metroid Prime 4's developer has been solved, and it brings with it other big news.
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]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Metroid 2 is a personal favourite of mine, and this remake does it justice and some.
]]>The Metroid: Samus Returns Special Edition comes with a special cover that you can reverse to make it look like a Game Boy game.
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]]>This article first appeared on USgamer, a partner publication of VG247. Some content, such as this article, has been migrated to VG247 for posterity after USgamer's closure - but it has not been edited or further vetted by the VG247 team.
]]>Nintendo will be at gamescom 2017 in a couple of weeks, but those who won't be making the trip to Cologne will have a wide range of live shows to keep them busy.
]]>Metroid fans may wish to have a look at this rather nice New 3DS XL featuring Samus Aran.
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]]>Metroid: Samus Returns does something Nintendon't, or at least Nintendidn't used to.
]]>Finally Europe gets a decent special edition.
]]>Nintendo announced four new Zelda amiibo during their spotlight briefing today, but since then eight more amiibo from Metroid, Mario and Fire Emblem have been shown off.
]]>Metroid Prime 4 isn't the only exciting Metroid news to arrive today.
]]>With a single teaser image, Nintendo has raised the hopes of Metroid fans once again.
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]]>Metroid composer Hirokazu Tanaka has shared a message with the game's fans to celebrate Metroid's 30th anniversary.
]]>Metroid is 30 years old as of August 6, and in the absence of any official Nintendo celebratory release (unless Federation Force turns out to be excellent), this Metroid 2 fan remake is worth a look.
]]>Metroid Prime: Federation Force is a proper Metroid game, producer insists.
]]>Metroid fan CryZENx has created an Unreal Engine 4 tech demo showing how the series and its protagonist Samus would look in HD using current-gen tech.
]]>Nintendo is well aware of what you think of Metroid Prime: Federation Force
]]>There was once a time when if you didn't like something, you just didn't buy it. Those days are gone. Now, we have petitions.
]]>A rare manufacturing defect has made Metroid Amiibo very valuable to the right buyers.
]]>Capcom's Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate will contain Metroid costumes. Players will be able to dress up as Samus Aran and Zero Suit Samus in the 3DS title.
]]>"Metroid" is almost always top of the list when people are asked what franchise Nintendo should focus on. I guess Nintendo doesn't agree.
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]]>Metroid has been absent from Nintendo's slate for some time now, but you'll be happy to know that the company is planning not one, but two new entries to the series. Praise be to Samus.
]]>Spelunky modder Joey4track is in the process of putting together a new mod that transforms Derek Yu's cave-exploring meat grinder into a Metroid game, complete with purple rocks, neon enemies and of course, Samus Arran.
]]>Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has said Retro Studios is high on the list of candidates to develop a Metroid title should Nintendo decide to create another entry in the series.
]]>Nintendo has updated the North American end of its eShop with Virtual Console titles Super Mario Bros 2 for 3DS and Metroid for Wii U. Other goodies have been added, or are scheduled to be added, by July 16, so head below for more information in which to plan ahead with.
]]>Nintendo has published this week's 3DS and Wii U eShop additions, bringing Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros, and NES classics Donkey Kong, Metroid and Kid Icarus into the fold.
]]>Super Metroid Symphony is the latest album from The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra, and its out today courtesy of Joypad Records. The game features 30 tracks from Nintendo's iconic SNES classic.
]]>Super Metroid Symphony is the latest album from the Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra. It's a 30-track tribute to Nintendo's iconic SNES game, featuring orchestral renditions of the original soundtrack.
]]>Nintendo Land is the Wii U's mini-game compendium featuring the likes of Mario Chase, Pikmin Adventure and The Legend of Zelda: Battle Quest. Nintendo has released six new TV spots for the collection, showing off snippets of gameplay. Watch them below.
]]>Nintendo Land attractions, Metroid Blast and Balloon Fight Breeze, have escaped early out of the next issue of Game Informer.
]]>Metroid may make a return if Nintendo and Team Ninja figure out the best way forward for the series, Dead or Alive 5 director Yosuke Hayashi has told VG247.
]]>Shigeru Miyamoto has said the possibilities for Metroid using Wii U's GamePad "could be really fantastic." Speaking with IGN, Miyamoto said, hypothetically, with Metroid, it was easy to imagine interesting implementations for Wii U. "I think that having another screen with the gyro built in really gives you a lot of interesting opportunities for development," he said, "and we can bring a lot of our games to life in a completely unique way with that. There's certainly a lot that you could do there for that game." However, the game he would "personally" really love to see land on Wii U is Star Fox, although he wouldn't say whether it or Metroid were in development for the new console.
]]>French site Nintendotown has posted a new batch of Wii U rumors, one of which is rather plausible due to previous comments made by Nintendo.
]]>Nintendo has released a nice batch of screenshots for the Virtual Console version of Metroid for 3DS, Battle of the Elements for DS, and Wii's Virtual Console title Strider. The later is available now, and Battle of the Elements will be released on DSiWare and eShop March 15 in Europe through Nintendo's weekly update for 500 Nintendo DSi Points/ €5.
]]>Nintendo's updated its WiiWare, eShop, and DSiWare offerings this week with Aya and the Cubes of Light, a demo for Crush3D, Metroid, and Aahh! Spot the Difference. Head on through the link to Joystiq for the full thing.
]]>Nintendo has announced new eShop goodies heading your way soon, starting with Game Boy classic Metroid II: Return of Samus on November 24.
]]>"The story for Other M was definitely the product of Mr. Sakamoto at Nintendo. We definitely worked with them on the project, but that was all him. For NG3, we’ve worked with Masato Kato to create our own story. It’s going to be different in a lot of ways. There are definitely things we learned from Other M by working with Mr. Sakamoto and with Nintendo that we’ve applied to the NG development. The actual story that you will experience here, however, will have a very different feel. A 'Team Ninja' feel, you might say." - Team Ninja's Yosuke Hayashi to G4 regarding the stories in Other M and NG3.
]]>After reading Nathan's epic David Jaffe interview, I am incapable of digesting anything larger than bite-sized.
]]>Nintendo has cause to celebrate this week as Metroid, one of its best-loved franchises, turns 25.
]]>Nate Bihldorff, senior localization manager and primary writer on Metroid Prime, has said Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto is "the only one who really knows" who Samus Aran is, and that when the character finally gained a voice, she was "always going to be different" from player expectations.
]]>These little snippets of Metroid prime concept art were one of the must-sees of the weekend. You don't want to be left out, do you?
]]>If you enjoy turning over the bones of the beautiful dead while sobbing piteously, check out these design documents for a rejected "Metroid 1.5" proposal from Retro Studios.
]]>Team Ninja boss Yosuke Hayoshi has said that Samus's appearance in Dead or Alive: Dimensions isn't a playable one.
]]>Love 'em or hate 'em, gaming's - to our knowledge - only team of T&A-loving ninjas isn't going anywhere, according to Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto.
]]>Reviews for Nintendo's Yoshio Sakamoto and Tecmo's Yusuke Hayashi collaboration on Metroid: Other M started bombarding the net today; we've rounded up the scores for you below the break.
]]>Yoshio Sakamoto has said that the reason he and the development team chose Team Ninja to work with on Metroid: Other M was because of the developer's experience with console titles.
]]>A new video for Metroid: Other M has been released and it is rather awesome in our book.
You can watch it below the break.
The best part of it? Samus and Mother Brain towards the end. Good stuff.
Metroid: Other M's out in the US on June 27, and Europe gets it sometime during Q3. Maybe more will be revealed at E3.
Thanks, Dutch.
]]>Nintendo's just date Metroid: Other M for June 27 in the US.
]]>What are your plans for the summer? Road trip? A little R&R at the beach? Some time with the family?
Well, your plans pale in comparison to Samus'. She's going to hunt aliens. In Japan.
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