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Despite its legacy and influence within the video game industry, Metroid has always been a bit of a black sheep among Nintendo's line-up of iconic

5 theories to solve an armour-plated mystery rolled up in an enigma - The Metroid series is now in its 35th year, and over...

Here’s why Metroid Dread will smash franchise sales records Metroids about to bounce back stronger than ever Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong guaranteed to sell millions. However, one of their most critically acclaimed properties has never achieved that same level of success. The Metroid series has always been treated as more of an afterthought than the others, but I believe that’s finally about to change. Here’s why Metroid Dread will smash franchise sales records! Low sales and misfir...

Five things Metroid Dread needs to be the best 2D Metroid Fusion on Game Boy Advance, a new 2D Metroid game is on the way! Metroid Dread hits Nintendo Switch on October 8, and we couldn’t be more hyped. 20 years of waiting and the evolution of the thriving Metroidvania genre have sent our hopes sky-high. Can Dread live up to the quality of its predecessor while innovating with its own new ideas? If it draws from the best ideas in past games, I believe it can! Here are five ways MercurySte...

How to catch up on Metroid, the classic series shunned by Nintendo By The Washington Post By Gene Park If last weeks "Metroid Dread" announcement didnt shake you to the core, you probably havent played a Metroid game before. Thats not your fault. The fault probably lies with Nintendo, a company that curiously guards its rich archive of content. A long-standing and ongoing complaint with the otherwise phenomenal Switch console is its inability to tap into that catalogue. And among the companys ...

On June 11th, 2001, Nintendo released the Game Boy Advance, the 32-bit successor to the companys original handheld. In terms of historical significance, the Game Boy Advance is a bit of an odd system. It didnt change the industry the way its predecessor did, and it wasnt nearly as [...]

Smash Ultimate creator Masahiro Sakurai has poted a questionable photo of Zero Suit Samus on Twitter, with the Metroid protagonist locked in an awkward position with Animal Crossing's Villager.

Its been way too long. The gaming industry is more prolific than it has ever been, even with the increased length of development times and things like COVID-19 causing delays. This is because there are so many different developers out there making games that there are games coming out nearly every day or two all year-round. Even with so many different games coming out, there are countless franchises that are laying dormant and just awaiting a revival. Nintendo alone has plenty of them and we ha...

Shovel Knight x Metroid Cathedral, a new eShop game from rookie developer Decemberborn, is in a bit of a tough spot: the eShop is already filled to the brim with Metroid-like sidescrollers with retro graphics—in fact, Neal Ronaghan already did a video about some of the better ones, and I know for a fact that more are in the pipeline. The challenge for Cathedral is to provide a unique experience that will cause it to rise above its competitors. Does it succeed? Yes and no. Cathedral is what wo...