-
ICYMI: Nintendo Announces Global Price Increase Coming for the Switch 2
Nintendo has finally joined its two main competitors in the console space and announced a price increase for their newest console, the Nintendo Switch 2. According to Nintendo.com, the MSRP for the United States will increase by $50 USD from $449.99 to $499.99. The justification quoted: “This is in response…
-
Legendary Nintendo Director, Producer Takashi Tezuka Retiring in June
After over four decades at Nintendo, legendary game developer Takashi Tezuka is stepping down as an Executive Officer next month, closely following the retirements of Nintendo veterans Hideki Konno and Kensuke Tanabe in the past year. As part of the company’s recent fiscal reports, Nintendo released a list of executive…
-
Omega Metroid Podcast Episode 319 – Nintendo News Roundup: Is It Time to Officially Call Metroid Prime 4 a Flop?
We are back this week to discuss a whole lotta Nintendo news, and to warn everyone: most of it ain’t great. We talk of Metroid Prime 4’s sales performance and how, given that neither the Switch 1 or Switch 2 Editions have cracked a million units sold individually, it may…
-
Metroid Dread Developers MercurySteam Layoff Unknown Number of Employees in “Workforce Adjustment Process.”
As first reported by Nintendo Life, Metroid Dread developer MercurySteam took to it’s LinkedIn account today to announce mass layoffs, dressed up as a “workforce adjustment process”. The Spain-based developer first captured Metroid fans attention with the release of 2017’s critically Metroid: Samus Returns, before releasing the most successful Metroid…
-
Metroid Prime 4 Has Still Not Surpassed One Million Units Sold Individually on Switch 1 or Switch 2
Some bummer news for Metroid fans coming out of the latest Nintendo financial report: Metroid Prime 4 was nowhere to be found, meaning that the game has not crossed the one million units sold benchmark for either Switch 1 or Switch 2, although it should be noted that, collectively, the…
-
Omega Metroid Podcast Episode 318 – Pitching the Next Super Smash Bros. Title – PART ONE
Andy is back! To mark his return, we come back to you with our original topic that we planned for last week, and it’s a big one: Our pitches for Super Smash Bros. 6! In this first part, the gang goes over their general philosophies on what they want from…
-
Omega Metroid Podcast Episode 317 – Definitively Ranking Every Single Save Station
Andy had to step out today to take care of some personal business, so Doominal Crossing is taking the wheel for a short solo episode! Today, we’re ranking ALL of the save stations that appear throughout the Metroid series, from Super Metroid all the way to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.…
-
Bonus Episode – Gooey Plays Metroid II: Return of Samus (Part 3)
The journey across SR388 continues as Goo fights the most dangerous enemies yet – Omega Metroids! We talk Zeta and Omega Metroid strategies, obtaining the final powerups and expansions, what the pros and cons of each beam are, and take a deep breath as only one Metroid remains! We’re doing…
-
Omega Metroid Podcast Episode 316 – Brinstar (Super Metroid): Mapping Metroid
After a long layoff, Mapping Metroid returns! This time around, we are analyzing one of Andy’s favorite areas in the series: Super Metroid’s Brinstar! We talk about the structure of the area and how it’s cleverly segmented (Green, Red, Dark, and Kraid); how amazing the musical tracks are and why…
-
Omega Metroid Podcast Episode 315 – Samus’s Percentages: How Likely is a Metroid 6 Reveal in 2026 + More!
After another long layoff, everyone’s favorite gameshow SAMUS’S PERCENTAGES returns! The premise is simple: we make a statement and give a percentage on how likely to be true that statement is, 100% being a certainty, 0% being an impossibility. This week, we’re looking forward tackling Samus’s Percentages like: is Metroid…
- Metroid (NES)
- Metroid II: Return of Samus
- Super Metroid
- Metroid Prime
- Metroid Fusion
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
- Metroid: Zero Mission
- Metroid Prime Hunters
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
- Metroid: Other M
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- Metroid Dread
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

- More Games
- Metroid (NES)
- Metroid II: Return of Samus
- Super Metroid
- Metroid Prime
- Metroid Fusion
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
- Metroid: Zero Mission
- Metroid Prime Hunters
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
- Metroid: Other M
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- Metroid Dread
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

- More Games



















































