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Metroid Musing: If Samus Returns Were to Be Ported to The Switch, What Additional Content Could It Have?

June 21, 2025 / No Comments

It is no secret that, throughout the Switch’s lifecycle, ports of other game’s have thrived, often in way’s their original releases could never have dreamed of. By far, the most well known of these ports is Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, which has vastly outsold it’s original release, and has become…

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