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Metroid Dread Becomes the Best Selling Metroid Title of All Time, Sells 2.9 Million Units
On May 10th, Nintendo held their latest financial briefing detailing the company’s profits, losses and investments on a wide variety of fronts. There were several notable points brought up in the documentation, such as the Nintendo Switch reaching 107.65 million sales, Pokémon Legends: Arceus reaching 12.64 million sales and Kirby…
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Commission a F4F Worthy Luminoth Figure from TheArchitectMouse
Some of the most standout character designs in the Metroid series come from the Metroid Prime Trilogy, with my personal favorite being the Luminoth from Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Retro Studios really hit it out of the park with how alien, yet how lovable these characters are. Which makes it…
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Reggie Fils-Aimé Opens Up About Metroid: Other M In Recent Interview: “It Really Didn’t Touch the Player the Way We Hoped It Would.”
Metroid: Other M is a divisive game in the eyes of the Metroid community, to put it mildly. Looking back at it in hindsight, it seems almost absurd that the game sold relatively well and was received warmly by critics, but at the time, everyone was at least somewhat on…
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Kiwi Talkz Interview: Jim Wornell Talks Metroid Prime Logo
The logo for the Metroid Prime series is one of the most iconic logos in video game history for good reason. With its bold type choice set against the background of the Screw Attack symbol, and its representation of some of the most well-received games of all time, the logo…
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Reggie Fils-Aime Talks About His Polarizing Push for Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt
Former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has been on a media spree as of late, alongside releasing a new book that details his lengthy and inspiring career. One of Reggie’s latest behind-the-scenes stories reveals that the decision to create the Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt demo packed in with…
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Break into a Cursed City in the Upcoming Indie Metroidvania, Silent Santicado
Set in a silent, cursed city of death, Silent Santicado is an upcoming indie Metroidvania created by Vigilant Addiction Studios that’s set to release sometime in Q1 2022. You’ll play as the priestess Luna, who wields both the magical Moonweft Blade and a variety of spells as she ventures forth…
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Episode 111 – Samus’s Percentages: How Likely To Be True Are These Statements?
Welcome to a new segment on the show we like to call Samus’s Percentages! The premise is simple: we read a statement out loud and then assign a percentage on how true or likely we believe the statement to be. On today’s debut episode, we have a whole bunch of…
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Impressive Fan Project “Metroid 64” in Development
While the Metroid series’ only representation during the N64 era was in Super Smash Bros., that hasn’t stopped fans from wondering about the potential of a Metroid game with the hardware’s limitations in mind. For a group of fans, the allure of this hypothetical Metroid 64 game was too much,…
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OPINION: Metroid Needs a New Breed of Villain – The Three Dimensional Villain
As we all know, Metroid celebrated its 35th anniversary this past year with the release of Metroid Dread. Longevity like that is an incredible achievement, and really makes you appreciate how much Metroid has changed and evolved over the years, something that’s undoubtedly lead to the staying power the series…
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Explore an Adorably Desolate Metroidvania World in Haiku, the Robot
Set in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by robots, Haiku, the Robot is a new indie Metroidvania launching today on Steam and the Nintendo Switch! Developed by Jordan Morris of Mister Morris Games, Haiku, the Robot is inspired by the art direction of animated movies like Wall-E and Akira, and the…
