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More Metroid Prime? Maybe a DS/DSi game, says Nintendo

Right now, all sights are set on Other M, the beautiful Wii Metroid game that is set to be released next year. But what about Metroid Prime? Was it all over with Metroid Prime 3: Corruption? Mayb...
Check out Small Worlds, a TRUE exploration game

A week ago, I complained that too many so-called "exploration" games were actually about collecting doodads and less about the joy of progressively uncovering and understanding more of ...
Why comparing Metroid Prime to Citizen Kane is ludicrous

If you're the kind of person who just looked at the title of this article and said to yourself, "Wait -- that sort of thing has to be proven?", then watch this. Your short-term question...
GFX whore: Metroid Prime Trilogy is slightly less sexy

Perhaps it's just my ConSARS acting up again, but truth be told I probably wouldn't have noticed Metroid Prime Trilogy's lacking visual effects unless someone pointed them out to me in a miniatur...
Review: Metroid Prime Trilogy

Metroid Prime Trilogy is quickly becoming known as the Wii's equivalent to The Orange Box, and if you've played The Orange Box, you know how big a compliment that is. Thing is, I know there are a...
Our impressions of Metroid Prime Trilogy: Buy it

Earlier this week, a copy of Metroid Prime Trilogy arrived, by way of Nintendo. We were thrilled; even peed in our pants a little. Foremost, because the three games that appear on the single DVD ...
Metroid Metal releasing a new album soon

Metroid Metal is set to release a brand new album full of metal covers of Metroid music. The album is called Varia Suite and will be out on September 8 for $8. There’s also a special bundle...
Europeans getting Metroid free with Metroid Prime Trilogy

Often getting the short end of the stick when it comes to release dates, bonus items and even games themselves, Europeans are going to have an opportunity to get a little something from Nintendo ...
McSweeney's and Samus Aran: The Lesbian Story Now Told

For the pretentious hipsters out there earning a BA in 17th Century Liturgical Poetry (John Donne ftw!), McSweeney's is a satirical core of Post-Post Modern (PoPoMo) twentysomething living. Sure,...
Metroid Prime Trilogy trailer reminds us of the greatness

The Metroid Prime Trilogy, being released by Nintendo on Aug. 24, is the same three Prime games we played before just with Wii controls added to the two GameCube games in the pack, Metroid Prime ...
Metroid Prime Trilogy coming to Europe later

Many times we here at Destructoid don't pay enough attention to Europe, and that's mostly because other than housing some really great developers Europe gets the butt end of the gaming world's st...
Rev Rant: Metroidvanias

Every week, Anthony Burch monologues about a topic of his choosing in a video Rev Rant.As is typically the case, I screwed up some aspect of the exporting and this week's rant is in the wrong asp...
Metroid Prime Trilogy art book is totally foxy

It's already been confirmed twice over that Metroid Prime Trilogy comes in a sexy box and is a hell of a deal -- $49.99 for three Metroid Prime games on one disc for the Wii. That's real talk.&nb...
Pre-order Metroid Prime Trilogy via Gamestop, get shirt

If you love Metroid Prime and have a thing for minimalist T-shirt designs, then you might want to consider pre-ordering the Metroid Prime Trilogy from GameStop. Doing so will result in you gettin...
Check out the official Metroid Prime Trilogy box art

That's right, we've managed to get our hands on the final box art for the upcoming Metroid Prime Trilogy coming out for the Wii on August 24th. Not only will the game come in a neat looking case,...
Metroid creator 'encourages' more Metroid Prime ideas

The world may currently be wrapped up in its excitement for Team Ninja's Metroid: Other M, but original Metroid creator Yoshio Sakamoto has said he'd encourage Retro Studios to have another crack...
Is this the box art for the Metroid Prime Trilogy?

If you check out the Nintendo website, you'll see the placeholder image for the Metroid Prime Trilogy is a simple black box with the logo (and it clearly says "TEMP" in great big letter...
New Metroid II fan remake trailer gives me the fish sweats

My God this game is looking incredible.After more than a year in production (and after a fair share of Destructoid posts about it), the fan remake of underrated Game Boy game Metroid II: Return o...
Metroid: Other M is a 'traditional' Metroid

While the announcement of Metroid: Other M proved to be a big E3 favorite that had Nintendo Nerds creaming their jeans and announcing that Nintendo does care about them (again), a few retroheads ...
E3 09: Rumortime! Does Metroid: Other M have a release date?

Intrepid reader Tobbii sent us in a video he put together breaking down the Metroid: Other M video, attempting to discern any secrets from it. Since so few details are available at the moment, th...
E3 09: Nintendo announces new Metroid title

Nintendo really seems to be pulling out all the stops this E3, with a slew of first-party titles being announced. Now we can add Metroid to the growing list of games with a Wii game entitled, Me...
Metroid Prime Trilogy headed to Wii

Metroid Prime fans, prepare to splooge! Nintendo has just announced that it will be bringing the critically acclaimed Metroid Prime Trilogy to the Wii with motion controls, enhanced presentation ...
Game Debate to the Death! No More Heroes VS Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Last week we finished up the Xbox 360 round of odd game debates and now we move on to the Wii brackets. After a ridiculously brutal matchup against Fallout 3, BioShock had to go the distance once...
Japanese Metroid Web site hints at Space Pirate side-story

While we're all excited that Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime II: Echoes are getting their New Play Control! "Wiimakes," what we really want is a new adventure. Damn it. If the Japanese ...
Metroid II remake is done! Your pants will never be the same again (UPDATE)

If you work for Nintendo, please cover your eyes and look away. This blog post is not for you.About seven months back I posted an early trailer for a fan remake of Game Boy classic Metroid II: Re...
The Memory Card .34: Learning to wall jump

Tutorials in videogames are very strange things. They are obviously important — as players need to learn how to play somehow outside of reading their dust-covered instruction ...
Rumortoid: Metroid Prime trilogy coming to Wii? Nintendo says 'no'

I go to bed for eight hours, and what happens? A rumor of a Metroid Prime Trilogy for the Wii pops up. According to GoNintendo's source, a SKU for the title had appeared in the computer system of...
Metroid: SR388: Best fan made game EVER!

About a month ago we posted video of an incredible-looking fan remake of the underrated Metroid II: Return of Samus. It looked great, but just try to forget about it for a second and feast your e...
Rumortoid: John Woo to announce Metroid film at NYC Comic-Con

Some random dude with a random blog on Game Reactor is reporting that John Woo is set to announce a Metroid film at next week's Comic-Con in New York City. The report also states that the film wi...
Warning: Metroid II remake may cause intense salivation

I have two people to thank today.First up, community member Haxan for writing a community blog about -- and thereby introducing me to -- a fan made remake of the underrated Metroid II: Return of ...
Art & Cosplay Attack Friday: pixelninja

You all may remember Jenni Källberg, also known as pixel-ninja, as being one of the mostamazing cosplayers ever with her Metroid outfit. Well she just so happens to be a fantastic artist and...
The Smash DOJO!! spoilers recap: Samus loves to strip

Since everything from this point out is now being considered spoilers, the name of this feature must evolve with Sakurai's wishes. On Monday, Captain Falcon's stage, Port Town Aero Dive, was show...
I Wanna Be The Guy: One of the hardest games you'll ever play

Prepare to have your head asploded. I Wanna Be The Guy is a game like nothing you've ever played before. The game follows the quest of The Kid as he tries to become The Guy. He battles through in...
I think I'm losing my mind: Extra Mario Bros

 There are times in my life where I think I'm going insane. When I'm up late watching Comedy Central and they actually start dropping the f-bomb despite it being basic cable. When I go to a ...
Super Metroid HD wins Game of the Year in Middle-earth (Update)

From Alchemist Defined -- the same artist responsible for yesterday’s gorgeous Sonic the Hedgehog 2 HD mock-up -- comes this equally beautiful rendering of a fictional Super Metroid in HD. ...
The best Metroid cosplay you will ever see

This beautiful Cosplayer you see here is Jenni Källberg and among being an amazing artist (oh yeah, Art Attack Friday on her coming up), she's also an amazing Cosplayer. She's dressed up as ...
Art Attack Friday: Vicewolf

Art Attack Friday proudly shines its shiny light upon the artist known as Vicewolf. As you can tell by the gallery here and at his Deviant, he loves to make his characters extremely happy. He als...
Miniboss Monday: Crocomire

Today's Miniboss Monday is one of my personal favorites and is an extremely memorable fight for many who completed Super Metroid back in the day. Crocomire is by no means a difficult or exciting ...
Weekend Destructainment: Look out for human tumbleweeds, edition

Maybe it was the human tumbleweed, maybe it was the way the cat falls out of the Pokeball, or maybe it was the excessive amount of blood. Whatever the case, I have fallen in love with this dement...
The Great Retro Quiz! .06: Metroid

Aaaaaaaaaaaand welcome to another edition of The Great Retro Quiz!, the weekly feature that puts your knowledge of classic games to the test! *thunderous applause*This week is a...
Interview with Metroid Prime 3's Retro Studios and composer Kenji Yamamoto

Music4Games has a fantastic interview with the musical masterminds behind Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, sitting down with not only Retro Studios, but also Metroid series composer Kenji Yamamoto.Th...
The Memory Card .19: Death by ... grappling beam?

From hidden rooms to unlockable content, videogame secrets have been widely used over the years: most providing players with some extra satisfaction for finding something that not e...
N'Gai Croal proposes a better Wiimote

One of my only major complaints about BioShock was that for a first time FPS player, I would have preferred the sensitivity of playing with a mouse over the right stick on a 360 controller. Since...
The awesome Metroid-themed Wii case mod

Take note Nintendo, people dig specially themed systems to reflect some of your most popular games. Hell, this is the second Nintendo system themed after Metroid this week alone!Anyway, Morpheon ...
Metroid custom NES? Yes Sir, we do have those in stock

Custom creations make me amazingly happy. I think most of all I love the idea of injecting a much loved system with creativity and individuality. eBay is always a great source for these types of ...
RetroforceGO!: Surprise episode! Listen to Chad and Dyson fight about Metroid

Remember in Rocky, when Rocky gets all beat down, and then he trains really hard, and comes back in the end of the movie to try and whip some ass? And in the big match at the end, where the it lo...
Nintendo denies Metroid Dread poppycock

Despite rumors and speculation surrounding a possible 2D bounty-hunter adventure called Metroid Dread, Nintendo has other plans. Take not making a 2D Metroid game, for instance. How's that for a ...
Destructoid review: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

If you own a Wii, chances are you’ve spent the last month biting your fingernails to the quick in anticipation for the final installment in the Metroid Prime series, Corruption. For the har...
Samus: I don't need no plasmids, bitch

Samus likes it on top, boys. Gamasutra and CVG are both reporting that Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is in the top spot on the all-format sales charts, possibly outdoing BioShock in its first week ...
RetroforceGO!: Episode 14 - Metroid Mania, recording this Sunday

It’s all morph balls, Mother Brain, and madness as the RetroforceGO! crew celebrates the release of the awesome Metroid Prime 3: Corruption by talking about all things Metroid this Sunday n...
Prime trifecta is complete, and Retro is ready to move on... for now

You are most likely totally engulfed in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption by now and are probably having way too much fun to notice stuff like this, but gaming news of the Samus variety continues to fl...
Does Metroid Prime 3 hint at a new Metroid game's existence?

For the last couple of years I have been not so secretly obsessed with a little game called Metroid Dread. The mysterious, unconfirmed Metroid game was rumored to be a brand new 2D adventure for ...
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption commercial looks pretty damn great

Alien planets, excessive jumping and plenty of pew-pew-pew action never looked better. On the other hand, Samus Aran could brighten up an auto graveyard with her steely charisma, so maybe we owe ...
Super Metroid hitting Wii Shop Channel next Monday

I know, I know -- this might be old news. But if we fired up the Wii Shop Channel around here once in awhile, we might have noticed this earlier. It's a good thing Destructoid community member Am...
This week's VC releases: Justin Bailey comes home

JUSTIN BAILEY. As a naive child, I spent countless hours trying to figure out who this mysterious Justin Bailey character was. Justin is a predominantly male name -- does that mean Samus is a dud...
WiiWare goes live! New Metroid Prime 3 preview available on Wii

Yes kids, you heard that right. This morning, if you're not European of course, you should have noticed that your Wii is throbbing with a calming blue glow. If you investigate the source, you may...
The Metroid Retrospective Pt. 2: Reminisce Harder

You know what? I was supposed to have this article up earlier today. It’s been a couple of days since Gametrailers released part two of their Metroid retrospective series, and I’ve be...
Art Attack Friday: Fugiri-Shi

[Editor's note: In case you missed the quicky C-Blog notice, Art Attack Friday is temporally going bi-monthly. With that said, if you are an artist that would like to be featured, or know of a go...
The Metroid Retrospective Pt. 1 makes me reminisce

The folks at Gametrailers are currently doing a five part retrospective on one of my favorite series of all time: Metroid. The first installment, which came out last week is an overview of the or...
The Smash DOJO recap: Samus is firing her laser!

First off, yes, the title of this post is more or less stolen from Justice. I'm sorry, but there was nothing better I could use after reading it. Shoop Da Whoop. Anyway, this week in the D...


 
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