Nintendo's New Zealand Twitter account: have I told you lately how great you are? You're great. The lovely country of New Zealand is wonderful for many reasons, but they also happen to get pretty much every new release first due to their ti...

[Update: According to sources, Best Buy has de-listed the products in question from the system. As folks who work for the company point out this could mean that the retailer jumped the gun, or that Best Buy was given incorrect information (...

While we combat the Lyle's of other universes and timelines, here's what's been happening in video games: Retro Studios is taking over development for Metroid Prime 4! Dragonball is getting another RPG! Metro Exodus is now gonna be an Epi...

[Art by Jorge M Velez] Not a lot is known about the now-scrapped game that was once called Metroid Prime 4. Some rumors say it was being worked on by multiple teams across the globe, with Nintendo directing them towards a unified vision as ...

Metroid Prime 4, announced nearly two years ago at E3, is getting a huge shakeup. In the below clip, Shinya Takahashi, Senior Managing Executive Officer, plainly explains what's been going on behind the scenes and why Nintendo has...

Merch manufacturer First 4 Figures has released a teaser video for one of their next big releases: a statue in the form of Metroid antagonist Ridley. In fact, Meta Ridley from Metroid Prime, to be precise.The short teaser video lets us catc...

Metroid Prime 4 is a mega-mystery at the moment. You know when studios get up on stage and announce a game at a tradeshow -- they usually clue us into what developer is handling it, or, at the very least, provide that information in a press...

It seems more games are coming to the collection of NES titles available via Nintendo Switch's online subscription service. Metroid, TwinBee, and Mighty Bomb Jack join the list on Wednesday, November 14. Metroid is one of the games I ...

In the past, she was in a band with Superman. In the present, she's Captain Marvel, one the most powerful space-fairing super heroes in modern film. How the heck do you top all that? If you're Brie Larson, the answer is simple - become one ...

Itching to use those My Nintendo Platinum points on something interesting? Well too bad! There were a few Gold offerings that were added just last week, and once again you're going to be bartering for 30-40% off select Wii U and 3DS games f...

Metroid Prime has one of the all-time great openings. After a hectic battle and escape sequence aboard a Space Pirate frigate, you touch down on Tallon IV, the setting for the rest of the lonely adventure. As raindrops roll down your visor,...

Jordan Vogt-Roberts has a lot going on right now given that he's only 33 years old coming off of the very entertaining (and fairly lucrative) Kong: Skull Island, and is set to direct the upcoming Metal Gear Solid movie. He also has a ton of...

E3 2018 -- the year of Super Smash Bros. As a fan of the series since day one on Nintendo 64 I was all-in on the decision to to make Nintendo's conference all about Smash, but some people weren't so thrilled. "Where's [x]?" people said afte...

There are some genres that work brilliantly when combined, and others you wouldn't expect to mash up very well. Yoku's Island Express blends a Metroid-like action platformer with pinball mechanics, and you'd be forgiven for thinking th...

Some of my friend's favorite pasttimes involve predicting and watching Super Smash Bros. reveals. I mean at this point any character could make it into the roster, and this latest rumor definitely has legs. Born out of Vergeben, who co...

Moms don't often take the spotlight in the world of video games. They're usually killed early on, take on some sort of villainous role, or sit quietly in the background while their children go off to save the world.  With Mot...

I reckon I owe everyone an apology. It's been nearly two years since I wrote my last listicle, a magnum opus that propelled me to the ranks of Dtoid's elite. It's been over a month since my last front-page piece, a stunning review that none...

Rumors have been swirling as to who exactly is handling Metroid Prime 4, and Eurogamer seems to have the answer based on multiple sources. According to the outlet it's Bandai Namco Studios Singapore that's handling the Switch exclusive, not...

2017 was a great year for video games wasn't it? Yes we've all heard it said dozens of times already, but it's true nevertheless. This has easily been the hardest year in my life where I couldn't decide my absolute favorite game of the year...

Samus Returns. And how. MercurySteam knocked it out of the park in 2017 with Metroid: Samus Returns. The Nintendo 3DS title took the 1991 Game Boy release Metroid II: Return of Samus, and re-envisioned it into a gorgeous, aggressive and add...

Portable gaming had a very strong year this year. In the face of intense competition from other handheld devices, the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita held its own with a strong selection of exclusive software.We had anime mysteries, subte...

The original Metroid casts a long shadow, and it's clearly had an enormous influence on current-day game creators. The concept of an interconnected world where progress is gated by your abilities never really gets old, and it's resonat...

I don't know why it took Nintendo so long to make the Nintendo World Championships a semi-regular thing, but I hope today's broadcast is successful enough that it becomes a yearly event. Ever since I saw The Wizard, the 100-minute theatrica...

While the Switch continues to eat all the other consoles' lunch, a few new titles dropped last week. Metroid: Samus Returns and Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 were the top selling new releases, with the latter on top with over 64,000 s...

Bungie's intergalactic RPG Destiny 2 sits comfortably atop the UK video game charts, seeing off successful new entries from NBA2K18 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2018.This makes it the second week for the Activision-published sequel, which recei...