Metroid News
May2022
News Ex-Retro Studios Devs Laud Metroid Prime's Camera System
"You never lose sight of Samus"
In a recent video compilation from YouTuber KIWI TALKZ, a group of ex-Retro Studios developers spoke about the late Mark Haigh-Hutchinson, a LucasArts alumni who was in charge of the camera system for the Metroid Prime games. Mark sadly passed away in 2008 from pancreatic cancer and his former co-workers had a lot to...
News It's Official, Metroid Dread Is The Best-Selling Game In The Metroid Series
Knocks off Prime to claim the bounty
Following on from the February news that Metroid Dread had sold 2.74 million units from its October launch to the end of 2021 — a figure which put it behind only GameCube's Metroid Prime in the series' best-seller list — Nintendo's end of year financial results have confirmed that MercurySteam's 2D entry is...
News Reggie Thought Metroid: Other M Would Be A 'Defining Moment' For The Franchise
"It really didn’t touch the player the way we hoped it would"
Metroid: Other M hasn't has the smoothest of rides since it launched for the Wii back in 2010. Although widely praised for its combat and visuals, heavy criticism was given for Samus's characterisation and the overall narrative. Although the game has earned some positive reprisals from...
April2022
News Fans Have Created Their Own Metroid 64, And It Looks Incredible
What could have been
The Metroid series famously skipped the Nintendo 64 back in the '90s. The "lost game" Metroid 64 was never in development, with Super Metroid director Yoshio Sakamoto saying that he "couldn't imagine" how Samus would move around a 3D environment with the N64 controller. We only ever got to see and play as Samus in the very first...
Guide Best Nintendo Franchises
Nintendo's biggest franchises, ranked
Nintendo has a large collection of franchises under its sizeable IP belt — a portfolio of beloved video game series that many a rival company gazes upon with envy. Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, Animal Crossing, Metroid — just some of the marquee Nintendo franchises that gamers love to bits —...
Random Nintendo Didn't Know What A Bounty Hunter Was Before Metroid Prime
"A space adventurer with a heart of gold"
Earlier today, we shared a brand new Did You Know Gaming? video (see below) that discussed the development history behind the original Metroid Prime. From its start as a three protagonist-lead fight against eugenics to its eventual shift to a first-person Samus Aran-starring game, it's safe to say the...
News Metroid Prime Was Once A Third-Person Shooter About Eugenics
Did You Know Gaming? delves deep
Metroid Prime is one of the crown jewels in the GameCube's library as well as within the Metroid series. Prime combined exploration and first-person gunplay to expert effect, which was only possible due to Retro Studio's involvement. While this game is (rightfully) highly regarded, it's no secret that the development...
News Metroid Dread's Second Free Update Is Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Boss Rush mode has arrived!
Back in February, Nintendo and MercurySteam announced Metroid Dread for the Switch would be receiving two new updates. The first update adding "Dread" and "Rookie" modes was released on the same day as the announcement and now the second update has finally been released - adding in a Boss Rush Mode. There are also a...
March2022
News Metroid Dread Is The Best-Selling 2D Metroid Game Ever In The UK
Nothing dreadful to see here
MercurySteam's Metroid Dread has been breaking records everywhere since its release. And it's well deserved too because it's absolutely brilliant — if you've somehow missed it in the months since its October 2021 launch, check out our review to find out why! And it looks like the latest entry in the space bounty...
News Nintendo Renews Zelda, Metroid, And Donkey Kong Trademarks
Remember to keep your expectations low
Nintendo has swept in with another round of trademark renewals, including some big-hitting franchises. And Mach Rider. While this is probably business as usual for the big N, these freshly-filed games have a couple of things in common. So, like any sensible humans, let's have fun and speculate! Spotted by one...
"This was one of the most difficult decisions"
Metroid Dread was arguably the standout release on the Nintendo Switch last year. Since then, it's won awards, received updates, and last we checked - was on the cusp of becoming the
Random MercurySteam's Metroid Dread Game Award Finally Arrives At Its Office
"To all Metroid fans...this award is also yours"
During The Game Awards last December, Nintendo's title Metroid Dread won the best "action/adventure" game. It managed to beat Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Psychonauts 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and
News AM2R Creator Isn't A Fan Of Metroid Dread's E.M.M.I. Encounters
"It's distinct and unique but it's also kind of annoying"
MecurySteam, the studio who worked with Nintendo on 3DS' Metroid: Samus Returns, the remake of Metroid II: Return of Samus, has really hit it out of the park with Metroid Dread on Switch. But, given the studio's debut with the series — which launched soon after one of the most popular and...
Random Portal 2's Intro Was Apparently Inspired By Super Metroid's Opening
Game's project lead reveals all
The 1994 action-adventure Super Metroid is arguably the best entry in the mainline Metroid series and as a result, it's inspired many other games over the years. One game that you may not have realised took a little bit of inspiration is Valve's 2011 puzzle-platform game is Portal 2. Speaking to YouTube channel Kiwi...
February2022
News Metroid Prime 4 Dev Retro Studios Is Advertising Job Openings On ArtStation
"Your next mission awaits"
Earlier this week, it was discovered Retro Studios had a new Twitter banner, and now there's been another minor development. A Nintendo advertisement over on ArtStation has been spotted promoting the team behind Metroid Prime 4 - informing users of the website that their "next mission awaits" and that "Retro is hiring"...
News Metroid Prime 4 Dev Retro Studios Updates Its Twitter Profile With A New Banner
It's happening!
Try not to get too excited now, but the Metroid Prime 4 developer Retro Studios has just updated its banner on Twitter. Yes, it's perhaps the most significant update we've got in some time from the Nintendo studio working on what's arguably one of the most important upcoming first-party releases. Until now, we've not really heard...
News Good Smile Company Announces Figma Samus Aran: Metroid Dread Version
"Coming soon"
Arguably the standout game on the Nintendo Switch last year was Metroid Dread. It won awards, and is currently on the cusp of becoming the best-selling entry in the Metroid series, having already sold 2.74 million units. With all this success, now is a great time to give Samus a new action figure - and that's exactly what Good Smile...
News Metroid Dread Is Getting Free Updates, And The First Arrives Today
Update: The first one has gone live
Update: The first one is already live. Here are the full patch notes from Nintendo's official support page: Ver. 2.0.0 (Released February 9, 2022) New Difficulties Available "ROOKIE MODE" has been added to the game. This is a mode suited towards new players, with the following adjustments: Dropped items from...
News Metroid Dread Is About To Become The Best-Selling Game In The Series
Sold 2.74 million in its first few months
Metroid Dread was a hugely hyped reveal in Nintendo's E3 2021 presentation and there was lots of excitement, praise and awards buzz around the game following its release on 8th October (alongside the Switch OLED model). How did that convert to sales, though? Well, following a very strong start, the first...
January2022
News Metroid Dread Producer Hopes It Showcased "Potential" And Inspires Metroidvania Devs
"The genre will continue to remain popular if there’s still potential left in it"
Speaking in a recently translated interview with Famitsu, Metroid producer and series veteran Yoshio Sakamoto discussed last year's Metroid Dread in detail, touching on a range of topics including how he hopes the game will inspire indie developers making the next...
News Metroid Prime Hunters Designer Would Love To See The Game Remade Today
"It would be great to see those guys at full resolution"
When you consider how beloved the Metroid series is, it's remarkable that more people don't talk about Metroid Prime Hunters. One of the key early titles for the Nintendo DS (a demo was memorably bundled with the console at launch), Hunters was a spin-off of a spin-off; it formed part of the...
News Metroid Prime 4 Developer Retro Studios Is Seeking New Team Members
Requires Tools & Tech Engineers to join it on its journey
It's now been three years since the development of Metroid Prime 4 was scrapped and restarted, so what exactly is going on behind the scenes? If you have been wondering, well... we've got a small update, and it seems the team at Retro Studios is still busy hiring. In a new message on social...
News It's Now Been Three Years Since Metroid Prime 4's Development Was Scrapped And Restarted
Give us an update, Nintendo!
There are plenty of fantastic games headed to Nintendo Switch this year – more than we'll ever find the time to play, no doubt – but even with all of those on the way, our minds can't help thinking about another game. You know the one. Well, you should know the one given the headline of this article. Yes, Metroid...
News Metroid Prime Dev Confirms That Nintendo Blocked The Addition Of Super Metroid To The Game
...but it paved the way to the inclusion of the original Metroid
A few years back, it was reported that Super Metroid almost made it into Metroid Prime but Nintendo decided against it because the emulator used was an unofficial third-party one. In a conversation with Kiwi Talkz, Metroid Prime developer
Deals Metroid Dread And New Pokémon Snap Just £30 At Amazon UK Right Now
Update: Aaand they're gone
Update: And the £30 Metroid and Pokémon deals appear to have sold out in under an hour. A Dreadfully good deal that was worth Snapping up — and snapped up they were. Give us a shout in the comments if you got in quick and bagged a bargain. Original Story: Amazon UK has two of 2021's biggest Switch games discounted...
News Missed Out On Smash Bros. Ultimate's Metroid Dread Spirits? Now's Your Chance
All Metroid Dread Spirits now available permanently
If you're on a mission to collect every last Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, you'll be pleased to know that another set of previously limited-time characters have now been made available permanently. Back in October, upon the launch of Metroid Dread, three Spirits inspired by the game...
Random Metroid Prime Hunters Composer Reflects On The Stressful Times At Nintendo
"It was stressful to work on such high-profile games"
Lawrence Schwedler spent over 13 years at Nintendo Software Technology as an audio director, composing music for games like Metroid Prime Hunters on the DS, Wave Race: Blue Storm on the GameCube, Pokémon Puzzle League on N64 and even the Chibi Robo series. While it was "great and happy" most of...
December2021
Feature Seriously, What The Heck Is Going On Inside Samus’ Morph Ball?
5 theories to solve an armour-plated mystery rolled up in an enigma
The Metroid series is now in its 35th year, and over that lengthy period of time Nintendo has happily elaborated on everything from its star’s childhood to flappy parent-killing nightmare Ridley, Metroids, Chozo, and even creepy Phazon-created evil clone. In short, virtually every...
Random Metroid Dread Fan Finds Another Awesome Throwback Easter Egg
A bit of bad guy branding
Metroid Dread is packed full of excellent details that show just how much developer MercurySteam focused on franchise history. Whether it's routes and tricks designed for speedrunners to discover or fun bonus ways to fight bosses, it's a game that's kept serving up surprises. We do this each time in case you haven't played...
News My Nintendo Has A Nifty Metroid Dread Pin Set Up For Grabs (Europe)
Yours for 500 Platinum Points
My Nintendo serves up some decent physical rewards at times, and the latest to arrive in Europe is a Metroid Dread Pin Set, showcasing Samus and an E.M.M.I doing "I'm ready to fight" poses. Well, we all like pins for going on our lapels, bags or specially designed pin boards for our collectible pins (that's a thing,...
News Game Journalist Thinks The Next Zelda: BOTW 2 Reveal Is Likely To Be In 2022
Believes a Game Awards appearance is perhaps too soon
Over the past few weeks, some Nintendo fans on social media have convinced themselves that one "world premiere" we'll be getting at this year's Game Awards is tied to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel. It all stems from a tweet by the host and organiser Geoff Keighley - mentioning...
News You Have To See This Awesome Metroid Game Made Inside Game Builder Garage
And you can play it, too!
Nintendo's Game Builder Garage might not have taken off quite as much as the company would have hoped, but talented players are still busy creating some wonderful little games using the software's tech. A prime example of this, if you'll excuse the pun, is Metroid Attack!, a game created by the folks behind YouTube...
News 'Special Edition' Metroid Dread Report Gives Hints, Tips And Strategies
Volume 11, if you're counting
Prior to the launch of Metroid Dread we rather enjoyed the multiple 'Reports' that were shared by Nintendo and the development team at MercurySteam. They shared all sorts of lore, history lessons and sneak peaks of the game, but with Dread having now been out for about 6 weeks a 'Special Edition' report has been...
November2021
News Nintendo Takes More Risks With Prototypes, Says Metroid Prime Developer
"[Nintendo] know that that’s the right way to go"
We're all still waiting for Metroid Prime 4, and yes, that sucks. However, the game's prolonged development is indicative of Nintendo and Japanese companies as a whole, according to former Retro Studios staffer Jack Mathews. Mathews served as the Lead Technical Engineer on the Metroid Prime...
News Former Metroid Prime Engineer Admits He Was "Disappointed" With The Wii's Specs
Remaining with Nintendo would have meant staying "a bit behind"
The Nintendo Wii is arguably one of the most innovative video game consoles ever released, but when it comes to raw power - at the time, it was well behind the competition. This led to some third-party developers completely skipping the generation, and even certain Nintendo teams were...
News Here Are All The Winners From The 2021 Golden Joystick Awards
Metroid Dread takes home 'Nintendo Game of the Year'
Yesterday played host to the 39th Golden Joystick Awards, which was presented as an all-digital event on YouTube and Twitch, and below, you'll find a complete list of all the winners. Hosted by Uncharted's Emily Rose and Nolan North, the event contained 20 public-voted categories and two that...
News A Familiar Foe Is Punished Again By Metroid Dread Sequence Breakers
Happens in a flash
It's clear that the development team at MercurySteam were in tune with various elements of the Metroid fanbase, including speedrunners and those curious players that try everything possible to shake up the game by finding shortcuts and new methods. This emerged previously with a fun little trick for fighting an early-ish boss if...
Video The Varied And Fascinating Sources Of Inspiration For Metroid
A hugely revealing look by "Critical Kate" Willært
With Metroid Dread arriving to much acclaim in October, and by Nintendo's own description bringing an end to the original saga of the series, plenty of eager fans have been poring over the lore and detail of the franchise. A recent video by "Critical Kate" Willært (above) gives a fascinating and...
Video Metroid Dread Camera Trick Reveals Lots Of Intriguing Development Secrets
Oh, and spoilers!
Ready to witness all sorts of angles and tricks you were never meant to see? Metroid Dread is one of Switch's best-looking, best-playing games, giving fans of the series a brand new adventure that certainly lives up to their high expectations. But as we're about to discover, with a primarily fixed 2D camera used throughout (as...
News Metroid Dread Version 1.0.3 Is Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Take note, speedrunners
Surprisingly Nintendo and MercurySteam have released another update for Samus' latest adventure, Metroid Dread. This latest update fixes an issue that would make Samus disappear under certain conditions. The development team says it's made the fix to keep the experience as it was intended. Apart from this, there are no other...
News Metroid Dread Had The Strongest Opening Month Of Any Metroid Game Ever In The US
A dreadfully good start
Early chart tracking suggested that Metroid Dread was enjoying a successful time at retail when it launched on Switch last month, but new sales data confirms that the game has actually had the best opening month for any game of the series to date (in the US, at least). The NPD Group's Mat Piscatella confirms that Dread...
Guide Where To Buy Metroid Dread Special Edition And Samus & EMMI amiibo
Dread the scalpers
To great excitement, Nintendo revealed its newest Metroid game during their E3 Direct back in June 2021. Metroid Dread was developed by MercuryStream, who you will remember from the excellent Metroid: Samus Returns on the 3DS, and the new game launched on 8th October 2021. We called it "possibly the best Metroid game ever made" in...
Feature Metroid Dread Has Plenty Of Other M's DNA, And That's No Bad Thing
Another M
Editor's note: This article discusses an audio-based character moment near the end of Metroid Dread. If you're sensitive to spoilers, you may want to finish the game and come back to this article later... For 15 years, Metroid Dread was just a rumor. Now, it’s real, it’s been out for over a month, and it’s fantastic. Samus Aran’s...
Rumour Metroid Prime Switch Remaster Is "Wrapped Up" According To Industry Insider
"It just wrapped up development over the summer"
Industry insider Emily Rogers has claimed that Nintendo's rumoured remaster of the original Metroid Prime has finished development. Rumours of a remastered trilogy have been circulating for a while now, but Rogers claims that while the original plan was to re-release all three games in the Prime...
Random Brie Larson's Back In A New Metroid Dread Instagram Ad
Say cheese
Now, listen — we know a lot of you don't like it when we write about Oscar winner Brie Larson's ongoing relationship with Nintendo. We get it. We're all a little bit lactose intolerant, too. But, much like you only have yourself to blame if you finish off an entire tub of Häagen-Dazs, we really can't be held responsible for you...
News Sakamoto: Metroid Dread Is Not The "Ultimate End", Samus Will Continue Her Adventures
As long as she "exists" there'll be more games
In the same interview with CNET, where Metroid Dread producer Yoshio Sakamoto spoke about how he would like to see a Metroid movie become a "reality", he's also discussed the future of the Metroid series in general. Dread marks the end of the five-story Metroid arc that originally began on the NES in...
Random Metroid Dread's Zero Suit Samus Model Is Rather Detailed Up Close
"14,000 polys for a model that has 2 seconds of screentime"
If you've been killed by something that isn't an E.M.M.I. robot in Metroid Dread, then you've probably seen the Zero Suit Samus animation that follows. While it might not seem like all that much in motion, it's actually rather detailed. An individual known as 'Finalizer' shared these...
News Metroid Dread's Producer Would Like To See Samus In Her Own Movie One Day
"I hope that it does become a reality"
If you have ever wanted to see Nintendo's Metroid series get adapted to the big screen, you're not alone. During a recent interview with CNET, Metroid Dread producer Yoshio Sakamoto - who originally worked on the series as a designer - voiced his own interests in seeing Samus in cinema. He finds the idea of it...
Gallery Metroid Dread amiibo Are Finally Here In Europe, And They're Rather Lovely
Did yours arrive this week?
While Metroid Dread is now a few weeks old, the amiibo that were intended to accompany its launch were unfortunately delayed in the UK and Europe, which means we've had to wait a little longer to get our grubby hands on them. The good news, as you can see from the images on this very page, is that they'
News Metroid Dread Version 1.0.2 Is Now Available, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
A "final boss fix" and more!
We weren't necessarily expecting regular patches for Nintendo's recent release Metroid Dread, but it seems there are still quite a number of issues that need to be resolved in the game. As a result of this, MercurySteam has rolled out yet another update including a handful of general fixes - to improve the overall...
Random The Current World Record Speedrun For Metroid Dread Took Under 1.5 Hours
Speedmus Arun
Metroid Dread came out less than a month ago, but speedrunners are already hard at work trying to grab the world record for fastest time to completion. Even just a few days after the release, we were marvelling at how good some players were at the game — and the current world record holder, karterfreak, is an excellent example. With...
UK Charts Mario Party Superstars Lands In Third As Metroid Dread Falls Out Of Top Ten
Five Switch exclusives make the top ten
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 30th October, revealing that Mario Party Superstars has debuted in third spot. The Switch exclusive lost out to FIFA 22 (which is enjoying yet another week at number one), and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy which launched physically on PS5, PS4 and Xbox...
October2021
Reminder Tetris 99 Is Hosting A Metroid Dread Crossover Event This Weekend
And you could unlock a special theme
Update [Sat 30th Oct, 2021 13:30 BST]: This event is currently underway. If you're looking for more Metroid Dread action, Nintendo also released a demo of the game earlier this week. Original story [Tue 26th Oct, 2021 02:30 BST]: To celebrate the return of Samus in Metroid Dread on the Nintendo Switch,
Random This Girl's Mother Makes The Absolute Best Metroid Halloween Cosplay
Even dad is included!
Halloween is fast approaching, and you know what that means – long-suffering parents all over the world are putting the finishing touches to outfits they have made for their offspring. By the time November rolls around, everyone will be utterly sick to death of the sight of pint-sized vampires, zombies and werewolves...
News Happy Halloween! Nintendo Has Released A Free Metroid Dread Demo
"All treat, no trick"
Well, this is a nice surprise! If you haven't already picked up Metroid Dread on the Switch, Nintendo has now released a free demo on the Switch eShop - allowing you to try before you buy. This Halloween, suit up as Samus Aran and see what goes bump in the night on planet ZDR with a fun-sized bite of the Metroid™ Dread...
Guide Metroid Dread: What To Do After You Get The Super Missiles
Time to nab the Plasma Beam
Now we've got our Super Missiles in Metroid Dread and we've arrived at a new region, Elun, we're going to head straight towards our next new ability, the Plasma Beam. From the shuttle area you're now in, head right and save your progress before heading out right once again where you'll be met by a green plasma door. You...
Guide Metroid Dread: What To Do After You Get The Plasma Beam
Spin to win
So, you've been playing Metroid Dread, you've got the Plasma Beam and now you can blast multiple enemies with one shot, pierce the armour of robotic foes and, more importantly, open up those green plasma doors you've been seeing everywhere. The next step on our journey is just north of where we got our newest ability and we're going to...
Random Nintendo Rejected Samus Voice Acting In Metroid Prime For Being "Too Sexual And Sensual"
"They're very, very particular about vocal sounds"
Podcaster Reece Reilly – AKA: Kiwi Talks – has been discussing the development of past Metroid games with the people who made them for some time now, having previously chatted to the likes of Mike Wikan and Bryan Walker. More recently, he sat down with Clark Wen, who was Audio Director on
News My Nintendo Adds Some Rather Nice Metroid Dread Wallpapers
One of them is free, too
With Metroid Dread now out in the wild and having established itself, it's no doubt earned plenty of fans and continues to prompt interesting debates about where it stands within the iconic series. For those that have enjoyed it a lot, My Nintendo has added some affordable rewards that may be tempting. The loyalty service...
Guide Metroid Dread - What To Do When You Arrive In Ghavoran
Time to soup up your missiles
Now that we're in Ghavoran we have two tasks to accomplish. Firstly, we want to get our hands on our next upgrade, Super Missiles, and then we want to find the shuttle area to move on to the game's next region, Elun. From the elevator area you've just arrived into from Burenia you need to head right, pull out the...
Guide Metroid Dread - Where To Go After You Get The Grapple Beam
Ghavoran awaits!
From where you've just got the Grapple Beam we're now going to make quite a few quick jumps of location, first to Dairon and then on to a new area, Ferenia, where we've got some backstory to get filled in on. Starting out from the statue room where you picked up the Grapple Beam head right, retracing your steps and using your new...
Guide Metroid Dread - Where To Go After You Get The Speed Booster
Getting into the swing of things
Now that we've got the Speed Boost ability we need to use it a couple of times as we make our way up from the E.M.M.I. area in which we retrieved it to Dairon's yellow teleporter, which is located in the north east of the region, right beside the save station, as shown in our map below. Once you make your way up...
Random It Has Now Been 1,000 Days Since Metroid Prime 4's Development Was Restarted
We're ready for an update, Nintendo
Where were you approximately 1,000 days ago? While it might not seem long ago, it actually dates back to 25th January 2019 and you know what that day was, right? Yep, on this particular day in Nintendo history, development on the highly anticipated release Metroid Prime 4 was restarted. Nintendo's Senior Managing...
Japanese Charts Metroid Dread Slips Down To Second, Switch OLED Leads Hardware Listings
Dread shifts another 22,221 physical copies
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for the week ending 17th October, revealing that Metroid Dread has fallen to second place in its second week on sale. The game sold another 22,221 physical copies in the region this week, but that was no match for the incoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba –...
Guide Metroid Dread: What To Do When You Arrive In Burenia
Flash Dance
Now that we've arrived in Burenia for the first time we're going to head out to the left from the shuttle area where we arrived, following the route you can see on the maps we've provided below. As you make your way here you'll notice plenty of grapple beam blocks and, more importantly, pressure sensitive doors that are preventing us...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get Flash Shift
Need for speed
Now that we've acquired the Flash Shift ability we are going to head right back to Dairon and in order to do so we want to find a new shuttle area in Burenia that's not too far away from where we picked up our newest ability. Starting out from where we nabbed the Flash Shift, as shown below, we are going to head left, save our game...
News Nintendo's First Patch For Metroid Dread Is Now Available, Here's What's Included
The crash error has been resolved
Last week, Nintendo issued a notice on its support website stating how it had been made aware of an error "near the end" of Metroid Dread that forced the software and game to close. It said it was working on a fix to prevent this from happening, and it's now officially arrived. This minor patch bumps the game up to...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Morph Ball Bomb
Time to launch ourselves to the next region in the game
Now that we've got our Morph Ball Bomb ability, we're immediately going to put it to use by blowing up the floor of the statue room we're in to escape and then travelling through three Morph Ball launchers to reach an E.M.M.I. zone that we'll sneak through in order to hop on a shuttle to the...
Guide Metroid Dread: Flashing Map Sections Explained - What Does A Flashing Map Mean?
Flash ahahaaa
If you've been digging into Metroid Dread over the past week or two since it released, you'll no doubt have noticed flashing areas on your in-game map as you study it for possible routes forward in order to progress through Samus Aran's latest adventure. But why is the in-game map flashing? What do these flashing areas mean? What year...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Varia Suit
It's time to heat things up
Once you've got hold of your Varia Suit you're going to need to head right back to Cataria where we've got another upgrade and a boss battle awaiting us. From the location where you just grabbed your suit, head right through the door below the statue room and into the heated area where you need to shoot out some beam...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Morph Ball Ability
Roll up for the next part of your adventure
Now that you've finally nabbed the ability to Morph Ball from the green E.M.M.I. on Cataris, it's time to make a beeline back to Artaria. In order to do this we're going to head directly for the red icon you can see in our map below. This is a teleporter, the first you'll come across in the game, which...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Diffusion Beam
Bomb's away!
Now that you've taken care of Kraid we're going to leave Cataris for the time being and head off to Dairon in order to acquire the Morph Ball Bomb. Luckily, in order to get to Dairon we only need to move a short distance north-east from where we picked up the Diffusion Beam. You can check the map below to see the location of Samus,...
News Metroid Dread, Zelda, Pokémon And Mario All Nominated In Golden Joystick Awards 2021
Voting now open!
The full list of nominees for The Golden Joystick Awards 2021 has been revealed, and the voting is now open. A decent number of Nintendo games are up for a variety of awards, including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 and Pokémon Legends: Arceus in the 'Most Wanted' category and, perhaps most notably, Metroid Dread in the...
Random Forget Dread, It's All About Metroid: Other M On Twitter Right Now
Fans are "defending" the Wii entry for all sorts of reasons
Metroid Dread might have just been released for the Nintendo Switch (and it's outstanding by the way), but over on social media, the conversation is all about Team Ninja's 2010 Wii title, Metroid: Other M. While it was mostly well-received back then, as time went on it's fallen out of...
UK Charts Metroid Dread Stays Third As Switch Takes Half Of The Top Ten
Another decent week
UK physical chart data is now in for the week ending 16th October, revealing that Metroid Dread has managed to stay in third place for a second consecutive week. The entire top three is unchanged from last week's chart, with FIFA 22 and Far Cry 6 also maintaining first and second places. In its second week, Dread managed to...
Talking Point The Metroid Dread Credits Debate Is Sadly Common
The video game development industry needs to respect its contributors
The conversations around Metroid Dread have been mostly positive since its launch, but a recent topic that has caused a good deal of debate and criticism of developer MercurySteam has related to the game's credits. Multiple contributors to the game have raised the fact that...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Wide Beam
It's Mighty Morphin' time
So, now you've got the Wide Beam from Dairon and you've jumped on the shuttle and headed back to Cataris. Our next step is to use our brand new ability to blow open a couple of doors, head into the area's E.M.M.I. zone, take down the Control Unit, kill ourselves a green E.M.M.I. and finally get our hands on the Morph Ball...
News LEGO Sadly Rejects Zelda, Metroid And Animal Crossing Design Finalists
The first LEGO Ideas review of 2021 is here
The latest LEGO Ideas review has arrived, where talented fans can submit their own designs with the potential for their ideas to be transformed into real LEGO sets, and a number of gaming-inspired ideas made it to the final reckoning. Sadly, this time, none have them managed to get the final approval they...
Guide Metroid Dread: What To Do When You Arrive In Dairon
Time to get wide (beam)
You've reached the third region in Metroid Dread and this is going to be one super quick pitstop as we're only here to grab our next upgrade, the Wide Beam, before getting right back to Cataris to put it to good use. The path towards the wide beam is fairly linear, however we do know a few players have got a little stumped at...
Guide Metroid Dread: What To Do When You Arrive In Cataris
How to proceed once you've reached the second area in the game
You've grabbed your Phantom Cloak, blasted through a couple of sensor doors on Artaris and made your way to Cataris. That's great! However, once you arrive in the second region of the game, things can be a little bit confusing if you don't quite know what you're expected to do next...
Guide Metroid Dread: Blue Butterflies - What Are The Blue Butterflies For?
What do these mysterious glowing bugs signify?
If you've been battling your way through the twisted labyrinth that is Metroid Dread's ZDR, you're sure to have noticed the glowing blue butterflies huddled together in groups around certain doorways and corridors in the game. These curious bugs feature throughout Samus Aran's dread-ful adventure, but...
News Nintendo Aware Of Crash Error "Near The End" Of Metroid Dread, Says It's Working On A Fix
An update should arrive later this month
Nintendo has been made aware of an error "near the end" of Metroid Dread that forces the software and game to close. It's working on a fix to prevent this from happening, which will be available at some point later this month. So, what's the problem? Apparently, if the player destroys a door while a map...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Phantom Cloak
How to progress after picking up your stealth ability
Now that you've beaten Corpius and grabbed the Phantom Cloak ability, you're going to be able to slink past all those sensor doors scattered around ZDR. However, if you're having trouble figuring out where to go as soon as you've acquired your stealth ability, we can quickly guide you onwards to...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Spider Magnet
How to proceed now that you can climb up magnet pads
So, you've now got your Spider Magnet after defeating the white E.M.M.I. in Artaria. Well done! However making your way forward from this point can be a little tricky and we've seen plenty of players at a loss as to where to go next. Luckily, if you're stuck, we can quickly show you how to move...
News Metroid Dread Staff Say They've Been Left Out Of The Game's Credits, MercurySteam Responds
"It's a very ugly practice"
Metroid Dread is out in the wild and it's looking like a tremendous success – it's an absolute cracker, for starters, and has just nabbed itself a debut week number one in the Japanese charts. Unfortunately, though, there is a downer on proceedings that's come to light since the game's release last Friday. A number of...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go After You Get The Charge Beam
How to proceed after you've nabbed your first upgrade
Now that you've got your Charge Beam you can go about opening up all the locked charge beam doors scattered around Artaria, this gives you lots of options with regards to how you want to proceed and investigate next. However, if you're having a little trouble figuring out exactly where to go now...
Guide Metroid Dread: Where To Go At The Start Of The Game
How to proceed towards your first upgrade in Artaria
Artaria is the very first area in Metroid Dread and it's where you'll spend a good deal of your early time in the game. Your first objective here is to get your hands on the Charge Beam so that you can open up charge beam doors and make some actual progress. However, if you're finding yourself...
Japanese Charts Metroid Dread Outsells Far Cry 6 To Claim Number One
And the first Switch OLED figures are in
Famitsu's Japanese chart figures are now in for the week ending 10th October, revealing that Metroid Dread has gone straight to the top of the pile on its debut week. Nintendo's latest Switch exclusive managed to fend off the threat of Far Cry 6, selling 86,798 physical units in its opening weekend. For...
Guide Metroid Dread: How To Get The Grapple Beam And Morph Ball Bomb Early
Kraid Killers
Sequence-breaking — when you collect an item or enter an area before the designers of the game intented you to on a 'normal' playthrough — is a time-honoured tradition in the Metroid game fan community, and it's something that's possible in Metroid Dread, too. It's possible to beat Kraid in an amusing alternate manner by shooting...
Random Players Are Already Scarily Good At Controlling Samus In Metroid Dread
How do they do it?
Metroid Dread hasn't even been out for a week yet, but some of the skills we're seeing even at this early stage are mightly impressive. If you've been playing the game yourself, you'll know that one of things that becomes immediately apparent is just how smooth and slick Samus feels to control. Running and sliding around and...
News Metroid Dread Sparks Improved Sales For Past Games In The Series
Metroid games run riot in the eShop charts
With Metroid Dread already looking like a mighty success, both in terms of its critical reception and early sales data, it perhaps comes as no surprise that the game's popularity appears to have kickstarted a flurry of purchases across the entire series. Metroid fever has been running high ever since...
News This Metroid Dread Boss Fight Trick Shows The Devs Knew You'd Break The Game
Stay away for spoilers
SPOILERS, obviously... Metroid Dread has been talked about a lot over the past week, largely in positive terms. Plenty of us are still on a first playthrough, frantically running away from E.M.M.I foes and navigating our way around the rather sizeable map. For some, though, now it's time for optimising follow-up runs and...
Guide Metroid Dread: All Teleporter Locations
Quantum Leap
If there's one thing you're going to have to do plenty of during your time in Metroid Dread, it's backtracking around the game's eight regions in search of gear, collectibles and routes forward through the campaign. It can be time-consuming, making your way to shuttle stations and elevators in order to slowly move between one area and...
Guide Metroid Dread: Maps - All ZDR Region Maps
Fully revealed area maps to help you on your way
Metroid Dread's region maps are gloriously labyrinthine puzzle boxes full of obstacles, dead ends, secret routes and surprises. In order to aid players in this regard, MercurySteam has done a fantastic job in ensuring that your in-game map remembers the locations of items, labels individual door types...
News Metroid Dread's UK Sales Momentum Points To A Big Moment For The Series
Has already outsold Metroid: Samus Returns
Though it'll take a number of weeks for sales figures to come through globally, it would seem that Metroid Dread has started strongly, driven by an extensive marketing campaign from Nintendo and a lot of positive word-of-mouth online. UK sales have been some of the first to come through, and though it...
Guide Metroid Dread: All amiibo Unlocks - Every Compatible Metroid amiibo
NFC for victory
Metroid Dread lauched alongside the game's official Samus & E.M.M.I Double Pack amiibo — which has unfortunately been delayed until the 5th of November in the UK and the rest of Europe. Players can also grab daily in-game rewards by using any of a total of six previously released Metroid series amiibo. Let's take a look at...
How to unlock all end game rewards
There are plenty of post-game rewards in store for players once they've managed to complete Metroid Dread. Some of these are unlocked for simply finishing the game on either normal or hard mode, whilst others are tied to more specific objectives. Let's take a closer look at all available post-game unlockables in...
Guide Metroid Dread: Shinespark - How To Speed Boost And Shinespark Like A Pro
Shine bright, Samus!
As you progress through Metroid Dread you'll gain the Speed Boost ability, which lets Samus mow through enemies and structures like some sort of human missile. As part of this ability she is also able to "Shinespark". By holding down on the 'L' stick whilst in Speed Boost mode, Samus will glow purple and she can now stop...
Guide Metroid Dread: Hard Mode - How To Unlock Hard Mode
A Good Day To Die Hard
OK, so you like your games really tough or you're a Metroid monster whose only real concern is playing this new entry in the franchise on its hardest difficulty. Well, unfortunately for you, you're going to have to be a little bit patient — the only way to unlock hard mode in Metroid Dread is to play through the game once on...
UK Charts Metroid Dread Just Had The Strongest Opening Week Of Any Metroid Game Ever
Super Monkey Ball debuts in top ten
Update: GamesIndustry.biz's Christopher Dring has explained that the initial report was actually incorrect, and that the original Metroid Prime remains the fastest-selling game of the series when looking at physical sales alone. However, the difference between physical launch sales for the two titles was less than...
Metroid Features
Forum Topics
2,547 replies |
5,054 replies |
2,603 replies |
6,558 replies |
70,010 replies |
96,537 replies |
Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door!!!!!!!
176 replies |
