With Metroid Dread's 8th October release date looming ever closer, it was hardly surprising to see the game featured in yesterday's Nintendo Direct – hype for the title has been sustained by not one, but two brand new trailers that aired during the show.
As expected, the game still looks like it'll be an incredible outing for our favourite bounty hunter. "What is the dread that waits for Samus? Stranded on Planet ZDR, when the E.M.M.I. are approaching, Samus’ only option is to survive." Chills.
If you missed them, or if you just want to relive the sinister, atmospheric vibes they give off one more time, you can check both out here (above and below). You'll note that the second trailer mentions Nintendo's Metroid Dread report – if you're interested in reading all eight volumes of the report, you can find them all here.
Only two more weeks until launch, folks. We can do it!
Comments (29)
I'm (not) dreading this!
Thanks for posting the trailer without the voice over lady first! (Sounds of dread)
Game is looking brill. 😎🤟🏻
I really wish they would kinda calm down on the trailers, It kinda feels like Paper mario OGK, Granted that game didn't put spoilers in the trailers, But Man.
Other then that I can't wait for this game.
Had enough of the trailers, I just want to play the game.
That said, I am surprised how serious Nintendo seems to be in promoting this game. I am very much hoping that this turns out to be the most successful Metroid game so that we don't return to a long hiatus.
very excited to try Metroid Dread. October 8th can't come sooner!

Never seen so many spoilers for a Metroid game. Nuts.
@Spagetti69 I don't think they count as spoilers bro. Nintendo is the publisher and publicized these videos! 😄
They should have used this voice instead of the teenage boy they used for the commercial. She sounds so much better than he did.
@Spagetti69 It's not a damn spoiler. You people are so obsessed with being "spoiled" that you don't realize that companies do this to create anticipation. Don't want to be "spoiled"? Get off the internet.
I Dread the day Samus makes her return, because it means I will have to wait for Prime 4.
I love 2D Metroid, it is what got me into gaming and Nintendo in the first place. This game justifies my investment in a switch. I have been waiting for a game I actually want to play for a few years now and this is it.
@Snatcher I agree with you, but I'm also happy they are pushing the game so much. Maybe this will be the big breakout Metroid game that makes Nintendo care more about the franchise.
Maybe Nintendo promotes so good this game that maybe, .. maybe will be the best in the series???
I hope so!
I'm excited and its a day one buy but i think it looks really rough, i have a bad feeling its going to have some big performance issues.
@Moistnado that's good to hear! I'm sorry your experience has not been that great with the Switch library but I am glad you are excited about Dread and feel it is worth buying a Switch for! 😄✌🏻
@Gwynbleidd tough crowd
can people just not watch the trailer if they're so afraid of spoilers? i really don't get it. why not just close your eyes? Metroid is fairly niche, and nintendo is taking no chances. They're gonna show off everything aside from a few surprises.
I am on a Metroid Dread media black-out.
I want it to feel like it used to with every other Metroid release - I know of the game's existence, I know what it looks like from a few screenshots, but I know almost NOTHING else about it!
That's the absolute best way to go into a Metroid game.
Personally, I liked Creepy Voice Lady, but to each their own. Can't wait for the Dread.
Not watching anything more than what I saw at the Treehouse Live stream, plus a couple screenshots of Kraid and the Chozo warrior (no thanks to article headliners, NL). Other than that, I know very little about the game and I want to keep it that way!
The voiceover lady is so weird, I don't mind her, and nice for a British accent, albeit a weird one. What is with pronouncing EMMI as emmihhhh and then pausing like she is out of breath. She's unique I'll give her that.
@Moistnado same thing for me, this is the console seller I didn't think I need when I bought a switch at launch
@GamingFan4Lyf wish I was in your place, even thou I have tried to avoid as much as possible some things have slip under 😖
@EriXz Some things have slipped for me as well - my Facebook feed will auto-play the latest trailer and I just try to scroll as fast as possible without getting spoiled.
Thankfully, I don't think I have seen any new abilities beyond Samus's usual arsenal, and I am not paying that much attention to actual environment to have any secrets spoiled.
It's tough though as Nintendo is like really ramping up the ads for Dread.
I miss the days of just a single Nintendo Power spread of the game and that was it.
@Grandiajet
I'd say Nintendo always cared more about the Metroid franchise than its sales warrant. Other companies might've shelved it years ago.
@Spagetti69 what they only showed 1 true boss kraig
This is looking amazeballs…
Oh hush, y'all at Nintendo Life. You know y'all already have a review copy of the game. Don't act like these trailers are spoilers to you.
The Switch has some beautiful games despite its hardware limitations.
Nothing I've seen so far of Dread has me thinking it will be one of them, and that's a shame.
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