Twitter user Nightmare Phazon (@nintengoth) has generously taken this video of his new baby: The Samus Helmet Exclusive Edition from First 4 Figures. Bathe in all its glory.
Today we’ve released a brand new pin for your pleasure:
Pin features:
- From tip-to-tip of the ‘S’ is 2″
- Circle radius is 1.5″
- 3D engraved design with brushed metal accents
- Featuring red soft enamel
- Material: Antique Silver Metal
- 2.5″ backer card
- 2 metal butterfly clasps
- MDb URL backstamp
Get yours today: https://metroid-database.myshopify.com/products/enamel-pin-prime-s-logo
New Zealand-based Kiwi Talkz is back again this time with the creator and lead developer of AM2R, a game some consider to be the best Metroid fangame ever made.
Here’s an idea: Instead of reading headlines and skimming for juicy soundbytes, why don’t you watch the entire thing? You might learn something.
Hey guys, here is a new video going over a route my friends and I use to get the best endings in Metroid Dread. Nothing crazy like what you may see from speedruns, but something for newcomers or casual players who want some extra challenge and a new route to finish the game. Hope you enjoy!
Nintendo finally and inevitably announced the date in which they will be closing the eShop for good. This includes both the WiiU and 3DS eShops: March 2023.
As of late March 2023, it will no longer be possible to make Nintendo eShop purchases for the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.
More info: https://t.co/uGoxCcDZ70
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 16, 2022
People are upset because this means people won’t be able to “officially” access the library of potentially hundreds of games which are only available through their respective eShops without having to resort to piracy. On the other hand, Nintendo is a company that runs a business, and don’t have infinite money. Sad they can’t offer a better solution, but is it really their responsibility?
I do think preservation is important, but what likely matters more to Nintendo is that they aren’t going into the red. Sometimes tough decisions need to be made, and this is one of them. And we all knew the eShop wasn’t going to be around forever.
Regardless of where you stand on this issue, currently the only way you can officially purchase and play digital versions of the following Metroid games are through the eShops. Get ’em before they’re gone; you have barely more than a year left.
- Metroid Prime Trilogy – WiiU eShop
- Metroid Other M – WiiU eShop
- Metroid Prime Hunters – WiiU eShop
- Metroid – Wii U / 3DS eShop
- Metroid II: Return of Samus – 3DS eShop
- Super Metroid – Wii U / 3DS eShop (“NEW” 3DS models only)
- Metroid Fusion – WiiU eShop
- Metroid Zero Mission – WiiU eShop
- Metroid Prime Federation Force – 3DS eShop
- Metroid Samus Returns – 3DS eShop
Metroid and Super Metroid are also currently available as titles through Nintendo Switch Online subscription service.
Lastly, I’ll say you’re free to disagree with me, no one has to agree all the time. I just don’t think this is as bad as everyone’s making it out to be.
With the huge success that Metroid Dread has been for Nintendo, this figure was inevitable.
We’re pretty damn excited that it’ll soon be in our collections.
More Metroid merch & toys Nintendo! MORE! 😀
#WonHobby35 Figure Update!
Good Smile Company
METROID DREAD
figma Samus Aran: DREAD ver.Web Gallery: https://t.co/BQRUVdrsrJ#MetroidDread #figma #goodsmile pic.twitter.com/Xsn4IgfTxZ
— GoodSmile_US (@GoodSmile_US) February 11, 2022
Announced today during the Nintendo Direct, Metroid Dread will receive an update today, completely free!
It will add:
- Dread Mode (1 hit kills)
- Rookie Mode (easy mode)
- And they also announced Boss Rush mode releasing in April!
Nintendo released its annual financial report. In the report you can see that since launch through December, Dread has sold 2.74M copies, making it the 2nd-highest selling Metroid title (1st being Prime).
This is great news and we hope Dread sales continue. Considering it’s just shy of 10k less than Prime’s overall sales, Dread is very poised to surpass it. At least give us some new cool Metroid merch, please, Nintendo?
Click the image to be taken to our store.
In other news, we have uploaded the entire Metroid Dread OST for your pleasure. It’s available in both MP3 and FLAC. You can also stream the entire thing directly from our site. Enjoy!
- Download Entire OST [MP3] (453MB, .zip)
- Download Entire OST [FLAC] (1GB, .zip)
MAGFest panel! Big thanks to Dan Cattell for hosting the panel and inviting me and Carl to be a part of it. Had a great time! Panel was done at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, MD on January 6, 2022.