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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · Jun 1

It's time for our annual poll to discover the community's favorite Metroid game of 2025! Please share it with friends, let's reach as many Metroid fans as possible!

Previous winners:
2021: Super Metroid
2022-2024: Metroid Dread

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 17h

Happy 4th anniversary to #Metroid Dread! Released in 2021 after a long on-off development cycle, it concluded the original saga of Samus and the Metroids and revitalized the 2-D Metroid saga.

We'd love to hear your memories from playing Dread!

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 18h

57 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

What do you think the amiibo will unlock in Metroid Prime 4?

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 1d

58 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

Samus has a very diverse arsenal of weapons and special abilities, but which one is your favorite?

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 1d

Hopefully you can get one before Dec. 4!

Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 2d

59 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

Will you be playing on Switch 1 or Switch 2?

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 3d

60 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

Is there a classic Metroid theme you’d like to hear remixed in Metroid Prime 4?

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 4d

A new video from @NintendoDE features impressions of #MetroidPrime4Beyond at Gamescom 2025!

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Eric Kozlowsky @vonkoz.bsky.social · 5d

Little known story about my time at Retro Studios. A very large portion of the Prime series concept art was done traditionally, and most of it was unceremoniously shoved into a flat file. I got permission and a small budget to organize, frame and hang select images (from DKC as well) in the studio.

Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 5d

62 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

Are you getting Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective, the art book?

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 4d

61 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

Is there a classic power-up you hope will return?

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 5d

62 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

Are you getting Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective, the art book?

#OperationMetroidPrime4

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 6d

MercurySteam, the developer of #MetroidDread and #MetroidSamusReturns, has denied accusations of poor working conditions by a Spanish game developers' union. More information on our website.

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 6d

63 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

Who is your favorite NPC from the Metroid series?

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 7d

64 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

Do you think Aurora Units will make another appearance?

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 7d

We've prepared a roundup of all the #Metroid news we had in September 2025.

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 8d

65 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

Will you be doing a #Metroid marathon before Metroid Prime 4 comes out?

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 8d

A new #MetroidPrime4Beyond Switch 2 slim case is coming from PowerA! More information in the new post on our site.

#OperationMetroidPrime4

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Switch 2 slim case announced

A new slim case for Nintendo Switch 2 based on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is coming from PowerA. As the latest officially licensed Metroid accessory from them, the slim case prominently features Samus…

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 9d

66 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

Do you want Ridley to make an appearance in Metroid Prime 4?

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 10d

67 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

Will you be playing with Dual Analog, Gyro or Mouse Controls?

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 11d

68 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

Do you think Metroid Prime 4 should introduce melee combat like in the 2D Metroid games?

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 11d

Before and after the Nintendo Direct earlier this month, we asked you 4 questions about #MetroidPrime4Beyond here and on our other social media. We chose our favorite answers to include in a new feature!

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 12d

#MocchiMocchi plushies of Samus's Helmet and Morph Ball are coming!

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 12d

69 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

Do you think Viewros was the planet Tanamaar in the past?

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 13d

Chris Stuckmann, an American YouTuber and filmmaker, said he'd love to direct a #Metroid film if given the chance. Read what he had to say about it on our website:

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 13d

70 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

How excited are you to utilize Samus’s new Psychic Abilities?

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Shinesparkers @shinesparkers.net · 15d

72 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!

Do you think Samus will encounter friendly NPCs on Viewros?

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