01 Jan 2026

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December 2025 News Roundup

Roy January 1, 2026

Happy new year! To conclude 2025, we have prepared a roundup of the Metroid news we had in December. See below:

December 1 – Shinesparkers Metroid Prime 4 Video: Get involved!

December 2 – New NSO icons – Metroid II: Return of Samus & Metroid: Zero Mission

December 2 – Final Metroid Prime 4: Beyond predictions from our friends

December 3 – Metroid Prime 4: Beyond gets update 1.1.0 ahead of launch

December 4 – Nintendo Music adds 7 Metroid Prime 4 tracks in special release

December 9 – Metroid Prime 4: Beyond debuts at #3 in UK sales chart

December 10 – Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Holographic Poster Set now available from My Nintendo

December 11 – Wave 2 of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond icons on Nintendo Switch Online available

December 11 – Unused dialogue from Metroid Prime 4: Beyond discovered – (Spoiler Warning)

December 12 – Metroid Prime 4: Beyond was the 6th best selling game in Japan last week

December 14 – Metroid Prime 4 World Databook shared on Nintendo Today!

December 15 – Metroid Prime 4: Beyond debuts at 2nd on Swiss sales chart, falls to 15 on UK chart

We published our #SamusIsBack video with contributions from the Shinesparkers community, as well as our annual End of Year feature recapping everything we published and all the Metroid news of 2025.

We hope that you took time over the holiday season to enjoy Metroid Prime 4 and time with your loved ones! We’ll be sharing new content in January and throughout the rest of 2026, so keep your eyes peeled for that! As always, we’ll see you next mission.

30 Dec 2025

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Feature: End of Year 2025

Roy December 30, 2025

Every December, we close out the year with our annual End of Year feature. This year, we were finally able to play Metroid Prime 4: Beyond after its original announcement eight years ago, and Piggyback released Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective. Our End of Year feature highlights this, the Metroid news we had throughout the year, as well as the content we published, including a Community Spotlight for Hoshizora Lone and an episode of the Podcast featuring Laura Kate Dale.

On behalf of the Shinesparkers team, I would like to thank all of our readers for their continued support, and wish you all a happy new year! In 2026, we will mark the 40th anniversary of the Metroid franchise, and we couldn’t be more excited.

Click here to read our End of Year 2025 feature

15 Dec 2025

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond debuts at 2nd on Swiss sales chart, falls to 15 on UK chart

Roy December 15, 2025

We have some more sales data for Metroid Prime 4 to share with you. According to SwissCharts.com, which measures physical game sales in Switzerland, Metroid Prime 4 was the second best selling game behind EA Sports FC 26. On the other hand, the game has fallen out of the top 10 on the UK sales charts, now in 15th place for this week after peaking at #3 last week. Keep in mind that these charts measure physical sales only. Digital sales, which are not shared, are likely to be much higher.

Source: SwissCharts (2025 Week 49)/Nintendo Life

14 Dec 2025

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Metroid Prime 4 World Databook shared on Nintendo Today!

Roy December 14, 2025

Earlier this month, a digital booklet for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond was shared on the official Japanese website, which summarized the plot and setting of Beyond and its multiple control scheme options. The booklet was printable in PDF form. Today, an English translation has been released, but via Nintendo Today! It does not feature the breakdown of controls or a printable PDF, but it has been archived on Wikitroid in both text and screenshots. You can read it for yourself at the link below. Be mindful, there will be minor spoilers in the event you haven’t finished Metroid Prime 4 yourself yet.

Source: GoNintendo/Wikitroid

12 Dec 2025

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond was the 6th best selling game in Japan last week

Roy December 12, 2025

We have some more sales data to share for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond in Japan, courtesy of Famitsu. In the first week of its release, Beyond was the sixth best selling game, selling 21,415 copies. It was outsold by Mario Kart World, Kirby Air Riders, Pokémon Legends: Z-A (its Switch and Switch 2 Editions are counted separately) and Octopath Traveler 0 on Switch 1. This is our second indication of how well Beyond is doing commercially, after it debuted at #3 on the UK sales charts. We’ll keep an eye out for sales data from other countries, which should hopefully be coming soon.

Source: Famitsu

11 Dec 2025

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Unused dialogue from Metroid Prime 4: Beyond discovered – (Spoiler Warning)

Irene December 11, 2025

A bunch of unused dialogue for the stranded Federation Troopers has been discovered! We will not go into specifics, but a video from our trusted friend Bearborg contains these bits of interactions, some of which we really adore! The link from the source will bring you to the video.

Source: Bearborg

11 Dec 2025

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Wave 2 of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond icons on Nintendo Switch Online available

Roy December 11, 2025

Last week, Nintendo shared new icons based on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on Nintendo Switch Online. These will be coming in waves on Wednesday each week from December 3 to January 3. This week, the second wave of icons is available, featuring Samus (Varia and Vi-O-La Suits), Reger Tokabi, a Metroid, a Griever and Aberax, and backgrounds based on Fury Green, Volt Forge and Ice Belt. You’ll need a total of 95 Platinum Points to get everything from this wave, so see what quests you can pick up!

Source: Nintendo

 

10 Dec 2025

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Holographic Poster Set now available from My Nintendo

Roy December 10, 2025

My Nintendo have shared another Metroid Prime 4: Beyond-inspired physical reward for customers in the United States and Canada: a set of two holographic posters! One of them shows the key art for the game, and the other features Samus wearing the Vi-O-La Suit and sitting on Vi-O-La. A similar set was previously shared for Metroid Dread. The posters each measure 11.75″ x 18″. The set costs 1,000 Platinum Points, so if you want the posters, you’ll have to start farming points!

At the time of writing, we are unsure if it is available outside North America. If it is, do let us know and we’ll update this post.

Source: My Nintendo

09 Dec 2025

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond debuts at #3 in UK sales chart

Roy December 9, 2025

We have our first indication of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s commercial performance! UK Charts data for the week of December 8, compiled by GfK, shows that Metroid Prime 4 made its debut at number 3 on the chart behind Mario Kart World and EA SPORTS FC 26. It sold 83% better on Nintendo Switch 2 than Switch 1. The Game Business’ Christopher Dring said that physical scales of Beyond in the UK were down 15% from those of Metroid Dread, although this is only a “marginal” difference of a few thousand units. Digital sales figures, which are rarely shared by Nintendo, are likely to be much higher.

Source: Nintendo Life

04 Dec 2025

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Nintendo Music adds 7 Metroid Prime 4 tracks in special release

Roy December 4, 2025

This just in: Nintendo Music skipped its usual Monday night/early Tuesday morning update, because late tonight, they shared seven tracks from Metroid Prime 4: Beyond in a special release! The tracks are as follows:

1. Metroid Prime 4 Main Theme
2. Fury Green
3. The Sacred Tree
4. Vi-O-La
5. Ice Belt Power On
6. Carvex
7. Volt Forge

Naturally, there is likely to be many more music tracks in the game, but as with past special releases, it is likely that more of them will be added in a few days or weeks to prevent spoilers.

Enjoy the music, and more importantly, enjoy Metroid Prime 4: Beyond when it drops on Nintendo Switch 1 and 2 tomorrow!