Metroid Ravenous was shown to the world earlier this week. Deputy Creative Director Irene has taken the task to analyse the trailer to better understand the new underlying systems at hand, and to perhaps unearth abilities (new and old) that might have been hinted at or otherwise been hidden in plain sight!
Some of it is speculation, but it’s written in depth and there might be spoilers for those that wish to experience this game blind!
The successor for Metroid 5 has been announced, and it is indeed called ‘Ravenous’! Thanks to the great success of Dread, we thankfully we did not need to wait for decades for the follow-up, and we’re excited to see more of it!
Metroid Ravenous will have a special edition, featuring a steel book, game, and an amiibo featuring Samus in her Metroid Suit. There will also be a new set of amiibo, featuring an amiibo for Samus Aran as she appears in Ravenous and one for a Chozo Statue.
Per the Nintendo eShop page, the game supports HDR output and a 120hz refresh rate! It is estimated to be 20.2 GB (Dread is 4.2 GB, but was estimated to be 6.9 GB)
Official Description:
It’s eat or be eaten
After her ship crash lands on a moon, Samus Aran is ambushed by a mysterious group of assassins. Severely wounded from the attack, the bounty hunter must now navigate an underground world and gain new abilities to find her way back to the surface.
Devour your foes
To survive this hostile environment, Samus must use her latent Metroid powers to regain energy by feeding on her prey. Stun enemies by countering their attacks, then act fast to drain their energy.
Seek revenge
The five Space Ninjas who ambushed Samus lie in wait for her throughout this labyrinthian world. Face them in thrilling one-on-one battles where you’ll get up close and personal with these assassins and their powerful weaponry.
The game is scheduled to release January 28th, 2027!
Key art, special edition, amiibo, and screenshots of the game can be found below:
Now that September 2026 is here, we would normally share a roundup of the Metroid news we had in the previous month, August. However, we did not have any news to report last month. We did share a video marking the 40th anniversary of Metroid on August 6, and a feature revealing the results of our annual Favorite Metroid Game Poll for 2026.
Additionally, August also saw the anniversaries of Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Metroid Prime Trilogy. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and Metroid: Other M, each of which we marked on social media pages.
As always, we’ll have more content to share in September and even more surprises throughout the rest of 2026, so keep your eyes peeled for that! In the meantime, we’ll see you next mission.
The results of our Annual Favorite Metroid Game Poll for 2026 are now available. We shared them earlier in August in our video marking the 40th anniversary of Metroid, but now we’re sharing them in written form. After 311 votes and thousands of points, find out how each game ranked at the link below.
Now that August 2026 is here, we have prepared a roundup of the Metroid news we had in July. See below:
July 1 – BREAKING: Brazilian ratings board leaks new Metroid game
We published one new feature in July, a tribute to Admiral Dane himself, Timothy Patrick Miller.
As always, we’ll have more content to share in August, including the results of our annual favorite Metroid game poll. We’ll have even more surprises throughout the rest of 2026, so keep your eyes peeled for that! In the meantime, we’ll see you next mission.
We have a new feature to share with you. We learned a short while ago that Timothy Patrick Miller, the voice of Admiral Dane in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, sadly died in June 2025 after a long illness. Members of the Shinesparkers team, including our founder Darren, who interviewed Timothy in 2010, gathered to share tributes to him. We also included some comments from our followers on social media.
The Shinesparkers team wishes to thank Timothy Miller for his memorable performance as Admiral Dane. Our hearts go out to his family and friends.
Now that July 2026 is here, we have prepared a roundup of the Metroid news we had in June. See below:
June 1 – Metroid 40th Celebrations incoming!
June 19 – Nintendo Museum restaurant has a classic Metroid prop
We published one new feature in May, a translation of a promotional Metroid: Other M guide. We also discovered the sad news that the voice of Admiral Dane, Timothy Patrick Miller, had died the previous year.
As always, we’ll have more content to share in July and throughout the rest of 2026, so keep your eyes peeled for that! In the meantime, we’ll see you next mission.
We have breaking news to share! Today, Brazilian journalist Necro Felipe reported that a rating for Metroid Ravenous was shared by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Security. The listing includes a production year of 2026, a rating of 12+, and that it’s coming to Nintendo Switch 2. It does not include who is developing it or when it is coming out. The page has since been removed.
Could this be the next 2D Metroid installment? There have been persistent rumors for months of a new game or a Super Metroid remake, and we always take such rumors with a bucket of salt. However, a government ratings board revealing an unannounced game points to it being real. We will keep our eyes peeled for any further details on this game and bring any news to you straight away.
Source: Necro Felipe
We’re sharing another feature today, a translation of a promotional “guide book” or pamphlet for Metroid: Other M. Released only in Japan, it contains gameplay information, a biography of Samus, a summary of the original Metroid trilogy, as well as commentary from Yoshio Sakamoto, Yosuke Hayashi of Team Ninja and Ryuji Kitaura of D-Rockets. Our gratitude goes to Darts for the translation, and Dana Nicole for providing the scans of this guide book.
Today, Nintendo announced a new Super Family Restaurant is opening at the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto this fall/autumn. Along with that, they shared an image of the interior, which reveals a Metroid artifact on display: the Varia Suit model from the Japanese Metroid Fusion commercial! Said commercial recreated the introduction sequence of Fusion and Samus’s X Parasite removal surgery, with constructed busts of the Fusion and Varia Suits. It’s wonderful to see that this prop has survived all these years and will now be on display for the public to enjoy.
You can read our translation of the official interview with the commercial’s director, Yasuo Inoue, here.
Source: Nintendo Museum/Wata Ridley
