Nikki García receives gifted Samus drawing

Nikki García, the voice of Samus in Metroid Dread, recently voiced Leah in the new Metroidvania game Eden Genesis. The development team, Aeternum Game Studios, gifted Nikki a drawing of her wearing a version of Samus’s Varia Suit, which she posted on Twitter/X, as well as her filmed reaction. It’s a beautiful piece! You can see Nikki’s reaction at the link below.

Source: Nikki García

Interview: Ai Kobayashi

It is the very great pleasure of Shinesparkers to share an interview with Ai Kobayashi, the voice of Samus Aran in the Japanese version of Metroid: Other M! As far as we know, this is her first interview about the game. We asked her to share her memories from the recording process, her personal feelings regarding Samus, and how she became a voice actress in the first place. This is a real treat for fans of Other M. We hope you enjoy it!

An extra special thank you goes to Wata Ridley and Darts for their help translating between English and Japanese. It would never have been possible without them.

Click here to read the interview

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s Lead UI Artist shares his work

The Lead UI Artist of Retro Studios, Jon Wofford, recently opened up on Twitter and ArtStation about his role in designing the Heads-Up Display (HUD) for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Jon sought to update the HUD for modern gamers while honoring its original appearance. For example, Beyond finally changes the visor shape to match its appearance in Metroid Prime 2 onwards. The Morph Ball HUD is now in the center top of the screen, and appears sleeker. You can read his notes on the HUD design at the link below.

We want to thank Jon and the rest of the Retro team for the amazing work they’re doing to bring us the fourth Metroid Prime game at long last.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is coming to Nintendo Switch sometime in 2025.

Source: Twitter/ArtStation

Episode 30 – Reactions to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

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Our second podcast episode of 2024 was recorded within hours of the June 18 Nintendo Direct, which finally brought us a gameplay trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond! Amanda and Roy are joined by team member Glaedrax to share their immediate reactions to the trailer and their theories on what will happen in the game.

Podcast is hosted by Amanda, with team members Roy and Glaedrax.

00:00 – Introductions
00:41 – Topic: Reactions to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
26:47 – Mailbag
27:23 – Bloopers

The uncompressed trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond https://assets.nintendo.com/video/upload/Nintendo%20Direct/2024/06-18-2024/video/spotlight-04.mp4

Glaedrax’s reaction to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eez6baTJz5M

Haloid, the Metroid-Halo crossover Roy mentioned in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL-mR79GErU

Metroid Dread and Metroid Prime Remastered are now on sale worldwide

After the trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond debuted in yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo has put Metroid Dread and Metroid Prime Remastered on sale around the globe. Dread is now available for 30% off, and Prime Remastered for 15%.

Note: these sales only apply to the digital versions of the games. If you want a physical copy, you’ll still have to pay full price.

Japan: Dread/Prime Remastered

Canada: Dread/Prime Remastered

United States: Dread/Prime Remastered

Mexico: Dread/Prime Remastered

Brazil: Dread/Prime Remastered

United Kingdom: Dread/Prime Remastered

France: Dread/Prime Remastered

Australia/New Zealand: Dread/Prime Remastered

The sale lasts until July 2nd, 2024, so if you haven’t picked up a copy of either game yet, and you want to, now is your chance!