Exactly one month has passed since the Nintendo Direct at E3 2018, where Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was officially unveiled, Ridley was confirmed to be playable, and his amiibo was shown off. The amiibo packaging (with Japanese text) has been revealed on Amazon.com. Check out the packaging below, as well as a link to the listing where you can preorder the amiibo.
Source: Amazon
Shinesparkers recently conducted two surveys before and after this years E3 2018 to gather the thoughts and feelings of fans on topics such as Metroid Prime 4, the inclusion of Ridley in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and what they would like to see from the future of the series. A huge thanks to everyone who took the time to fill them out!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was recently shown during a special Nintendo Direct for E3 2018, announcing that Ridley would be a playable character for the first time in the series. We now have a better look at the alternate costumes for both Ridley and Samus thanks to Nintendo Wire, who attended the Los Angeles Convention Center and went hands-on with the game.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will launch on Nintendo Switch on December 7th, 2018!
Nintendo is currently running a sale on the North American eShop where you can purchase select titles at up to 50% off. The award-winning Metroid: Samus Returns is currently 30% off at $27.99 (was $39.99) on 3DS until June 21st, 2018. If you haven’t had an opportunity to play the latest Metroid title yet, this is a great opportunity to save some money!
Be sure to check out our reviews of Metroid: Samus Returns below!
While not as wild as last year, this E3 has still been exciting for Metroid fans.
Here is a roundup of all the Metroid related news gleamed from E3.
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This page will be update if more news arrives.
Reggie Fils-Aimé spoke with Polygon regarding why Nintendo had decided to skip on Metroid Prime 4 at this years E3 presentation.
“We believe it is not fair to the fan to repeatedly tease them (fans) over time about a game. That’s why we tend to focus close in, typically in a six- to nine-month timeframe, and go deep in sharing content and information on a particular piece of content. But right now, for something that’s not launching in 2018, it just wasn’t the right time.”
Fans will likely have to wait until E3 2019 for any new information, unless Nintendo decides to showcase it in a future Direct. Either way, it’s evident that we are all a long way from seeing the game in any capacity.
Source: Polygon
During the post-E3 Treehouse Live show, an amiibo for Ridley was confirmed! It is intricately detailed and will be released alongside the game on December 7, 2018. And you thought he was too big. Check out the gorgeous close-up below!
Nintendo has confirmed that Metroid Prime 4 will not be shown at this years Electronic Entertainment Expo. Speaking with Game Informer, senior product marketing manager for Nintendo America Bill Trinen and localization manager Nate Bihldorff confirmed that the game was still in development and that it will not be featured at this year.
Last year was the first year for Switch at E3, so we took a bit of a departure from our usual approach to E3, which is to focus on more near-term stuff. Last year, because it was the first year for the hardware, we looked at things that were maybe a little further out. This year, you can see pretty clearly, we’re back to focusing on the near-term. We’ll have more to share with Metroid Prime 4 when we have something we think is going to wow people.
Source: Game Informer
The wait is over. After years and years of requests, and waiting, and pleading, Ridley has been confirmed as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, to be released December 7 this year! Be sure to watch the Treehouse Live after show for some gameplay, and check out his gorgeous render below!
The next game in the Super Smash Bros. series has officially been revealed! Super Smash Bros. Ultimate includes the return of every character who has ever appeared in the series history, including the Ice Climbers, Snake, Pichu and Young Link, and adding in the Inklings from Splatoon! This of course includes Samus and Zero Suit Samus. Samus’s Charge Shot can now be charged and cancelled in midair.
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