A special live episode of Nintendo Minute was recorded at PAX West recently dedicated to Metroid: Samus Returns. It was hosted by Nintendo Minute hosts Kit and Krysta, along with Audrey from the Nintendo Treehouse. The episode showed off some concept artwork, and Audrey played through a new area of the game. You can watch the video below
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Respected Japanese video game magazine Famitsu has reviewed the upcoming Metroid: Samus Returns, and have given it a score of 32/40. The Famitsu scoring system is done by a “Cross Review” where a panel of four video game reviewers each give a score between zero and ten, and their scores combined to give a final total. In this case, Metroid: Samus Returns were given an eight out of ten by each reviewer.
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Nintendo have released a commercial for the upcoming Metroid: Samus Returns in Japan. The trailer shows off lots of cool game play footage without dialogue, but also shares a couple of scenes that some fans may consider spoilers, so be warned!
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New North American discounts for several Metroid games have been made available on My Nintendo. This is great if you haven’t had a chance to play these games, or just want another excuse to play them again. Do bare in mind that each discount can only be redeemed once, and only for one platform in the case of the NES Metroid.
Remember to spend your points wisely.
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If you live in North America and plan to purchase Metroid: Samus Returns digitally, you can now pre-load your copy on the Nintendo eShop so you can get straight to enjoying Samus’ adventure on planet SR388 as soon as the game goes live on the 15th of September, once you apply a small update. The game will require 5,460 blocks of space, so make sure you have enough space to download the game.
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A new month brings with it new discounts and redeemable goodies on My Nintendo. Likely to coincide with Metroid: Samus Returns releasing in two weeks, one of the rewards available for EU My Nintendo members is a nice little discount on Metroid Fusion for the Wii U.
For the low price of 140 Platinum Points, you can receive 30% off a digital copy of Metroid Fusion. If you want to get a Metroid fix before Samus Returns drops, this is a good way to do it, especially with the inclusion of Fusion Mode in the Metroid II remake.
You can get this reward on the EU My Nintendo website, so if you’ve never experienced Metroid Fusion or have been looking for an excuse to play it again, now is your chance!
If you live in the US, you now have access to a new My Nintendo reward theme in the form of Metroid: Samus Returns for your 3DS. The theme was released in Japan recently, and there is still no sight of the theme in Europe. It can be acquired for 20 gold coins, which can be obtained by purchasing digital games via the Nintendo eShop on 3DS, Wii U and Switch. Check out a video of the theme in action below!
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Still haven’t preordered Samus Returns? We’ve assembled a handy guide for online stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom where you can do so. Remember that if you preorder the game from GameStop or EB Games you will get a keychain of Samus’s sprite from the original Metroid II: Return of Samus, free. In the UK, you can get a T-Shirt with your preorder. Each price is in the currency of the respective country.
United States:
Best Buy (Standard Edition) – $39.99
Amazon (Standard Edition) – $39.99
Wal-Mart (Standard Edition) – $39.88
Target (Standard Edition) – $39.99
Target (Special Edition) – $49.99
Target (Prima Strategy Guide) – $16.99
Best Buy (Special Edition) – $49.99
Amazon (Samus Edition 3DS XL) – $199.99
Amazon (Prima Strategy Guide) – $14.04
GameStop (Standard Edition) – $39.99
GameStop (Special Edition) – $49.99
GameStop (Prima Strategy Guide) – $19.99
Canada:
EB Games (Standard Edition) – $49.99
Best Buy (Standard Edition) – limited quantities available – $49.99
Amazon (Standard Edition) – $49.99
Amazon (Special Edition) – $128.99
Amazon (Samus Edition 3DS XL) – $399.99
United Kingdom:
Nintendo UK (Standard Edition + T-Shirt) – £39.99
Amazon UK (Standard Edition) – £33.99/39.99 for digital version
GAME (Standard Edition + 3DS Case) – £39.99
ShopTo (Standard Edition) – £34.85
The Game Collection (Standard Edition + T-Shirt) – £34.95
Simply Games (Standard Edition + T-Shirt) – £35.85
Simply Games (Standard Edition, no T-Shirt) – £33.85
Nintendo’s Japanese YouTube channel has released two new Samus Returns videos. The first video showcases all of Samus’s power-ups in the game. Some are items we already knew about, like the Charge Beam, Gravity Suit and Spider Ball, but we can now confirm the return of the Spazer and Plasma Beams, and addition of Super Missiles, Power Bombs and High Jump Boots. We are also treated to a glimpse of the Omega Metroid! Additionally, a Samus Returns theme for the 3DS has come out in Japan. When you start up your system, the iconic Samus Aran’s Appearance Fanfare is heard, and then a remix of the Super Metroid introduction theme plays. No word yet on if this theme will make its way over to Western 3DS systems, but we’ll keep you informed! You can watch the powerup video here, and see the theme here.
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Last April, Ganon11 and his team held a charity marathon of the Metroid series. They ended up raising $178 for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. They’re going to hold another marathon soon, again for the CCMC through Extra Life, with a goal of $1000. The marathon starts at 12:00 PM EST on Friday, September 1, and they estimate they will be playing for 72 hours straight until around noon EST on Monday, September 4.
You can find them at metroidmarathon.com, or on Twitch via twitch.tv/Ganon11, although that stream will be embedded on the website. They will be playing every Metroid game in the series released thus far. If they meet their goal, there may even be a special surprise.
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