26 Sep 2025
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Metroid Mocchi Mocchi plushies are coming

September 26, 2025

There’s a line of plushies called Mocchi Mocchi, which are chibi versions of characters and items from popular games. They have officially licensed Mario, Sonic, Kirby, Suya Suya and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys, and now, Metroid is joining the lineup!

Mocchi Mocchi plushies based on Samus’s Helmet and Morph Ball have surfaced on Zing Pop Culture, an Australian merchandise retailer. Each plushie costs $65 Australian and both are now available for preorder. They’ll be released on November 14, 2025. Whether and when they will be available in other countries is currently unknown, but we’ll let you know as soon as they are.

Update:
These Mocchi Mocchi plushies are now also available on Amazon for $39 USD each!

Source: Zing Pop Culture (Samus Helmet/Morph Ball) / Amazon (Samus Helmet/Morph Ball)

25 Sep 2025
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Chris Stuckmann aspires to direct a Metroid movie

September 25, 2025 1 Comment

In an interview with Collider about his directorial debut, Shelby Oaks, the YouTuber Chris Stuckmann discussed the trend of indie film directors getting the chance to direct blockbuster movies, such as Chloé Zhao. While not ruling out the possibility of helming a high budget film himself, Stuckmann explained that he’d prefer to make more original films. That said, if he had the chance (which he doubts) to direct any franchise movie, he’d choose Metroid.

Here is what he said:

“If I had to pick a franchise, Metroid. Metroid is my dream, and it’s not a thing that exists currently as a movie, but the idea of directing a Metroid film would be absolutely incredible. I’ve got Samus on my arm right here. That whole world means so much to me. The lore is so deep and rich, and I love her as a character. But Nintendo is Nintendo, and they’re going to get somebody who’s done a million CGI movies before. But I would love to do a Metroid movie.”

Interest in a Metroid film has been increasing in the last few years. Brie Larson has volunteered to play Samus, the stars of The Super Mario Bros. Movie have called for a Metroid film, and Jordon Vogt-Roberts and Neill Blomkamp have said they’d love to direct it. Earlier this year, former Nintendo executive Gail Tilden shed light on why the Metroid movie planned in 2005 was cancelled, suggesting movie studios were reluctant to invest in big budget action movies starring a woman.

With Nintendo starting to take movies more seriously, with a second Mario and a live action Zelda film on the way, there’s never been a greater chance of Metroid finally coming to the silver screen.

Source: Collider

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Bonus Episode – Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s Release Date

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Our second podcast episode of 2025 features our reactions to the release date of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and trailer in the September 12 Nintendo Direct, which aired earlier on the day of recording. We share our thoughts on the new Vi-O-La bike Samus uses in Beyond and more theories about what it all means. Additionally, Amanda reads from the mailbag.

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

00:00 – Introductions
00:29 – Topic: Metroid Prime 4 Beyond’s Third Trailer and Release Date
11:05 – Mailbag
17:33 – Bloopers

The Vi-O-La Bike feature mentioned in this episode can be read here.

18 Sep 2025
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Shinesparkers is launching Operation Metroid Prime 4

September 18, 2025

Today, Shinesparkers has an announcement to make: we’re launching Operation Metroid Prime 4! Much like Operation Samus Returns and Operation Metroid Dread in the past, this is a new social media campaign to raise awareness of the Metroid franchise and encourage new fans to play the games in the Metroid franchise. With the debut of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond only 77 days away at the time of writing, it’s the perfect opportunity to reach fans old and new and support its long-awaited release!

To show your support and share your love of Metroid, use #OperationMetroidPrime4 on social media. We’d love to see your memories of playing Metroid, gameplay clips and fan art from today on Bluesky, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook! Our own content on social media will include the hashtag #OperationMetroidPrime4 through the end of the 2025, to keep up the momentum.

17 Sep 2025
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Backside of MP4: Beyond boxart may have been spotted

September 17, 2025

The backside for the MP4: Beyond box art might have been spotted at Shibuya Nintendo Store! This is courtesy of Ivy (@yabi.bsky.social), who were kind enough to contact us privately with her findings!

Most of the backside contains old artwork or views we are already familiar with, but there are still a couple of new and interesting findings!

Source: Nintendo Tokyo Store, Shibuya

16 Sep 2025
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be playable at PAX Australia

September 16, 2025

Nintendo is returning to PAX AUS 2025, which is taking place between October 10-12th at the Melbourne Convention Centre in Melbourne, Australia. It’s been announced that a Nintendo Switch 2 demo of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be playable there, along with other upcoming games like Kirby Air Riders and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, and the recently released Hollow Knight: Silksong.

Will you be attending PAX AUS? Let us know on our social media!

Source: Nintendo

15 Sep 2025
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond ‘Power Bundle’ discovered (Europe only)

September 15, 2025

A pre-order bundle has been discovered on select European sites. It includes a desk mat and a holographic sticker set. There is also a keyring attached to some bundles, with each item being available while supplies last.

Source: Nintendo

12 Sep 2025
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Feature: The Vi-O-La Bike

September 12, 2025

Hot off the presses with today’s trailer and release date for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, we can bring you an exclusive translation of a new Japanese Nintendo article! Published after the Nintendo Direct, it goes into more detail on the Vi-O-La bike that Samus uses to traverse Viewros in Beyond. The bike has offensive capabilities in addition to hyperspeed, and will seamlessly integrate into the world, with Samus able to get off and explore on foot as she pleases. We hope you’ll enjoy this translation!

Click here to check out the feature

12 Sep 2025
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is out December 4

September 12, 2025

Today, during the latest Nintendo Direct, more than eight years after its first announcement in 2017, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond received a release date. We will all finally get to play this long-awaited sequel on December 4, 2025.

The new trailer reveals a brand new mechanic in Beyond: third-person motorcycle gameplay on an open-world plain. The motorcycle is called Vi-O-La and it has offensive capabilities in addition to hyperspeed. There’s more footage of Samus fighting freakish creatures and mechanical enemies in a desert environment, using what looks like a psychic grapple, and another glimpse of Sylux levitating in a new suit!

After the trailer, the Nintendo Today! app revealed that the red suit is called the Vi-O-La Suit, which may indicate it’s needed to ride the Vi-O-La bike.

Alongside the announcement of the release date, Nintendo revealed that Prime 4 will get three new amiibo of Samus, Samus on her motorcycle, and Sylux! The first two will be released on November 6, and Sylux on December 4, same day as the game. The end of the trailer also included a reminder that Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective is due for release on October 28.

We can also confirm a fourth rating for Beyond, PEGI 12 in Europe. This was previously shown as a provisional rating, but is now final.

Lastly, it was announced that Virtual Boy games will be re-released on Nintendo Switch Online starting on February 17th, with a dedicated VR accessory. This is the first time any Virtual Boy games have been re-released since the original console! One of the games coming will be Galactic Pinball, which featured Samus in a cameo.

Source: Nintendo Direct

10 Sep 2025
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Nintendo Direct announced for this Friday, September 12

September 10, 2025

Nintendo have announced that a new Nintendo Direct will air in 46 hours from the time of writing, on Friday September 12. It’s airing at 6:00 am PT/9:00 am ET/2:00 pm UK time/3:00 pm Europe time and will run for an hour.

Should there be any Metroid-related news like, say, a release date for Metroid Prime 4; Beyond (pretty please with cheese on top!), we will bring you the announcement as it happens.

Source: Nintendo