2020 saw a huge anniversary for Nintendo, with Super Mario Bros. turning 35. Next year goes one better, with both the original The Legend of Zelda and Metroid hitting that milestone. Although it was late, Nintendo confirmed a few special releases for Mario’s anniversary, including Super Mario 3D All-Stars, Super Mario Bros. 35 and Mario
Metroid: Samus Returns
Metroid is fine. Yes, it’s one of Nintendo’s most popular first-party franchises. Yes, Samus has become a gaming icon over the years. And yes, the idea of a cool sci-fi bounty hunter game where you’re fighting dragons, pirates, and weird jellyfish-looking things sounds rad as can be. The only problem is that I don’t think any
Brie Larson is quickly rising in popularity, with that popularity likely coming to a head when she portrays Captain Marvel in her own standalone film next March as well as the still untitled fourth Avengers film next May. That being said, Captain Marvel doesn’t seem to be only badass sci-fi character Brie Larson would be
Welcome to the first official DualShockers Definitives list! This week has been a hard one for DualShockers staff, thanks to much arguing and nit-picking over which games in the amazing Nintendo 3DS library make the Top 10. If you missed the original post, here is a quick TLDR on what this is all about: The
Spanish developer MercurySteam is a rather unique studio. While most European teams work with western publishers, the San Sebastian de Los Reyes-based studio has three Castlevania games for Konami and the recent Metroid: Samus Returns for Nintendo under its belt. Yet, the story of the studio isn’t all glory and fanfare. About a decade ago, it was
Video game sales at retail improved in the UK year-by-year in September, led by FIFA 18 and Destiny 2. Over 2.36 million games were sold at a variety of retail stories in the UK this past month, which is a rise of 7 percent over September 2016. However, the 7 percent increase may not be all indicative of
The concept of a Metroid game seems so odd in 2017; while the Metroid-vania genre seems booming and bustling thanks to the indie market, the series that inspired the genre hasn’t seen a notable successor in (arguably) over a decade. With more than enough frustration over the formats of Metroid: Other M and Metroid Prime: Federation Force, the 2.5D Metroid: Samus
This week’s shows is a bit shorter, but Logan, Taylor, and Scott still cover a fair amount of ground. Per usual, the cast talks about what they’ve been playing recently at the top of the show with the discussion centering on Destiny 2, FIFA 18, Forza Motorsport 7, and Metroid: Samus Returns. Afterwards, the crew
Media Create has released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between September 11 and September 17, Konami’s latest installment in its yearly soccer simulation series, PES 2018 (known as Winning Eleven 2018 in Japan) debuted at No.1, doubling its nearest competitor, which was Splatoon 2. Rounding at the top five is new release Metroid: Samus
Media Create has released its weekly sales chart of the Japanese video game market. For the week between September 11 and September 17, Konami’s latest installment in its yearly soccer simulation series, PES 2018 (known as Winning Eleven 2018 in Japan) debuted at No.1, doubling its nearest competitor, which was Splatoon 2. Rounding at the top five is new release Metroid: Samus
In case somehow you missed it, Destiny 2 launched last week. And in the UK it launched to the biggest release so far this year, a title it stripped away from Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy in the process. Now, in the 37th week, Destiny 2 is once again at the top of the charts, holding off six new releases, some
In case somehow you missed it, Destiny 2 launched last week. And in the UK it launched to the biggest release so far this year, a title it stripped away from Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy in the process. Now, in the 37th week, Destiny 2 is once again at the top of the charts, holding off six new releases, some
Ahead of the release of Metroid: Samus Returns next week, Nintendo today released a new trailer for the game which shows off the variety of weapons and gadgets that Samus will be able to utilize. This new video runs over four minutes and showcases a ton of cool abilities that longtime Metroid fans should be familiar with. From the
Fans of the Metroid series were ecstatic when two new games were announced for the franchise at this year’s E3. Today, Nintendo released a new gameplay trailer for Metroid: Samus Returns. The trailer comes in TV spot format, and provides a look at some gameplay, including both new and revamped features from the original Metroid II:
Gamescom 2017 has come and gone, and like every year, it’s time to honor the games that according to us, and according to you, stood out among the rather rich pack. Do keep in mind that no award is every objective, so it’s perfectly ok if you disagree with our choices. As a matter of
It seems like lately we’ve been getting a lot of new details on the upcoming 3DS title Metroid: Samus Returns. Today was no different, as we got one packed video detailing various elements from the much-anticipated remake of the 1991 Game Boy game titled Metroid II: Return of Samus. In the video provided at the bottom of
I hope you love your classic 2D series news, because we’ve got a bunch more for you courtesy of Nintendo. MercurySteam’s return to form with Metroid: Samus Returns unveiled today with a bunch of information given to us during a Treehouse presentation. But with a recent press kit release, the Big N gave us some
At the end of the detailed coverage of the newly announced remake, Metroid: Samus Returns, a few tidbits were dropped about extended features for the game. The first was all amiibo focused: two new figurines are coming out as a compliment to the adventure. Alongside that, the two Samus amiibo that are out there (Zero