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What Do Metroid And Soccer’s Greatest Player Have In Common?

The name of Metroid‘s star’s name is Samas Aran. The name of soccer’s greatest player is Pelé. But that’s not his real name.


November 13, 2010
News

Nintendo Trying To Work Out What Went Wrong With New Metroid

Nintendo wanted to sell a million copies of Metroid: Other M, which wasn’t a bad game. They won’t, not by the end of the year in America, and now they’re trying to figure out why.


September 10, 2010
News

How Did Metroid’s Samus Aran Become A Female Character?

Samus Aran is one of gaming’s iconic female characters. She wasn’t always a female, though. Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto explains:


September 7, 2010
News

Nintendo’s Next Console Will Leave You With Your Mouth Open

Is your mouth open? If it’s closed, watch out, because Nintendo’s next console will make you all slack jawed. But relax, we’re a few years off. Go ahead, shut your yapper.


July 21, 2010
News

Metroid: Other M Creators Offer Rare Look At The Guts Of A Nintendo Game

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The people behind Wii title Metroid: Other M provide an in-depth, behind the scenes look at the forthcoming adventures of Samus Aran in this 17-minute-long video that offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a Nintendo game.


May 13, 2010
News

Metroid Heroine Rides Through Space On A Ship With No Name

Metroid series lead and co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto teaches us something we never knew we never knew. Intergalactic bounty hunter and Metroid: Other M star Samus Aran’s ship – which bears a striking resemblance to her space suit – doesn’t have a name.


April 8, 2010
In Real Life

Bold Advice From One Nintendo Creator To Another

Game Boy creator Gunpei Yokoi’s philosophy on what it takes to make a game to Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto, who went on to design Wrecking Crew for the NES and, most recently WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS.


March 19, 2010
News

Metroid: Other M Isn’t Completely Off The Rails

Playing through a short section of Metroid: Other M last week, I couldn’t help but notice that the action adventure Wii title felt at times very much like the sort of game the makers of Other M said it wasn’t: An on-the-rails shooter.


March 18, 2010
News

Other M And The Great Metroid Schism

While Metroid: Other M may feel like a departure for the series in the way it plays and the influences brought in by fabled designers Team Ninja, at its heart it is meant to be a unifying game for the series.


March 12, 2010
News

Why One Of Nintendo’s Smash Hits May Never Leave Japan

Yoshio Sakamoto is visiting San Francisco’s Game Developers Conference to talk up the latest, he says greatest, take on Metroid. But that’s not the game he’s carrying around with him to show off at dinner.