Everyone expected Nintendo to show Metroid Prime 4 at E3 2021 for the Nintendo Switch, but the company had different plans. Instead, they announced Metroid Dread, a brand new Metroid game coming to the Nintendo Switch this year. Metroid Dread will go back to Metroid’s roots: it is the first 2D Metroid game to come out in 19 years. This is also a great way to celebrate the 35th anniversary of Metroid, one of Nintendo’s most storied franchises.
“Metroid Dread: The first 2D Metroid game with a new story in 19 years is coming this year to Nintendo Switch. Metroid Dread is a direct sequel to 2002’s Metroid Fusion game and concludes the five-part saga focusing on the strange, interconnected fates of bounty hunter Samus and the Metroids, which kicked off with the original Metroid game for NES. In this game, Samus heads alone to a mysterious remote planet and is hunted by a dangerous new mechanical threat, the E.M.M.I. robots. By gaining abilities, you can return to areas you’ve already visited to find new places and hidden upgrades in classic Metroid gameplay. Explore the sprawling map, evade the E.M.M.I. robots and overcome the dread plaguing the planet when Metroid Dread launches for Nintendo Switch on Oct. 8. Pre-orders for the game start today! The Metroid Dread: Special Edition will also be available at launch, which includes the game, a steelbook, a 190-page 2D Metroid franchise artbook and five cards that feature box art from all the games in the five-part saga. Finally, a new Samus amiibo figure featuring her suit from Metroid Dread and an E.M.M.I. amiibo figure will be available in a two-pack set at launch.”
Metroid Dread releases this year on October 8. Nintendo continues to have a stellar lineup for 2021, and their lineup for the second half of this year just got even stronger. There will also be a special edition of the game which will come with tons of goodies outlined above! This is something Nintendo fans have been asking for for years and is sure to be a hit on the Nintendo Switch.