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Konami’s PES 2018 beat a number of new releases to the top of the Japanese charts last week, including Nintendo’s Metroid: Samus Returns and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, according to the latest figures from Famitsu. The PS4 version of the game shifted over 69,000 units in its first week on …

The boss of Nintendo America has acknowledged the strength of fans’ negative reaction to the E3 reveal of Metroid Prime: Federation Force. The game featured in the platform holder’s E3 Digital Event, but drew such fury from parts of the fandom – including a petition calling for its cancellation – …

Nintendo has hinted that some new entries in the Metroid series could be in development. In an interview with KotakuShinya Takahasi,the GM of the platform holder’s Software Planning and Development group, talked about the two different types of Metroid game – the original 2D style and the 3D games in …

While fans are no doubt waiting for Zelda HD, Shigeru Miyamoto has other Nintendo properties on his Wii U wish list. The iconic developer told IGN he is interested in seeing how Metroid would benefit from the upcoming console and its tablet-like GamePad controller. "With Metroid, it’s very easy to …

Sega has confirmed portable side-scrolling shooter Aliens: Infestation will be released in the UK this September. The publisher says it’s an action-packed platform shooter with a hardcore, retro feel”. Based on Aliens, the second instalment in the horror sci-fi movie franchise, the game lets players fire weaponry from the film …

Nintendo has admitted that it will fall far short of selling the 1m units it had predicted for September’s Wii release Metroid: Other M. The game has a respectable Metacritic average of 79 per cent and managed to finish in the September Top Ten in the US. However, despite managing …

The Metroid franchise makes a dramatic return next month and is backed by a substantial marketing spend. Nintendo is preparing extensive promotions to ensure the upcoming Wii title Metroid: Other M matches the success of its acclaimed predecessors when it hits shelves on September 3rd. The build-up to the game’s …

Nintendo has announced release dates for key titles new and old, all due to hit shelves in the next quarter. The platform holder once again confirmed Metroid: Other M will arrive on September 3rd, alongside the newly-announced Tetris Party Deluxe for Wii and DS, which brings new modes and multiplayer …

Metroid: Other M will be released in the UK this September. The release window was confirmed by a trade ad from Nintendo in the latest issue of MCV, due out tomorrow. This puts the game’s European debut within weeks of its US launch, confirmed as August 31st during Nintendo’s E3 …