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Metroid
Franchise · Gaming
Metroid is Nintendo's prestige cult IP: critically canonized (it defined the 'Metroidvania' genre) yet a commercial minnow next to the company's mascots, so each new entry tests whether reverence converts to register receipts.
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In the news
Random: Metroid Prime In 2D Is Now A Reality Thanks To New Fan ProjectNintendo Life · Aug 10, 2026Poll: Box Art Brawl: Metroid 40th Anniversary SpecialNintendo Life · Aug 9, 2026Metroid Prime meets Powerwash Simulator in 2026’s weirdest new sci-fi shooterPolygon.com · Aug 8, 2026Opinion: A Short Walk In Metroid Prime That's More Fun Than Most Whole GamesNintendo Life · Aug 7, 2026Metroid at 40: happy birthday to Samus Aran, gaming’s greatest badass and my personal heroineThe Guardian · Aug 6, 2026Feature: Six Things I'd Like To See in 'Metroid 6'Nintendo Life · Aug 5, 2026
The company behind Metroid
NintendoTYO:7974 · Nintendo turns beloved game worlds into hardware, software, parks, merch, and repeat family spending.How attention becomes money
1 — Discover the surface
2 — Use the platform repeatedly
3 — Follow the community or creator loop
4 — Spend, subscribe, or transact
5 — Keep coming back
Label-mates · 11
MarioNintendo’s core mascotThe Legend of Zeldaadventure and discoveryPokémoncollect, battle, tradeAnimal Crossingslow life simSwitchhybrid family consoleKirbysoft platformer charmSplatoonink-shooter rivalryDonkey Kongclassic platforming iconPikmintiny-crew strategyStar Foxspace combat seriesFire Emblemtactical story battles
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