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Metroid: Samus Returns Announced for 3DS

Metroid: Samus Returns Announced for 3DS - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 13 June 2017 / 4,261 Views

Nintendo during its E3 2017 Treehouse live stream announced Metroid: Samus Returns for the Nintendo 3DS.

View the trailer below:


Here is an overview of the game:

The Metroid: Samus Returns game is a modern reimagining of the 1991 Game Boy adventure Metroid II: Return of Samus. Intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran’s arsenal has been enhanced with new moves and abilities such as the powerful Melee Counter, 360-degree Free Aim Mode and mysterious Aeion Abilities. This intense, side-scrolling action-platformer has been completely remade with engaging and immersive 3D visuals and a rich, atmospheric color palette.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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KLAMarine (on 13 June 2017)

Switch version plz?

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Proxy-Pie (on 13 June 2017)

Very nice surprise!
They seem to be taking queues from AM2R, with the Fusion boss and Chozo artifacts appearing...

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TheBraveGallade Proxy-Pie (on 13 June 2017)

Maybe thats why they killed AM2R. By the time AN2R was snowballing, they knew, so they did what they did.

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Helloplite (on 13 June 2017)

Why not also on the switch? Who comes up with these decisions?!!

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Mandalore76 Helloplite (on 13 June 2017)

Because Nintendo already said they weren't cutting off support for 3DS. This game was clearly developed as a 3DS title.

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SecondWar Helloplite (on 13 June 2017)

I think that they want you to focus in Metroid Prime 4 for the Switch. Having both would split the fanbase.

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Darc Requiem Helloplite (on 13 June 2017)

Because it will take time to develop Metroid Prime 4 for Swtich. Creating a quality title for 3DS takes far less time. It will give Metroid fans something to play while they wait.

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Helloplite Helloplite (on 16 June 2017)

It wouldn't take any extra time, what are you talking about? Just a straight port to the Switch online market. This has zero reason to be a 3DS exclusive.

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gigaSheik (on 14 June 2017)

Slow mo... the videogame cancer...

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Kwaidd (on 14 June 2017)

This looks awesome!

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gentii (on 14 June 2017)

who knows the developer of Samus Returns 3DS ?

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Poojipoo (on 14 June 2017)

This E3 made my inner child so happy. My heart feels so full and warm.

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Paperboy_J (on 13 June 2017)

Sam-Sam is back!

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97alexk (on 13 June 2017)

CANT WAIT! As a huge metroid fan this is gonna be awsome. Also it makes sense that's on the 3DS because the original was a gameboy exclusive back in the day. Yeah i know switch is also kinda handheld, but still

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Luke888 (on 13 June 2017)

Just TAKE MY MONEY

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IkePoR giwayume (on 13 June 2017)

Mirror of Fate was fine. Nothing amazing but they did what shit Konami told them, most likely. This being a remake - and Nintendo - they didn't have as much freedom for sure. Hell, Sakamoto was probably over their shoulders the entire time.

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