Metroid returns to its roots on the Switch later this year.
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During their E3 Nintendo Direct, the company announced their first 2D Metroid game in about 19 years. Metroid Dread will feature classic 2D gameplay when it releases for the Nintendo Switch on October 8.

This game is the conclusion to the five-part series that focuses on the connection between Samus and the Metroids, which began back with the original Metroid for the NES. This release serves as a direct sequel to 2002's Metroid Fusion.

Pre-orders for Metroid Dread are open right now. The Metroid Dread: Special Edition will also be available and includes the game, steelbook, a 190-page 2D Metroid franchise artbook, and five cards that feature box art from all of the games.

Like amiibo? There will a new Samus amiibo figure featuring her suit from Metroid Dread and an E.M.M.I. amiibo available as a two-pack set at the game's launch. Good luck finding those.



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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.