Metroid Ravenous revealed as next 2D title alongside 2027 release date
Nintendo has announced a new 2D Metroid game titled Metroid Ravenous, scheduled for release on January 28, 2028. The title will be an exclusive for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 console.
Why it matters
This announcement signals Nintendo's strategy for its next-generation hardware and the continued expansion of a major gaming franchise.
Nintendo has revealed Metroid Ravenous as the next 2D game in the series, and we don’t have long to wait for its release.
After Metroid Dread brought the series back from a long hiatus in 2021, fans have been clamouring for more Samus action.
And following a relatively mixed reception for her 3D return in last year's Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, fans will no doubt be itching to go back down a dimension for a new chapter.
In a reveal trailer from today's Nintendo Direct, we got our first look at Ravenous, which appears to tell the story of Samus trapped under the surface of a moon looking a way off world.
It also shows several full-3D cutscenes in which she fights against an unknown enemy, a samurai-like character clad in black, metal armour who manages to stab Samus through her Power Suit.
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