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How tall would Samus Aran be in real life? The seller on this eBay item claims that it's life-size so, if this crafty piece of artwork's to be believed, she'd be about 5'6" (165 cm, for you metric-heads). The sculpture's made from defunct Nintendo games from the Japanese publisher's legacy systems, like the Game Boy, Nintendo Entertainment System and Nintendo 64. Originally commissioned for used games retailer JJGames, it now needs a new home. Surely some retro enthusiast out there can give Samus a loving home? More »
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GENZOMAN created one hell of a cover illustration for Screw Attack Magazine's Anniversary issue. Check out the alternative piece w/ full text here. More »
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Samus gets a loving / mind numbing Metroid kiss in this 25 year anniversary illustration by artist Drew Green. Check out more of his work here on Tumblr. More »
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For the past month, artist Chris Furniss has been drawing a picture a day depicting Metroid heroine Samus Aran doing...different stuff. That month has now sadly come to an end. More »
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The name of Metroid's star's name is Samus Aran. The name of soccer's greatest player is Pelé. But that's not his real name. More »
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In 2007, Brooklyn's Michelle Perl was struck with tragedy. Her mother, sick with cancer, passed away. But in her mourning, Perl decided to do something. She decided to change. More »
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Dead or Alive: Dimensions for the Nintendo 3DS will feature a cameo from Metroid hunter Samus Aran, but she won't be jiggling alongside the rest of the DOA cast. Samus, sadly, won't be playable in the game. More »
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This Philips vacuum cleaner looks very familiar. As seen on Wii Nintendo. More »
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Let's say, you had, I dunno, 179 worthless, old and broken video game carts just sitting around. What would you do? More »
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Samus Aran is one of gaming's iconic female characters. She wasn't always a female, though. Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto explains: More »
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Metroid series lead and co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto teaches us something we never knew we never knew. Intergalactic bounty hunter and Metroid: Other M star Samus Aran's ship—which bears a striking resemblance to her space suit—doesn't have a name. More »
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How does Metroid producer Yoshio Sakamoto explain his Nintendo DS megahit Tomodachi Collection—still a Japan-only release—to the non-Japanese GDC attendee? By putting high-level Nintendo execs in weird Tomodachi Collection situations, including Sakamoto's own virtual crush on Samus Aran. More »
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Normally, we'd recommend just about any piece of fan fiction that begins with Metroid bounty hunter Samus Aran coming out of the closet. But McSweeney's satirical rant from the Zebes native isn't even remotely sexy. More »
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There's another great post at Vorpal Bunny Ranch, this one looking at the issue of female game protagonists and game violence — there seem to be different expectations placed on the reaction of female protagonists to violence that is par for the course for male characters. Oh, sure, violence may still be there, but it takes on a different tone. Is this societal expectations playing out on our consoles and PCs?: More »
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Most cosplay fails from either poor costume construction or the revealing of too much unruly flesh. Few want to see Tifa reimagined as a heroine whose shorts are bursting at the seams with layers of manifested laziness, one reason why the generally slender cosplayers in Japan are held in high regard in such circles. More »
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The box art for Nintendo's first game of The Big Three, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, is now available for your expert-level box art critique. While many will agree that it is rich with Samus and her various grotesque mutations, what I'm sure we'll all disagree on is whether it's less or more hideous than the Kotaku redesign. Personally, I'm not a fan, as my appreciation for the typeface arts has grown to the point where I'm under the delusion I know what the hell I'm talking about. However, I am well aware that the extent to which I'll actually view this box art is the sum total of about ninety seconds of my life. More »
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The Super Smash Bros. Brawl news continues to drag along at a snail's pace, justifying the very existence of a weekly, not daily, update for your Wii brawler news. Here's the round up! More »
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Artist Torokun is no stranger to Kotaku. We love his fan art. His most recent addition to his deviantArt profile is of this awesome Metroid Prime 2 Echoes-style Samus Aran showing her distaste for "badly designed guys" like the popular BMX bandit Master Chief. Ice cold, Samus, ice cold. More »
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