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What Do Metroid and Soccer's Greatest Player Have in Common?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:30:00 EDT

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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 »

Nintendo Trying To Figure Out What Went Wrong With Newest Metroid

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:00:00 EST

Nintendo wanted to sell a million copies of Metroid: Other M, which wasn't a bad game. They won't, not by the end of the year in America, and now they're trying to figure out why. More »

How Did Metroid's Samus Aran Become A Female Character?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:00:00 EDT

Samus Aran is one of gaming's iconic female characters. She wasn't always a female, though. Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto explains: More »

Nintendo's Next Console Will Leave You With Your Mouth Open

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:00:00 EDT

Is your mouth open? If it's closed, watch out, because Nintendo's next console will make you all slack jawed. But relax, we're a few years off. Go ahead, shut your yapper. More »

Metroid: Other M Creators Offer Rare Look At The Guts Of A Nintendo Game

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:40:00 EDT

The people behind Wii title Metroid: Other M provide an in-depth, behind the scenes look at the forthcoming adventures of Samus Aran in this 17-minute-long video that offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a Nintendo game. More »

Metroid Heroine Rides Through Space On A Ship With No Name

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 12 May 2010 17:40:00 EDT

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 »

Good Advice From One Nintendo Creator To Another

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Game Boy creator Gunpei Yokoi's philosophy on what it takes to make a game, as explained to Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto, who went on to design Wrecking Crew for the NES and, most recently, WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS. More »

Metroid: Other M Isn't Completely Off the Rails

Brian Crecente — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Playing through a section of Metroid: Other M last week, I couldn't help but notice that the Wii title felt at times very much like the sort of game the developers said it wasn't: An on-the-rails shooter. More »

Metroid: Other M and The Great Samus Schism

Brian Crecente — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:40:00 EDT

While Metroid: Other M may feel like a departure for the series in the way it plays and the influences brought in by fabled designers Team Ninja, at its heart it is meant to be a unifying game for the series. More »

Why One Of Nintendo's Smash Hits May Never Leave Japan

Brian Crecente — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EST

Yoshio Sakamoto is visiting San Francisco's Game Developers Conference to talk up the latest, he says greatest, take on Metroid. But that's not the game he's carrying around with him to show off at dinner. More »

Nintendo Would "Happily" Make Kid Icarus Wii

Brian Crecente — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:40:00 EST

Yoshio Sakamoto, one of the creators behind popular Nintendo platformer Kid Icarus, says Nintendo hasn't ruled out bringing a new title in the series to the Wii, they just haven't yet figured out how to. More »

Metroid Co-creator's Romantic (And Tragic) Samus Aran Fan Fiction

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST

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 »

Metroid: Other M Might Have Been On-Rails, If Not For Team Ninja

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EST

Yoshio Sakamoto, the Metroid co-creator and WarioWare producer, says that his latest game, Metroid: Other M, was originally planned to be an on-rails adventure. If that sounds like Metroid sacrilege to you, thank co-developer Team Ninja for changing Sakamoto's mind. More »

Metroid Creator Talks Metroid: Other M, WarioWare & More At GDC

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:00:00 EST

Looking forward to Metroid: Other M? Then take note. This year's Game Developers Conference adds one more must-attend session with the addition of Metroid creator Yoshio Sakamoto's rare lecture about his work on WarioWare and the adventures of Samus Aran. More »

The Great Chain Interview, Part 2: Metroid Guy To Xbox Guy To PS3 Guy

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:00:25 EDT

When last we left off, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto was asking me to ask Metroid designer Yoshio Sakamoto when he wants Miyamoto to retire… More »

The Great Chain Interview, Part 1: Miyamoto Questions Metroid Director

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:40:46 EDT

Over the course of three days in Los Angeles earlier this month, one Kotaku reporter spoke to nine top industry figures and had each of them ask one question for the next guy. Shigeru Miyamoto started. More »