Samus Gets Featured on Metroid-Themed New 3DS XL Next Month

Dropping the Same Time as Metroid: Samus Returns

In just under a monthโ€™s time, Metroid: Samus Returns hits the 3DS, and to mark its release Nintendo has announced a limited Metroid-themed New Nintendo 3DS XL that looks mighty pretty.

Nintendo tweeted the announcement calling it the โ€œSamus Editionโ€ and that itโ€™ll be available at โ€œselect retailersโ€ alongside the gameโ€™s release on September 15th. It will cost $199.99 USD, the same as the current market price for New 3DS XLโ€™s. Contrary to what some may believe, it will NOT include a copy of the game. Metroid: Samus Returns will cost $39.99 USD. As you can glean from the photos, this is arguably one of the best special editions Nintendo has released for its 3D portable.

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Metroid: Samus Returns was announced during Nintendoโ€™s Treehouse Live presentation during E3 and was definitely a surprise following its Metroid Prime 4 announcement. It is a remake of the 1991 Game Boy classic, Metroid II: Return of Samus. Fans have been anticipating a new Metroid experience from Nintendo for a long time and this one, at the very least, looks like itโ€™ll scratch that bounty-hunting itch. It is being developed by MercurySteam, the creators of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow โ€” Mirror of Fate.

There has been some reservation over Nintendoโ€™s decision to lock the gameโ€™s Hard Mode difficulty behind the upcoming Metroid amiibo. The mode, called Fusion Mode, unlocks a harder difficulty and features Samus in her Fusion suit. Recently, Nintendo has clarified that the game itself has a Hard Mode unlocked after completing the main game but it still isnโ€™t as hard as Fusion mode nor will it include the Fusion suit. In short, if you want to see everything the new Metroid has to offer then youโ€™ll want to cough up the extra dough for the amiibo figures.

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