Metroid has hardly ever been in a position to play with the Nintendo huge boys so far as gross sales are involved, so it is no shock that Samus merch drops have been a good bit rarer than these seen for Zelda and Mario. However, with Metroid Prime 4: Past lastly right here, Nintendo is altering that… in Japan, a minimum of.
Sure, a brand new wave of Metroid merch is now obtainable completely on the Nintendo Shops in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka and the Okinawa pop-up. Simply to essentially rub salt within the wound, it is also obtainable on the My Nintendo Retailer, completely in Japan. *sigh* Again to trying longingly at aircraft tickets, it’s.
Replace: Properly, it appears to be like like Nintendo has answered our needs! Though it appeared that the merch outlined beneath was unique to Japan, most of the gadgets have simply cropped up on the UK My Nintendo Retailer, too. Time to beef up these Christmas stockings!
Merely put, the brand new vary is superior. There is a tremendous cute Child Metroid keychain, a Morph Ball zip-up pouch, a ‘gadget case’ for all of your wires and charging banks, and even glasses so you’ll be able to ‘cheers’ Prime 4 in model.
The true winners, thoughts you, are the Metroid ice dice tray (not obtainable on the EU retailer) — as a result of why have cube-shaped ice, when it might seem like a tiny alien? — and the Arm Cannon pillow, which, sure, you’ll be able to truly put on.
The total assortment ranges in worth from 2,420 yen / £12.99 for the keychain, as much as 6,600 yen / £37.99 for the Arm Cannon pillow.
And if the above has bought you within the temper for much more merch, the squishy Metroid amiibo is now again in inventory on the UK My Nintendo Retailer for £12.99.
These unable to get their arms on any of the above can nonetheless take pleasure in Metroid Prime 4: Past, which arrives on Swap and Swap 2 at present, as a substitute. We referred to as Samus’ newest journey “one of many best Metroid video games of all time” in our evaluation, and at present, the wait is lastly over!
