Metroid Dread is finally real, out October

Metroid Dread has a long, long history of being vapourware. But now it is real. Really.

Nintendo has just announced Metroid Dread will launch for Switch on 8th October. A subsequent Nintendo Treehouse presentation confirmed it was being developed by Metroid: Samus Returns studio MercurySteam.

Footage revealed during today's E3 Nintendo Direct showed Samus being chased by a robot through various side-scrolling environments. (Of course, both Samus and the robot are also being turned into new amiibo.)

Metroid Dread.
08/10/2021. pic.twitter.com/MISwj4aJ5t

— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) June 15, 2021

Intriguingly, Metroid Dread was first referenced on screen as "Metroid 5", perhaps suggesting its placing on the series' timeline later than other instalments.

Metroid Prime 4 was also mentioned - briefly - just to state it was still in development.