Video Games | Metroid: Other M | E3 09: Debut Trailer XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

In what was possibly the most unexpected announcement at their E3 press conference, Nintendo announced that a new Metroid game, tentatively entitled Metroid: Other M, will be coming to the Wii.

The game is coming out of a collaboration between Nintendo and Tecmo’s Team Ninja, famous for their Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden franchises.  While the teaser video showed plenty of footage of main character Samus Aran looking out of her visor from the traditional first-person perspective, there were also plenty of shots of Nintendo’s greatest space heroine in third-person, leaping and fighting like in a standard 3D action game, such as Ninja Gaiden.  There’s even a moment in the video where Samus does something we’ve NEVER seen her do before; talk.  Yes, it looks like after 23 years of silence, Samus will finally be heard.

While no specific details were given, Team Ninja’s involvement indicates a few things.  First off, we can expect a challenging action title with a mix of melee and ranged combat.  Secondly, Samus’ character and back-story will likely be more fleshed out than in previous Metroid games.  And finally, someone will need to figure out how to make the breastplate on her armor jiggle. 

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