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Aug 28 2007

Rumor: Metroid Dread (DS) Coming Soon?

Published by Joey at 11:48 am

IGN.com recently reported on an easter egg they stumbled across while playing through Metroid Prime 3. Supposedly, somewhere mid-game is a computer panel that when scanned reads,

Experiment status report update: Metroid project ‘Dread’ is nearing the final stages of completion.

This message could be hinting at a DS title that was tentatively announced by Nintendo back in 2005 named Metroid Dread. There has never been an official, public announcement for the title other than a list of future DS titles given exclusively to the media in 2005. Many people have speculated that Dread is supposed to be a brand new side-scrolling Metroid title for the DS.

Metroid Dread

Obviously, there is no way for us to know at this point if the message is accurate, but it can fuel some interesting speculation. What do you guys think? Is this info worth getting excited for, or is this all just some cruel prank pulled by the Retro writing staff?


3 responses so far

3 Responses to “Rumor: Metroid Dread (DS) Coming Soon?”

  1. # drktrpr1on 28 Aug 2007 at 1:03 pm

    Now I really won’t have any excuses to not own a DS.

  2. # Michaelon 29 Aug 2007 at 12:25 am

    I wanted this game so badly when the rumours first started swirling.. Please let it be so Nintendo!

  3. # The Tanooki » E3 2009: Metroid Dread existence confirmed; completely separate from Metroid: Other Mon 03 Jun 2009 at 5:59 pm

    [...] as a refresher, was a long rumored, new 2D Metroid title for the Nintendo DS. There was even a coincidental mention of “Dread” in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption that led fans to jump onboard the Dread-ed [...]

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