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.
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?
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