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Metroid

Metroid is an action-adventure game franchise created by Nintendo. The player controls the bounty hunter Samus Aran, who protects the galaxy from Space Pirates and their attempts to harness the power of the parasitic Metroid creatures. Metroid combines the platforming of Super Mario Bros. and the exploration of The Legend of Zelda with a science fiction…

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Publisher
Nintendo
Creators
Satoru Okada · Gunpei Yokoi · Hiroji Kiyotake · Yoshio Sakamoto
Developers
Nintendo R&D1 (1986–2004) · Intelligent Systems (1986–1994) · Retro Studios (2002–present) · Fuse Games (2005) · Nintendo Software Technology (2006)
First release
Metroid August 6, 1986
Genres
Action-adventure · Platform · First-person shooter · Pinball
Latest release
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond December 4, 2025

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Metroid

Nodes189
Edges188
Triples308
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010582
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Metroid

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related to 2010–2016: Other M and second hiatus · 33
Metroid → After, E3, Federation Force, GamePad, He, In, It, Japanese, Joystiq, Metroid Blast, Metroid Prime, Mii, Miyamoto, NES, Next Level, Nintendo, Nintendo Land, Nintendo's, Nunchuks, Other
related to 1986: Origins · 32
Metroid → Alien, August, D1, Development, Europe, Family Computer Disk System, Giger, Gunpei Yokoi, Halfway, Hiroji Kiyotake, In, It, January, Japan, Makoto Kano, Metroid II, NES, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Research, North America
related to 2017–present: Samus Returns, Dread and Prime 4: Beyond · 26
Metroid → Castlevania, Fate, Fusion, In, In February, Iron Galaxy Studios, It, Lords, May, MercurySteam, MercurySteam's, Metroid Dread, Metroid II, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime Remastered, Mirror, Nintendo, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, Retro Studios
related to Reception · 25
Metroid → All, Castlevania, Echoes, Edge's, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Game Informer's, GameFAQs, Guinness World Records, IGN, In, Kissy, Mother Brain, Namco's Alien Sector, Next Generation, Night, Nintendo, Nintendo Power, Prime, Ridley, Samus Aran
related to Legacy · 24
Metroid → Along, AM2R, Axiom Verge, Blind Forest, Castlevania, Cave Story, Chasm, Dark Souls, Game Awards, Hollow Knight, In, Konami, Metroid II, Metroidvania, Night, Nintendo, Ori, Other, Rogue, Roguelike
related to 1991–2002: Sequels and first hiatus · 21
Metroid → As, D1, Development, Europe, Game Boy, Intelligent Systems, It, Japan, Metroid II, Nintendo, North America, Released, Return, Sakamoto, Samus, Samus Arans, SNES, Super Metroid, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Varia Suit
related to Audio · 21
Metroid → Corruption, Developers, Dolby, He, Hip, Hirokazu, Kenji Yamamoto, Logic II, MB, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime's Dolby Pro, Mother Brain, Prime, RAM, Retro Studios, Super Metroid, Tanaka, The, The Metroid, Wii
related to Story and characters · 19
Metroid → After, Crocomire, Draygon, Galactic Federation, In, In Metroid II, In Super Metroid, Kraid, Metroid Queen, Metroids, Mother Brain, Mother Brain's, Ridley, Samus, She, Space Pirates, SR-388, The Return, Zebes
related to Sales · 18
Metroid → Brawl, By September, Corruption, Each Metroid, Gotoku Kenzan, Gundam Musou Special, In, It, Japan, Metroid Prime, Monster Hunter Diary, Other, Poka Poka Airu Village, Ryū, Super Smash Bros, United States, Wii Fit, Wii Party
related to 2002–2009: Metroid Fusion and Metroid Prime series · 16
Metroid → Action Adventure, Austin, GameCube, He, In, It, Metroid Dread, Metroid Prime, Miyamoto, Nintendo, Retro, Retro Studios, Shigeru Miyamoto, Super Metroid, Texas, The

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MetroidCreatorsSatoru Okada1.00infobox
MetroidCreatorsGunpei Yokoi1.00infobox
MetroidCreatorsHiroji Kiyotake1.00infobox
MetroidCreatorsYoshio Sakamoto1.00infobox
MetroidDevelopersNintendo R&D1 (1986–2004)1.00infobox
MetroidDevelopersIntelligent Systems (1986–1994)1.00infobox
MetroidDevelopersRetro Studios (2002–present)1.00infobox
MetroidDevelopersFuse Games (2005)1.00infobox
MetroidDevelopersNintendo Software Technology (2006)1.00infobox
MetroidDevelopersTeam Ninja (2010)1.00infobox
MetroidDevelopersNintendo SPD (2010)1.00infobox
MetroidDevelopersNext Level Games (2016, 2025)1.00infobox
MetroidDevelopersMercurySteam (2017–present)1.00infobox
MetroidDevelopersNintendo EPD (2017–present)1.00infobox
MetroidDevelopersIron Galaxy (2023)1.00infobox
MetroidDevelopersVirtuos (2025)1.00infobox
MetroidFirst releaseMetroid August 6, 19861.00infobox
MetroidGenresAction-adventure1.00infobox
MetroidGenresPlatform1.00infobox
MetroidGenresFirst-person shooter1.00infobox
MetroidGenresPinball1.00infobox
MetroidLatest releaseMetroid Prime 4: Beyond December 4, 20251.00infobox
MetroidPlatformsFamicom Disk System1.00infobox
MetroidPlatformsNES1.00infobox
MetroidPlatformsGame Boy1.00infobox
MetroidPlatformsSNES1.00infobox
MetroidPlatformsGame Boy Advance1.00infobox
MetroidPlatformsGameCube1.00infobox
MetroidPlatformsNintendo DS1.00infobox
MetroidPlatformsWii1.00infobox

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