Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective art book revealed

November 25: Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective, a new collaboration between Piggyback and Nintendo, has been revealed.

The art book will cover the first three games in the series. Fans can expect a celebration of the franchise’s art “with exclusive insights from the game developers.” The hardcover book spans over 200 pages. Interestingly, this is Piggyback’s first art book.

Below is some additional information:

Developed in collaboration with Nintendo and Retro Studios, this art book showcases concept drawings, sketches and assorted illustrations from the Metroid Prime series. With an extensive range of behind-the-scenes, high quality artwork, this hardcover anthology spans more than 20 years of Metroid Prime development and includes exclusive commentary from Nintendo producer, Kensuke Tanabe, as well as the esteemed Retro Studios. Printed on premium sheet-fed art paper, this book is stitch-bound with a lavish cloth hardcover featuring an etched Samus metallic foil.

Features

• Covers Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, and Metroid Prime Remastered
• Includes a foreword by Metroid Prime producer Kensuke Tanabe
• Features a vast array of high-quality art and sketches from the developers
• Comes with exclusive Retro Studios-penned introductions to each game
• Dozens of Producer’s Notes offer commentaries, insights and anecdotes on the featured artwork
• Stitch-bound, with a lavish cloth hardcover featuring an etched Samus metallic foil, and printed on high-quality art paper

This isn’t the first partnership between Piggyback and Nintendo. The two sides previously teamed up for guides on Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. We covered them here (also an Expended Edition guide) and here.

Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective will be available in Summer 2025. We’ll keep you updated about pre-orders. Thanks to Piggyback for today’s news.

2025 is poised to be a big year for the Metroid Prime series. Metroid Prime 4 is heading to Nintendo Switch sometime in 2025, and you can see the very first trailer here.

Will you be picking up the new art book? Let us know in the comments.

Update: Pre-orders are now open on Amazon. You can reserve a copy here.

November 26: Pre-orders are also now open on Amazon Canada here. Also, those in the UK can get it here.

November 29: Pre-orders are currently available at a discount on Amazon US. Normally $49.99, you can currently grab it for $34.99. Pre-orders are up here.

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