Although they will no longer provide any of those pesky "numbers" we all like so much, the NPD Group has released its report for the month of September. As Microsoft announced earlier, Halo: Reach topped the charts, selling 3.3 million units in its first month of sale.

Capcom's Dead Rising 2 took the third spot across three platforms, despite launching on September 28 in North America. EA Sports saw three of its titles land in September's top ten, with Madden NFL 11, NHL 11, and FIFA Soccer 11 invading the month's top five sellers. New exclusive titles Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for the PSP and Nintendo Wii's Metroid: Other M also had strong debuts. Note: The NPD Group no longer lists software as individual platforms. Sales for all platforms will now be combined when listed in the "Top Ten" and no figures will be released to the public from the NPD Group. Read more »

Nintendo has outlined the cause and effect of a game-breaking bug affecting a segment of Metroid: Other M players and how they can avoid or remedy the situation.

The bug takes place in the game's third sector (aka the lava section) after squaring off a room of spiked enemies with purple legs. If, in this section, users decide to backtrack towards the area where the Ice Beam is obtained, a door that is supposed to unlock remains closed and will not allow players to continue through Samus' latest adventure. To avoid the issue, Nintendo recommends going through the door immediately after defeating the enemies and do any desired backtracking at a later time. Read more »

Few would argue that, between its other major franchises like Mario and Zelda, Nintendo is extremely comfortable changing the Metroid formula around. In 2002, Retro Studios took the classic series into first-person territory, much to the initial dismay of the franchise's loyalists. To this day, Metroid: Prime stands as one of the best titles in the franchise.

When Nintendo revealed Ninja Gaiden developer Team Ninja would take over and, once again, change Samus Aran's world, I was a little worried. As a huge fan of the franchise, I decided to purposfully avoid the game at every major show, promising to only play the finished product. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Daily Filter includes a whole bucket full of screenshots and trailers from Gamescom 2010. So many, that we couldn't even fit all of them here. We've filtered the filter! Below you'll see new footage of Dead Space 2, two videos from Red Faction: Armageddon, a trailer for Metroid: Other M, new images of BioShock Infinite, Dungeon Siege III, screens and a video for F.E.A.R. 3, a retro-inspired Splatterhouse trailer, screends and video of TERA, a fast new trailer for Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, two gameplay videos for Enslaved, screenshots from Dead Rising 2, Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, Civilization V, DiRT 3, Mortal Kombat, and some screends and video for End of Nations. Whew! Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter includes a trailer featuring the real Tier 1 operators aiding EA in with development of Medal of Honor, an ARG video discovered by Bungie.net forum users promoting Halo: Reach and new trailers for LittleBigPlanet 2 and Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2. Read more »

A peek at more Metroid: Other M gameplay footage is on offer in the E3 trailer for Ninja Gaiden II developer Team Ninja's action-oriented entry in the prestigious series.

Originally due out on June 27, the Wii exclusive has been delayed until August 31. Read more »

Nintendo has updated its release schedule with revelations that Metroid: Other M and Sin & Punishment: Star Successor have been delayed along with release dates for a smattering of downloadable DSiWare and WiiWare releases over the coming months.

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Curious how Metroid: Other M will actually play? This should help! Nintendo sends along a brand-new gameplay trailer for the Nintendo/Team NINJA collaboration.

Be sure to read my hands-on impressions from GDC 2010 for more information.

Metroid: Other M is an interesting test in game design. The title uses only the Wii Remote, held sideways like a NES controller, to control Samus in third-person. This is mixed with a first-person aiming mechanic using the Remote's infrared sensor.

As such, the level design is largely presented as 2D, despite being a 3D space. There is a large amount of auto-aim, putting the focus on dodging and firing back at enemies. Ninja Gaiden series veteran Team Ninja, co-developing the title with Nintendo, is the driving force behind the combat. Players will be able to dodge attacks as well as initiate flashy cinematic finishing moves on certain enemies. Read more »

Correction: The intercut sequences from Super Metroid were included for Sakamoto's presentation and are not actually in the game. The editing was meant to show the recreation in CG, but the scene is a retelling of the end of Super Metroid.

Shown to attendees of GDC 2010, Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto showed an intro cinematic from Metroid: Other M, which takes place after the events of the Super Nintendo's Super Metroid and the Game Boy Advance's Metroid Fusion. Read more »

This new trailer for the Nintendo / Team NINJA collaboration Metroid: Other M gives Samus a voice. Using this voice, she declares that she was "young and naive."

More than a dozen screenshots of Metroid: Other (Wii) are here to accompany the news that Team Ninja-helmed action game is hitting June 27, but there's a catch.

"Screen captures are taken from a version of the game still in development and are provided at a higher resolution than what is available in game," says Nintendo. Read more »

On top of revealing dates for Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M, Nintendo today also bolstered its existing lineup with a number of other impending releases.

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The latest outing of renowned galactic bounty hunter Samus Aran will hit North America on June 27 in the form of Metroid: Other M (Wii), Nintendo revealed today.

Crafted by Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive series developer Team Ninja, Other M and its blend of first / third-person action mark a departure from the last few major Metroid titles--Retro's Metroid Prime Trilogy--which were mostly first-person. Read more »

Today, at a Nintendo Summit event held in San Francisco, Nintendo of America revealed that Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii) would be released in North America on May 23, 2010.

Additionally, details were revealed for one of Nintendo's other flagship franchises. Metroid: Other M, Nintendo's collaboration with Team NINJA (Ninja Gaiden series), said to be releasing mid-year. While no concrete release date has been set for this title, multiple sources are reporting that it should be ready to go halfway through 2010. The Summit was set up to showcase games that would be releasing within the first half of 2010, offering further support to a mid-year release for Metroid: Other M.Nintendo had previously announced Metroid: Other M for a Summer 2010 release in Japan, but would only commit to a "2010" release for North America. Read more »