Editing Metroid (section)

=== 2010–2016: ''Other M'' and second hiatus ===
A new 3D ''Metroid'' game, ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'', developed with the Japanese studio [[Team Ninja]] and directed by Sakamoto, was released for Wii in 2010.<ref name="mompreview" /> It featured a third-person perspective and placed a greater focus on story and action. ''Other M'' received weaker reviews, with criticism for its characterization of Samus as timid and emotional and its reduced emphasis on exploration.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Millsap|first=Zack|date=2020-08-23|title=Why Metroid: Other M Is STILL Controversial, a Decade Later|url=https://www.cbr.com/metroid-other-m-controversial-decade-later/|access-date=2021-01-08|website=CBR|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110141542/https://www.cbr.com/metroid-other-m-controversial-decade-later/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' described ''Other M'' as "such a massive misfire and a flop with fans that it practically killed the series", with no major ''Metroid'' games released for six years after.<ref name=":3" />

A ''Metroid'' [[minigame]], "Metroid Blast", appeared in the [[Wii U]] game ''[[Nintendo Land]]'' (2012), which had a mixed reception.<ref name="NintendoLand" /> Using the [[Wii U GamePad]], the player controls Samus's gunship, while up to four players with [[Wii Remote]]s and Nunchuks control [[Mii]] characters on foot, wearing Varia Suits. Miyamoto said this reflected his ideas for future ''Metroid'' games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/43591/metroid-wii-u-ideas-shared-by-miyamoto/ |title=Miyamoto shares ideas for Metroid Wii U |work=Official Nintendo Magazine |date=2013-11-05 |author=Skrebels, Joe |access-date=2013-11-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719135218/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/43591/metroid-wii-u-ideas-shared-by-miyamoto/ |archive-date=2013-07-19}}</ref>

In 2014, a former artist from [[Next Level Games]] said that Next Level had built a ''Metroid'' prototype for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] handheld before Nintendo asked them to develop ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/next-level-games-was-working-on-a-metroid-title-280783.phtml |title=Next Level Games was working on a Metroid title |date=2014-09-06 |access-date=2014-09-08 |author=Holmes, Jonathan |website=Destructoid |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909235426/http://www.destructoid.com/next-level-games-was-working-on-a-metroid-title-280783.phtml |archive-date=2014-09-09}}</ref> In 2016, Nintendo released ''[[Metroid Prime: Federation Force]]'', a multiplayer game for the 3DS developed by Next Level. It received criticism for its multiplayer focus and frivolous tone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcauthority.com.au/news/fans-really-dont-want-metroid-prime-federation-force-405317|title=Fans really don't want Metroid Prime: Federation Force|website=PC & Tech Authority|access-date=2019-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909221929/https://www.pcauthority.com.au/news/fans-really-dont-want-metroid-prime-federation-force-405317|archive-date=2018-09-09|url-status=dead}}</ref>