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{{Short description|2010 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Metroid: Other M
| image = Metroid Other M Cover.jpg
| alt = A man in military fatigues, a blonde woman with a headset along with a green jacket and a brown shirt, and a woman in a powered suit with a helmet and rounded shoulders, in front of a starry backdrop where a large space station floats.
| developer = {{ubl|[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|Nintendo SPD}}<!-- D-Rockets, while part of Project M, is a CG animation studio, not a developer -->
| publisher = [[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]
| director = {{ubl|Yoshio Sakamoto|Yosuke Hayashi|Takehiko Hosokawa}}
| producer = {{ubl|Yoshio Sakamoto|Yosuke Hayashi}}
| artist = {{ubl|Takayasu Morisawa|Yutaka Saito}}
| writer = Yoshio Sakamoto
| composer = Kuniaki Haishima
| series = ''[[Software:Metroid|Metroid]]''
| platforms = [[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]<!-- Do not add Wii U as a platform; it's just a re-release, not a dedicated port -->
| released = {{Video game release|NA|August 31, 2010|{{wipe|Japan}}/[[Place:Australasia|AU]]|September 2, 2010|EU|September 3, 2010}}<!-- Do not add dates for Wii U eShop here please; it's just a re-release, not a dedicated port -->
| genre = [[Software:Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]]
| modes = Single-player
}}

{{nihongo foot|'''''Metroid: Other M'''''|メトロイド アザーエム|Metoroido Azā Emu|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is an [[Software:Action-adventure game|action-adventure game]] developed by [[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]] and Nintendo SPD<!-- D-Rockets, while part of Project M, is a CG animation studio, not a developer --> and published by [[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]] for the [[Engineering:Wii|Wii]] on August 31, 2010. It is part of the ''[[Software:Metroid|Metroid]]'' series, and takes place between the events of ''[[Software:Super Metroid|Super Metroid]]'' and ''[[Software:Metroid Fusion|Metroid Fusion]]''. The player controls intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran, who investigates a [[Earth:Flotsam, jetsam, lagan, and derelict|derelict]] space station with a Galactic Federation platoon, including her former commanding officer, Adam Malkovich.

Longtime ''Metroid'' director Yoshio Sakamoto approached Team Ninja to develop ''Other M'', while animation studio D-Rockets handled the [[Software:Cutscene|cutscene]]s. The development team employed a simple control scheme to make the game appealing to modern players, and gave significant focus on plot and characterization, with extensive cinematics and voice acting. ''Other M'' is played from a [[Software:Virtual camera system|third-person]] perspective using only the [[Engineering:Wii Remote|Wii Remote]], and focuses on exploration and combat. It introduces melee attacks which can only be executed when an enemy's health is reduced.

''Metroid: Other M'' received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its elaborate cutscenes, graphics and action-oriented gameplay, although heavy criticism was directed at its narrative and Samus's characterization. The game also received honors from several publications. It was the third-best-selling video game in Japan during its week of release, and the ninth best-selling game in North America during September 2010. ''Metroid: Other M'' was re-released on the [[Engineering:Wii U|Wii U]]'s Nintendo eShop in 2016. The ''Metroid'' series entered an extended hiatus following its release, not seeing a mainline entry until ''[[Software:Metroid: Samus Returns|Metroid]]'' in 2017.

==Gameplay==
[[File:Metroid Other M Gameplay perspectives.jpg|left|thumb|Samus executes the Lethal Strike on a Ghalmanian.|alt=A person in a powered armor grabs a chameleon-like creature. Atop the screen are 2D icons which indicates the health and ammo of the player.]]

''Metroid: Other M'' is an [[Software:Action-adventure game|action-adventure game]] with three-dimensional graphics.<ref name=edge>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.edge-online.com/reviews/metroid-other-m-review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426181851/http://www.edge-online.com/reviews/metroid-other-m-review|title=Metroid: Other M Review|magazine=Edge|publisher=Future plc|date=September 3, 2010|access-date=April 11, 2016|archive-date=April 26, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Players take control of series protagonist Samus Aran, a bounty hunter who investigates a [[Earth:Flotsam, jetsam, lagan, and derelict|derelict]] space station, known as the Bottle<!-- Please DO NOT change this; the name "Bottle Ship" is correct, and is mentioned by reliable sources in this article and the game itself. --> Ship.<ref name="otherm_prima">{{cite book |title=Metroid: Other M Premiere Edition|last1= Bueno |first1= Fernando |publisher={{wipe|Random House}} |work=Prima Games |date=August 31, 2010 |isbn=978-0-307-46946-5}}</ref>{{rp|2}} The main environment is the vessel interior, known as the Main Sector, along with the other environments that are contained in "sectors" or gigantic spheres within the ship: the Biosphere, a lush, tropical region; the Cryophere, an arctic environment; and the Pyrosphere, a heated, lava-filled area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wii Preview: Metroid: Other M Gameplay Preview |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=257912 |work=Computer and Video Games|date=July 30, 2010|access-date=October 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801225035/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=257912|archive-date=August 1, 2010}}</ref> The gameplay revolves around solving puzzles to uncover secrets, [[Software:Platform game|platform jumping]], and shooting enemies. The game unfolds in a linear manner, and the in-game map highlights the next objective.<ref name="GSreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/metroid-other-m-review/1900-6274531/ |title=GameSpot Metroid: Other M review |website=GameSpot |date=August 27, 2010 |access-date=August 5, 2014 |first=Tom |last=McShea |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418062712/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/metroid-other-m-review/1900-6274531/ |archive-date=April 18, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Similar to ''[[Software:Super Paper Mario|Super Paper Mario]]'', the game operates between two perspectives with differing controls, depending on the orientation of the [[Engineering:Wii Remote|Wii Remote]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Metroid: Other M Is a Flawed Masterpiece -- Spoiler-Free Review |url=https://www.wired.com/2010/08/metroid-other-m-review-2/ |magazine=WIRED |access-date=16 December 2021 |date=27 August 2010}}</ref> The regular gameplay features a third-person perspective, where players hold the Wii Remote horizontally. Samus can jump, fire the arm cannon, and turn into a morph ball, which can roll into narrow passages and drop energy bombs.<ref name="manual">{{cite book|url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_Metroid_Other_M.pdf |title=Metroid: Other M Manual |type=[[Owner's manual|Instruction manual]] |publisher=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]] |access-date=December 9, 2010 |date=August 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128015145/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_Metroid_Other_M.pdf |archive-date=January 28, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> While gameplay is similar to early ''Metroid'' games, the environments are three-dimensional and movement is not limited to a two-dimensional plane.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nintendo Reveals Hardware and Software Lineup for the First Half of 2010 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/02/24/nintendo-reveals-hardware-and-software-lineup-for-the-first-half-of-2010 |website=IGN |date=February 24, 2010 |access-date=February 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807132558/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/02/24/nintendo-reveals-hardware-and-software-lineup-for-the-first-half-of-2010 |archive-date=August 7, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> When the Wii Remote is pointed towards the screen, the angle switches into a first-person perspective, where players can lock onto targets and fire missiles, but cannot move in this perspective.<ref name="GIreviewUS">{{cite magazine| title=Nintendo's Team Ninja Team-Up Robs Metroid Of Its Character| url=http://gameinformer.com/games/metroid_other_m/b/wii/archive/2010/08/27/nintendo-s-team-ninja-team-up-robs-metroid-of-its-atmosphere-and-character.aspx| last=Kollar| first=Phil| magazine=Game Informer| date=August 27, 2010| access-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref> There are several instances where players will have to constantly switch between play modes; for example, fighting off a horde of flying enemies in third person, while switching to first person to destroy their [[Software:Spawn point|spawn point]]s.<ref>{{cite web|first=Matt |last=Cabral |title=Metroid: Other M: A Change of Perspective |url=http://kotaku.com/5479418/metroid-other-m-a-change-of-perspective |publisher=Kotaku |date=February 24, 2010 |access-date=February 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526005117/http://kotaku.com/5479418/metroid-other-m-a-change-of-perspective |archive-date=May 26, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Additionally, the first-person mode is also used in exploration, such as locating hidden items.<ref name="IGN Guide Basics">{{cite web|url=http://ie.guides.ign.com/guides/14354733/page_2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331005409/http://ie.guides.ign.com/guides/14354733/page_2.html|title=''Metroid: Other M'' Guide: Basics|first=Samuel|last=Claiborn|work=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|archive-date=March 31, 2012|access-date=June 23, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

''Metroid: Other M'' is the first game in the ''Metroid'' series to feature melee attacks.<ref name="nintendolife">{{cite press release|publisher=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]] |date=July 8, 2010 |title=Metroid: Other M Launches Across Europe on 3rd September 2010 |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/07/metroid_other_m_launches_across_europe_on_3rd_september_2010 |access-date=March 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523194417/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2010/07/metroid_other_m_launches_across_europe_on_3rd_september_2010 |archive-date=May 23, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> With well-timed button presses, players can use special techniques, such as the Sense Move, which allows them to dodge enemy attacks, and the Overblast, where Samus jumps on the enemy and fires a charged shot at [[Physics:Point-blank range|point-blank range]].<ref name="IGN Guide Basics" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Metroid: Other M - mega hands-on |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/metroid-other-m-mega-hands-on/ |publisher=GamesRadar |date=July 28, 2010 |access-date=October 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015015421/http://www.gamesradar.com/metroid-other-m-mega-hands-on/ |archive-date=October 15, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Unlike other ''Metroid'' games, enemies do not drop items, with the restoration of [[Software:Health (gaming)|health]] and ammo occurring either by using the Navigation Booths, or employing of the Concentration technique, where Samus rests and replenishes missiles and health.<ref name="IGN Guide Basics" /> Players can also use the Navigation Booths to [[Software:Saved game|save their progress]].<ref name="manual" /> While there are [[Software:Power-up|power-up]]s scattered around the Bottle Ship, a few items are already equipped by Samus, but she agrees to wait to use them until commanding officer Adam Malkovich authorizes her to do so.<ref name="otherm_prima" />{{rp|22}} Players can find items that will augment Samus's abilities, such as Energy and Missile Tanks.<ref name="manual" />

As a special feature, players can unlock "Theater Mode"—a two-hour film presentation—after completion of the game. Divided into chapters, this film contains every [[Software:Cutscene|cutscene]] of the game, along with several clips of gameplay footage recorded by the developers.<ref>{{cite web|first=Kevin |last=Gifford |title=All About Metroid: Other M's Gameplay |url=http://www.1up.com/news/metroid-gameplay |website=1UP.com |date=July 28, 2010 |access-date=October 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623181039/http://www.1up.com/news/metroid-gameplay |archive-date=June 23, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Plot==
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{{Metroid chronology}}
''Metroid: Other M'' takes place between ''[[Software:Super Metroid|Super Metroid]]'' and ''[[Software:Metroid Fusion|Metroid Fusion]]''.<ref name="usatoday_q_and_a">{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/09/qa-metroid-other-m-director-yoshio-sakamoto/1 |title=Q&A: 'Metroid: Other M' director Yoshio Sakamoto |author=Snider, Mike |work=[[Software:USA Today|USA Today]] |date=September 2, 2010 |access-date=March 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713054429/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/09/qa-metroid-other-m-director-yoshio-sakamoto/1 |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> After awakening in a Galactic Federation facility, Samus Aran departs for space and picks up a [[Distress signal|distress signal]] from a derelict vessel known as the "Bottle Ship". Soon after landing, Samus encounters the Galactic Federation 07th Platoon; among the Platoon are Anthony Higgs, an old friend from her military career, and her commanding officer Adam Malkovich.<ref name="ignhandson">{{cite web|first1=Matt |last1=Casamassina |first2=Craig |last2=Harris |title=Metroid: Other M Hands-on Impressions |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/02/25/metroid-other-m-hands-on-impressions |website=IGN |date=February 24, 2010 |access-date=February 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229092456/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/02/25/metroid-other-m-hands-on-impressions |archive-date=December 29, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> After Samus saves the platoon from monsters, Adam allows Samus to cooperate in their mission, under the condition that she follow his orders.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metroid: Other M|developer=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|developer2=[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|publisher=Nintendo|date=August 31, 2010|platform=[[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]|scene=Theater Mode - Chapter 4|quote= '''Adam:''' Samus. Looks like I'm going to need to ask for your cooperation on this mission. But... I'm also going to have to ask that you follow my commands. You don't move unless I say so. And you don't fire until I say so.}}</ref> Samus and the 07th Platoon head to the Exam Center in the Biosphere, and learn that the Bottle Ship was conducting research on bioweapons and the person in charge of the project was Dr. Madeline Bergman.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metroid: Other M|developer=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|developer2=[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|publisher=Nintendo|date=August 31, 2010|platform=[[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]|level=Biosphere ~ Exam Center|scene=Theater Mode - Chapter 7|quote='''Maurice:''' This BOTTLE SHIP is under management of the Galactic Federation. In these facilities, life-forms from each planet have been raised and researched as possible bioweapons. Site Manager and Development Director: Dr. Madeline Bergman.}}</ref> After being attacked by a large lizard-like creature, Samus is ordered to follow the monster to the Pyrosphere,<ref name="otherm_prima" />{{rp|74–75}} but is quickly directed to the Cryosphere to search for survivors.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metroid: Other M|developer=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|developer2=[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|publisher=Nintendo|date=August 31, 2010|platform=[[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]|scene=Theater Mode - Chapter 11|level=Pyrosphere|quote='''Adam:''' OK, Samus. Head to Sector 2. There's a high probability of survivors hiding there. We'll have to take care of that freak of nature later.}}</ref> While there, Samus encounters a young woman, but the two are attacked by a soldier piloting an industrial robot.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metroid: Other M|developer=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|developer2=[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|publisher=Nintendo|date=August 31, 2010|platform=[[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]|scene=Theater Mode - Chapter 12/13 |level=Cryosphere - Materials Storehouse}}</ref> Samus realizes that there is a traitor among the 07th Platoon and decides to call him the "Deleter" until she learns his true identity.<ref name="NWR-Deleter">{{cite web |first=Andrew |last=Brown |title=Other M: Deleted Plotline |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/30300/other-m-deleted-plotlinennbsp|publisher=Nintendo World Report |date=May 26, 2012 |access-date=September 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405093337/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/30300/other-m-deleted-plotlinennbsp |archive-date=April 5, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

After returning to the Pyrosphere to follow the reptilian creature, Samus discovers that it is actually a juvenile stage of the dragon-like Ridley. Anthony draws Ridley's attention and challenges him, but is seemingly killed. Samus fights Ridley, who subsequently escapes.<ref name="otherm_prima" />{{rp|114–115}} Samus leaves the Pyrosphere and realizes she cannot contact Adam.<ref name="otherm_prima" />{{rp|118}} She follows the "Deleter" to the Bioweapon Research Center where she meets the same woman from before, who introduces herself as "Madeline Bergman".<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metroid: Other M|developer=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|developer2=[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|publisher=Nintendo|date=August 31, 2010|platform=[[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]|level=Bioweapon Research Center|scene=Theater Mode - Chapter 18|quote='''Samus:''' I'm Samus Aran. What's your name? / '''Survivor:''' Madeline... Bergman.}}</ref> Madeline reveals that the scientists were propagating the Metroids in the Bottle Ship, reproduced from the remnants of the infant Metroid found on Samus's power suit after her return from the planet Zebes.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metroid: Other M|developer=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|developer2=[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|publisher=Nintendo|date=August 31, 2010|platform=[[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]|level=Bioweapon Research Center|scene=Theater Mode - Chapter 18|quote='''Madeline:''' ...Metroid remnants were attached to your suit when you returned from Zebes. They were reproduced from a piece of cell structure salvaged by the Federation, and they are in this facility.}}</ref> Madeline adds that the scientists have created a Mother Brain-based [[Artificial intelligence|artificial intelligence]] called "MB" in order to control the Metroids, which are hidden in Sector Zero, a recreation of Tourian.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metroid: Other M|developer=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|developer2=[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|publisher=Nintendo|date=August 31, 2010|platform=[[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]|level=Bioweapon Research Center|scene=Theater Mode - Chapter 18|quote='''Madeline:''' We developed an AI program that would reproduce Mother Brain's thought processes. We called it "MB". {{bracket|...}} MB evolved as it communicated with the Metroids. It appears as though it began to become self-aware... much like the original Mother Brain. It's really quite remarkable... / {{bracket|...}} / '''Samus:''' Where are the Metroids and MB? / '''Madeline:''' They're in an area called Sector Zero. It's a unit that doesn't appear in any of our map data. It's a place like Tourian, where we propagate and raise Metroids.}}</ref> Before leaving Madeline informs Samus that Adam is the creator of the Metroid operation. Samus heads to Sector Zero, but Adam stops her from entering, warning her that the Metroids in Sector Zero cannot be frozen. When Samus asks Adam why he is credited as the as Metroid military report's creator, he explains that the Galactic Federation headquarters requested him to write the report. In his report he explained why the operation should not be attempted due to potential dangers. Adam states his intention to enter Sector Zero and to destroy it; he explains that, by causing enough damage to the sector, it will detach from the Bottle Ship before self-destructing, thus destroying MB and the Metroids. Before sacrificing himself to destroy Sector Zero, Adam commands Samus to secure a survivor in "Room MW" of the Bioweapon Research Center and to defeat Ridley.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metroid: Other M|developer=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|developer2=[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|publisher=Nintendo|date=August 31, 2010|platform=[[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]|level=Sector Zero entrance|scene=Theater Mode - Chapter 20|quote= '''Adam:''' Sector Zero Metroids most likely can't be frozen. {{bracket|...}} I've located a survivor in Room MW toward the rear of the Bioweapon Research Center. Whoever it is will be a key witness. Secure the survivor's safety. And defeat Ridley. He's as much of a threat as the Metroids. {{bracket|...}} Sector Zero has a self-destruct protocol. If the sector receives a significant amount of damage, the unit is programmed to detach and self-destruct. A powerful explosion will eliminate the Metroids, and MB, without leaving a trace.}}</ref>

Samus returns to the research center, where she finds the body of the "Deleter", whose real identity is revealed to be James Pierce,<ref name="NWR-Deleter" /> and the mummified remains of Ridley. She also finds a survivor, and defeats a Queen Metroid. Samus pursues the survivor, who reveals herself to be the real Madeline.<ref name="otherm_prima" />{{rp|131–135}} Madeline explains that the woman Samus met earlier was in fact MB, the very android created from Mother Brain's genetic material to establish control over the Metroids.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metroid: Other M|developer=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|developer2=[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|publisher=Nintendo|date=August 31, 2010|platform=[[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]| scene = Theater Mode - Chapter 24|quote='''Madeline''': What you met was MB. She's an android. She was created with the intellectual data of Mother Brain and consequently developed Mother Brain's consciousness as well. {{bracket|...}} Because we needed the first Metroid hatchling to recognize MB as its mother, she had to take on the form of a living thing. With that as our theoretical basis, we were able to create the ideal relationship with the Metroid. One that wasn't based on dominance or control.}}</ref> Feeling betrayed by the scientists and Madeline (most likely due to Mother Brain's corrupting influence through her DNA), MB telepathically commanded the Space Pirate special forces to attack those on board and had managed to propagate the Metroids in Sector Zero.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metroid: Other M|developer=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|developer2=[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|publisher=Nintendo|date=August 31, 2010|platform=[[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]|scene = Theater Mode - Chapter 24| quote = '''Samus:''' Once she felt abandoned and hunted by that same Madeline, MB telepathically commanded the special forces to revolt. The facility fell into complete chaos and suffered widespread damage. {{bracket|...}} With the Space Pirates under her control, she was able to propagate the Metroids in Sector Zero, even creating a Queen Metroid.}}</ref> Samus and Madeline are then confronted by MB herself. A group of Federation troopers rushes into the room, and MB summons the Bottle Ship's most dangerous creatures to attack. Samus clears away these monsters to allow Madeline to shoot at MB with an ice cannon, leaving her defenseless and helpless for the Federation soldiers to finish her off, ending Mother Brain's reign of terror once and for all.<ref name="otherm_prima" />{{rp|135}} The colonel compliments Samus's efforts but orders a soldier to escort Samus back to her ship; the soldier reveals himself as Anthony, the only surviving member of the 07th Platoon.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metroid: Other M|developer=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|developer2=[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|publisher=Nintendo|date=August 31, 2010|platform=[[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]|scene= Theater Mode - Chapter 25 |quote= '''Colonel''': Samus Aran. I heard what happened. You performed admirably. You can leave the rest to us. [...]  Time for the lady to go home. Someone escort her! / '''Anthony:''' Yes, sir! Time for us to go. C'mon, Princess. / '''Colonel:''' Wha... Stop right there! Who are you? / '''Anthony:''' Anthony Higgs, sir. Galactic Federation Platoon Seven. I need to secure the safety of any survivors—Commander Malkovich's orders, and the purpose of this mission. / '''Colonel:''' What?! / '''Anthony:''' Authorized by the chairman of the Galactic Federation, of course.}}</ref> Samus, Madeline and Anthony leave for the Galactic Federation headquarters in Samus's gunship.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metroid: Other M|developer=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|developer2=[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|publisher=Nintendo|date=August 31, 2010|platform=[[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]|scene=Theater Mode - Chapter 25|quote='''Samus:''' Anthony was trying to be courteous to Madeline. She was exhausted and had only just fallen asleep. She needed the rest. She had a lot of explaining to do once she got to Galactic Federation headquarters. For herself and for Melissa.}}</ref>

Days after the incident, Samus returns to the Bottle Ship to retrieve something that is left there.<ref name="otherm_prima" />{{rp|136}} After battling Phantoon, one of the monsters Samus had fought on Zebes,<ref name="otherm_prima" />{{rp|143}} she arrives at the control room and recovers Adam's platoon helmet.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Metroid: Other M|developer=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|developer2=[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|publisher=Nintendo|date=August 31, 2010|platform=[[Engineering:Wii|Wii]]|scene= Theater Mode - Chapter 29}}</ref> The Bottle Ship's self-destruct protocol is remotely activated, which an armorless Samus escapes with Adam's helmet.<ref name="otherm_prima" />{{rp|144}}

==Development==
[[File:Yoshio Sakamoto - Game Developers Conference 2010 - Day 3 (2) cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|''Metroid'' series designer Yoshio Sakamoto, pictured at the 2010 Game Developers Conference]]

''Metroid: Other M'' was developed by "Project M", a team of over 100 people that includes staff from [[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]], [[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]], and D-Rockets,<ref name="IGNsakamoto">{{cite web|first=Matt |last=Casamassina |title=E3 2009: Metroid: Other M Heavy on Action and Story |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/04/e3-2009-metroid-other-m-heavy-on-action-and-story |website=IGN |date=June 4, 2009 |access-date=June 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028205906/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/06/04/e3-2009-metroid-other-m-heavy-on-action-and-story |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Deam |first=Jordan |title=Nintendo, Team Ninja Collaborate on Metroid: Other M |magazine=The Escapist |date=June 2, 2009 |access-date=June 2, 2009 |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/92136-Nintendo-Team-Ninja-Collaborate-on-Metroid-Other-M |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518094536/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/92136-Nintendo-Team-Ninja-Collaborate-on-Metroid-Other-M |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> with production lasting for three years.<ref name=iwata>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Metroid-Other-M/Vol-1-The-Collaboration/1-A-NES-Game-with-the-Latest-Technology-/1-A-NES-Game-with-the-Latest-Technology--224960.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6a0xgaOiE?url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Metroid-Other-M/Vol-1-The-Collaboration/1-A-NES-Game-with-the-Latest-Technology-/1-A-NES-Game-with-the-Latest-Technology--224960.html |title=Iwata Asks: Metroid: Other M Vol. 1 - The Collaboration |publisher=Nintendo of Europe |access-date=July 14, 2015 |archive-date=July 14, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> When the Wii console was released, Nintendo producer and chief ''[[Software:Metroid|Metroid]]'' designer Yoshio Sakamoto decided to create a new ''Metroid'' game for it, but opted to work with an outside company, as his usual development team did not have experience in producing a 3D game.<ref name="1UP-2009-Interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/previews/metroid-other-m |title=Metroid Other M Interview |first=Jeremy |last=Parish |website=1UP.com |date=June 3, 2009 |access-date=March 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306132337/http://www.1up.com/previews/metroid-other-m |archive-date=March 6, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Sakamoto eventually approached Yosuke Hayashi of Team Ninja to discuss the incorporation of the flashy [[Software:Game engine|engine]] used for ''[[Software:Ninja Gaiden (2004 video game)|Ninja Gaiden]]'' (2004) into a new engine to encompass his new vision of a 3D ''Metroid'' game. Sakamoto served as producer and scenario designer, and main design was done by three designers from previous 2D ''Metroid'' games—''[[Software:Metroid Fusion|Metroid Fusion]]'' (2002) and ''[[Software:Metroid: Zero Mission|Metroid]]'' (2004). Team Ninja took charge of the [[Computer programming|programming]] and [[3D modeling|3D modeling]], and D-Rockets handled the [[Computer-generated imagery|CG]] cutscenes.<ref name="1UP-2009-Interview" /><ref name="Wired">{{cite magazine|first=Chris |last=Kohler |title=Sakamoto Metroid Other M Interview |date=June 3, 2009 |url=https://www.wired.com/2009/06/metroid-interview/ |access-date=June 3, 2009 |magazine=Wired |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129202733/http://www.wired.com/2009/06/metroid-interview/ |archive-date=January 29, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Hayashi described the work on the game as "a great honour" since he was a fan of the series, and stated Team Ninja tried to include as many creatures seen in previous games as possible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/19608/team-ninja-honoured-to-work-on-metroid-other-m/|title=Team Ninja 'honoured' to work on Metroid: Other M|last=East|first=Thomas|date=September 1, 2010|work=Official Nintendo Magazine|access-date=September 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603173557/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/19608/team-ninja-honoured-to-work-on-metroid-other-m/|archive-date=June 3, 2012}}</ref>

While [[Company:Retro Studios|Retro Studios]] tried to create "the ultimate first-person experience" with the ''[[Software:Metroid Prime|Metroid Prime]]'' series, Sakamoto's approach with gameplay was different, particularly for the story ''Other M'' intended to tell.<ref name=cvg/> Sakamoto's intent was to create a game with "controls as simple as those of a [[Engineering:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] game", so it would appeal to modern players. Team Ninja agreed with that approach, as they felt control schemes with excessive buttons were possibly turning players off the action genre, and tried to make the game employ only the Wii Remote, without resorting to the [[Engineering:Wii Remote#Nunchuk|Nunchuk]].<ref name=iwata/> The development team also tried to use the simpler controls to provide flashy action, with varied special attacks that would need few button inputs to be executed.<ref name=devvideo/> Sakamoto focused on 2D-like gameplay because he considered it more "comfortable" for audiences, particularly during shifts from gameplay to cutscenes, as he thought 2D "[doesn't] have the same distractions when you want to give them story sequences".<ref name=joystiq/> While the developers felt no need to integrate everything from the ''Prime'' series as they were games with different concepts, a few of the elements that "made those games unique" were implemented into ''Other M'', such as the "immersive sight" of the first-person mode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/video-games/controller-freak/nintendo-designer-yoshio-sakamoto-on-metroid-other-m/article1718156/|title=Nintendo designer Yoshio Sakamoto on Metroid: Other M|date=September 22, 2010|work=The Globe and Mail|author=Sapieha, Chad|access-date=March 23, 2011|archive-date=January 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129021942/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/video-games/controller-freak/nintendo-designer-yoshio-sakamoto-on-metroid-other-m/article1718156/|url-status=live}}</ref> When questioned if ''Other M'' would be too similar to ''Ninja Gaiden'', Hayashi responded that while the new game will feature heavy action-based sequences, there will still be the exploration-based sequences characteristic of other ''Metroid'' games. Sakamoto said that ''Other M'''s story progression was in the same manner as ''[[Software:Metroid Fusion|Metroid Fusion]]'', and that the collaboration between Nintendo and Team Ninja is "unlike anything that's ever been done at Nintendo; it's more than just a collaborative effort — it's one group working toward a common goal".<ref name="1UP-2009-Interview" />

Before ''Other M''{{'}}s development, Sakamoto did not think too much about "what kind of person Samus Aran was and how she thinks and her personality", particularly because the games tried to depict Samus as a mysterious person.<ref name=cvg>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=263225|title=Wii Interview: Metroid: Other M|date=September 6, 2010|first=Tom|last=Pakinkis|work=Computer and Video Games|access-date=September 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910230316/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=263225|archive-date=September 10, 2010}}</ref> Sakamoto and Team Ninja put much focus on backstory in the game to present Samus as an "appealing human character",<ref name="Wired"/> something important for future installments, as players would get further interest in Samus' adventures.<ref name=cvg/> Hayashi said that one of the development team's goals was to have the player "connect with Samus as the story and action develops".<ref name=devvideo/> Sakamoto also said the game would "bring everyone up to the same level of understanding in the Metroid universe", and would not only introduce the series to new players but also create new challenges for fans.<ref name=joystiq>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/interview-metroid-other-m-producer-yoshio-sakamoto/ |title=Interview: Metroid: Other M producer Yoshio Sakamoto |first=Christopher |last=Grant |date=March 12, 2010 |publisher=Engadget |access-date=October 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713003745/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/12/interview-metroid-other-m-producer-yoshio-sakamoto/ |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The chronological setting between ''Super Metroid'' and ''Metroid Fusion'' was chosen because Sakamoto considered the period important, and without addressing it, they wouldn't be able to make new games that show Samus' adventures that take place after the events of ''Metroid Fusion''.<ref name="usatoday_q_and_a" />

D-Rockets, a company specialized in [[Computer-generated imagery|CG]] animation for video games and commercials, was brought into the project for its in-game cinematics on Team Ninja productions. Director Ryuji Kitaura said when Nintendo gave him the instructions, he considered the work "overwhelming" - most of D-Rockets work only involved high-quality CG, while Nintendo aimed to "make the parts of the game that the player controls the same quality as the cinematics, in order to make them seamless" and Sakamoto intended to cutscenes to give emotional depth to Samus.<ref name=iwata/> Team Ninja and D-Rockets worked separately most of the time, and only started to collaborate about a year into production, to make sure the in-game action and the cutscenes had the same style.<ref name=devvideo>{{cite video|people=Yoshio Sakamoto, Yosuke Hayashi, Ryuji Kitaura|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/23944/sakamoto-hayashi-and-kitaura-discuss-other-m|title=The Challenge of Project M: Metroid: Other M|work=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|type=Interview|publisher=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|date=July 7, 2010}}</ref> Over 300 [[Storyboard|storyboard]]s which took six months to be completed, and ten teams were employed on the development of cutscenes. For increased realism, professional [[Engineering:Camera operator|camera operator]]s helped with the [[Motion capture|motion capture]], and Samus' face had a more detailed frame to make expressions more lifelike.<ref name=iwata/> Kitaura tried to include more scenes with Samus outside her [[Engineering:Powered exoskeleton|powered armor]], to illustrate "the human, weak side of Samus, her expressions and gesture", but Sakamoto convinced him otherwise with a declaration that the Power Suit acts as a shield for both enemy attacks and the reveal of her emotions.<ref name=devvideo/> ''Other M'' uses a dual-layer disc due to extensive usage of cinematics in the game.<ref name="iwata2">{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Metroid-Other-M/Vol-2-Development-Staff/1-Making-a-Game-with-Nintendo/1-Making-a-Game-with-Nintendo-207274.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6a0xuSuF2?url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Metroid-Other-M/Vol-2-Development-Staff/1-Making-a-Game-with-Nintendo/1-Making-a-Game-with-Nintendo-207274.html |title=Iwata Asks: Metroid: Other M Vol. 2 - Development Staff |publisher=Nintendo of Europe |access-date=July 14, 2015 |archive-date=July 14, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nintendoworldreport.com/news/23914 |title=Metroid: Other M to Use Dual-Layer Disc |first=Pedro |last=Hernandez |work=Nintendo World Report |date=August 24, 2010 |access-date=November 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306161658/https://nintendoworldreport.com/news/23914/metroid-other-m-to-use-dual-layer-disc |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Audio===
Kuniaki Haishima composed the soundtrack of ''Other M''. The team hired Haishima to write the music because the producers felt he could "tell the story with melodies" and "powerfully [helped] us depict Samus' feelings and emotions".<ref name=iwata/> Parts of the soundtrack were recorded and performed by Arigat-Orchestra in Tokyo and Asian Philharmonic Orchestra in Beijing.<ref name="jpcredits" /> A sheet of piano music was also made within a day at Sakamoto's request; according to audio director Ryo Koike, Sakamoto expressed his desire to create a piano melody for the game. Koike brought in a piano-playing staff member to play the music. When Koike presented it to Sakamoto, he stated that parts of the music were "wrong". Sakamoto's criticism continued until the music became a simpler melody that brought him to tears.<ref name="iwata2" />

For the game's voice acting, Jessica Martin<!--Please don't link to the Wikipedia article titled "Jessica Martin" since that's a different actress.--> was cast to play Samus in the English version of ''Other M'', and said that recording sessions took over a year which resulted in the voice cast being required to record lines with storyboards and unfinished cutscenes as basis.<ref>{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOZeapJn9z8 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/aOZeapJn9z8 | archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live | title=Metroid: Other M Jessica Martin Interview | type=interview | work=Nintendo of America | date=December 2, 2010 | access-date=June 22, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Adam Malkovich was voiced by Dave Elvin, while Mike McGillicuty provided the voice of Anthony Higgs.<ref name="jpcredits" /> In Japanese, voice actors Ai Kobayashi, Rikiya Koyama, Kenji Nomura and Shizuka Itō provided the voices of Samus, Adam, Anthony and MB respectively.<ref name=devvideo /><ref name="jpcredits" /> Seattle-based Bad Animals Studio and Ginza-based Onkio Haus recorded voice-overs in [[Social:English language|English]] and [[Social:Japanese language|Japanese]] languages respectively.<ref name="jpcredits">{{cite video game |title=Metroid: Other M |developer=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|developer2=[[Company:Team Ninja|Team Ninja]]|publisher=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|date=September 2, 2010 |language=ja |platform=[[Engineering:Wii|Wii]] |scene=Theater Mode - Chapter 26 / Staff credits}}</ref>

==Marketing and release==
''Metroid: Other M'' was first announced by Nintendo of America president and CEO Reggie Fils-Aimé and a trailer was briefly shown at E3 2009.<ref>{{cite web |last=Breckon |first=Nick |title=Team Ninja's 'Metroid: Other M' Announced |publisher=Shacknews |date=June 2, 2009 |access-date=June 3, 2009 |url=http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58948 |archive-date=June 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605052330/http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58948 |url-status=live}}</ref> Fils-Aimé said that ''Metroid: Other M'' would take players deeper into Samus' story,<ref>{{cite web |first=Levi |last=Buchanan |title=E3 2009: Metroid: Other M Unveiled |url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/989/989404p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612002116/http://wii.ign.com/articles/989/989404p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 12, 2009 |website=IGN |date=June 2, 2009 |access-date=June 2, 2009}}</ref> and also noted that the game would be a return to the style of the traditional series as opposed to the ''[[Software:Metroid Prime|Metroid Prime]]'' series, though the game would have a "harder edge".<ref name=e3video>{{cite web |last=Fletcher |first=JC |title=Interview: Reggie Fils-Aime |website=GameSpot |date=June 10, 2009 |access-date=September 13, 2010 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/videos/interview-reggie-fils-aime/2300-6211815/ |archive-date=October 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010024731/https://www.gamespot.com/videos/interview-reggie-fils-aime/2300-6211815/ |url-status=live}}</ref> At E3 2010, the game had a playable demo, which GameTrailers picked as Best Wii Game and Action/Adventure Game of the expo, and was nominated for Game of the Show.<ref name="GTbestwiigame">{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/best-wii-best-of-e3/701401|title=Best of E3 2010 Awards - Best Wii Game|publisher=GameTrailers|date=July 2, 2010|access-date=August 5, 2014|archive-date=July 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709172836/http://www.gametrailers.com/video/best-wii-best-of-e3/701401|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="GTgameoftheshow">{{cite web|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/game-of-best-of-e3/701407|title=Best of E3 2010 Awards - Game of the Show|publisher=GameTrailers|date=July 2, 2010|access-date=December 14, 2010|archive-date=July 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709130423/http://www.gametrailers.com/video/game-of-best-of-e3/701407|url-status=live}}</ref> Previews of ''Other M'' were also featured in the 2010 editions of [[Software:Game Developers Conference|Game Developers Conference]] and Nintendo Media Summit.<ref name="ignhandson"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://techland.time.com/2010/03/15/gdc-2010-hands-on-with-metroid-other-m/|title=GDC 2010: Hands-On with Metroid: Other M|first=Evan|last=Narcisse|date=March 15, 2010|magazine={{wipe|Time (magazine)}}|access-date=March 23, 2011}}</ref> Fils-Aimé expected global sales of between 1.5 and 2 million units.<ref name=e3video/>

The game was released in North America on August 31, 2010.<ref name="MOMDelayed">{{cite web |access-date=September 30, 2012|url=http://ie.ign.com/articles/2010/04/23/metroid-other-m-sin-and-punishment-2-delayed |title=Metroid: Other M, Sin and Punishment 2 Delayed |first=Jim|last=Reilly|date=April 25, 2010|work=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis}}</ref><ref name="kotaku-date">{{cite web |first=Mike |last=Fahey |title=Metroid: Other M Moves To August, Sin & Punishment Slides As Well |url=http://kotaku.com/5523120/metroid-other-m-moves-to-august-sin--punishment-slides-as-well |publisher=Kotaku |access-date=May 27, 2010 |date=April 23, 2010 |archive-date=May 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528001647/http://kotaku.com/5523120/metroid-other-m-moves-to-august-sin--punishment-slides-as-well |url-status=live }}</ref> It had an original release date of June 27,<ref name="june-27">{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/metroid-other-m-june-27-release-date/|title=Metroid: Other M rolls into North America June 27|first=JC|last=Fletcher|date=February 24, 2010|access-date=September 30, 2012|publisher=AOL Inc.|work=Joystiq|archive-date=January 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127215503/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/24/metroid-other-m-june-27-release-date/|url-status=live}}</ref> but was postponed by two months, as the high standards of the development team got them behind the completion schedule.<ref name="MOMDelayed" /><ref name="kotaku-date" /> In other territories, ''Other M'' was released on September 2 in Japan and Australia,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/109/1094289p1.html|title=Major Wii Releases Dated in Japan|date=June 2, 2010|author=Gantayat, Anoop|website=IGN|access-date=March 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606190714/http://wii.ign.com/articles/109/1094289p1.html|archive-date=June 6, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/110/1109801p1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100803224021/http://wii.ign.com/articles/110/1109801p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 3, 2010|title=Metroid: Other M Dated Down Under|date=August 1, 2010|website=IGN|access-date=March 25, 2011}}</ref> and one day later in Europe,<ref name="nintendolife" /> where its release was preceded by a large marketing campaign with [[Engineering:Television advertisement|television spots]], [[Finance:Trailer (promotion)|trailers at theaters]], and [[Finance:Online advertising|online ads]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/40339/Metroid-boasts-big-marketing-assault|title=Metroid boasts big marketing assault|first=James|last=Batchelor|work=MCV|date=August 9, 2010|access-date=March 23, 2011|archive-date=August 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817042941/http://www.mcvuk.com/news/40339/Metroid-boasts-big-marketing-assault|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Company:GameStop|GameStop]] began providing an art folio for purchasers who [[Finance:Pre-order|pre-order]]ed the game containing 16 individual high-quality cards;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/reserve-metroid-other-m-get-snazzy-art-folio--174870.phtml|title=Reserve Metroid: Other M, get snazzy 'art folio'|first=Nick|last=Chester|work=[[Social:Destructoid|Destructoid]]|date=May 28, 2010|access-date=November 8, 2011|archive-date=September 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908014541/http://www.destructoid.com/reserve-metroid-other-m-get-snazzy-art-folio--174870.phtml|url-status=live}}</ref> the cards feature concept artwork, in-game screenshots, and a description from Samus' perspective.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.destructoid.com/metroid-other-m-art-folio-demands-frames-181971.phtml|title=Metroid: Other M art folio demands frames|first=Nick|last=Chester|work=[[Social:Destructoid|Destructoid]]|date=August 20, 2010|access-date=November 8, 2011}}</ref> Two [[Software:Strategy guide|strategy guide]] books were published in Japan: {{nihongo foot|''Metroid: Other M: Complete Capture Guide''|METROID Other M 完全攻略ガイド|Metoroido Azā Emu Kanzen Kōryaku Gaido|group=lower-alpha}} by [[Company:Koei Tecmo|Koei Tecmo]] on September 15, 2010, and {{nihongo foot|''Nintendo Official Guidebook: Metroid: Other M''|任天堂公式ガイドブック メトロイド アザーエム|Nintendō Kōshiki Gaidobukku Metoroido Azā Emu|group=lower-alpha}} by Shogakukan on September 17.<ref name="otherm_guidebooks">{{cite web|url=http://metroid.jp/guidebook/|script-title=ja:METROID Other M: ガイドブック GUIDEBOOK 攻略本情報|publisher=[[Company:Nintendo|Nintendo]]|language=ja|access-date=August 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816020156/http://metroid.jp/guidebook/|archive-date=August 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Other M'' was later re-released on the [[Engineering:Wii U|Wii U]]'s Nintendo eShop, in Japan on March 17, 2016,<ref name="otherm_famitsu">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=5934|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126063935/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=5934|script-title=ja:METROID Other M まとめ [Wii]|magazine=Famitsu|language=ja|access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-date=November 26, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> in Europe on March 31,<ref name="Nintendo Life - eShop, Mar 31 2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/03/nintendo_download_31st_march_europe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409065601/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/03/nintendo_download_31st_march_europe |title=Nintendo Download: 31st March (Europe) |first=Thomas |last=Whitehead |work=Nintendo Life |publisher=Gamer Network |date=March 29, 2016 |access-date=April 10, 2016 |archive-date=April 9, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> and in North America on December 8.<ref name="nwr_download_20161208">{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/43766/nintendo-downloads-december-8-2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102074357/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/43766/nintendo-downloads-december-8-2016 |title=Nintendo Downloads - December 8, 2016 |first=Donald |last=Theriault |publisher=Nintendo World Report |date=December 8, 2016 |access-date=December 8, 2016 |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Technical issues===
After the release of ''Metroid: Other M'', the game was reported to have a [[Software bug|bug]] where the door in Sector 3 is permanently locked and impassable, preventing players from continuing.<ref name="No fix">{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/17/no-fix-in-sight-for-metroid-bug |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215031216/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/17/no-fix-in-sight-for-metroid-bug |title=No Fix in Sight For ''Metroid'' Bug |first=Jim |last=Reilly |date=September 16, 2010 |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=September 18, 2010 |archive-date=February 15, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nintendo revealed that a bug is triggered when the player backtracks to the room within Sector 3 where they have previously obtained the Ice Beam.<ref name="Troubleshooting">{{cite web|url=http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2921/p/604 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215045206/http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2921/p/604 |title=Metroid: Other M – Locked Door in Sector 3 |access-date=August 5, 2014 |archive-date=February 15, 2016 |publisher=Nintendo of America |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NintendoExterminatesBug">{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/27/nintendo-exterminating-metroid-bug |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215031229/http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/09/27/nintendo-exterminating-metroid-bug |title=Nintendo Exterminating ''Metroid'' Bug |first=Jim |last=Reilly |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=September 27, 2010 |access-date=October 23, 2010 |archive-date=February 15, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The company set up a program that allowed players affected by the bug to send in an [[Secure Digital|SD card]] or their Wii console with their save files to be repaired.<ref name="Troubleshooting" /><ref name="NintendoExterminatesBug"/><ref name="Kotaku Bug">{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5648679/nintendo-taking-care-of-metroid-other-m-bug |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215031228/http://kotaku.com/5648679/nintendo-taking-care-of-metroid-other-m-bug |title=Nintendo Taking Care Of ''Metroid: Other M'' Bug |first=Brian |last=Ashcraft |work=Kotaku |publisher=Gawker Media |date=September 27, 2010 |access-date=September 27, 2010 |archive-date=February 15, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

As ''Other M'' uses a dual-layer disc, Nintendo said that some Wii consoles may have difficulty reading data off a large-capacity medium due to a contaminated laser lens of an [[Engineering:Optical disc drive|optical disc drive]].<ref name="Troubleshooting2">{{cite web|url=http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2919 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221115054/http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2919 |title=Metroid: Other M Game-Specific Troubleshooting |access-date=November 25, 2014 |archive-date=February 21, 2015 |publisher=Nintendo of America |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = 79/100<ref name="metacritic"/>
| 1UP = B−<ref name="1UPreview"/>
| Edge = 8/10<ref name=edge/>
| Destruct = 6.5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-metroid-other-m-182449.phtml |title=Metroid Other M review |date=August 27, 2010 |access-date=2011-03-02 |archive-date=November 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102144143/https://www.destructoid.com/review-metroid-other-m-182449.phtml |url-status=live}}</ref>
| EuroG = 8/10<ref name="eurogamer"/>
| Fam = 35/40<ref name="FamReview" />
| G4 = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="G4review" />
| GI = {{sup|{{wipe|United States}}}} 6.25/10<ref name="GIreviewUS" /><br/ >{{sup|{{wipe|Australia}}}} 8/10<ref name="GIreviewAUS">{{cite magazine | title=Game Informer Australia's Metroid: Other M Review Different Than U.S. Version | url=http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/08/24/game-informer-australia-s-metroid-other-m-review-different-than-us-version.aspx | last=Vore | first=Bryan | publisher=[[Company:GameStop|GameStop]] | magazine=Game Informer | date=August 24, 2010 | access-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref>
| GamePro = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="GPro"/>
| GSpot = 8.5/10<ref name=GSreview/>
| GSpy = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=Gspyreview/>
| GRadar = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name=GRreview/>
| GT = 8.6/10<ref name="GTReview"/>
| IGN = 8.5/10<ref name="IGNReview"/>
| NWR = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/23945/metroid-other-m-wii |title=Metroid Other M Review |access-date=2010-09-01 |archive-date=January 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103005018/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/23945/metroid-other-m-wii |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ONM = 91%<ref name="ONMreview" />
}}

''Metroid: Other M'' received "generally favorable reviews",<!-- Metacritic's qualitative summary is used here; see WP:VG/POV --> according to a review aggregator website Metacritic.<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/metroid-other-m/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=Metroid Other M for Wii Reviews |publisher=CBS Interactive |work=Metacritic |access-date=August 28, 2010 |archive-date=August 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827113603/http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/metroid-other-m |url-status=live}}</ref> GameSpot's Tom McShea praised the control scheme and combat system as "unique and responsive", and wrote that the search for secrets was "very rewarding".<ref name="GSreview" /> Craig Harris of IGN called the gameplay "a really impressive evolution of the old-school ''Metroid'' design",<ref name="IGNReview">{{cite web|url=http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/111/1111849p1.html|title=Metroid: Other M Review|last=Harris|first=Craig|website=IGN|date=August 27, 2010|access-date=October 23, 2010|archive-date=September 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903165551/http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/111/1111849p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''GameTrailers'' described it as "a nice compromise between satisfying fans and opening up the series for a wider audience".<ref name="GTReview">{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzqLv7nZxeM| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/xzqLv7nZxeM|archive-date=2021-11-17 |url-status=live|title=Metroid Other M Review|work=GameTrailers|publisher=Defy Media|format=video|access-date=May 25, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In a review for an Australian television series ''Good Game'', Stephanie Bendixsen enjoyed the game's atmosphere, while Steven O'Donnell remarked on how the developers "kept the control scheme so simple, and yet it works so well".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s3016632.htm |first1=Steven |last1=O'Donnell |first2=Stephanie |last2=Bendixsen |author-link2=Stephanie Bendixsen |title=Good Game stories - Metroid: Other M |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=August 20, 2010 |access-date=December 11, 2010 |archive-date=November 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127162146/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s3016632.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> The writers from ''Famitsu'' also praised the game for the Sense Move technique and the switch between perspectives.<ref name="FamReview">{{cite web|title=Famitsu Rates Metroid: Other M |url=http://www.1up.com/news/famitsu-rates-metroid |last=Gifford |first=Kevin |website=1UP.com |date=August 25, 2010 |access-date=September 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627014757/http://www.1up.com/news/famitsu-rates-metroid |archive-date=June 27, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The graphics were also well received. Christian Donlan of ''Eurogamer'' exclaimed that ''Other M'' bears graphical similarities to ''[[Software:Metroid Prime|Metroid Prime]]'' which "tend to come across as nicely-built video game levels at best".<ref name="eurogamer">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-08-27-metroid-other-m-review |title=Metroid Other M Review |website=EuroGamer |author=Donlan, Christian |date=August 27, 2010 |access-date=August 28, 2010 |archive-date=August 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100830135151/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-08-27-metroid-other-m-review |url-status=live}}</ref> Harris wrote that while the graphics are not being on par with the ''Prime'' series, it was still regarded as one of the best-looking games on the Wii.<ref name="IGNReview"/> Tom Hoggins of ''The Daily Telegraph'' described the environments as "lush and detailed", and said they helped "capturing the [[Philosophy:Ethos|ethos]] of old-school ''Metroid''".<ref name="GNreview">{{cite web | title=Metroid: Other M video game review | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/8009920/Metroid-Other-M-video-game-review.html | author=Hoggins, Tom | work=The Daily Telegraph | date=September 17, 2010 | access-date=March 23, 2011 | archive-date=April 3, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403105719/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/8009920/Metroid-Other-M-video-game-review.html | url-status=live}}</ref> Harris also praised the game's "storytelling with motion-captured acting and voice-over",<ref name="IGNReview"/> and ''Wired''{{'}}s Chris Kohler applauded cutscenes "with slick graphic effects".<ref name=wiredreview>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/gamelife/2010/08/metroid-other-m-review/ |title=Review: Metroid: Other M Sports Daring Game Design, Cinematic Ambitions|date=August 27, 2010|magazine=Wired |access-date=August 28, 2010|first=Chris|last=Kohler}}</ref> The music was praised as atmospheric and faithful to the franchise,<ref name="GIreviewUS"/><ref name="GTReview"/><ref name="IGNAwards"/> though McShea felt they were "more like outtakes from older entries than a moody new soundtrack".<ref name="GSreview" />

Complaints were raised on the first-person perspective, with Ryan Scott of ''GameSpy'' considered it a "weird forced handicap".<ref name="Gspyreview">{{cite web|url=http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/metroid-other-m/1116913p1.html |title=GameSpy: Metroid: Other M review |publisher=GameSpy |date=August 31, 2010 |access-date=October 23, 2010 |first=Ryan |last=Scott |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824230011/http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/metroid-other-m/1116913p1.html |archive-date=August 24, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Phil Kollar of ''Game Informer'' expressed disappointment that the game prevents the player from moving while in first person view.<ref name="GIreviewUS" /> ''The A.V. Club''{{'s}} David Wolinsky found the pixel hunting sequences irritating,<ref name="TheAVClub">{{cite web | url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/metroid-other-m,44831/ | work=The Onion | first=David | last=Wolinsky | date=September 6, 2010 | access-date=October 2, 2010 | title=Metroid: Other M | archive-date=October 11, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011032413/http://www.avclub.com/articles/metroid-other-m,44831/ | url-status=live}}</ref> while ''Official Nintendo Magazine''{{'s}} Chris Scullion similarly described them as the "only truly horrible moments" in the game.<ref name="ONMreview">{{cite web | title=Metroid: Other M review | url=http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=19617 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909002851/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=19617 | last=Scullion | first=Chris | work=Official Nintendo Magazine | publisher=Future Publishing, LTD. | date=September 1, 2010 | access-date=September 1, 2010 | archive-date=September 9, 2010 | url-status=dead}}</ref> Critics responded poorly to the mechanic of power-up restriction; they derided it as a deviation from the series' tradition of item discovery,<ref name="GPro">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/216283/metroid-other-m/|title=GamePro Metroid: Other M review|magazine=GamePro|date=August 27, 2010|access-date=August 27, 2010|first=Tae K.|last=Kim|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902002356/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/216283/metroid-other-m/|archive-date=September 2, 2010}}</ref> and even more strongly criticized it as nonsensical and condescending in terms of story.<ref name=mtv>{{cite web|url=http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2010/08/27/metroid-other-m-review-in-space-everyone-can-hear-you-monologue/|title='Metroid: Other M' Review - In Space, Everyone Can Hear You Monologue|publisher=MTV|date=August 27, 2010|author=Rosenberg, Adam|access-date=March 18, 2011|archive-date=October 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008213705/http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2010/08/27/metroid-other-m-review-in-space-everyone-can-hear-you-monologue|url-status=live}}</ref> ''GamesRadar'' derided the game's linearity in comparison with ''Metroid Fusion'', a game which took a similar approach.<ref name="GRreview">{{cite web | title=''Metroid: Other M'' super review | url=http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/metroid-other-m/review/metroid-other-m-super-review/a-2010082791244315085/g-20090602105555875007 | publisher=GamesRadar | first=Brett | last=Elston | date=August 27, 2010 | access-date=September 1, 2010}}</ref> The website also found the enemies to be "a largely unimpressive collection",<ref name=GRreview/> a gripe which ''Edge'' also had; it wrote that "truly testing enemies are only found in the last stretch".<ref name=edge /> ''Other M''{{'}}s short length was criticized by reviewers,<ref name="GSreview" /><ref name="GPro"/> by critics such as GameTrailers, which writes that the bonuses such as art galleries were not stimulating enough to entice replay value.<ref name="GTReview"/>

Heavy criticism was directed toward the script, dialogue,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/story-criticized-but-action-delivers-in-metroid-other-m-reviews-2066949.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/story-criticized-but-action-delivers-in-metroid-other-m-reviews-2066949.html |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Story criticized but action delivers in 'Metroid: Other M' reviews|newspaper=The Independent|date=August 30, 2010|access-date=March 24, 2011}}</ref> and cutscene length.<ref name=mtv/> McShea felt that the unskippable cutscenes and "the overabundance of story in ''Other M'' were a negative deviation from ''Metroid'' tradition".<ref name="GSreview" /> Kollar states that they "often run as long as 15 minutes, exhausting players with repetition of obvious plot points and overwrought dialogue as mature and interesting as a teenager's diary".<ref name="GIreviewUS" /> Justin Haywald of ''1UP.com'' complained that as the game progresses "instead of getting more of the things that work {{bracket|combat}}, you get more of the things you don't care about {{bracket|overwrought story}}".<ref name="1UPreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/metroid-review |date=August 27, 2010 |title=Metroid Other M Review |website=1UP.com |last=Haywald |first=Justin |access-date=March 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404053326/http://www.1up.com/reviews/metroid-review |archive-date=April 4, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Donlan notes that the plot is considered as "the future's dumbest [[Engineering:Soap opera|soap opera]]".<ref name="eurogamer"/> Wolinsky echoes the misgivings about Samus' immaturity, petulant behavior, and misguided loyalty.<ref name="TheAVClub" /> Tae K. Kim of ''GamePro'' writes that while the story and Samus' monologues did not compel them, "it helped contextualize her entire existence" which developed the character to "an actual human being who's using the vastness of space to try and put some distance between herself and the past".<ref name="GPro"/> Contrarily, Haywald found the portrayal "lifeless and boring" and "nonsensical".<ref name="1UPreview" /> G4tv's Abbie Heppe was critical on Samus's portrayal; she wrote that Samus "cannot possibly wield the amount of power she possesses unless directed to by a man", and found that her anxiety attack cannot be reconciled with her previous portrayals.<ref name="G4review">{{cite web | title=Metroid: Other M Review | url=http://g4tv.com/games/wii/61992/Metroid-Other-M/review/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910072634/http://g4tv.com/games/wii/61992/Metroid-Other-M/review/ | last=Heppe | first=Abbie | publisher=G4 | date=August 27, 2010 | access-date=September 2, 2010 | archive-date=September 10, 2010}}</ref>

In a feature for ''1UP.com'', Jeremy Parish states that many ''Metroid'' fans were disappointed by the game's story, power-up restrictions and its "awkward handling of its leading lady".<ref name=1UPDialOtherM>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/features/metroid-other-m-post-mortem|title=Dial Other M for Murder: Is the Metroid Series Dead?|date=May 25, 2011|work=1UP.com|publisher=IGN|access-date=September 1, 2017|first=Jeremy|last=Parish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018170753/http://www.1up.com/features/metroid-other-m-post-mortem|archive-date=October 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Video game scholar Luke Arnott argued that players were dissatisfied with ''Other M'' because it did not consistently balance gameplay constraints with player agency, and because it failed at what he calls "imperative" storytelling. Arnott suggested that studying how games like ''Other M'' create meaning in virtual spaces may help design better games and situate them within wider theories of postmodern subjectivity.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Arnott|first=L.|date=2017-01-01|title=Mapping Metroid: Narrative, Space, and Other M|journal=Games and Culture|language=en|volume=12|issue=1|pages=3–27|doi=10.1177/1555412015580016|s2cid=51951002|url=https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1127&context=fimspub|access-date=September 30, 2020|archive-date=August 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822060837/https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1127&context=fimspub|url-status=live}}</ref> Clyde Mandelin of ''Legends of Localization'' noted that the game received mixed-to-positive reactions from Japanese fans.<ref name="LegendsOfLocalization">{{cite web|title=What Does Japan Think of Metroid: Other M?|first=Clyde|last=Mandelin|url=http://legendsoflocalization.com/what-does-japan-think-of-metroid-other-m/|publisher=Legends of Localization|date=September 3, 2013|access-date=December 18, 2014|archive-date=December 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208205212/http://legendsoflocalization.com/what-does-japan-think-of-metroid-other-m|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Kotaku''{{'}}s Luke Plunkett wrote that Team Ninja was blamed by "many people" for the game's story;<ref name=KotakuBlameNintendo>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5843159/blame-nintendo-for-metroid-other-ms-sucky-story|title=Don't Blame Team Ninja for Metroid: Other M's Story|date=September 23, 2011|publisher=Gawker Media|work=Kotaku|access-date=October 6, 2011|first=Luke|last=Plunkett|archive-date=September 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926055033/http://kotaku.com/5843159/blame-nintendo-for-metroid-other-ms-sucky-story|url-status=live}}</ref> Hayashi later clarified that Sakamoto wrote the story himself.<ref name=KotakuBlameNintendo /><ref name="HayashiInterview">{{cite web | title=Team Ninja's Yosuke Hayashi Talks Ninja Gaiden 3 | url=http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/716536/team-ninjas-yosuke-hayashi-talks-ninja-gaiden-3/#ixzz1YkFVArKB | publisher=G4 Media, Inc. | date=September 21, 2011 | access-date=October 6, 2011 | archive-date=October 11, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011032300/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/716536/team-ninjas-yosuke-hayashi-talks-ninja-gaiden-3/#ixzz1YkFVArKB | url-status=dead}}</ref> Nintendo Treehouse producer Nate Bihldorff stated that the scene depicting Samus' encounter with Ridley "is not a sign of weakness, but of strength. People who call out that scene as anything but empowering are kind of missing the point". He added that Samus' story "has largely been a matter of individual perception, especially in the US, where people haven't read any of the official manga related to her childhood".<ref name=1UPDialOtherM /><ref name="InterviewBihldorff">{{cite web|last=Kerwin|first=Darren|title=Interview with Nate Bihldorff|publisher=Shinesparkers|year=2011|access-date=January 16, 2013|url=http://www.shinesparkers.net/interview-with-nate-bihldorff|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714132038/http://www.shinesparkers.net/interview-with-nate-bihldorff|archive-date=July 14, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In May 2022, former president of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime expressed his disappointment with ''Other M'', believing it would be a hit: "I really thought that that was going to be a defining moment for the ''Metroid'' franchise. It was giving much more of a perspective about Samus. I really thought that was going to be a killer moment in the franchise's history, and it wasn't. It didn't deliver – not the business results, it really didn't touch the player the way we hoped it would".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Chris |title=Reggie Fils-Aime initially thought Metroid: Other M would be a hit |url=https://www.destructoid.com/reggie-on-metroid-other-m-legacy/ |website=Destructoid |date=May 9, 2022 |access-date=11 May 2022}}</ref>

===Sales===
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''Metroid: Other M'' was the third-best-selling video game in Japan during its week of release with 45,398 copies sold, ranking it behind ''[[Software:Wii Party|Wii Party]]'' and ''Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airu Village''.<ref>{{cite web | author=Gantayat, Anoop | date=September 9, 2010 | title=Monster Hunter Beats Metroid and Bleach for Top Sales Spot | url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/09/09/monhan_tops_charts/ | publisher=Andriasang | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025014600/http://andriasang.com/comp2j/monhan_tops_charts/ | archive-date=October 25, 2012 | access-date=March 23, 2011 | url-status=dead}}</ref> An additional 11,239 copies were sold the following week.<ref>{{cite web | title=Weekly Ranking, 09.06.2010 to 09.12.2010 | url=http://www.andriasang.com/e/ranking/2010-09-06/ | publisher=Andriasang | access-date=March 23, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100926175357/http://www.andriasang.com/e/ranking/2010-09-06/ | archive-date=September 26, 2010 | url-status=dead}}</ref> It was also the ninth-best-selling game in North America during September 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/30991/NPD_Results_September_2010_Industry_Down_8_Percent_As_Halo_Reach_Dominates.php|title=NPD Results, September 2010: Industry Down 8 Percent As Halo: Reach Dominates|date=October 14, 2010|author=Orland, Kyle|website=Gamasutra|access-date=October 4, 2010|archive-date=September 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920190526/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/30991/NPD_Results_September_2010_Industry_Down_8_Percent_As_Halo_Reach_Dominates.php|url-status=live}}</ref> with 173,000 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6176/npd_behind_the_numbers_september_.php?page=4|title=NPD: Behind the Numbers, September 2010|date=October 18, 2010|first=Matt|last=Matthews|website=Gamasutra|access-date=November 6, 2011|archive-date=November 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109101826/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/6176/npd_behind_the_numbers_september_.php?page=4|url-status=live}}</ref> In the United Kingdom, the game failed to make the top 10 and placed 12th in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vg247.com/2010/09/06/uk-charts-mafia-ii-holds-top-spot-other-m-misses-top-ten/|title=UK charts – Mafia II holds top spot, Other M misses top ten|website=VG247|first=Johnny|last=Cullen|date=September 6, 2010|access-date=April 18, 2013|archive-date=July 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712064825/http://www.vg247.com/2010/09/06/uk-charts-mafia-ii-holds-top-spot-other-m-misses-top-ten/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November, Fils-Aimé said that the game was close to a half of million copies sold in the United States.<ref name="KotakuNintendo">{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/5688617/nintendo-trying-to-figure-out-what-went-wrong-with-newest-metroid|title=Nintendo Trying To Figure Out What Went Wrong With Newest Metroid|first=Stephen|last=Totilo|date=November 12, 2010|access-date=November 13, 2010|publisher=Kotaku|archive-date=November 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115001547/http://kotaku.com/5688617/nintendo-trying-to-figure-out-what-went-wrong-with-newest-metroid|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Awards===
''Other M'' received honors and distinctions from various gaming sites and publications. In IGN's Best of 2010 Awards, the game received the award for Coolest Atmosphere.<ref name="IGNAwards">{{cite web | year=2010 | title=IGN: The Best of 2010 - Coolest Atmosphere | url=http://bestof.ign.com/2010/wii/coolest-atmosphere.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820112233/http://bestof.ign.com/2010/wii/coolest-atmosphere.html | website=IGN | access-date=August 25, 2017 | archive-date=August 20, 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref> It was also nominated for Best Story award, but lost to ''[[Software:Epic Mickey|Epic Mickey]]''.<ref name="IGNAwards2">{{cite web | year=2010 | title=IGN: The Best of 2010 - Best Story | url=http://bestof.ign.com/2010/wii/best-story.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001414/http://bestof.ign.com/2010/wii/best-story.html | website=IGN | access-date=August 25, 2017 | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref> ''Wired'' listed it 12th on its list of the twenty best games of the year.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.wired.com/2010/12/20-best-games-2010/?pid=789 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312200354/http://www.wired.com/2010/12/20-best-games-2010/?pid=789 | title=The 20 Best Games of 2010 | first=Chris | last=Kohler | magazine=Wired | date=December 27, 2010 | access-date=August 25, 2017 | archive-date=March 12, 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref> Conversely, ''Entertainment Weekly'' chose the game as the second worst of 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Is Kirby's Epic Yarn The Worst Game of 2010? | first=Ben | last=Reeves | url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/12/17/is-kirby-s-epic-yarn-the-worst-game-of-2010.aspx?PageIndex=5 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224024656/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/12/17/is-kirby-s-epic-yarn-the-worst-game-of-2010.aspx?PageIndex=5 | magazine=Game Informer | date=December 17, 2010 | access-date=August 25, 2017 | archive-date=December 24, 2010 | url-status=live | quote="Entertainment Weekly also picked Metroid: Other M as the second worst game of 2010? Who are they trying to upset?"}}</ref> GamesRadar chose ''Other M'' as the "mangled makeover" of 2010, writing that it painted Samus as "an unsure, insecure woman who desperately wants the approval of her former (male) commanding officer".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-anti-awards-2010/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215051105/http://www.gamesradar.com/the-anti-awards-2010/ | title=The Anti-Awards 2010 | publisher=GamesRadar | date=January 5, 2011 | access-date=August 25, 2017 | archive-date=February 15, 2016 | url-status=live}}</ref> ''Game Informer'' listed Samus first on their list of the Top 10 Dorks of 2010 due to her "lame backstory",<ref>{{cite magazine | date=February 2011 | issue=214 | title=The Top 10 Dorks of 2010 | magazine=Game Informer | publisher=[[Company:GameStop|GameStop]] | page=31}}</ref> and placed the game third on their Top 10 Disappointments of 2010 list, ranking behind "studio closures, layoffs, [and] restructurings" and the "[[Company:Infinity Ward#2010 employee firings and departures|Infinity Ward debacle]]".<ref>{{cite magazine | date=February 2011 | issue=214 | title=Top 10 Disappointments of 2010 | magazine=Game Informer | publisher=[[Company:GameStop|GameStop]] | page=38}}</ref>

==Legacy==
Since its release, elements of ''Metroid: Other M'' have appeared in other games. The Geothermal Power Plant is featured as a playable stage in ''[[Software:Dead or Alive: Dimensions|Dead or Alive]]'', a [[Software:Fighting game|fighting game]] developed for the {{wipe|Nintendo 3DS}} by Team Ninja.<ref name="crossover">{{cite web|url=http://ie.ign.com/articles/2011/01/19/theres-a-metroid-crossover-in-dead-or-alive-dimensions|title=There's a Metroid Crossover in Dead or Alive Dimensions|author=Lucas M. Thomas|website=IGN|date=January 19, 2011|access-date=March 7, 2012}}</ref> The stage features Ridley as a stage hazard, while Samus appears as an assist character in the Morph Ball form,<ref name="non-playable">{{cite web|first=Wesley|last=Yin-Poole|website=Eurogamer|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-24-samus-not-playable-in-dead-or-alive-3ds|title=Samus Not Playable in Dead or Alive 3DS|date=January 24, 2011|access-date=November 3, 2012|archive-date=November 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109153806/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-24-samus-not-playable-in-dead-or-alive-3ds|url-status=live}}</ref> who will drop a Power Bomb that switches the combatants' location when a sound is made in the microphone.<ref name="DOA secrets">{{cite web|url=http://ie.ign.com/articles/2011/05/24/dead-or-alive-dimensions-metroid-secrets|title=Dead or Alive Dimensions -- Metroid Secrets|first=Audrey|last=Drake|website=IGN|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=March 7, 2012|archive-date=January 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102062815/http://ie.ign.com/articles/2011/05/24/dead-or-alive-dimensions-metroid-secrets|url-status=live}}</ref> Yosuke Hayashi confirmed that Samus would not be featured as a playable character in ''Dead or Alive: Dimensions'',<ref name="non-playable"/> stating that "it would be better to let her focus on her job rather than kicking everyone's butt in ''Dead or Alive: Dimensions''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ie.ign.com/articles/2011/05/12/dead-or-alive-dimensions-interview-with-team-ninjas-yosuke-hayashi|title=Dead or Alive Dimensions Interview with Team Ninja's Yosuke Hayashi|first=Audrey|last=Drake|website=IGN|date=May 12, 2011|access-date=March 7, 2012|archive-date=January 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102062818/http://ie.ign.com/articles/2011/05/12/dead-or-alive-dimensions-interview-with-team-ninjas-yosuke-hayashi|url-status=live}}</ref> The Pyrosphere also appears as a stage in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ie.ign.com/articles/2014/10/23/nintendo-dishes-details-on-super-smash-bros-for-wii-u-stages|title=Nintendo Dishes Details on New Super Smash Bros. Stages|first=Jenna|last=Pitcher|work=IGN|publisher=Ziff Davis|date=October 31, 2014|access-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/21/super-smash-bros-pyrosphere-stage-teased/|title=Super Smash Bros. Pyrosphere stage teased|first=Stephany|last=Nunneley|website=VG247|date=August 21, 2013|access-date=December 18, 2014|archive-date=June 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613012532/http://www.vg247.com/2013/08/21/super-smash-bros-pyrosphere-stage-teased/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* {{MobyGames|/wii/metroid-other-m}}

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