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Metroid Prime

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2002

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • Single-player*

Players by platform

  • GameCube*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · GameCube*
    Classification
    T - Teen*

Series

  • Metroid Prime series
  • Metroid*

Localized titles

  • Metroid Prime

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Retro Studios
  • Retro Studio*
  • Retro Studios, Inc.*

Publishers

  • Nintendo

Release history

  • 2002-11-18
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    North America
  • 2002-12-15
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Brazil
  • 2003-02-28
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Japan
  • 2003-03-21
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Europe
  • 2003-04-03
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    Australia
  • 2009-02-19
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Wii
    Market
    Japan
  • 2009-08-24
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Wii
    Market
    North America
  • 2009-09-04
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Wii
    Market
    Europe
  • 2009-10-15
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Platform
    Wii
    Market
    Australia
  • 2003-03-21 · Nintendo GameCube · Europe*
    Release date
    2003-03-21*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo GameCube*
    Market
    Europe*
  • 2003-02-28 · Nintendo GameCube · Japan*
    Release date
    2003-02-28*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo GameCube*
    Market
    Japan*
  • 2002-11-19 · Nintendo GameCube · USA*
    Release date
    2002-11-19*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Nintendo GameCube*
    Market
    USA*
  • 2002-11-17 · GameCube*
    Release date
    2002-11-17*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    GameCube*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 28 fields
Release region · Nintendo GameCube
Japan*
Release region · Nintendo GameCube
Korea*
Release region · Nintendo GameCube
USA*
Release region · Nintendo GameCube
Europe*
Release date · Nintendo GameCube · Japan
2003-02-28*
Release date · Nintendo GameCube · USA
2002-11-19*
Release date · Nintendo GameCube · Europe
2003-03-21*
Developers · Nintendo GameCube · Japan
Retro Studios*
Developers · Nintendo GameCube · Europe
Retro Studio*
Developers · Nintendo GameCube · USA
Retro Studios, Inc.*
Genres and style · Nintendo GameCube
action,shooter,first-person shooter*
Genres and style · Nintendo GameCube
action,first-person shooter*
Publishers · Nintendo GameCube · USA
Nintendo*
Publishers · Nintendo GameCube · Japan
Nintendo*
Publishers · Nintendo GameCube · Europe
Nintendo*
Product code · Nintendo GameCube · USA
GM8E01-REV2*
Product code · Nintendo GameCube · USA
GM8E01-REV1*
Product code · Nintendo GameCube · Europe
GM8P01*
Product code · Nintendo GameCube · Japan
GM8J01*
Product code · Nintendo GameCube · USA
GM8E01*
Platform
Nintendo GameCube*
Release date · Nintendo GameCube · Europe
2003-03-21 · Nintendo GameCube · Europe
Release date
2003-03-21*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Nintendo GameCube*
Market
Europe*
Release date · Nintendo GameCube · Japan
2003-02-28 · Nintendo GameCube · Japan
Release date
2003-02-28*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Nintendo GameCube*
Market
Japan*
Release date · Nintendo GameCube · USA
2002-11-19 · Nintendo GameCube · USA
Release date
2002-11-19*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Nintendo GameCube*
Market
USA*
Developers · Nintendo GameCube · Europe
Retro Studio
Retro Studio*
Developers · Nintendo GameCube · USA
Retro Studios, Inc.
Retro Studios, Inc.*
Genres and style · Nintendo GameCube
action game
action game*
Genres and style · Nintendo GameCube
action game
action game*
shooter game
shooter game*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · GameCube
Retro Studios
Retro Studios*
ESRB classification · GameCube
ESRB · GameCube
Classification
T - Teen*
Genres · GameCube
shooter game
shooter game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · GameCube
GameCube
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1*
Platform
GameCube
GameCube*
Publishers · GameCube
Nintendo
Nintendo*
Release date · GameCube
2002-11-17 · GameCube
Release date
2002-11-17*
Date precision
day*
Platform
GameCube*
Specifications 3 · 11 fields
Artists
  • Todd Keller*
  • James Dargie*
Composers
  • Kenji Yamamoto*
  • Kouichi Kyuma*
Series
  • Metroid*
Platforms
  • GameCube*
  • Wii*
  • Nintendo Switch*
Release history
  • Scope
    • November 18, 2002*
    Value
    GameCube*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • November 18, 2002*
    Value
    November 18, 2002*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • November 18, 2002*
    Value
    February 28, 2003*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • November 18, 2002*
    Value
    March 21, 2003*
  • Region
    Australia*
    Scope
    • November 18, 2002*
    Value
    April 3, 2003*
  • Region
    Japan*
    Scope
    • November 18, 2002*
    • Wii*
    Value
    February 19, 2009*
  • Region
    Worldwide*
    Scope
    • November 18, 2002*
    • Nintendo Switch*
    Value
    February 9, 2023*
Genres and style
  • Action-adventure*
Play modes
  • Single-player*
Publishers
  • Nintendo*
Directors
  • Mark Pacini*
Producers
  • Shigeru Miyamoto*
  • Kensuke Tanabe*
  • Kenji Miki*
  • Akira Otani*
  • Michael Mann*
Programmers
  • Mark Johnston*

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* Provisional data