Now that Metroid Prime 4: Past is lastly within the wild (nonetheless feels bizarre to have the ability to sort that) and provided that it is one other wonderful entry on this phenomenal sequence, you might be feeling like now’s the time for some fancy Metroid merch.
Effectively, say no extra as a result of (and due to Forbes for the heads-up) Bandai Spirits has introduced a really interesting diecast ‘Samus Aran in Varia Swimsuit’ mannequin that is obtained us morphing out and in of ball mode furiously over right here. No matter meaning.
Sure, sure, it is extremely good. We agree. Standing at 21cm, there’s an entire lot of beautiful diecast steel right here, and with lights accentuating the entire most necessary and iconic parts, reminiscent of Samus’ nice large cannon (so batteries required). We have additionally obtained plenty of good moveable joints, so you possibly can recreate all of your most frequent in-game poses (for this author that is simply Samus’ loss of life pose).
We have been over on the official web site, and the value is ready at 30,800 yen (that is round £148 or $198) and it’s also possible to pre-order on the official Nintendo website. Nonetheless! Fly within the ointment klaxon. The pre-orders, which went stay yesterday AM, are Japan-only for now. Though we won’t see it being very lengthy earlier than you are capable of get your self one imported from both the primary Bandai Spirits web site or one other vendor.
The anticipated launch date for the mannequin is Could 2026. Ooooft. It will have regarded so good on high of the Christmas tree, too. Possibly subsequent 12 months.
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