Nintendo recommits its plans to release Metroid: Other M this year...

As the Metroid: Other M front has been pretty much dead since E3 last year, we were almost expecting to see the game delayed past Christmas 2010. However, despite the lack of media coverage Nintendo are giving the game at this point, it seems the publisher is adamant the title will make it out this year.

Responding to the issue of the discontinuation of Metroid Prime Trilogy, Nintendo gave the following statement:

"Nintendo's Metroid Prime: Trilogy is the ultimate collector's edition experience for fans of the Metroid Prime series, combining all three critically acclaimed games on one disc with Wii motion controls. Copies of the game are currently available at major retailers nationwide. The next highly anticipated offering in the Metroid franchise is Metroid: Other M, which will be available this year."

While we certainly can't rule out any delays in future, it's interesting that Nintendo's official line at this point is that 2010 will see the release of a mainline Metroid game, a Mario sequel and a much-hyped Zelda game.

Metroid: Other M is the love-child of Nintendo's Super Metroid team and Ninja Gaiden developer Team Ninja. It promises to delve deeper into the history of Samus Aran the bounty hunter, being set between Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion.

We'll bring you all the good stuff on Other M as it breaks...