Wii U

The Wii U is an upcoming home console created by Nintendo as the successor to the Wii. To be released in 2012, it has seen a prototype playable at E3 2011. It is to be compatible with games from the predecessor, but not to Nintendo GameCube games, as the original Wii was.

Though, as one would expect, no Metroid games have been confirmed, a fourth Super Smash Bros. game, in which Metroid'' protagonist Samus Aran will certainly star, has been revealed, though it has yet to enter production. A Metroid-themed game called Battle Mii has been shown at E3 as well.

Metroid games playable through Wii backwards compatibility

 * Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
 * Super Metroid (3 minute demo in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.)
 * New Play Control! Metroid Prime (Japan only.)
 * New Play Control! Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Japan only.)
 * Metroid Prime Trilogy
 * Metroid: Other M

Metroid cameos through Wii backwards compatibility

 * WarioWare: Smooth Moves
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl
 * Fatal Frame IV: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (Japan only.)
 * Animal Crossing: City Folk
 * Donkey Kong Country Returns