Metroid Prime

2002 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1765733
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Metroid Prime

Summary

Metroid Prime is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (644 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metroid Prime received the British Academy Games Award for GameCube[3].
  • Metroid Prime's instance of is recorded as video game[4].
  • Metroid Prime was directed by Mark Pacini[5].
  • Metroid Prime's composer is recorded as Kenji Yamamoto[6].
  • Metroid Prime was published by Q8093[7].
  • Metroid Prime's genre is first-person shooter[8].
  • Metroid Prime's genre is Metroidvania[9].
  • A cast member of Metroid Prime was Jennifer Hale[10].
  • Metroid Prime was produced by Shigeru Miyamoto[11].
  • Metroid Prime's developer is recorded as Retro Studios[12].
  • Metroid Prime's part of the series is recorded as Metroid[13].
  • Metroid Prime's part of the series is recorded as Metroid Prime series[14].
  • Metroid Prime's platform is recorded as Nintendo GameCube[15].
  • Metroid Prime's platform is recorded as Wii[16].
  • Metroid Prime's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[17].
  • Metroid Prime was distributed by Nintendo optical disc[18].
  • Metroid Prime's review score is recorded as 97/100[19].
  • Metroid Prime's input device is recorded as gamepad[20].
  • Metroid Prime's country of origin is recorded as United States[21].
  • Metroid Prime was released on February 28, 2003[22].
  • Metroid Prime was published on November 18, 2002[23].
  • Metroid Prime was published on December 15, 2002[24].
  • Metroid Prime was published on March 21, 2003[25].
  • Metroid Prime was released on April 3, 2003[26].
  • Metroid Prime was released on February 19, 2009[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Metroid Prime was published by Q8093[7]. It was produced by Shigeru Miyamoto[11]. It was directed by Mark Pacini[5]. A cast member of it was Jennifer Hale[10].

Publication

Publication dates include February 28, 2003[22], November 18, 2002[23], December 15, 2002[24], March 21, 2003[25], April 3, 2003[26], and February 19, 2009[27]. Genres include first-person shooter[8] and Metroidvania[9]. Series this is part of include Metroid[13] and Metroid Prime series[14]. It was distributed by Nintendo optical disc[18].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include Metroid[13] and Metroid Prime series[14].

Reception

Metroid Prime received the British Academy Games Award for GameCube[3]. Its review score is recorded as 97/100[19].

Why It Matters

Metroid Prime ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (644 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Metroid Prime receive?

Honors received include British Academy Games Award for GameCube[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . bafta.org. bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Metroid Prime Remastered
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'ja',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4969]]: [[Q116734030]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790846661412"
  2. 25d ago · Loosewind · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cybersport.ru game id → metroid-prime
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10501]]: metroid-prime, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142719952|Metroid Prime (#142719952)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5102|Cybersport."
  3. 25d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Media franchise → Q141429238
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8345]]: [[Q141429238]], Copying from [[Q141391458]]"
  4. 10w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tasvideos game id → 2261
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11701]]: 2261, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/151160949|Metroid Prime (#151160949)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5864|TASVideos game]] #mi"
  5. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'メトロイドプライム'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Metroid Prime'}
    P14470 → Games/Metroid_Prime
    Narrative location → Tallon IV
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Metroid_Prime, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  6. 13w ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → —
    Developer → Retro Studios
    Publisher → —
    Australian classification → M15+
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P5247]]: 3030-15473"
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