In the gaming world, a certain level of trust must be had between a developer and the gamer base. This is because when a new game is announced, especially one from a big-name franchise, gamers want to know it’s in good hands. When MercurySteam was announced as the team behind a 3DS remake of a classic Metroid title, fans weren’t sure what to make of it as they hadn’t really heard of them before. But the game was good, so Nintendo then let the team make Metroid Dread, and it was one of the best games of 2021.

Fast forward to now, and a rumor is circulating via a Spanish leaker who claims that MercurySteam is at it again and will have another 2D Metroid title out by 2025. We need to say that this is a rumor, but the person who leaked this did correctly identify the last Samus Aran title before it was officially announced, so make of this what you will: