Nintendo, Piggyback Team Up for Metroid Prime Artbook

Nintendo and Piggyback Offer a New View of the Metroid SeriesEncompassing Metroid Prime 1-3

Nintendo and Piggyback, a guidebook publisher, are collaborating on a Metroid Prime art book, releasing Summer 2025. Retro Studios, the Metroid Prime series developers, are also part of this partnership, offering extensive details on the game series’ 20 years of development.

The Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective art book features “drawings, sketches, and assorted illustrations from the Metroid Prime Series,” according to Piggyback’s website. It's more than just visually appealing; it provides context and insight into the development of Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, and Metroid Prime Remastered.

⚫︎ A foreword by Kensuke Tanabe, Metroid Prime’s producer
⚫︎ Retro Studios’ introductions to each game
⚫︎ Producer commentary and insights on the artwork
⚫︎ A premium, cloth-covered hardcover book with metallic foil Samus etching, printed on high-quality art paper
⚫︎ Single (Hardcover) Edition

With 212 pages, readers will gain exclusive insight into the creation of these four games and their inspirations. The price is £39.99 / €44.99 / A$74.95. Check Piggyback’s website periodically for availability; it’s not yet available for purchase.

Nintendo’s Past Collaborations with Piggyback

These official guides encompass all necessary information for gameplay, from Korok seed locations to weapon and armor specifics. The BOTW official guide even included details on its DLCs, such as The Master Trials and The Champions’ Ballad.

While not an official guide, Piggyback’s expertise in creating visually stunning artwork for the recent Zelda BOTW and TOTK will undoubtedly be showcased in the forthcoming Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective art book.