Nintendo, Piggyback Team Up for Metroid Prime Artbook

Nintendo, with Retro Studios, is partnering with Piggyback for the forthcoming Metroid Prime art book. Learn more about this exciting collaboration, showcasing the behind-the-scenes development of the Metroid Prime series.

Nintendo and Piggyback Offer a New Perspective on 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 comprehensive details about the game series’ 20 years of development.

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

Aside from high-quality artwork and developers’ sketches, the art book also includes:

⚫︎ A foreword by Kensuke Tanabe, Metroid Prime’s producer
⚫︎ Retro Studios’ introductions to each game
⚫︎ Producer commentaries and insights on the artwork
⚫︎ A premium, stitch-bound art book with cloth hardcover, featuring Samus in metallic foil
⚫︎ 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 for availability; it’s not yet available for purchase.

Nintendo’s Past Collaborations with Piggyback

This is not the first time Piggyback collaborated with Nintendo. In fact, the company produced official guides for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, assisting players in exploring Hyrule, collecting every item, and finishing all quests.

These official guides encompass all the information a player requires while playing these games, from Korok seed locations to weapon and armor specifications. 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 crafting 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.