Metroid fans have reason to be excited, as this year at E3, Nintendo announced plans to launch a brand new take on the classic series that’s darker and edgier. It’s called Metroid: Other M, and here’s your first look. Full trailer and more screenshots are after the jump.

Nintendo’s E3 2008 Media Briefing was a notoriously lame affair, so all eyes were on The N to redeem itself in 2009. Did they succeed? You’ll have to decide for yourself.
Nintendo’s hour-long event emphasized new proprietary titles, which let’s face it, is the company’s biggest ace in the whole. Among the proprietary titles shown were not one but two new Super Mario Bros. games: the side-scrolling New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which features 4-player co-op. Check out the demo: