Metroid: Other M - Going Dark - Day 1

It's July 31st. Metroid: Other M comes out in one month, on August 31st. I have decided to "go dark" in regards to various news things about Other M. Back in early May, the advertising for Super Mario Galaxy 2 really took off. Almost every day there was a new gameplay trailer on Nintendo's YouTube channel, and every day @NintendoAmerica posted a link to artwork from the game on their Twitter account. On top of that, IGN had frequent updates to their "Previews" section of the game. I took in every bit of this information. By the tome the game came out on May 23rd, I knew everything there was to know about Super Mario Galaxy 2. Nothing in the game was a surprise to me, which kinda sucked. In retrospect, I wish I hadn't done that. I've learned from my mistake, so I'm going to avoid that kind of stuff with Other M. Now, that shouldn't be too hard if nothing changes from it's current state, as Nintendo is heavily pushing the game in Japan, and we're getting absolutely nothing Stateside. However, things could very well change for the better, and that's when I'm going to have to be more careful. This isn't to say that I'm going to entirely avoid the Internet until the game comes out since I might get spoiled. If Nintendo posts a video on the American Nintendo Channel (a video service for the Wii console) I'll watch it. I'm mainly concerned about story-related and powerup-related spoilers. I don't want to know any major plot points or any new powerups ahead of time, but rather discover them as I play the game. I'll update you daily on how my "going dark" is going, as well as take this time up until Other M comes out to post my thoughts on the other Metroid games. See you next mission!

Mission Briefing

Welcome, blog readers. Let us begin. Time is most critical. This first post here is just to let you know what this blog's about. For the most part it will be Metroid related, although I will post general stuff about life as well. If you think I'm interesting, tell your friends. If you think I'm boring, leave a comment or email me (project538@gmail.com) to let me know what I can do better. See you next mission!