Metroid Prime Federation Force to release late Spring

Today's Nintendo Direct gave us some new insight into the upcoming 3DS exclusive, Metroid Prime Federation Force.

Nintendo will be letting gamers get their hands on Federation Force before it releases in late Spring for the 3DS. The first hands-on event will be held during Wondercon.

Metroid Prime Federation force was originally announced back at E3 2015. Despite severe backlash from Nintendo fans, particularly over the Blast Ball game mode, the company is going forward with the much maligned game, confident that it will be "fresh and appealing" in the end.

The outcry became so severe after the game's announcement, that a petition was started in an effort to get the company to cancel the game. A lot of what has driven fans mad has a lot to do with timing, namely the fact that the series hasn't seen an official entry since the early days of the Wii with Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.