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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus is a story-driven post-apocalyptic first-person shooter by 4A Games, released in February 2019 as the third Metro game, following Artyom and Spartan Rangers fleeing the Moscow Metro by train.

Metroid

Metroid is Nintendo's science-fiction action-adventure series starring bounty hunter Samus Aran, debuting in 1986. It names half of the Metroidvania genre; Metroid Dread (2021) is its best seller at 3.07 million units, and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (2025) passed one million combined sales.

Metroid Dread

Metroid Dread (メトロイド ドレッド) is a 2021 Nintendo Switch 2D action-adventure by MercurySteam, produced by Yoshio Sakamoto, sequel to Metroid Fusion, set on planet ZDR with E.M.M.I. robots; 2.74 million sold by end of 2021.

Metroid Prime (メトロイドプライム)

Metroid Prime (メトロイドプライム) is Retro Studios' 2002 GameCube first-person Metroid adventure on Tallon IV, scoring 97 on Metacritic, remastered for Switch in February 2023 and followed by Metroid Prime 4: Beyond in 2025.

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (2004, GameCube) is Retro Studios' Metroid Prime sequel set on planet Aether and its toxic parallel dimension Dark Aether, featuring Light/Dark beam ammo, Dark and Echo Visors, Dark Samus, and series-first 4-player multiplayer.

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is a 2007 Wii first-person action-adventure by Retro Studios, the final Metroid Prime trilogy game, featuring Wii Remote pointer aiming, the PED Hypermode mechanic, Dark Samus, and a 90/100 Metacritic score.

Metroid Prime: Federation Force

Metroid Prime: Federation Force is a 2016 cooperative first-person shooter for the Nintendo 3DS, developed by Next Level Games, in which players pilot Mechs as Galactic Federation marines.

Metroid: Other M

Metroid: Other M is a 2010 Wii action-adventure by Team Ninja and Nintendo, produced by Yoshio Sakamoto. First voiced Samus, third-person play with first-person Wii Remote aiming; Metacritic 79 critics, 6.7 users.

Metroid: Samus Returns

Metroid: Samus Returns is a 2017 Nintendo 3DS action-adventure game, a full reimagining of the 1991 Game Boy Metroid II: Return of Samus, developed by MercurySteam with Nintendo, adding melee counter, Free Aim, and Aeion abilities; Metascore 85.

Mew (Pokémon)

Mew (Japanese: ミュウ) is a Mythical Psychic-type Pokémon, #0151 in the National Pokédex, secretly added to Pokémon Red and Green by programmer Shigeki Morimoto in 1996.

Mewtwo (ミュウツー)

Mewtwo is Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon No. 150. Cloned from Mew by scientists, it is the star of Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998) and has Mega Evolutions.

Midnight Club

Midnight Club is a series of open-world urban street racing games developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games, running from Street Racing in 2000 to Los Angeles in 2008.

Might and Magic

Might and Magic is a first-person fantasy RPG series created by New World Computing in 1986, one of the foundational Western CRPG franchises alongside Ultima and Wizardry, now owned by Ubisoft with over 50 games including the Heroes of Might and Magic strategy spin-off.

Mii

Mii: Nintendo's customizable avatar system, name a portmanteau of Wii and me, debuting 2006. Characters built from facial features appear in Wii Sports, Mario Kart, Tomodachi Life, and Miitopia, stored on Wii Remotes and in Mii Maker.

Mimikyu (ミミッキュ)

Mimikyu (ミミッキュ, Mimikkyu) is a Ghost/Fairy Pokémon, #778, introduced in Generation VII, that disguises itself as Pikachu; its unique Disguise ability absorbs one damaging attack per battle.

Minecraft

Minecraft is a sandbox video game by Mojang Studios where players build and break blocks in 3D worlds, with no set goal; Microsoft bought Mojang for $2.5 billion in 2014.

Minecraft (franchise)

Media franchise built around the 2009 sandbox game Minecraft by Swedish developer Markus "Notch" Persson, owned by Microsoft since its 2014 purchase of Mojang.

Minecraft: Story Mode

Minecraft: Story Mode (A Telltale Games Series) is Telltale and Mojang's 2015 episodic adventure game starring Jesse, who battles the Wither Storm; later ported to Netflix and now delisted.

MissingNo.

MissingNo. (Ketsuban, "missing number") is the famous Bird/Normal glitch Pokémon of Pokémon Red and Blue, Pokédex #000, triggered by the old man glitch and known for duplicating the 6th Bag slot's items by 128.

Misty (Pokémon)

Misty (Kasumi, カスミ) is the Water-type Cerulean Gym Leader of Pokémon Red and Blue, awarder of the Cascade Badge, and Ash's longest-serving female anime companion, returning full time in the 2023 Aim to Be a Pokémon Master series.

Monkey Island

Monkey Island: comedic point-and-click pirate adventure series begun by Lucasfilm Games in 1990, created by Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer, and Dave Grossman; known for SCUMM, insult sword fighting, Guybrush Threepwood, no-death design, and Return to Monkey Island (2022).

Monster Hunter (モンスターハンター)

Monster Hunter (モンスターハンター) is Capcom's cooperative hunting action game series, launched March 2004 on PlayStation 2; over 100 million copies sold, with Monster Hunter: World (2018, 30M+) and Monster Hunter Wilds (2025) as milestones.

Monster Hunter (モンスターハンター) (video game)

Monster Hunter (モンスターハンター) is Capcom's 2004 PlayStation 2 cooperative hunting action game, the first in the series. Built for PS2 online play, it started slowly but spawned a franchise topping 108 million units by 2024.

Monster Hunter 4 (モンスターハンター4)

Monster Hunter 4 is Capcom's 2013 Nintendo 3DS hunting action game, the first in the series with height-based 3D action and online multiplayer, introducing the Insect Glaive and Charge Blade.

Monster Hunter Generations

Monster Hunter Generations (Monster Hunter X in Japan) is Capcom's 2016 Nintendo 3DS action RPG celebrating the series' legacy with four Hunting Styles, Hunter Arts, playable Felyne Prowlers, the Fated Four monsters, and the Switch expanded edition Generations Ultimate.

Monster Hunter Rise

Monster Hunter Rise is a hunting action role-playing game by Capcom, released on Nintendo Switch in 2021, in which players hunt giant monsters around the village of Kamura.

Monster Hunter Stories

Monster Hunter Stories is Capcom's turn-based JRPG spin-off of Monster Hunter, begun on 3DS in 2017, where Riders bond with egg-hatched monsters called Monsties via a Power/Speed/Technical rock-paper-scissors combat system; sequels include Wings of Ruin (2021) and Twisted Reflection (2026).

Monster Hunter Tri (モンスターハンター3(トライ))

Monster Hunter Tri (モンスターハンター3(トライ)) is Capcom's 2009 Wii action RPG, third main Monster Hunter entry and first on a Nintendo home console, known for underwater combat, seven weapon classes, four-player online co-op, and the monster Lagiacrus.

Monster Hunter: World

Monster Hunter: World (モンスターハンター:ワールド) is Capcom's 2018 action RPG for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Its series-first worldwide simultaneous launch made it Capcom's best-selling title, reaching 25 million units including Iceborne.

Monster Rancher

Monster Rancher, known in Japan as Monster Farm (モンスターファーム), is a monster-raising simulation series by Tecmo, first released in 1997, where monsters are generated from data on real-world CDs.