Metroid Prime: Federation Forces was released for the Nintendo 3DS on August 25, 2016 in North America.  The game was developed by Next Level Games and published by Nintendo.

      The game played similar to that of Metroid Prime Hunters.  It focused on the shooting mechanics within the Metroid Prime series and not the exploration.  It moved away from touch-based controls that its predecessor had.

      The game was not received well upon its announcement at E3 2015.  Many gamers wanted another Metroid game in the main series and not this spin-off.  The game sold poorly upon its release.  It even failed to enter the charts in the Top 20 in Japan the week of its release.

     Metroid Prime Blast Ball was a new sport set in the Metroid Prime universe.  The game plays similar to soccer.  Six players will try to shoot the ball into the opponent's goal to score.  The first team to score three goals will win the game.  Players will use the Nintendo 3DS motion sensing feature to aim.

     The game used power-ups to aid gameplay.  Power-ups included the ability create a barrier, move faster, and eject opposing players out of their Mech suit.

     The game could be played on other 3DS consoles by using Download Play.