John Cena is a big fan of Metroid and in 2017 he made a request to Nintendo and it was granted.

The Peacemaker actor asked the Japanese company about a new 2D installment of the famous franchise.

Just a year ago, Metroid DREAD, the first 2D Metroid in 19 years, was released to the public, responding to the wishes of thousands of fans from all over the world, which later made it the best selling video game in the series. You may not know that among all these fans, there is a well-known Hollywood face pressing the Japanese company for its development.

John Cena ‘loved’ Metroid DREADThis is none other than John Cena, the hero of the comic series HBO Max Peacemaker, who did not hesitate to comment on the statement he made to representatives of the Japanese company during a promotional photo session for the Nintendo Switch in 2017. Wish you could enjoy a new 2D adventure of Samus Aran. Four years from then we got Metroid DREAD, let each of them connect the dots.

Frankly, we doubt Nintendo will ever make their creative decisions based on the North American WWE star’s wishes again. In fact, in 2017 Metroid: Samus Returns hit stores where Super Mario’s parents could see firsthand who the ideal team was for the saga’s rebirth, but this is undoubtedly an anecdote about the franchise. it was worth sharing.

The story was shared by Giant Bomb’s Dan Ryckert on his personal Twitter account and sponsored by Krysta Yang, a Nintendo employee at the time, who added that they sent him a copy after the Metroid DREAD was released. The actor’s response came via an email from those in charge, where Mercury did not hesitate to consent to the development of Steam: “She loved it”they were saying.

John Cena isn’t the only Hollywood star whose passion for the legend has been public, and Brie Larson (Captain Marvel) has made it clear about her interest in being Samus Aran in a hypothetical movie. Metroid DREAD was nominated for the GOTY The Game Awards, making it the first Spanish title to achieve such recognition.