Metroid timeline

This is the storyline timeline of the Metroid series according to developers, guides and interviews.

The timeline was once shrouded in mystery, but was made clear during the events of Metroid: Other M.
 * Metroid/Metroid Zero Mission
 * Metroid Prime/Metroid Prime Pinball
 * Metroid Prime: Hunters
 * Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
 * Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
 * Metroid 2: Return of Samus
 * Super Metroid
 * Metroid: Other M
 * Metroid Fusion

The Timeline was originally Metroid, Metroid 2: Return of Samus, then Super Metroid, but with the release of Zero Mission, the Prime sub-series, Fusion, and Other M, the timeline was thrown into question.