After a long wait, Nintendo’s highly anticipated sci-fi shooter sequel Metroid Prime 4 has resurfaced – bringing with it a stunning first gameplay trailer, a new ‘Beyond’ subtitle, and confirmation that it will launch next year.
Metroid Prime 4, of course, First declaration In 2017, nearly a decade after the launch of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on the Wii, Nintendo finally confirmed that it was Being developed by Bandai Namco – But in 2019 news broke that the project “did not reach the standard” that Nintendo was demanding and was being considered. Rebooted from scratchThis time, led by original Metroid Prime developer Retro Studios.
Since then, updates have been rare, but now – during one An already treat-packed Nintendo Direct – Long-serving shooters have reappeared About two minutes of gameplay,
What better way to kick off this show (according to the trailer’s opening caption) that takes place in the cosmic year 20X9 at a Galactic Federation research facility than with the dramatic entrance of Samus Aran? After the tune of an all-too-familiar musical theme, it’s straight into the action – Samus dashes and scans her way across a beautiful desolate alien landscape.
It’s certainly an exciting tease, but we’ll have to wait a little longer until we get our hands on it; Nintendo has confirmed that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will launch for the Switch in 2025 – which immediately raises the question, could it launch on a dual platform with switch 2,
Nintendo explicitly said it wouldn’t talk about the Switch’s successor during today’s show, but hopefully we’ll learn more about its plans for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – and about that fancy helmeted character at the end of the trailer – before we all get carried away with excitement.
