Metroid Prime 4 - everything we know so far
Metroid Prime 4 is still in development - but when will we get our hands on it?
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Metroid Prime 4is the next installment in the 3D and first-person Metroid Prime series. Unfortunately, it’s been a while since we’ve had an update, and there’s currently no release date in sight.
After the initial announcement in 2017, Nintendo announced in January 2019 that it had scrapped the original project and was starting over with Retro Studios. So, it’d be fair to call this a turbulent development.
Hopefully, will finally be the year that we hear more onMetroid Prime 4, but so far Nintendo is keeping the curtains drawn. Want to know more? Read on for everything we know so far aboutMetroid Prime 4.
Metroid Prime 4: cut to the chase
Metroid Prime 4 platforms
Metroid Prime 4is coming to theNintendo Switchfamily of consoles. So, it’ll naturally be compatible withNintendo Switch Liteand the recentNintendo Switch OLEDmodel.
In aMay 2022 financial update, the first-person adventure title did appear on Nintendo’s upcoming schedule but its release date was still marked as TBA without even a year assigned. So, it’s likely we’ll still be waiting a little longer.
Metroid Prime 4 trailer
Back at E3 2017, Nintendo released a first-looktrailerforMetroid Prime 4. To date, it’s the only trailer we’ve seen so far forMetroid Prime 4, and unfortunately it’s not heavy on the content side.
Despite there being no more trailers to indulge in, you can keep up-to-date with any new potential content withNintendo of America’s official YouTube channel.
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Metroid Prime 4 - what we want to see
There’s so littleMetroid Prime 4information out there that piecing together the story is nigh impossible. What we will say is thatMetroid Prime 3’s ending didn’t strike us as open enough for any kind of direct continuation. Though Samus went into hyperspace, giving the opportunity for a sequel to enter a new world or galaxy, we’d say the core story of the original trilogy is now closed.
Back in 2015,Eurogamerinterviewed series producer, Kensuke Tanabe, who stated that “the stories of Dark Samus and Phazon are done”, adding that any new games in the series would focus on other Prime-series elements. One thing we can be fairly confident in is that, like other Prime games,Metroid Prime 4is likely to be a first-person shooter.
Other than that, we can’t say what kind of gameplay changes will arise from either the new developer or the new Switch platform. Coming in as a fresh start, there’s actually plenty of room forMetroid Prime 4to innovate. Given TheLegend of Zeldaand SuperMariofranchises have embraced more open worlds, we wonder if this is something that Nintendo will bring into the Prime series, too.
If it’s like that, like other Switch games that is, there could be optional motion controls with the Joy-Cons - we’re imagining aiming, firing, and environment scanning, for example.
Metroid Prime 4 news
Searching for clues in the concept artIn February 2022, gaming tweeterNibel, spotted that Retro Studios updated its Twitter banner to a new, previously unseen piece of concept art that appears to give us our first visual tease ofMetroid Prime 4.
The artwork features what looks to be a silhouette of Samus standing in the middle of an atmospheric corridor. The architecture around her looks fairly alien, and the blue filter gives the impression she’s underground or within the gangway of a spaceship. The added border at the top and bottom of the image might suggest we’re looking through another character’s visor, too.
So there you have it, that’s everything we know about Metroid Prime 4 so far. For more on Nintendo games, here’s all of theupcoming Switch games for 2024 and beyond.
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