Summary
A credible gaming news seeker has uncovered signs thatMetroid Prime 4could finally be reaching the end of development. There hasn’t been a new entry in the belovedMetroid Primespin-off series sinceMetroid Prime 3: Corruptionback in 2007, and players have been waiting eagerly for Samus Aran’s next chilling first-person adventure.Metroid Prime 4was first announced at E3 2017, but the project would suffer numerous setbacks in the years to come.
Originally,Metroid Prime 4was going to be developed by Bandai Namco Studios, but Nintendo grew dissatisfied with the studio’s work and restarted the project in 2019 under the watchful eye of originalMetroid Primeco-producer Kensuke Tanabe and Retro Studios, the developer behindthe first threeMetroid Primegames. Things have become relatively silent since then, save for a few Retro Studios hiring reports and rumors ofMetroid Prime 4possibly launching this summer.
Nintendo-based gaming YouTuber SuperMetalDave64 recently posted aMetroid Prime 4video uncovering several clues that the highly-anticipated sequel could finally be nearing the end of its long and troubled development cycle. First, it appears that Nintendo conducted quality tests around ten months ago on demo versions ofMetroid Prime 4to check for bugs and other technical issues. This claim comes from the resume of Edwin Atwell, who has experience in quality testing games likeCall of Dutyusing the bug-tracking Jira Software. Additionally, SuperMetalDave64 states that Retro Studios was reportedly hiring extra personnel with diverse industry experience to work on the game between 2021 and 2022.
SuperMetalDave64 also revealed that Retro Studios has partnered with Next-Gen Dreams 3D, a studio specializing in detailed and imaginative first trailers for video games. It has collaborated with numerous developers, with one of its most recent projects being the debut trailer for theupcoming Ghost Story Games-developed FPSJudas. Retro Studios’ logo was once included on Next-Gen Dreams 3D’s website under a list of the company’s past and present partners, but it has since been removed.
While none of the information SuperMetalDave64 has provided necessarily confirms thatMetroid Prime 4will be shown off soon, it is all solid proof that the game could be well on its way to release. The game has reportedly been in development for nearly five years sincebeing restarted with Retro Studios at the helm, and anxiousMetroidfans have been held over with the releases ofMetroid Dreadin 2021 andMetroid Prime Remasteredlast February. If SuperMetalDave64’s latest tidbits are anything to go by, it might not be too much longer before players see Samus in action once more inMetroid Prime 4.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
The galaxy’s greatest bounty hunter Samus Aran will embark on a new mission in Metroid Prime™ 4: Beyond, coming to Nintendo Switch in 2025.
