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Still set to release in 2025

Metroid Prime 4 Re-Emerges, Reiterates 2025 Release

Nintendo's official Metroid page has added Metroid Prime 4 and reconfirmed that Samus Aran's return is imminent.

www.gamespot.com

Hype

 

[AJUMP23]

Switch 2 launch game.

 

[Robb]

That's a bit out of nowhere. Game awards footage incoming?

Would be nice with more footage and confirmation of Prime 2 and 3 remasters.

 

[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

Switch 2 launch game.

God, I hope so!

 

[AJUMP23]

God, I hope so!

It is not a big enough game to be the main launch title. But it would be a good to have along with a Mario.

 

[N0S]

 

[Efren is G.O.A.T.]

It is not a big enough game to be the main launch title. But it would be a good to have along with a Mario.

If we can't have a new Zelda 3d as a launch title (which we probably aren't going to) then having Mario + Metroid sounds like a fucking good launch to me.

 

[daclynk]

Show me Nintendo. Make Samus Badass again

 

[MagnesD3]

Im still waiting for them to show a hook :/

 

[K' Dash]

They can take all the time in the world as long as they deliver.

 

[RagnarokIV]

Can't wait to play this 4k 120 FPS on my PC

 

[LordOfChaos]

Switch 2 launch game.

Yup, perfect showcase, it should scale up well to it from what we saw. Always thought it would be a Switch 2 showcase with how late it was.

 

[killatopak]

MP4 is Nintendo's Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Announced for this gen but released for the next.

 

[Deerock71]

Mario Kart 9 and Prime 4 launch window titles...

 

[Robb]

Make Samus Badass again

Again? If anything Retro needs to keep up with Dread.

 

[Celcius]

Looking forward to when I can finally play this on the Switch 2

 

[Hookshot]

I still have a voucher waiting for this

 

[Zacfoldor]

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

We need Metroid prime 2 echoes and 3 on switch

 

[R6Rider]

Might be my first Metroid Prime game.

(Technically I played a bit of one at a friend's house when I was a kid.)

 

[Chuck Berry]

We need Metroid prime 2 echoes and 3 on switch

I still have a copy of Corruption for my Wii, but yeah would much rather run through it on a Switch before release!

 

[tommib]

It's only my most anticipated game EVER.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

I still have a copy of Corruption for my Wii, but yeah would much rather run through it on a Switch before release!

I have my copy of Echoes. in GC..

I Never play the third game

 

[Icymanipulator]

Switch 2 launch game.

At this point I hope so, would be a great showcase for the new hardware.

 

[tommib]

People thinking this will look different on Switch 2 are in for a disappointment. It will run exactly the same as the Switch version.

 

[Trilobit]

Still set to release in 2025

Great! I was just wondering when it was Prime 4 release.

 

[Chuck Berry]

It's only my most anticipated game EVER.

Yeah but....what if Returnal 2 got announced?

 

[tommib]

Yeah but....what if Returnal 2 got announced?

It won't. Krueger is gone. It's ok.

 

[amigastar]

Metroid Prime 4 and a new 3D Mario for Switch 2 launch, please.

 

[lakitu1982]

Mario Kart 9 and Prime 4 launch window titles...

That would feel like a dream! I want it.

 

[lakitu1982]

People thinking this will look different on Switch 2 are in for a disappointment. It will run exactly the same as the Switch version.

I love how you say this as if you have any kind of knowledge whatsoever. Who do you think you are!

 

[tommib]

I love how you say this as if you have any kind of knowledge whatsoever. Who do you think you are!

God himself.

 

[rm082e]

There's no way this is actually a product we'll get to play. This must be a trick. Get an axe.

 

[DragoonKain]

Any chance this is released before October/November 2025? Console launches are usually those months and if it's a launch game then it could be another full year wait.

 

[ADiTAR]

If there's TGA footage, Nintendo will let us know.

 

[Paltheos]

That's a bit out of nowhere. Game awards footage incoming?

Would be nice with more footage and confirmation of Prime 2 and 3 remasters.

I'm excited to see how busted a remastered Prime 2 would be compared to the original version of the game. I think the system mechanic stuff like preventing you from Screw Attacking into Morph Ball tunnels to exit the map are easy enough to fix, but there are so many holes in the design (often literally). My favorite is the hole in the map of Temple Assembly Site you can jump through to acquire an early Power Bomb expansion as soon you as get the Space Jump Boots (making PBs the 6th instead of 18th item in the sequence and opening up tons of shenanigans). There's also a wall in dark Landing Site that just doesn't exist, but sadly you can't do anything with it afaik - It just stands out in my memory as something I can't believe wasn't caught in QC.

 

[cireza]

Most anticipated game by far.

 

[Robb]

I'm excited to see how busted a remastered Prime 2 would be compared to the original version of the game.

I think it depends on the amount of effort they put into these.

The rumors from way back were that the first game would be the only one to get the full overhaul treatment, while 2 and 3 would merely be upscaled versions of the original titles.

If that's true I could see a lot of things staying untouched with just higher resolution textures and modern twin-stick controls being added.

That said I really want both titles to get the same treatment as Metroid Prime Remastered.