An entire console generation is a long to get by with only a logo. Metroid Prime 4 was originally announced all the way back in 2017 when the Nintendo Switch was still in its infancy, and we haven’t seen anything beyond a basic logo since. The game was originally being developed in collaboration with Bandai Namco, but somehow that went awry, the project was rebooted, and it’s been in development at original Metroid Prime developer Retro Studios for over five years.
Well, today during the most recent Nintendo Direct we finally, finally, got our first look at Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (that’s the game’s new title) in action. The brief trailer shows Samus touching down on a planet and getting into rather intense combat with some space pirates, before confronting an intimidating fellow hunter. Following that, we then also see her emerge onto a lush, green-looking planet.
The visuals in the trailer are quite impressive – beyond what you’d expect to see in Switch usually. Perhaps connected to that, Nintendo has announced Metroid Prime 4: Beyond won’t arrive until 2025. While we have no confirmation of this, that strongly hints that the game will be a crossgen launch title for Nintendo’s upcoming Switch successor. Of course, that’s just speculation, but it would make sense. You can check out the long-awaited first trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, below.
Looking good! Not as technically impressive as the latest current-gen shooter on PS5, obviously, but you have to set your expectations realistically. And again, I think this is the OG Switch version of the game we're seeing, and I suspect a Switch 2 version is in the works. Beyond what we see in the trailer, Nintendo isn't revealing much more about the game -- this is all they had to say in their press release...
"Metroid Prime 4: Beyond: The galaxy’s greatest bounty hunter Samus Aran will embark on a new mission. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, a new entry in the Metroid Prime series, is coming to Nintendo Switch in 2025."
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is coming to Nintendo Switch… and maybe beyond… in 2025. What do you think? Excited for the game after the long wait?
