Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2. Players control Samus Aran, who makes use of new psychic powers on the planet Viewros. Beyond is scheduled for release in 2025.
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| Developer(s) | Retro Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Producer(s) | Kensuke Tanabe |
| Series | Metroid |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 |
| Release | 2025 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure[1] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Beyond was announced under the working title Metroid Prime 4 at E3 2017, and was reportedly initially developed by Bandai Namco Studios. In January 2019, Nintendo announced that development had restarted under Retro Studios, the developer of the previous Metroid Prime games. Kensuke Tanabe, who worked on all three Prime games, returned as a producer. Nintendo announced the title Beyond and released the first trailer in June 2024.
Premise
Following the destruction of the Phazon,[a] Samus Aran fights for survival on the planet Viewros and confronts foes including the rival bounty hunter Sylux.[2] Beyond introduces psychic powers, which can be used to operate mechanisms and guide shots.[3]
Development
Summarize
Perspective
In 2015, the producer Kensuke Tanabe said the next Metroid Prime game could involve the bounty hunter Sylux, who was introduced in Metroid Prime Hunters (2006). Sylux's gunship appeared in a special ending for Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007) unlocked after 100% completion, in pursuit of the player character, Samus Aran.[4] Sylux also appeared in the special ending of Metroid Prime: Federation Force (2016), infiltrating a Galactic Federation research station and releasing an infant Metroid from a stasis tube.[5]
Nintendo announced Metroid Prime 4 during the Nintendo Direct presentation at E3 2017. Bill Trinen, the director of product marketing at Nintendo of America, confirmed that it would involve Tanabe but not Retro Studios, which had developed the previous Prime games.[6][7] While not confirmed by Nintendo, Eurogamer reported that Prime 4 was being developed by Bandai Namco Studios in Japan and Singapore.[8] The Bandai Singapore staff included former LucasArts staff who had worked on the canceled Star Wars 1313.[8]
The Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aimé, said in 2018 that Metroid Prime 4 was "well into development" and "proceeding well".[9][10] Nintendo did not show it at E3 2018; Trinen said they would share more when they "had something that would wow people".[11] In January 2019, the Nintendo EPD general manager, Shinya Takahashi, announced that development had restarted under Retro Studios with Tanabe. Takahashi said that the previous studio had not met Nintendo's standards and that the decision to restart the project was not taken lightly.[12] In October 2020, Retro posted a job advertisement seeking storyboard artists to work on "emotional" and "interesting and innovative scenes that elevate the narrative".[13] Video Games Chronicle took this as an indication of a more cinematic focus.[14]
Release and promotion
Nintendo released the first trailer and the title Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on June 18, 2024.[6][15] It showcased similar gameplay to previous Metroid Prime games, with Samus exiting her gunship, exploring a forest world, using her morph ball ability, scanning a Space Pirate and encountering the bounty hunter Sylux, who first appeared in Metroid Prime Hunters.[16] Nintendo also announced that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is scheduled for release in 2025.[15] It was nominated for Most Anticipated Game at the Game Awards 2024.[17]
Nintendo released a second trailer in a Direct presentation on March 27, 2025, introducing the forest planet Viewros setting, new enemies, the Lamorn race and Samus's psychic powers.[3] In a Direct presentation on April 2, Nintendo announced a version for Nintendo Switch 2, with enhanced visual resolution, the option to use 4K at 60 frames per second or 1080p at 120 frames per second, and optional mouse controls when using the Joy-Con 2 controllers.[18]
Notes
- As depicted in the 2007 video game Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
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