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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. It was announced 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 of the previous Prime games, returned as a producer. The game is scheduled for release in 2025.
| Metroid Prime 4: Beyond | |
|---|---|
| |
| Developer(s) | Retro Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Producer(s) | Kensuke Tanabe |
| Series | Metroid |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch[1] |
| Release | 2025 |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure[2] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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 appeared at the end of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007) in pursuit of the player character, Samus Aran.[3]
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.[1][4] While not confirmed by Nintendo, Eurogamer reported that Prime 4 was being developed by Bandai Namco Studios in Japan and Singapore.[5] The Bandai Singapore staff included former LucasArts staff who had worked on the canceled Star Wars 1313.[5]
The Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aimé, said in 2018 that Metroid Prime 4 was "well into development" and "proceeding well".[6][7] Nintendo did not show it at E3 2018; Trinen said they would share more when they "had something that would wow people".[8]
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.[9] In October 2020, Retro posted a job advertisement seeking storyboard artists to work on "emotional" and "interesting and innovative scenes that elevate the narrative".[10] Video Games Chronicle took this as an indication of a more cinematic focus.[11]
After releasing no further information since the game's announcement in 2017, Nintendo released the first trailer and the title Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on June 18, 2024.[1][12] The trailer showcased similar gameplay to the previous games in the series, with Samus exiting her gunship, exploring a forest world, using her morph ball ability, scanning a Space Pirate and encountering Sylux.[13] Nintendo also announced that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is scheduled for release in 2025.[12] It was nominated for Most Anticipated Game at the Game Awards 2024.[14]
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