The leaker, Fun_Way_6592 had reached out one day before the most recent Nintendo Direct, which ended up having a lot of new information about Tears of the Kingdom. Why is that Metroid Prime 4 was first announced in 2017, with development stemming from a partnership between Nintendo and Bandai Namco. While it’s easy to get lost, there’s a hint option that will give you a nudge in the right direction if you’re struggling to find the right path forward. Spheromancer stated that the leaks came from someone who had also correctly predicted Skyward Sword, Splatoon 3, and even the name of the new Legend of Zelda game, Tears of the Kingdom.Īs proof of the Nintendo insider’s credentials, Spheromancer shared a previous Reddit message from them that correctly predicted some big news for Zelda fans. Metroid Prime 4 is one of the most hotly anticipated games for the Nintendo Switch, but many think it’s been canceled. Metroid Prime Remastered goes far beyond a resolution bump, completely redoing the artwork, and it looks stunning. GamingLeaksAndRumors subreddit mod Spheromancer claimed to have some updates on the highly anticipated game. Then in the last few days of 2022, Metroid Prime fans caught a break. While this at least put Metroid Prime in the spotlight again, it also left fans distraught since it meant there were going to be setbacks in the game’s progress. Then, fans caught wind that the project was being handed over to Retro Studios. New leak gets fans excited about Metroid Prime 4īy 2019 it had been two years since the teaser and there had been nothing further about the game from Nintendo. At least its in development, something that we can’t definitively say about heavily desired franchises like F-Zero or Wave Race.Until now. Nintendo does have a way of working magic with their first party titles and getting the most out of hardware so anything is possible. The last statement on the game was that the company was working hard on the game. Nintendo didn’t mention it once during Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct. The game was first announced back in 2017 but has seen few updates since.

However, as much of a technical masterpiece as the original Metroid Prime was for the GameCube back in 2001, it would be hard to see Metroid Prime 4 being as big of a leap if it was a Switch title. As far as the future of the series, Metroid Prime 4 remains in development. Metroid could be going down the same path by being held for the Switch successor but also releasing on the Switch at the same time. Nintendo Says Its Working Hard On Metroid Prime 4 Nintendo Life Its now been four years since it was announced by Share: While we were somewhat hopeful. Same thing with Twilight Princess which was supposed to be GameCube exclusive only to be pushed until it released on Wii at the same time. Breath of the Wild was announced as a Wii U exclusive, only be delayed until a simultaneous release on the Switch as well. The Legend of Zelda, for example, has somewhat of a reputation for doing this. The point is that it has now been well over three years with zero updates about Metroid Prime 4 and Nintendo has a history of delaying high profile games for long periods of time, even to the point of not releasing on the system it was initially announced on. A few years passed and then on a random January morning, Nintendo announced that development had been restarted and was now being handled by Retro Studios who created the first three Metroid Prime games with critical adoration. Development was reportedly being handled by Bandai Namco, but was never confirmed. Metroid Prime 4 was revealed way back at E3 2017 as just the title card stating that the game was in development, which was enough good news for Metroid fans. “I think they are very, very, very likely going to move Metroid Prime 4 to the next system” said Jeff Grubb, who has a impressive track record for being accurate about unreleased gaming information. On the “Last of the Nintendogs” Podcast with Jeff Grubb and Mike Minotti when talking about the September 2022 Direct that has yet to be confirmed, there were many things that were discussed including the heavily speculated WindWaker and Twilight Princess Switch Ports but it was their talk about Metroid Prime 4 that stuck out to me the most.

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