Beyond Gameplay Shown Off During Nintendo Direct

Metroid Prime 4 was announced in 2017, shortly after the launch of the Nintendo Switch. Eight years later, during what will likely be the console’s final Nintendo Direct, with the launch of the Switch 2 right around the corner, we finally know when the next chapter in Samus’s story will be here.

While we’ve been shown Prime 4 before, today’s trailer gave us our best look at the game yet. It begins with Samus on Planet Viewros and quickly kicks into gear as the protagonist is shown battling creatures native to the new backdrop. We’re then shown Samus obtaining and using mysterious psychic powers that give the long-time Nintendo mascot a purple glow.

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Unfortunately, we weren’t told when exactly the next game in the series will be here. Still just a vague “coming in 2025” release window, possibly while we wait for more news on the Switch 2. There was a one more thing type reveal at the end of the trailer, though, as what appears to be a villainous red version of Samus was shown before fading to black.

Still No Release Date For Metroid Prime 4

But Who Was That At The End Of The Trailer?

The closer we got to the end of the Switch’s life cycle, the more fearful Metroid fans became that Prime 4 might be saved for Nintendo’s next generation. While I’m sure that was a possibility and may have even been discussed, it would have left a sour taste in a lot of people’s mouths. There are some people out there who would have bought the Switch way back in 2017 off the back of being told Prime 4 was in the works. Making them wait eight years for it is one thing. To then inform them it will be on another console instead would have been a bridge too far.

Long gaps between Metroid games being announced and released is nothing new. In fact, the eight-year wait between Metroid Prime 4’s reveal and its release is nothing compared to Metroid Dread‘s. Dread started as a game being developed for the Nintendo DS in 2005. 16 years later, it was released on Nintendo Switch, and it was worth the wait.

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