Summary
Gaming industry insider Jeff Grubb has provided an encouraging update aboutMetroid Prime 4.Metroid Prime 4has been a rather elusive title throughout the Switch’s lifespan. While Nintendo first announced the game at E3 2017,Prime 4restarted development two years later, moving from Bandai Namco to Retro Studios. Nearly five years after this reset, very few updates have come from Nintendo regardingMetroid Prime 4.
Despite the lack of concrete news,Metroid Prime 4is still in active development.Metroid Prime 4was mentioned in a recent Nintendo financial reportalongside other exclusive titles coming to the console, such asPrincess Peach: ShowtimeandPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, though it doesn’t mention a release window of any kind forPrime 4. However, according to gaming industry insider Jeff Grubb,Metroid Prime 4will possibly be shown off this year after a long period of silence.
Grubb first mentioned this possibility during aGiant Bomb reaction streamof the recent February 2024 Nintendo Partner Direct, which showcased a variety of third-party titles likeShin Megami Tensei 5: VengeanceandUnicorn Overlord. Among the titles revealed wasa remake ofEpic Mickey, which was one of the games Grubb had heard about before it was revealed during the Nintendo Direct. Grubb noted that the confirmation ofEpic Mickey: Rebrushedgave him more “confidence” about fans getting more information aboutMetroid Prime 4in 2024, as he got both rumors from the same source.
Will Metroid Prime 4 be released in 2024?
Grubb also went on Twitter to clarify exactly what he learned from the source and to prevent any misinformation aboutMetroid Prime 4’s potential release date. According to Grubb, he learned that Nintendo was looking to get assets by May 2024 sometime last year, speculating that these assets would be used for two possibleMetroid Prime 4trailers, with one being a CG trailer and another possibly being a gameplay trailer. He notes that these plans could have changed since he was last informed, stating that having assets ready for May doesn’t necessarily mean something will happen then.
When Grubb was asked about the status ofa potentialMetroid Prime 2remaster, Grubb confirmed that it appears to be done, but is not in a rush to be published and is currently “lying in wait.” Despite these encouraging signs, fans should take Grubb’s claims with a grain of salt and temper expectations. As Grubb suggested, plans could have changed from what he previously heard last year, andMetroid Prime 4may not be revealed in any capacity this year either.
