Where Is Metroids New Game

Where Is Metroid’s New Game?

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Metroid fans are used to long waits between games, but the wait for Metroid Prime 4 might be longer than most thanks to a number of factors.

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Where Is Metroids New Game

There is a new Metroid game in the works, but it may still be quite a long time before fans can get their hands on it. Despite Samus Aran being one of gaming’s most iconic characters, Metroid has often seemed overlooked compared to Nintendo’s other first-party franchises. Whereas Mario and Link appear in, at the very least, one high-profile game release per console generation, Metroid seems to have been forgotten, allowed to vanish into obscurity for long periods of time.

It would be eight years between the release of Super Metroid, regarded as one of the best games on the Super Nintendo, and the next entries in the franchise, 2002’s Metroid Prime for the GameCube and Metroid Fusion for the Game Boy Advance. For a time, all seemed well in regards to Metroid, with two more releases in the Metroid Prime series as well. The release and subsequent reception of Metroid: Other M for the Wii in 2010, however, did much to damage the franchise’s reputation. So much, in fact, that fans wouldn’t receive another entry in the series until Metroid: Samus Returns for the Nintendo 3DS in 2017, a remake of 1991’s Metroid 2: Return of Samus. That same year saw the announcement of Metroid Prime 4 for Nintendo Switch, and for the first time in a long time, it seemed like Metroid was once again in Nintendo’s spotlight.

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No official details are known about Metroid Prime 4 right now, but it can be assumed from the title that it will be a continuation in both story and gameplay to the Metroid Prime trilogy. So why is Metroid Prime 4 taking so long, and when might fans get their hands on it? Here’s why the next entry in the Metroid saga isn’t likely coming any time soon.

Why The New Metroid Game Is Taking So Long

It’s unclear exactly how long Metroid Prime 4 was in development prior to the game’s announcement during the summer of 2017. The game was reportedly being developed by a Bandai Namco team in collaboration with Nintendo. After the game was a no-show at E3 2018, fans began to wonder what Samus Aran’s new adventure might look like and when they would be able to get their hands on it. Then in 2019, Nintendo released an almost unprecedented statement regarding the game: Metroid Prime 4 would be starting development over from scratch. Development thus far had not lived up to Nintendo’s high standards and so a major decision was made.

The unnamed team that had worked on the game would no longer be doing so. Instead, Retro Studios, the original developers behind the Metroid Prime trilogy, would be restarting development on the game from the ground up. Nintendo executive Shinya Takahashi had this to say about the delay:

“We did not make this decision lightly. This change will essentially mean restarting development from the beginning, so the completion of the game will be delayed from our initial internal plan. We strongly recognize that this delay will come as a disappointment to the many fans who have been looking forward to the launch of Metroid Prime 4.”

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Since the game’s rebooted development, Nintendo has been mum about Metroid Prime 4. No new details have been shared, and there’s been no indication of when the game might release, despite leaks alleging Metroid Prime 4 will come out in 2023. Based on how the game’s announcement and subsequent delay went last time, though, that makes sense. Nintendo will likely be waiting until the game is nearly finished before showing gameplay or announcing a release date in an effort to avoid a repeat of the 2017 announcement.

Considering the game’s development started over from scratch in 2019, Metroid Prime 4 is likely still a ways off. Each previous Metroid Prime game took at least two or three years to develop. However, with the added hurdles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems safe to assume 2022 is likely the earliest the game could see the light of day. It could, of course, take considerably longer as well. Metroid fans will simply have to be patient, and be optimistic that the game’s cancellation and subsequent reboot will be worth it in the end.

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