Insider Says Metroid Prime Remaster is Coming This Year

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Metroid Prime was a bold step for the classic Nintendo franchise when the game first released in 2002. The first Metroid game on GameCube ditched the series' classic side-scrolling formula in favor of a 3D first-person shooter style that would go on to be praised as one of Metroid's best entries. The highly successful game would go on to spawn a trilogy of titles between the GameCube and Wii with a fourth Metroid Prime game currently in development. Now, an industry insider claims the revolutionary Metroid game may soon be getting a fresh coat of paint.

Metroid Prime's release came after a long hiatus for the franchise that saw Samus skip the Nintendo 64, releasing eight years after Super Metroid debuted on the SNES. The newest Metroid's critical acclaim sparked a renaissance for the franchise that would see several games released over the coming years. Prime became one of the best-selling games on the GameCube and several publications have ranked it among the best games of all-time. Now, insider Jeff Grubb has revealed that Metroid Prime will reportedly be receiving a remaster later this year.

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During a recent episode of his «Game Mess Mornings» podcast, Grubb revealed that Nintendo was apparently working on a «big remaster» of Metroid Prime, reportedly set to arrive in Holiday 2022. Grubb referred to the Prime remaster as a major «overhaul» to the original game, suggesting the remaster will likely be extensive. He would later reveal that Nintendo is also reportedly working on remasters for Metroid Prime 2 and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption as well, though not on the same scale as the first game's.

A Metroid Prime remaster during the holiday season would coincide