Nintendo Should Re-Reveal Metroid Prime 4 This Year
Despite being unveiled just a few months after the launch of the Nintendo Switch, Metroid Prime 4 has yet to see the light of day. All fans have is a brief teaser from E3 2017, and even that was just a logo with some music. Video game development is understandably time-consuming, but eager players were dealt a tough hand in early 2019 when production on the game was announced to be restarting from scratch.
Fast-forward to today, and three years have now gone by without a peep regarding the overall development of Metroid Prime 4. Obviously, Nintendo and Retro Studios should not rush the project and take as much time as necessary to fine-tune every little aspect. That being said, three years is a significant amount of time to work on any creative endeavor, and there must be something to show for it by now. For that reason, as well as the unprecedented success of Metroid Dread, this year is the right time for Nintendo to finally re-introduce the game.
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In the five years since Metroid Prime 4 was announced, MercurySteam stepped up to the plate and released two entirely different Metroid games. The first was Metroid: Samus Returns, a respectable remake of the Game Boy original that fine-tuned some mechanics and updated the graphics. However, it was Metroid Dread that exploded and put MercurySteam on the map as a Metroid developer.
The Metroid franchise, despite being well reviewed, has always struggled to obtain the same level of popularity as other Nintendo IPs like The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. Sales for each installment have generally struggled, which could be the cause for so many gaps between releases in the series. Metroid Dread has exceeded all
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