The Long Wait For Metroid Prime 4 Has Caused A Huge Problem

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Although its announcement has naturally been welcomed by fans, there is one major unresolved issue with the upcoming release of . Moreover, this problem is tied in large part to the long stretch of time between its initial reveal and new release date. Although the new trailer visuals suggest that will be worth the wait in many ways, if Nintendo does not address this issue, it could easily have a very detrimental effect on ’s overall performance.

was originally announced at E3 2017, and with it now having an official 2025 release date, this means the game will have had at least eight years worth of development time. Of course, it should be noted that the first two of those years were effectively wasted, given that development was restarted under Retro Studios after the original developer, Bandai Namco Studios, failed to meet expectations. Regardless, this long development window has led to arriving before , as well as giving the long-awaited title an unfortunate reputation for being a mystery in terms of development status.

Metroid Dread broke new ground for the franchise, and now Metroid Prime 4: Beyond would do well to copy one of its predecessor’s key elements.

Although has been eagerly awaited by many for close to a decade,there is also numerous people who are newer to the franchise who may be less enthused. This is because these individuals will not have had an opportunity to play all the preceding games. Although a remastered version of the first was released for the Nintendo Switch in 2023, suitably named, the subsequent games have not received any such ports.

The most recent versions of both and to be released were part of, a compilation of the then three-part subseries. was originally released for the Wii in 2009, and was later followed by a Nintendo eShop re-release for the Wii U in 2015. Meanwhile, the Nintendo DS’s followed a similar trajectory, being originally released in 2006 before becoming available on the Wii U in 2016 (or 2015 in Japan).