The Metroid Prime franchise could finally be making a big comeback on the Switch. A leaker making waves with Zelda Tears of the Kingdom teases an upcoming announcement.
Barely in 2023 new rumors began. This does not apply to Nintendo Switch 2 or The Legend of Zelda Tears of The Kingdom. No, it’s an Arlesian from Big N who’s talking about her again earlier this year. It’s been six years since fans haven’t heard from Metroid Prime 4, but that could change very soon. We’re taking stock of the new hallway sounds.
A big announcement about Metroid Prime 4?
This could be the year for Metroid Prime 4. The long-awaited sequel, first announced at E3 2017 the year the Nintendo Switch launched, has fallen into an eerie silence every year. It must be said that the project started from scratch two years after its unveiling, to finally be entrusted to Retro Studios, at the origin of the three episodes that earned the reputation of the license. Except that since the communication surrounding this resizing, nothing remains but a simple image to reassure players. However, the next Nintendo Direct, or at least one of 2023, should finally be the scene of the long-awaited announcement.
That Delicious Reddit, which teased the title of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom and some other Big N-related information, is doing it again with Metroid. L’insider has published another enigmatic sentence that points to an announcement about the franchise. ” Do you think everyone is prepared and ready? He wrote on the subreddit dedicated to video game leaks and rumors. If we can simply translate this in French as ” Do you think everyone is ready? ‘, it’s obviously the pun on Prime to remember that hints at a possible upcoming announcement surrounding Metroid Prime 4.
Credible rumors also spoke of a certain Metroid Prime Remaster, which should have been one of the big games this winter. The two games below would also be treated similarly, but “Nintendo is Nintendo, they’ll put them aside and release them later. It only remains to wait for the end of the story, but the leaker usually only teases right before the official announcements. It could therefore be that a Nintendo Direct could arrive in the coming weeks.
