Metroid Prime 4 was one of the first big teasers after the Switch launched in 2017. Since then, fans have been clamoring for a taste of what Retro Studios has been working on. The result has been years of “no news“ about the upcoming first-person shooter, except for the one time Nintendo announced that development had been restarted. Then todayFans not only received a gameplay trailer and a 2025 release window, but also over a dozen screenshots full of clues that will keep them busy over the next few months. rabid zoomers.
The trailer showed space pirates and what looked like a Galactic Federation base. It’s unclear what everyone is doing there or what new powers Samus will be using this time around. Today’s quick look was mostly a taste of the existing arsenal the bounty hunters have had in the previous installments of the series. Prime sub-series, including beam weapons, missiles, environmental scanners, and their iconic Morph Ball ability. For the most part Metroid Prime 4 definitely looks very similar Metroid-Primewith some shots teeming with the idea of aliens being involved, while others seem surprisingly dull and muted for a game that took nearly a decade to develop.
will Metroid Prime 4 be one of the first cross-gen games to appear on Switch 2 as well? Maybe even with a few visual improvements, including better framerates and some ray tracing lite features? We’ll find out as the 2025 release window approaches. In the meantime, here are all the screenshots Nintendo has released of Metroid Prime 4triumphant return to the online showcase hype cycle.
