Nintendo finally announced that Retro Studios will be handling the development of Metroid Prime 4, headed by longtime series producer Kensuke Tanabe. “If we’re not satisfied with the quality, we aren’t able to deliver it to our customers with confidence, and the game will not live up to our fans’ expectations.” “Nintendo always strives for the highest quality in our games and in the development phase, we challenge ourselves and confront whether the game is living up to that quality on a daily basis,” Takahashi continued. “Ever since the announcement, we have not been able to give you an update, but as a result of the continuing development since that time, although this is very regrettable - we must let you know that the current development progress has not reached the standards we seek in a sequel to the Metroid Prime series,” Shinya Takahashi of Nintendo said during an update video (which you can watch above).

Fast forward to January 2019, and Nintendo announced that development on Metroid Prime 4 had been restarted due to a lack of quality in what had been created up to that point.

It was never confirmed which developer was working on it initially, only that Retro Studios - the team behind the other Prime games - would not be involved for some reason (likely due to other projects).Īfter its announcement, the game went radio silent for a while. At the time, there were rumors that Bandai Namco was working on the game, with Nintendo overseeing its development. Metroid Prime 4 has had a rocky history since its original announcement in 2017. In Metroid Prime 3, discover the dangers of a sentient virus that has almost obliterated the Galactic Federation's network, and face the darkness within.The following controllers are required to play this game: Wii Remote + Nunchuck.Development Update on Metroid Prime 4 for Nintendo Switch In Metroid Prime 2, investigate the hostile activities between twin planets Aether and Dark Aether, and learn of their shared energy source that is vital to their survival. In this compilation that bundles all three landmark Metroid Prime games, experience the danger and high-intense action of facing space alone as you play skilled bounty hunter, Samus Aran.In Metroid Prime, explore the world of Tallon IV and witness the deadly experiments performed by the remaining Space Pirates.

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