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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
The game's logo atop an object similar to a black hole, with silver color at the border and purple at its center: silver, bold text reading "METROID"; smaller silver text below it reading "PRIME 4"; and a large purple text on the bottom reading "BEYOND".
Developer(s)Retro Studios
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Producer(s)Kensuke Tanabe
SeriesMetroid
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
Nintendo Switch 2
Release2025
Genre(s)Action-adventure[1]
Mode(s)Single-player

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2. Players control Samus Aran, who makes use of new psychic powers on the planet Viewros. Beyond is scheduled for release in 2025.

Beyond was announced under the working title Metroid Prime 4 at E3 2017, and was reportedly initially developed by Bandai Namco Studios. In January 2019, Nintendo announced that development had restarted under Retro Studios, the developer of the previous Metroid Prime games. Kensuke Tanabe, who worked on all three Prime games, returned as a producer. Nintendo announced the title Beyond and released the first trailer in June 2024.

Premise[]

Following the destruction of the Phazon,[n 1] Samus Aran fights for survival on the planet Viewros and confronts foes including the rival bounty hunter Sylux.[2] Beyond introduces psychic powers, which can be used to operate mechanisms and guide shots.[3]

Development[]

In 2015, the producer Kensuke Tanabe said the next Metroid Prime game could involve the bounty hunter Sylux, who was introduced in Metroid Prime Hunters (2006). Sylux's gunship appeared in a special ending for Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007) unlocked after 100% completion, in pursuit of the player character, Samus Aran.[4] Sylux also appeared in the special ending of Metroid Prime: Federation Force (2016), infiltrating a Galactic Federation research station and releasing an infant Metroid from a stasis tube.[5]

Nintendo announced Metroid Prime 4 during the Nintendo Direct presentation at E3 2017. Bill Trinen, the director of product marketing at Nintendo of America, confirmed that it would involve Tanabe but not Retro Studios, which had developed the previous Prime games.[6][7] While not confirmed by Nintendo, Eurogamer reported that Prime 4 was being developed by Bandai Namco Studios in Japan and Singapore.[8] The Bandai Singapore staff included former LucasArts staff who had worked on the canceled Star Wars 1313.[8]

The Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aimé, said in 2018 that Metroid Prime 4 was "well into development" and "proceeding well".[9][10] Nintendo did not show it at E3 2018; Trinen said they would share more when they "had something that would wow people".[11] In January 2019, the Nintendo EPD general manager, Shinya Takahashi, announced that development had restarted under Retro Studios with Tanabe. Takahashi said that the previous studio had not met Nintendo's standards and that the decision to restart the project was not taken lightly.[12] In October 2020, Retro posted a job advertisement seeking storyboard artists to work on "emotional" and "interesting and innovative scenes that elevate the narrative".[13] Video Games Chronicle took this as an indication of a more cinematic focus.[14]

Release and promotion[]

Nintendo released the first trailer and the title Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on June 18, 2024.[6][15] It showcased similar gameplay to previous Metroid Prime games, with Samus exiting her gunship, exploring a forest world, using her morph ball ability, scanning a Space Pirate and encountering the bounty hunter Sylux, who first appeared in Metroid Prime Hunters.[16] Nintendo also announced that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is scheduled for release in 2025.[15] It was nominated for Most Anticipated Game at the Game Awards 2024.[17]

Nintendo released a second trailer in a Direct presentation on March 27, 2025, introducing the forest planet Viewros setting, new enemies, the Lamorn race and Samus's psychic powers.[3] In a Direct presentation on April 2, Nintendo announced a version for Nintendo Switch 2, with enhanced visual resolution, the option to use 4K at 60 frames per second or 1080p at 120 frames per second, and optional mouse controls when using the Joy-Con 2 controllers.[18]

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ↑ ""Metroid Prime 4: Beyond"". Nintendo. Nintendo of America, Inc. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2023. {{cite web}}:
  2. ↑ "Metroid Prime 4: Beyond – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch". YouTube. Nintendo of America. {{cite web}}:
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cripe, Michael (27 March 2025). "Metroid Prime 4 gameplay reveals Samus' new psychic abilities on the planet Viewros". IGN. Retrieved 27 March 2025. {{cite web}}:
  4. ↑ Otero, Jose (June 16, 2015). "E3 2015: What Metroid Prime's Producer Wants In the Next Sequel". IGN (Ziff Davis). http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/17/e3-2015-what-metroid-primes-producer-wants-in-the-next-sequel. 
  5. ↑ Bailey, Dustin (2024-06-18). "Nintendo has apparently been teasing the big villain of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond for 17 years". GamesRadar. Retrieved 2025-03-01. {{cite web}}:
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 McFerran, Damien (June 13, 2017). "Metroid Prime 4 Confirmed For Nintendo Switch, But Retro Studios Isn't Involved". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  7. ↑ Reeves, Ben (June 13, 2017). "Metroid Prime 4 Is Being Developed By "A Talented New Development Team"". Game Informer. https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/06/13/metroid-prime-4-is-being-developed-by-a-talented-new-development-team.aspx. Retrieved January 25, 2019. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Phillips, Tom (February 9, 2018). "Yes, Bandai Namco is working on Metroid Prime 4". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  9. ↑ Reiner, Andrew (July 1, 2018). "Reggie Fils-Aimé Sheds Light On The Future Of Switch And His Progress In Breath Of The Wild". Game Informer. https://www.gameinformer.com/interview/2018/07/01/reggie-fils-aime-sheds-light-on-the-future-of-switch-and-his-progress-in. Retrieved January 25, 2019. 
  10. ↑ Doolan, Liam (November 15, 2018). "Reggie Says Metroid Prime 4 Is Well Into Development". Nintendo Life. Nlife Media. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  11. ↑ Hilliard, Kyle (June 12, 2018). "Nintendo On Metroid Prime 4's E3 2018 Absence". Game Informer. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2024. {{cite web}}:
  12. ↑ Kato, Matthew (January 25, 2019). "Nintendo Restarting The Development Of Metroid Prime 4". Game Informer. https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/01/25/nintendo-restarting-the-development-of-metroid-prime-4. Retrieved January 25, 2019. 
  13. ↑ Robinson, Andy (October 13, 2010). "Metroid Prime 4 job ad mentions 'emotional scenes' and 'cinematic pillars'". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2024. {{cite web}}:
  14. ↑ Robinson, Andy (2020-10-13). "Metroid Prime 4 job ad mentions 'emotional scenes' and 'cinematic pillars'". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-04. {{cite web}}:
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Lyles, Taylor (2024-06-18). "Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Gameplay Finally Revealed". IGN. Archived from the original on June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024. {{cite web}}:
  16. ↑ Lane, Gavin (2024-06-21). "Metroid Prime 4: Beyond — release date, news, everything we know about the new Metroid game". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024. {{cite web}}:
  17. ↑ Maas, Jennifer (18 November 2024). "Game Awards Nominations 2024: Astro Bot, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Lead With 7 Nods Each". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024. {{cite web}}:
  18. ↑ Valentine, Rebekah (2025-04-02). "Some Nintendo Switch games are getting Nintendo Switch 2 upgrades, including Breath of the Wild and Metroid Prime 4". IGN. Retrieved 2025-04-02. {{cite web}}:

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Metroid
Main series Two-dimensional Metroid (Zero Mission) • II: Return of Samus (Samus Returns) • Super • Fusion • Dread
Three-dimensional Prime • Prime 2: Echoes • Prime 3: Corruption • Other M • Prime 4: Beyond
Spin-offs Prime Pinball • Prime Hunters • Prime: Federation Force
Compilations Prime Trilogy
Organizations Galactic Federation • Space Pirates • Ing Horde
Characters Samus Aran • Ridley • Metroids • Mother Brain • SA-X
Races Chozo • Metroid • X Parasite • Luminoth • Ing • Human
Universe K-2L • Aether (Dark Aether) • Zebes • SR388 • Earth • ZDR • Biologic Space Labs • Power Suit • Samus's Gunship
Other media Nintendo Comics System • Metroid Prime comic • Manga (Samus and Joey)
People Yoshio Sakamoto • Hirokazu Tanaka • Kensuke Tanabe • Kenji Yamamoto • Gunpei Yokoi • Makoto Kano • Hiroji Kiyotake • Hiroyuki Kimura • Mark Pacini
Companies Nintendo (R&D1 • NST • SPD • EPD) • Retro Studios • Intelligent Systems • Fuse Games • MercurySteam • Next Level Games • Team Ninja
Related articles AM2R • Captain N: The Game Master • Galactic Pinball • Metroidvania • Nintendo Land • NES Remix • Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition • Super Smash Bros. • Tetris DS
Category Category
Retro Studios
Metroid Prime series Metroid Prime • Metroid Prime 2: Echoes • Metroid Prime 3: Corruption • Metroid Prime: Trilogy • Metroid Prime 4
Other games Donkey Kong Country Returns • Mario Kart 7 • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze


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