Metroid Prime 4

January 25, 2019

Metroid Prime 4 Has Been Sadly Delayed

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This is some nasty news to start your weekend with. Metroid Prime 4 is being rebooted and will not be coming out when Nintendo originally planned it to. Shinya Takahashi, senior managing executive officer at Nintendo, posted a video this morning where he confessed the delay, as well as the reason. “The current development progress has not reached the standards we seek in a sequel to the Metroid Prime series,” Takahashi said. “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.” When Metroid Prime 4 was first revealed (just the title), Nintendo said they were taking the franchise away from Retro Studios and developing #4 with an all-new team. They’ve since had a change of heart. “We have decided to reexamine the development structure itself and change it. Specifically, we have asked the producer, Kensuke Tanabe, [to] work in trust and collaboration with the studio that

June 14, 2018

E3 2018: Where Is Metroid Prime 4?

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During E3 2017, Nintendo revealed Metroid Prime 4 was currently under production, with a simple graphic showing galaxies fading into the “Samus” logo. It’s been nothing but silence since then, and fans hoped they’d hear more about it this year. But there wasn’t a trace of it. Between this and the lack of Waluigi, it doesn’t seem that anyone’s satisfied. But Nintendo has an answer for those who felt let down. Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime told Polygon. “We believe it is not fair to the fan to repeatedly tease them over time about a game. That’s why we tend to focus close in, typically in a six- to nine-month timeframe, and go deep in sharing content and information on a particular piece of content.” It does fit the pattern. Nintendo has a tendency to hold its cards extremely close to the chest, only revealing its winners when there’s a year left of waiting at the most. If the wait is ever longer, it’s usually due to

June 15, 2017

E3 2017: Nintendo Reveals Why They Unveiled Metroid Prime 4

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Easily one of the biggest surprises of E3 2017 was Metroid Prime 4. The next game in a franchise that fans have been begging Nintendo to bring back for quite some time. However, the reveal of the game was just a look at the logo, with a note that the game was in development. Nothing else was given about the game itself. Though it was noted that Retro Studios was not making the game. So, this begs the question, why did Nintendo unveil it if the game didn’t have anything to show? Well, in an interview IGN, Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime stated this: “For certain games, games that will be in development for, let’s call it a decent amount of time, like Metroid Prime 4 — also, given that it’s a franchise that we know people have been very eager to get some news — that’s when, fine, we’ll share it. We’ll share it early, Others, we want to hold closer in and reveal it when the gameplay is

June 13, 2017

E3 2017: Metroid Prime 4 Announced

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Metroid Prime 4 confirmed, what more do you need to know? Ok, we’ll tell you more. Well, after YEARS of begging, and pleading, and praying, Nintendo has confirmed that Metroid is returning, and that it’s coming to Nintendo Switch. What’s more, it is indeed continuing the Metroid Prime saga. During a group interview (attended by IGN among others), Nintendo’s Bill Trinen revealed that the makers of the original Metroid Prime games Retro Studios will NOT be making Metroid Prime 4. However, a “talented new development team” is making it. Furthermore, producer Kensuke Tanabe, who has been on the series for some time, will be overseeing the project. So while this will be disheartening for some, it does raise some intrigue. Regardless, many consider the Metroid Prime games as some of the greatest Nintendo games ever made, and bringing the legendary Samus Aran to whole new levels. But truly, seeing Metroid Prime 4 is bringing joying joy to many Nintendo fans, and though no release date was given, it will be coming,