All Articles: Metroid Prime 4

Nintendo is restarting development of Metroid Prime 4 with Retro Studios’s assistance

Posted on January 25, 2019 by John Scalzo

While we haven’t heard anything about Metroid Prime 4 since the game’s reveal at E3 2017, fans were hopeful that the game’s development was on the track. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed this morning as Nitnendo’s Shinya Takahashi has confirmed that the consolemaker is restarting development on Metroid Prime 4 with the help of Retro Studios.

According to Takahashi, Nintendo was unhappy with the current state of the game and didn’t believe that Metroid Prime fans would be happy with it:

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.

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. From this perspective, we have determined that the current development status of the game is very challenged, and we had to make a difficult decision as a development team. We have decided to reexamine the development structure itself and change it.

To remedy this problem, Nintendo has decided to scrap everything and “restart development from the beginning.” Moving forward, Producer Kensuke Tanabe will collaborate closely with Retro Studios, the original creators of the Metroid Prime sub-series. This bump in the road means that Metroid Prime 4 has been indefinitely delayed, and Takahashi said that it will be “a long road” until Nintendo can update us on the game’s development progress.

You can view Nintendo’s full statement in the video embedded above.

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E3 2018 Aftermath: 9 Games That Were Missing In Action

Posted on June 15, 2018 by Andrew Rainnie - UK Correspondent

E3 brings developers, journalists, and fans together for a celebration that is like the video game version of Christmas (or at least, it’s the day when we find out what to ask Santa for six months later).

And while there were so many projects announced, revealed, discussed, and dissected, some people still felt let down because the games they were pining to see were a no show. There were no brief teasers, no tiny morsels of information, just nothing. Radio silence from their developers.

So what were the biggest games you were disappointed you didn’t see at E3 2018? Because I have a few of my own… (more…)

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The Road to E3 2018: Smash Bros., Pokemon, Fire Emblem, and the Rest of Nintendo’s Surprises

Posted on April 24, 2018 by John Scalzo

The 2018 E3 Expo begins in exactly 49 days… so let the speculation begin! Today, we’re peering into our crystal ball at what Nintendo might have in store for gaming’s biggest showcase. (more…)

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Nintendo officially announces Metroid Prime 4 for the Switch

Posted on June 13, 2017 by John Scalzo

It’s just a short teaser trailer, but Nintendo confirmed this morning that Metroid Prime 4 is currently in development the Nintendo Switch. There’s no release date, and we don’t even know which development team is working on it.

Hopefully, the answers to those questions are “soon” and “Retro Studios,” but an official announcement for Samus Aran’s next adventure is a good start.

UPDATE: Nintendo of America’s Bill Trinen told IGN that Retro Studios is not working on Metroid Prime 4. He said the game is under the direction of a “talented new development team,” though production will once again be overseen by Producer Kensuke Tanabe.

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