![]() ![]() Coming in as a fresh start, there’s actually plenty of room for Metroid Prime 4 to innovate. Other than that we can’t say what kind of gameplay changes will arise from either the new developer or the new Switch platform. One thing we can be fairly confident in is that, like other Prime games, Metroid Prime 4 is likely to be a first-person shooter. Though Samus went into hyperspace, giving the opportunity for a sequel to enter a new world or galaxy, we’d say the core story of the original trilogy is now closed.īack in 2015, Eurogamer (opens in new tab) interviewed series producer, Kensuke Tanabe, who stated that “the stories of Dark Samus and Phazon are done” adding that any new games in the series would focus on other Prime-series elements. What we will say is that Metroid Prime 3’s ending didn’t strike us as open enough for any kind of direct continuation. Instead, the platform holder's line-up is expected to include Yoshi's Wooly World, Luigi's Mansion 3 and the next core entries in the Pokémon series.There’s so little Metroid Prime 4 information out there that piecing together the story is nigh impossible. There was never any confirmation that Metroid Prime 4 would have arrived in 2019, but fans no doubt hoped. There was also controversy over Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Nintendo's attempt to revive the franchise as a 3DS co-operative affair. ![]() The original reveal for Metroid Prime 4 - limited though it was - triggered a frenzy in series fans, in part because the original trilogy is held in such high esteem. Takahashi added: "It will be a long road until the next time we will be able to update you on the development progress, and development time will be extensive." ![]() However, the platform holder believes this is necessary to "make this game something that will meet our fans' expectations" and develop a new entry that can "stand shoulder to shoulder with the past Metroid Prime series titles." Takahashi assures that Nintendo "did not make this decision lightly" and offers "deepest heart-felt apologies", adding that Nintendo "strongly recognises the delay will come as a disappointment." ![]() We have decided to re-examine the development structure itself and change it." "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. "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 said in a YouTube video. Nintendo has decided to "restart development from the beginning", with producer Kensuke Tanabe calling in Retro Studios - the US developer behind the original Prime games - to take over the project. But today, a video message from senior managing executive officer Shinya Takahashi reveals the game's status. The game was announced at E3 2017 with nothing more than a logo, and little has been heard since. Switch owners hoping Metroid Prime 4 might arrive this year will be disappointed as Nintendo has taken the game back to the drawing board. ![]()
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