Metroid Prime 4 still releasing this year, Nintendo confirms

Last week's Nintendo Direct ended up being quite disappointing. While many of us had hoped for a showing of new first-party games and a release date announcement for Metroid Prime 4, the most recent Direct presentation focused solely on third-party games. As a result, fans have grown concerned that Metroid Prime 4 is going to be delayed, but Nintendo is now putting those fears to rest.

In a statement this week, Nintendo confirmed that Metroid Prime 4 was still on track for a 2025 release. We still don't have an exact release date, but the game should release this holiday season, alongside other major Switch exclusives like Pokémon Legends Z-A, to give Nintendo an end-of-year sales boost.

Metroid Prime 4 was first announced in 2017, just months after the Nintendo Switch first launched. Nintendo quickly went silent, giving very few updates in the years since. That all finally changed this year with the gameplay reveal for Metroid Prime 4, which arrived alongside our first proper look at the new Switch 2 console.

While Metroid Prime 4 will be a major Switch 2 title, it is also releasing for the Switch 1. It is highly recommended that you pick it up on Switch 2 though, as the game will run at 60FPS as standard, with an option for up to 120FPS in docked mode. First-person shooters like Metroid Prime greatly benefit from the extra responsiveness afforded by the higher frame rate.

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