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Metroid Prime 4
File:Metroid Prime 4.jpg
Logo revealed at E3 2017
Developer(s)Retro Studios
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Producer(s)Kensuke Tanabe
SeriesMetroid
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
Genre(s)Action-adventure

Metroid Prime 4 is an upcoming action-adventure game by Retro Studios, to be published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. As part of the Metroid series, it is the sequel to Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007). It was announced at E3 2017 and was initially developed by Bandai Namco Studios. However, a video released in January 2019 revealed that development had restarted, with the project being developed by Retro along with producer Kensuke Tanabe.

Development

Nintendo announced Metroid Prime 4 in June 2017 during their E3 online showcase, showing only the logo. Shortly after the announcement, Bill Trinen, Director of Product Marketing at Nintendo of America, confirmed that Prime 4 would not be developed by Retro Studios, the studio that developed the previous Metroid Prime games, but would be produced by Kensuke Tanabe, the producer of the previous games.[1][2] In 2018, Eurogamer reported that Prime 4 was being developed by Bandai Namco Studios in Singapore.[3]

On several occasions during 2018, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé stated that Metroid Prime 4 was "well into development" and "proceeding well".[4][5] However, Nintendo did not show it at E3 2018, and said they would only share more information once they believed they "had something that would wow people".[6] Fils-Aimé said Nintendo had revealed Prime 4 early to assure fans that a game was in development for Switch, similar to their announcement of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.[7][8][4]

In a video released in January 2019, Nintendo EPD general manager Shinya Takahashi announced that Metroid Prime 4 had been delayed, and that development had been restarted with Retro Studios. Takahashi said that development under the previous studio had not met Nintendo's standards.[9] Nintendo's shares fell by 2.8 percent in the week following the announcement.[10]

References

  1. ^ McFerran, Damien (June 13, 2017). "Metroid Prime 4 Confirmed For Nintendo Switch, But Retro Studios Isn't Involved". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Reeves, Ben (June 13, 2017). "Metroid Prime 4 Is Being Developed By "A Talented New Development Team"". Game Informer. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Phillips, Tom (February 9, 2018). "Yes, Bandai Namco is working on Metroid Prime 4". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on November 19, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  4. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Doolan, Liam (November 15, 2018). "Reggie Says Metroid Prime 4 Is Well Into Development". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Reseigh-Lincoln, Dom (June 12, 2018). "Nintendo On Metroid Prime 4's E3 2018 Absence". Game Informer. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Stark, Chelsea (June 13, 2018). "Why Nintendo didn't show Metroid Prime 4 at E3". Polygon. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Beck, Kellen (November 14, 2018). "Reggie Fils-Aimé on 'Metroid Prime 4,' Nintendo sales, and his 'Smash' main". Mashable. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Kato, Matthew (January 25, 2019). "Nintendo Restarting The Development Of Metroid Prime 4". Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  10. ^ Allan, Gareth (January 27, 2019). "Nintendo Declines After Delaying Metroid Prime 4 Game for Switch". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on February 1, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
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