Metroid Fans React to the Return of Prime 4 After 5 Years of Silence

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After much anticipation and concern from fans, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has finally unveiled its trailer and announced a release window, bringing great joy to its supporters who feared the game had been cancelled.

The June 18, 2024 Nintendo Direct concluded with a surprising announcement that Metroid Prime 4, which was first announced seven years ago and has not received an update from the developers in five years, is finally nearing its release.

After five-and-a-half years of announcing development on the game was restarting, Nintendo has finally released the first trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Fans are understandably stunned and filled with excitement.

Many Metroid fans who had lost hope of hearing any updates about Prime 4 were shocked by the recent reactions. One of these fans was the owner of a daily Metroid Prime 4 news account, which for almost 2,000 days, continuously posted the same joke about the absence of news.

Several individuals also shared variations of the phrase “Metroid Prime 4 is real,”alluding to the worries surrounding the possible abandonment of the game.

Metroid Prime 4 was first revealed at E3 2017, only a few months after the Nintendo Switch’s debut. Unfortunately, in January 2019, Nintendo released a statement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLIv_UXI_So&ab_channel=NintendoofAmerica) announcing that the game’s development had been restarted due to not meeting their expectations for a worthy addition to the Metroid Prime franchise.

Development was restarted from the beginning, this time with Retro Studios, the developer of Metroid Prime 1-3, leading the project. Nintendo cautioned that there would be a delay in releasing any additional information.

Despite the passing of time, fans continued to grow increasingly worried about the fate of Metroid Prime 4, with some even fearing that it had been canceled or encountered additional development challenges.

After today’s announcement, it has become evident that Nintendo did not forget about Metroid Prime 4 and was simply allowing Retro Studios the necessary time to create the next installment in this cherished franchise.

Despite limited information about Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, the release of this initial trailer has sparked a great deal of enthusiasm and hope among fans for the future of the franchise.

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