Metroid Undoubtedly one of the most influential video game franchises of all time, it felt neglected by Nintendo for a while. During the 2010s, Metroid Fans have been waiting hard for something to look forward to. It was the only major new entry in the series released this decade Metroid: Another Ma third-person shooter game by Team Ninja that was released on the Wii in 2010. As many may already know, welcome to Metroid: Another M It wasn't exactly brilliant, and while it received moderate sales and decent reviews from critics, the game was considered a major failure by Nintendo. The Japanese company released only two after its debut Metroid Games of the Next 10 Years: Spin-Offs Considered Metroid: Federation Forceand well-received renovationsMetroid: Samus Returns.
Fortunately, things have gotten a lot better for that Metroid The franchise was recently announced and published by Nintendo in 2021 Fear of the Metroid2D which was canceled once Metroid The game was in development for several years. After that, the shadow fell Metroid Prime Remastered during a Nintendo Direct in early 2023. Nintendo also announced earlier this year that the long-awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond It will finally be released in 2025. Apparently, this game will not be the only one Metroid A title coming to the Switch next year, because if recent rumors are to be believed, its remasters Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption It may also be released in the coming months.
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In response to a tweet from a Nintendo News account about the recently announced Metroid Prime 1-3 Art book, someone named Samus Hunter posted on Twitter X (previously) and about the future Metroid. They claimed in this tweet that the whole Metroid Prime The trilogy will be playable on Nintendo Switch sometime before summer 2025. Then they claimed a remaster Metroid Prime 2 It was supposed to be released as a standalone title, but ran into a few delays and is now slated for release early next year. Samus Hunter's use of the phrase “was planned as an independent release” suggests that Metroid Prime 2 The remaster is no longer sold separately. Instead, it will be spread along with the rumors Metroid Prime 3 Remastered.
…[Metroid Prime 2 Remastered] It was planned as a standalone release, but was changed a few times and is now slated for early next year, probably between DKCRHD and Xenoblade Chronicles X.
It's unclear exactly when these rumored remasters will be announced or released, assuming they even exist, but Samus Hunter has some theories on the matter. According to the insider, there is a possibility that Metroid Prime 2 Remastered (And probably Metroid Prime 3 Remasteredalso) will be released in the interval between launches Donkey Kong Country Returns HD and Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. The first of these two games is scheduled to be released on January 16, 2025, while the second game will be released on March 20. Samus Hunter says they won't rule out the “announcement”. Metroid Prime remastered at The Game Awards, but they stated that they “have no information on this.”
Metroid Prime 2 and 3 are still great, but their remasters are very welcome
particle for direct object Metroid Prime The games are still stable in terms of gameplay and narrative, but they are definitely not new. Metroid Prime 2: Pajhwok It was launched in 2004 as a GameCube exclusive. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Released in 2007 for the Wii. As Samus Hunter says, if these games are planned for the Switch, it would be great if they behaved the same way as the first one. Metroid Prime Qast received in its modern reprint. The year 2023 Metroid Prime Remastered It was labeled as a simple remaster, but it felt more like a remake, as the graphics were greatly improved over the base game. Instead of slightly upgraded ports, “remasters” of Metroid Prime 2 and 3 In this way it will be ideal.
particle for direct object Metroid The series has long been underutilized by Nintendo. However, with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond It is going to be released next year and its remasters Metroid Prime 2 and 3 According to reports on the horizon, 2025 has the potential to be the best year yet Metroid Date since 2004