It’s not Metroid Prime 4, but it’s still big news for fans of intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran: the original Metroid Prime is being remastered for the Switch. Even better, the game will be launching today in the Nintendo eShop (a physical version will be available on February 22nd). The news was announced during Nintendo’s first Direct presentation of 2023.
Metroid Prime Remastered is coming to the Switch today
The game was surprise-announced during the first Nintendo Direct of the year.
The game was surprise-announced during the first Nintendo Direct of the year.
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The first Prime launched two decades ago on the GameCube and was remarkable for the way it translated the moody exploration of Super Metroid into a first-person experience. It was followed by two sequels. A fourth game, the aptly named Metroid Prime 4, is in the works but was rebooted in 2019 with little information since then.
The last game in the series was the 2D action title Metroid Dread, which hit the Switch in 2021.
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