Metroid Prime 4 has been in development for a long time, and at this point it might as well target the next generation of Nintendo consoles.
This year promises to be a big year for gaming, and it will definitely be one of the greatest if any of these big MIA projects finally made it into gamers' hands.
Pretty sure Silk Song and Dragon Age are going smoothly. The other 2 can be assumed to be quietly cancelled knowing their publishers and Metroid will most likely be shown off this year.
Dragon Age going smoothly??? Directors leaving, people leaving in general, terrible working conditions....not sure how you define smoothly.
I remember in 2017 when Nintendo showed off the Metroid Prime 4 logo, and some Nintendo defenders claimed "Just because they only showed a logo, doesn't mean that's all they've worked on for the game."
As history has proven, they were wrong. Nintendo showed off a logo back in 2017 because that's literally all they had.
I think Beyond Good and Evil 2 can stay there unless they are going to just rename it to a new IP
Pretty sure BG&E2 is dead at this point - along with the other game Ancel was working on before he left - I think it was called WILD. Anyone remember that from a PS conference years ago?
Dreadwolf isn't in development hell anymore and is finally getting its reveal in the summer - since 2016 the game has been scrapped and restarted three times but its been going pretty well since the last reboot when EA finally allowed BioWare to just get on with making a single player game.
I'm not sure Perfect Dark is in development hell either - like it could be but we haven't really heard much to suggest either way - imo they just showed the trailer off when the game was still in pre-production. Xbox were desperate for anything and this is all they had at the time. And the reason we haven't heard anything since is just because it's in normal development and games take 5 years to make. The help from a support studio was typically overblown on N4G because nearly every game has this.
Many fans are still patiently waiting for some kind of Metroid Prime 4 update, but it looks like Nintendo doesn't even want to acknowledge the game.
Im pretty sure Nintendo wants a Metroid 4 no doubt, but what's happening they can't go thru the project cause while developing the idea of what Metroid 4 wants to be Nintendo and developers faces an instant wall in the face(Switch) and can't go any further with the project, and so they are looking ways for a workaround how to suffice this limitations but in the end they just can't go thru due the Switch is just an archaic device, so they just and end up delaying it more and more until technology is able to reach Nintendo.
Metroid Prime 4 will release after all:
- A feature-parity Switch version of COD
- An XGS title getting nominated for GOTY
- TLOU Factions 2
- Gotham Knights Batman DLC
Yeah at least Nintendo still releases new Metroid games every few years. F-Zero meanwhile was last seen on the GCN. Either that or the GBA. Either way it's been some time.
I remember E3 2017 when Nintendo only showed off a logo for the trailer. I knew this game was just entering development, but diehard fans were in denial saying, "Just because they only showed the logo that doesn't mean it's all they've made for the game."
Heh, how wrong they were.
At least they didn't just announce with some words on a piece of paper, but yeah, when they can't cobble together even a basic trailer of any kind, you know development is likely still pre-alpha. It's like Dragon Quest 12 was announced with only a logo, so nobody with two brain cells to rub together is all that surprised we haven't seen anything about the game since then.
We'd like to play Metroid Prime 2 and 3 to pass the time, too.
Didn't care for Prime 2 all that much but I really liked 3. I'd buy a HD remaster of it in a heartbeat.
Would like to see Prime Hunters get the remaster treatment. That game doesn't get enough love.
would make for a great launch title
Well Nintendo has regularly done this, although mostly with Zelda. They announce their next big adventure on the current console and ends up being on both the old console and the new one around launch at the same time.
does nintendo even do iterations now? seems like their last few consoles are all completely different and each one is looking for some kind of trick or gimmick. like will their next "console" be and actual console and then maybe they release another portable like they have done in the past or will they stick with this portable format from here on out? i dunno the answer - could go either way i guess. History says they'll try something new and different again, but the Switch has been successful. the bummer about portables though is the sacrificing of processing power to make the battery decent while keeping the price reasonable. i pretty much flat out forgot about my swtich completely after my ps5 and series x came home.
That would be a bummer, at least from the standpoint of the value I've gotten from my Switch. They really should never have teased this game. It's been 6 years since initial development began, and 4 years since being rebooted. Still haven't heard a peep.
It was one of the reasons I bought the Switch, so it would be a shame if it was Switch 2 only. Nintendo went hard at the Switch launch, then went back to mainly making just...regular ol' Nintendo games. Which is great for those that are into that kinda thing, but I had such high hopes for where Nintendo was going. A lot of the last bits of value for me are in a handful of games now, MP4 being one of 'em.
Can't see myself buying a Switch 2, and certainly not until it had been out long enough for me to see what games *actually* launched, as well as if they cut down on the number of simpler 2D titles they charge $60 for. I'm glad Nintendo clearly serves their core audience in ways that make them happy, but it is clear these days that I'm no longer among them. Please, put MP4 on the Switch, even if just cross-gen lol.
A metroid prime 4 launch title for the new switch would absolutely be a sales beast.