Today,
Nintendo
held
a
pretty
solid
Direct,
giving
players
a
glimpse
into
what
to
expect
on
the
platform
for
the
rest
of
this
year
and
beyond.
The
show
concluded
with
the
long-awaited
Metroid
prime
4
getting
a
release
window:
2025.

The
game,
now
boasting
the
subtitle
Beyond,
was
announced
all
the
way
back
in
2017.
At
the
time,
Bandai
Namco
was
handling
development,
but
in
2019
the
project
had
apparently
not
reached
the
standard
Nintendo
wanted.
The
game
was
rebooted
under
the
control
of
Retro
Studios,
the
original
developers
of
the
Metroid
games.

Since
then,
updates
on
the
game’s
development
have
been
almost
non-existent,
making
its
appearance
today
a
most
welcome
surprise.
It’s
a
great
trailer,
too,
giving
us
plenty
of
gameplay.

But
it’s
the
release
date
that
grabbed
my
attention.
Nintendo
previously
confirmed
they

wouldn’t
be
talking
about
the
Switch’s
successor
at
today’s
show
and
they
stayed
true
to
their
word.
However,
the
2025
release
date
for
Metroid
Prime
4:
Beyond
provides
a
tantalising
hint
toward
the
next
console.
The
trailer
confirms
the
game
will
be
launching
on
the
existing
Switch,
which
makes
sense
because
there’s
a
freaking
huge
install
base
of
Switch
owners
out
there,
but
Metroid
Prime
4
would
also
be
an
ideal
candidate
for
a
launch
title
for

Nintendo’s
next
console,
right?

Yep.
I’m
calling
it.
Metroid
Prime
4:
Beyond
will
be
a
cross-gen
launch
title
for
the
next
Nintendo
console,
like
The
Legend
of
Zelda:
Breath
of
the
Wild
was
for
the
Switch