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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Set for Newcomers After 8-Year Wait

12/30/2025

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Nintendo's Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, announced in 2017, has undergone a lengthy development.
The project restarted with Retro Studios after plans with Bandai Namco fell through.
Nintendo's development team confirmed the timeline placement between Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion in a recent Famitsu interview.
After more than eight years, the game is designed to be accessible to newcomers without requiring knowledge of Metroid lore.

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Nintendo's Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, announced in 2017, has undergone a lengthy development.
The project restarted with Retro Studios after plans with Bandai Namco fell through.
Nintendo's development team confirmed the timeline placement between Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion in a recent Famitsu interview.
After more than eight years, the game is designed to be accessible to newcomers without requiring knowledge of Metroid lore.