Exactly three years ago, i.e. on January 25, 2019 Announced IZero of growth From Metro Prime4 For the Nintendo Switch. Since then, the game has completely disappeared from radar and nothing has been heard about it. There are those who are terribly scared, but there really is nothing to worry about right now because some times it is normal for Triple A.
Metroid Prime 4 announcedE3 2017 With teaser showing only animated logo. That alone was enough to delight fans around the world. Nothing was revealed about the game and Nintendo generally maintained a very low profile in the project, which is a sign that it was in the early stages of development.
On January 25, 2019, cold rain came: Shinya Takahashi, General Manager, Nintendo EPD, announced in the video that the upgrade of the Android Prime 4 has been canceled and the team has changed: via Bandai Namco, inside Retro Studios, The software home of the original trilogy.
After that, 1095 days have passed, exactly three years, and the Metroid Prime 4 has not been released in any live or announcement from Nintendo. Anyway, there is no need to fear the worst, at least not starting from these times: the average growth cycle Modern Triple a Is 4/5 years old. Retro Studios had to start anew with the project, probably from the pre-production stage, and it could take a long time to complete.
It is difficult to say whether we will learn more about this in 2022. In fact, Nintendo’s lineup for the current year is already very rich, so it’s dangerous to start another flagship game. We will see.