03 Apr 2025
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond gameplay shown off

April 3, 2025

Ahead of today’s Nintendo Treehouse: Live event, GVG has shared a new video on YouTube with their gameplay impressions of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. It also contains footage from the opening level. The rest of this post may contain spoilers, so if you want to go into Metroid Prime 4 blind, you may not want to keep reading or watch the video.

The gameplay footage reveals that the Galactic Federation Research Facility (UTO Research Center) attack witnessed in the June 2024 trailer is the game’s tutorial. The Federation is attempting to repel a sudden Space Pirate attack and protect a mysterious artifact. Samus assists the Federation until they reach a hangar, where they are attacked by a large Space Pirate called Aberax. A Metroid fuses into it and creates Metroid “spores”, which we saw in the trailer last week. Upon its defeat, Sylux makes his entrance. During the gameplay, we also see a massive Federation golem, perhaps an evolution of the Mechs seen in Metroid Prime: Federation Force.

You can watch GVG’s gameplay impression video below.

Source:GVG

02 Apr 2025
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond to be shown during Nintendo Treehouse Live

April 2, 2025

Alongside the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct this week, two Nintendo Treehouse Live streams were announced, taking place tomorrow, April 3, and on Friday, April 4. At the end of today’s Direct, they revealed that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be showcased during Treehouse Live. It’s unclear whether we will see it tomorrow or on Friday, but we will bring you coverage as it happens!

Source: Nintendo Direct

02 Apr 2025
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will have a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

April 2, 2025

During today’s Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, they announced that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will receive a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition with enhancements. These include both standard and mouse controls with the new Joy-Con 2. Beyond on Switch 2 will include two different modes: Quality Mode, which supports 4K, 60 frames per second and HDR, and Performance Mode, which runs at 1080p, but supports 120 frames per second and HDR.

According to the US site for Nintendo, the Switch 2 version of Beyond will also improve texture quality and load times!

The Switch 2 Edition will be released physically, or if you originally bought Beyond digitally on Switch 1, you can buy an upgrade pack via Nintendo eShop, My Nintendo Store, or a retailer that sells them. They have not revealed the price for this yet.

Source: Nintendo Direct

01 Apr 2025
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March 2025 News Roundup

April 1, 2025

Now that April 2025 is upon us, Shinesparkers has prepared a roundup of the Metroid news we had in March. See below:

March 2 – Samus was an answer in yesterday’s New York Times Crossword

March 6 – New information revealed about cancelled Metroid movie

March 27 – Metroid Prime 4: Beyond trailer shown during Nintendo Direct

March 27 – Metroid Prime 4: Beyond boxart, new screenshots released

March 27 – Additional Metroid content to be found in the new ‘Nintendo Today’ app

Additionally, we shared another feature written by myself, Metroid’s Uncredited Developers.

We have a lot more content planned throughout March and the rest of the year, and we will continue to share any Metroid news that comes up. See you next mission!

01 Apr 2025
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Nintendo Treehouse shows announced for this week

April 1, 2025

As many of you will know, Nintendo is holding a Direct tomorrow to properly unveil Nintendo Switch 2. Today, Nintendo have announced they will also be holding two Nintendo Treehouse Live streams this week: the first the day after the Direct, on April 3 at 7am PT/10am ET/3pm BST, and the second at the same time on April 4th, this Friday.

It is entirely possible that we might see another trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, but there are no guarantees. Either way, it’ll be cool to see the Switch 2 in action and find out what enhancements have been made to it! If there is news, we will bring it to you straight away.

Source: VGC

28 Mar 2025
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Feature: Metroid’s Uncredited Developers

March 28, 2025
In our newest feature, we are shining a light on the developers who contributed to Metroid games, but were not credited for their work. Most people are familiar with instances of developers going uncredited in Metroid Dread and Metroid Prime Remastered, but there have been incidents of staff going unacknowledged as far back as Super Metroid. While there are various reasons why people are left out of the credits, we want to ensure they are recognized for their work in some form.
27 Mar 2025
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Additional Metroid content to be found in the new ‘Nintendo Today’ app

March 27, 2025

the Nintendo Today app has launched now, and it features content from various Nintendo game series, including Metroid!

As of today, you can read through volume 1 of ‘Metroid stories’ which retells the events of the games. Currently, the parts of the original Metroid game is covered only.

Additionally, you can view concept art from Samus in Metroid Dread, being taken from page 61 of the Metroid Mission Logs.

A final thing worth mentioning, is that a ‘Metroid enemy database’ will release in the app at some point, but as of now we do not know when it will be made available!

You can download the app now on Apple Store and Google Play.

Source: Google Play

27 Mar 2025
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Japanese Metroid Prime 4 site reveals additional info, full Viewros theme

March 27, 2025

The official Japanese website for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has been updated. It now features the full in-game theme of the planet Viewros, which was first heard briefly at the end of the June 2024 trailer. The text on the site confirms that Viewros is the home planet of the Lamorn race seen in today’s trailer. It also re-affirms that Sylux (who didn’t appear in today’s trailer) holds a “deep grudge” against the Galactic Federation and Samus.

You can access the Japanese site below.

Source: Metroid.jp

27 Mar 2025
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond boxart, new screenshots released

March 27, 2025

Following today’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo have released Metroid Prime 4: Beyond’s official box art and new screenshots. They have also shared a plot summary:

Samus Aran has been unexpectedly transported to the planet Viewros. As she explores the planet for answers, Samus is granted Psychic Abilities – mysterious and ancient powers that allow her to control the trajectory of her beams, operate mechanisms and open doors. Why were these powers bestowed upon Samus and what will her fate be? The threads intertwining beyond space and time will weave a new tale when Metroid Prime 4: Beyond launches on Nintendo Switch this year.

You can view the screenshots and box art below.

27 Mar 2025
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond trailer shown during Nintendo Direct

March 27, 2025

During today’s Nintendo Direct, another trailer for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond was revealed! The rainforest environment seen in last year’s trailer has been revealed as the planet Viewros, to which Samus has been mysterious transported via portal. There’s an enormous tree in its center. The lights in Samus’s suits are purple in this trailer. There is evidence of an ancient civilization that was present here, called Lamorn.

New “abhorrent, alien creatures” were also shown off, along with new battle music. Samus now has new psychic abilities, which can be used to “operate mechanisms, open doors and control the trajectory of her beams, controlled using the power of her mind”. At the end of the trailer, we also have a glimpse of a brand new suit, and a new Lamorn character that calls Samus the Chosen One, and we get glimpses of a Metroid and a Flaahgra-like boss, Carvex.

Sadly, no new release date has been announced, but we will keep you informed as soon as we know.

Source: YouTube