Nintendo details 'Metroid Prime 4' in new overview trailer
- On Dec. 4, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond launches for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 after the reviewer played roughly 90 minutes at Nintendo UK HQ, Windsor on Nintendo Switch 2.
- After a public reboot in 2019, the project endured a prolonged development cycle since its 2017 announcement, with Retro Studios taking over amid nearly two decades of anticipation after Metroid Prime 3.
- The Psychic Glove upgrade lets Samus Aran collect psychic motes to unlock doors, while the Control Beam fires guided projectiles needed to defeat the Fury Green boss Carvex.
- The reviewer judged the demo as largely faithful with modern touches, praising Switch 2's Quality Mode at 4K/60fps, Performance Mode at 1080p/120fps, and optional mouse controls.
- A desert open hub introduces Vi-0-La, Samus Aran's motorcycle likened to Epona, and Myles MacKenzie, a comically bumbling engineer, with the reviewer eager to explore Nintendo's 2025 lineup.
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