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Metroid Prime 4 is an upcoming video game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch.It was announced during an online showcase at E3 2017, and was reportedly initially developed by Bandai Namco Studios.In early 2019, development restarted under Retro Studios, developer of the previous Metroid Prime games, retaining producer Kensuke Tanabe. HEYSTOP Switch Case for Nintendo Switch Case Dockable with Screen Protector, Protective Case Cover for Nintendo Switch Tempered Glass Screen Protector and 6Pcs Thumb Caps 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,392 $11.04. Action is a first-person shooter, 1-player, with an adventure theme. If you like any Metroid games and can handle 3-D movement, the Trilogy is a bargain by containing all three Metroid Prime games in one set! 1 and 2 were first released for the Game Cube. 3 is new to the Wii.

The Metroid Prime series is a subset of the Metroid series published by Nintendo and developed by Retro Studios. The Prime series consists of a main trilogy and two titles released on handheld systems: a spin-off game, which deviated from the trilogy storyline, and a retelling of the first Prime game in the form of a fast-paced pinball-based game. The Prime games were the first Metroid titles using a three-dimensional first-person perspective.

Overview

The games heralded a revival of the Metroid series in 2002 after an eight year absence, as the series did not see a release on the Nintendo 64 console as fans had hoped it would. Instead, the games were released on the next two generations of video game consoles: two on the Nintendo GameCube, two on the Nintendo DS, and one on the Wii. The three main titles were later combined with enhanced controls and released on the Wii as the Metroid Prime Trilogy.

Chronologically, the Prime series falls between the events of Metroid/Metroid: Zero Mission and Metroid II: Return of Samus,^[1] but the storyline is greatly self-contained and has little effect on future games.

The Prime series trilogy - Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - follows Samus Aran as she combats Space Pirates experimenting on Metroids with the recently discovered mutagenic substance known as Phazon. Samus must save several planets from the spread of Phazon, which has the ability to decimate entire ecosystems, while battling enemies who would use the power of Phazon for their own purposes. One such enemy is a mutated Metroid known as Metroid Prime, who absorbs DNA from Samus and becomes Dark Samus, and is the main antagonist of the series. Along the way Samus discovers the origin of all Phazon and must destroy it to save the galaxy.

Installments

Console Titles

Metroid Prime

Main article: Metroid Prime

Metroid Prime was released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2002 and was the first 3D Metroid game. The game is officially classified by Nintendo as a first-person adventure rather than a first-person shooter, though there are many combat sequences, because of the extensive exploration elements in the game.

Samus follows the distress signal of a Space Pirate frigate to the planet Tallon IV, a former Chozo colony. On the surface she uncovers a series of Space Pirate operations involving a powerful substance known as Phazon, which was brought to the planet on the back of a strange meteor and was slowly devastating the local ecosystem. She dismantles the Space Pirate labs and mining operations and heads into the Impact Crater of the meteor, where she encounters an intensely-mutated Metroid known as Metroid Prime. Though Samus defeats the creature successfully, it manages to survive, and using DNA from the Phazon Suit it rips from her, Metroid Prime becomes the entity known as Dark Samus.

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

Main article: Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

The successor to the highly-acclaimed first-person adventure Metroid Prime, Echoes is the second installment in the Prime series. It was released for the Nintendo Gamecube in 2004 and was the first Metroid game in the series to feature a multiplayer function. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes received a reputation for having punishing difficulty, but was still well-received.

In this installment, Samus is hired by the Galactic Federation to make contact with and render assistance to a squadron of Galactic Federation Marines that went missing in the Dasha region.^[2] She follows the marines to the planet Aether, which had also been infected by Phazon after a meteor impact, creating a hellish mirror image known as Dark Aether infested with dark creatures called the Ing. Dark Samus and the Space Pirates also ventured to the planet, attracted by the Phazon there.

The marines she was sent to assist were dead before Samus arrived. She makes contact with the local people, known as the Luminoth, and uses Portals that connect the two dimensions on the planet to repel the Ing, as well as the Space Pirates who were mining Phazon on the planet and experimenting on Tallon Metroids. She manages to destroy the Ing presence, collapse Dark Aether, and seems to destroy Dark Samus as well. But the threat of Phazon still exists.

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Main article: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

The final game in the Prime series and the sequel to Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Corruption was the first Metroid game to be released for the Nintendo Wii in 2007. It used the revolutionary control scheme used in the New Play Control! versions of Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. The same controls were recycled for use in the Metroid Prime: Trilogy release. The game was very well received for its tight controls and gameplay, but received some criticism for its easy difficulty and lack of reliance on puzzles, and that the game was relatively short when compared to its predecessors.

During the events of Corruption, the Federation begins using Phazon as a weapon, and gives Samus this ability in the form of the PED Suit. These devices gradually corrupt the wearer, however, and Samus must complete her mission under constant threat of complete Phazon Corruption.

In the midst of her adventure the origin of all Phazon is revealed, a sentient planet called Phaaze. Leviathans, living Phazon-laced meteors, are birthed on Phaaze and launched towards other planets, which they infect with enough Phazon to eventually transform their targets into more sentient planets. Dark Samus takes control of Phaaze and a force of Space Pirates in an attempt to spread Phazon throughout the universe. Samus works closely with the Galactic Federation in this title to end the Phazon's corrupting effects on three Federation worlds: Norion, Elysia, and Bryyo.

Samus successfully defeats Dark Samus and destroys the planet Phaaze, eliminating all Phazon in the galaxy.

Metroid Prime: Trilogy

Main article: Metroid Prime: Trilogy

Trilogy is the Collector's Editon of all three Metroid Prime games in the series, with the first two being ported for the Nintendo Wii in 2009. The game borrowed the controls from the New Play Control! versions of the first two Metroid Prime titles released in Japan. It also has the Multiplayer of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes with the new controls as well. The game featured concept artwork and other extras to those who purchased the package. Metroid Prime Trilogy is one of the few titles on the Nintendo Channel with a Platimum rating, indicating its replay value and its gameplay elements. The trilogy is defined as a must-own of three of the most highly-acclaimed games for their systems. The game, like the others, had good reception and included all three games into one package. Its production, however, is discontinued.

It was later re-released as a digital download on the Wii U in January 2015.

Metroid Prime 4

Main article: Metroid Prime 4

A fourth main installment of the Metroid Prime series was announced during E3 2017. It is slated for release on the Nintendo Switch console.

Handheld Titles

Metroid Prime Hunters

Main article: Metroid Prime Hunters

Hunters is a spinoff game in the Prime series, released in 2006 for the touch-screen capable handheld, the Nintendo DS. It is the first Metroid game ever to feature competitive online multiplayer support, and it pioneered the way for other online Nintendo DS titles to follow. It is also the first Metroid title ever to feature Full Motion Video (FMV) in its cutscenes.

Hunters deviates from the Trilogy storyline, recounting a mission in which Samus encounters neither Phazon nor the Metroid Prime creature. It takes place between the events of Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. After the Federation intercepts a telepathic message promising great power, they send Samus to retrieve the power for the Federation or destroy it before it can fall into enemy hands.^[3] Several other Bounty Hunters also intercept the message and rush towards its point of origin to claim it for themselves. In the end, the message proves to be a trap, and the Bounty Hunters must fight together to survive.

Metroid Prime Pinball

Main article: Metroid Prime Pinball

Metroid Prime Pinball is a pinball-style title that was released in 2005 for the Nintendo DS. The game loosely follows the events of the original Metroid Prime, retaining many of its thematic and graphic elements. Samus's Morph Ball acts as the pinball. She can progress through various stages resembling all but the Chozo Ruins area from Metroid Prime and must defeat bosses along the way.

Metroid Prime: Federation Force

Main article: Metroid Prime: Federation Force

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Metroid Prime: Federation Force is a multiplayer spinoff game and focuses primarily on a team of Galactic Federation Marines as they complete a variety of missions. The game comes bundled with Metroid Prime: Blast Ball, a 3-on-3 sci-fi sport in the Metroid universe.

References

1. ↑'最初のファミコンディスクシステムと、次の『メトロイド２』の間のお話です。外伝として切り離して作るアイデアもあったんですが、外伝って逃げの部分がありますよね？　それで、田邊と相談しまして、一番自然に入れるところに入れたんです。現地のスタッフがよくがんばってくれて、シリーズ内の１作品として、うまくできあがったと思いますよ。' 「メトロイド」に託す思い 坂本賀勇インタビュー, Nintendo.jp
2. ↑'--- Mission File 02543 --- 8 days ago, contact with Galatic Federation trooper squad Bravo was lost.
   --- Contract Agreement --- Locate Federation troopers and render assistance.
   --- Data Confirmation --- Last transmission received from a rogue planet located in the Dasha region called Aether.' —Samus Mission File (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)
3. ↑'---MISSION FILE 79109---
   'The secret to ULTIMATE POWER lies in the ALIMBIC CLUSTER.'
   ---DATA CONFIRMATION---
   This repeating neural thread, originating from an uncharted region of the TETRA GALAXY known as the ALIMBIC CLUSTER, was recently intercepted and translated by federation empaths. ---ROGUE CONTRACT---
   1. Discover the meaning behind this mysterious telepathic message.
   2. If the 'ULTIMATE POWER' can be secured, ensure Federation control.
   3. If the power cannot be secured, ensure that it remains secret or destroy it.' —Introduction (Metroid Prime Hunters)

There has been a glaring absence of Metroid games on the Nintendo Switch, especially since the highly-anticipated Metroid Prime 4 has faced enough delays that the franchise seems even more lost in space than ever before. But there was a glimmer of hope for fans on Sunday when an alleged leak for a Best Buy listing seemingly revealed that the long-rumored remastered version of Metroid Prime Trilogy (2009) would soon be coming to the Switch. Just how accurate is this 'leak,' however

Sadly, the sad truth is just a year-old April Fools' Day joke that has somehow been recycled to spread misinformation yet again.

This leak set off Inverse’s BS alarm from the outset, and as much as we want to believe that Samus will make her glorious comeback on the Switch sometime soon, there’s too much evidence that suggests this latest Metroid information is a total fake.

It all started with a screenshot of Best Buy’s website that was tweeted by Metroid fan account McTrOiD on Sunday. The image showed a listing for “Metroid Prime Trilogy - Nintendo Switch.” We're led to assume that the retailer accidentally published the landing page for the game before Nintendo even announced the title.

McTrOiD’s tweet was written about by several video game newssites Monday morning, which stirred another wave of Metroid Prime Trilogy rumors. When Inverse asked the leaker where they found the alleged Best Buy listing, McTrOiD’s story didn't quite add up.

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“It was around 6:30ish [Sunday]; [I] went on Google and I just saw this article of the [Metroid Prime] situation,” the person who runs the McTrOid account told Inverse. “It has a link to the listing and I instantly had to tweet that out since no one else was talking about it.”

They claimed that they found the information about Best Buy Metroid Prime Trilogy page in a Sunday news article by TechPlusGame. When Inverse visited the link on Monday, it did not work, but it has since been restored. Even then, the link it provides to the Best Buy listing produces an error.

The same URL TechPlusGame linked out to in its story — the same one that McTrOiD supposedly got their screenshot from — was also posted on Reddit on April 2, 2019 (mere hours after April Fools' Day ended). The redditor who originally posted the image to Reddit, u/alch3m1stz, explicitly said that they made up the link based on an April 2019 Metroid Prime Trilogy leak by trusted games insider Wario64.

Metroid Prime Trilogy Switch News

Wario64 has accurately leaked details about Valve’s Index virtual reality headset and that Overwatch was being ported to the Nintendo Switch, so they do have some credibility. In early April 2019, Wario64 tweeted screenshots of Best Buy’s employee system which mentioned the Metroid Prime Trilogy for the Nintendo Switch. These documents contained the game’s alleged stock keeping unit (SKU) code that Best Buy would use to archive it in its system. But we also have to take into consideration that Wario64's information came in the wake of April Fools' Day, casting a cloud of doubt on everything.

Alch3m1stz seemingly used Wario64’s leaked SKU to take an educated guess about how the Best Buy site would generate a link for Metroid Prime Trilogy. It appears that TechPlusGame used that link for its brief Metroid Prime Trilogy story on Sunday. McTrOiD claimed that the direct link to Best Buy worked on Sunday, but it's unclear if that's the truth.

IfTechPlusGame had included a screenshot or more details about the circumstances of the Best Buy listing, then this might seem more believable. But the published story makes McTrOiD’s screenshot seem like it was fabricated after the fact — something that's become an alarming trend lately.

Metroid Prime Trilogy Switch

There have been similar alleged leaks about games like a new Assassin’s Creedand The Last of Us 2 that emerged this year. The Assassin’s Creed image turned out to be faked and the verdict is still out on the TLOU 2 “leak.” It’s fairly easy to photoshop an image of Best Buy’s website and add new information to make it look legitimate all to stir up rumors, which appears to be the case in this instance.

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There’s still some hope for Metroidfans, though.

Metroid Prime Trilogy Switch Port

While this most recent information is more than fishy, Wario64 has a positive track record for leaking Switch game launches, and they seem to believe that this remastered release for the Nintendo Switch is still possible. The Metroid Prime Trilogy might still arrive eventually, but we still haven't received any definitive signs other than Wario64's year-old information that again, may or may not be just another prank.