Metroid Prime Remastered launched on the Swap earlier this 12 months, and Metroid Fusion adopted with a launch on the Swap On-line GBA service. Clearly, there’s nonetheless extra to return for Metroid followers, and in the present day truly marks six years since Nintendo initially introduced Metroid Prime 4 was in growth for the Swap.
Whereas there aren’t any official bulletins to share, it appears there may nonetheless be some developments occurring behind the scenes. The most recent discovery, as highlighted by Nintendo of America’s Careers on social media, is Retro Studios is at present searching for a VFX Artist, Animator, Senior Exterior Setting Artist and can also be seeking to fill a lot of different positions.
After all, it isn’t completely clear if the workforce is hiring for this particular mission or may very well be assigning newly recruited expertise to one thing else. The entire job listings although embody the next line:
“Introduced by Nintendo in January 2019, Retro Studios is at present within the midst of growing Metroid Prime 4 for the Nintendo Swap.”
January 2019 was the date when Nintendo revealed growth on Metroid Prime 4 had been scrapped and restarted, with Retro Studios returning to get the mission again on observe. The unique announcement dates again to 14th June 2017.
In a current earnings report final month, Nintendo listed Metroid Prime 4 with a launch date of ‘TBA’.
