Summary
Based on a recent financial report, Nintendo fans have attempted to narrow down when exactlyMetroid Prime 4: Beyondwill be released. After nearly five years sinceMetroid Prime 4: Beyondrestarted development, the game was re-revealed at the June 2024 Nintendo Direct. It featured a brief showcase of what Retro Studio has been working on for the game, and even gave a release window of 2025.
While the 2025 release window forMetroid Prime 4isn’t much to go off of, the game will finally be released after a troubled development. Thefirst look atMetroid Prime 4during the Nintendo Directwas impressive, and many fans are excited to get their hands on the game. With a vague 2025 window, some fans have wondered which quarter of the year the game will potentially be released within. Nintendo has recently released its most recent financial data for the 2025 fiscal year, which fans have been using to potentially narrow down whenMetroid Prime 4will launch.
InNintendo’s first quarter 2025 fiscal year report, it covers the sales status of recent games, such as howPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorandLuigi’s Mansion 2 HDare bestsellers already. Another section of the report covers themajor first-party Nintendo games that are scheduled for 2024 and 2025. These games include titles that already have release dates, such asZelda: Echoes of Wisdom,Super Mario Party: Jamboree, andMario and Luigi Brothership, among others.Metroid Prime 4isn’t among the games listed for the current 2025 fiscal year, which ends on March 2025. Based on this report, it’s very likely thatMetroid Prime 4will launch in the following fiscal year.
Metroid Prime 4 Speculated to Launch in Nintendo’s 2026 Fiscal Year
Nintendo’s 2026 fiscal year is April 2025-March 2026, meaning thatMetroid Prime 4will likely be sometime between April and December 2025 if it sticks with its 2025 window. Fans on the r/metroid subreddit have been speculating about the exact release timing of the game, believing thatMetroid Prime 4could launch alongside the Switch successor.
The Switch 2 is speculated to be released within the first half of 2025, with many fans believing thatMetroid Prime 4could potentially launch in Summer 2025. Fans have also been speculating that Nintendo could shadowdropPrime 2andPrime 3HD remasters in order to drum up excitement forPrime 4. For the time being, fans will just need to wait for more information from Nintendo regarding the release date ofMetroid Prime 4: Beyond.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
The galaxy’s greatest bounty hunter Samus Aran will embark on a new mission in Metroid Prime™ 4: Beyond, coming to Nintendo Switch in 2025.
