If there’s a surefire way to catch a Nintendo superfan’s attention, it’s any information on Metroid Prime 4. Retro Studios is still keeping details close to the chest, but a mysterious piece of artwork might be the most significant tease we’ve seen in quite some time.
On Thursday, eagle-eyed industry insider Nibel noticed Retro Studios updated the company’s Twitter account banner with a shot of Metroid series protagonist Samus standing in an icy-blue metallic hallway. It’s not an existing piece of art from previous Metroid titles, so most assume it’s from Metroid Prime 4.
Take a look for yourself below. It’s certainly pretty, if not hair-raising for longtime fans.
Retro Studios has updated their Twitter banner.. pic.twitter.com/8jkvhZZzKd
— Nibel (@Nibellion) February 17, 2022
Curiously, Retro Studios did not update its other social media feeds like Facebook with the art. Take that for what you will.
It’s not a huge deal by any means, but Metroid fans have been waiting on the fourth installment for ages. The last entry in the Prime series was Metroid Prime 3: Echos, which came out back in 2007. Metroid Prime 4 itself was announced in 2017 under Bandai Namco Studios before Retro took over development in 2019.
Metroid Prime 4 will come out on the Nintendo Switch eventually, though. Until then, fans better download Metroid: Samus Returns off the 3DS eShop before Nintendo takes the storefront down.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
