Metroid Prime could be receiving a remaster set to release this year according to Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb.
As part of the show Game Mess Mornings, Grubb shared via Giant Bomb’s Twitch channel that a remaster of Metroid Prime is in the works and will release by the end of the year. He went on to speculate that the remaster will be released in November to align with the series’ 20th anniversary.
While the clip which is being circulated does not name the Metroid Prime series explicitly, the Nov. 18, 2002, release date lines up with the anniversary which Grubb mentions. On stream he said, “This is something that I heard was in the works. They have things happening with that game,” speaking of details which were previously confirmed to him via sources.
However, it appears that the release date, which Grubb believes is set for this year, is new information. He goes on to add, “I’ve been told that their plans are to release that game this holiday, I think almost certainly to line up with the 20th anniversary in November. So that’s happening, and they need to tell us when that release date is.”
The last Metroid game to be released was 2021’s Metroid Dread which was the best-selling game in the franchise’s history, selling over 3 million copies worldwide. It seems obvious that Nintendo would want to build on the recent success with further games.
Nintendo also promised a further instalment to the Prime series in 2017, announcing that Metroid Prime 4 was in development. However, there has been no information or game footage shown since then due to reported issues with development leading the project to change studios from Bandai Namco Studios to former developer Retro Studios.
Nintendo also announced that there will be a Nintendo Direct Mini on June 28 presenting games from its partner studios. With Grubb making this claim shortly after the showcase was announced fans could hear official confirmation as soon as tomorrow.
Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.
