


METROID PRIME 4 LOGO UPDATE
Splatoon 3 also just launched, and Nintendo might want to use this Direct to talk about its first major update or Splatfest.

Mario Striker: Battle League’s roadmap says that two more major updates are in store this year, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s Expansion Pass will add a Challenge Battle, Hero Character, and new quests and outfits to the RPG before the end of the year. We’re still waiting for Nintendo Switch Sports to get its golf mode and would like to know which sport is coming after that. While its approach to supporting games post-launch is far from flawless, many of Nintendo’s big titles this year have post-launch plans already mapped out. Still, it’s better late than never to get two amazing Zelda games on Nintendo Switch, so if these ports are real, they will serve as a pleasant surprise that could round out Nintendo’s 2022 lineup. Many people expected these HD remasters to come during The Legend of Zelda’s 35th anniversary last year, but they didn’t. While both saw rereleases on Wii U, a Switch launch would ensure that a lot more people could give these remasters a shot. Grubb and GamesBeat’s Mike Minotti claim that Switch ports of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princesswhich were rumored last year, are finally coming to fruition during this Nintendo Direct. Metroid Prime isn’t the only Nintendo GameCube title rumored to make its way to Nintendo Switch. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess get rereleased Will it be an HD port, a more substantive remaster, or a from-the-ground-up remake? Hopefully, we won’t have to wait much longer to find out. If it is real, the biggest question surrounding Metroid Prime on Nintendo Switch is just how much of a reimagining it is. Grubb even claims that it’s coming this year, so Nintendo would need to reveal it very soon if that’s true. A Nintendo Switch version of the GameCube classic was subject to rumors for years, but rumblings of the game’s existence really ramped up in 2022.įrom Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb to prolific Nintendo leaker Emily Rogersthe more reliable parts of the gaming rumor mill say that some sort of Metroid Prime rerelease project is in the works at Nintendo. Although there’s nothing to suggest that Metroid Prime 4 will pop up here just yet, a remaster or remake of Metroid Prime seems much more likely. Metroid fans ate well last year with the release of Metroid Dreadbut they’ve still waited since 2017 for the long-delayed Metroid Prime 4.
