According to a known industry insider, two entries in theMetroid Primeseries, namelyMetroid Prime 2: EchoesandMetroid Prime 3: Corruption, may still come to Nintendo Switch in some capacity. The news came following the sudden release ofMetroid Prime Remasteredon the Nintendo eShop immediately following the Nintendo Direct that aired last Wednesday, February 8.Immediately following the broadcast, players flocked to the Nintendo eShop to purchase and download the remaster of the 2002 GameCube classic. A physical edition will be available next Wednesday, February 22, though initialorders ofMetroid Prime Remasteredare reportedly selling outacross multiple retailers. Taking place following the firstMetroidgame, the renowned bounty hunter Samus Aran receives a distress signal from a Space Pirate ship and, upon encountering Meta Ridley aboard the ship, chases him down to the planet Tallon IV, where the bulk of the game takes place.RELATED:Metroid Prime Dev ‘Let Down’ By Missing Original Credits in Remastered VersionIndustry insider Jeff Grubb confirmed on Twitter that if and when Nintendo ever releasedMetroid Prime 2: EchoesandMetroid Prime 3: Corruptionon the Switch, those games would not receive the same treatment as the recentMetroid Prime Remastered. Grubb’s tweet was a quote-tweet in response to a question from another user. However, the answer Grubb gave would imply that the twoMetroid Primegames in question would be direct ports, not remasters. Ergo, this would mean thata graphical update similar toMetroid Prime Remasteredwould be unlikely.
Grubb previously stated in a recent podcast thatMetroid Prime Remasteredhad been ready to gofor a long time, adding that it was only a matter of when Nintendo gave its approval to release it. Given Nintendo’s penchant for shadow-dropping games on the Nintendo eShop following a Nintendo Direct, only time will tell if and when Grubb’s claims will come true.
In the meantime, players that want to check outMetroid Prime Remasteredwill have plenty to do while exploring Tallon IV. Withupdated control schemes that feature twin-stick controlsfor movement and aiming akin to modern FPS titles, to the motion controls reminiscent of the Wii release,Metroid Prime Remasteredis an excellent starting point for players looking forward to the eventual release ofMetroid Prime 4, whenever that may be.
