Nintendo Fans Are Trying to Narrow Down the Metroid Prime 4…

Summary

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has a 2025 release window.
Fans speculate the game could launch between April and December 2025, possibly alongside the Switch successor.
Nintendo's 2025 fiscal report hints at game's release in the second half of 2025.

Based on a recent financial report, Nintendo fans have attempted to narrow down when exactly Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be released. After nearly five years since Metroid Prime 4: Beyond restarted 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 for Metroid Prime 4 isn't much to go off of, the game will finally be released after a troubled development. The first look at Metroid Prime 4 during the Nintendo Direct was 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 when Metroid Prime 4 will launch.

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In Nintendo's first quarter 2025 fiscal year report, it covers the sales status of recent games, such as how Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Luigi's Mansion 2 HD are bestsellers already. Another section of the report covers the major first-party Nintendo games that are scheduled for 2024 and 2025. These games include titles that already have release dates, such as Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Super Mario Party: Jamboree, and Mario and Luigi Brothership, among others. Metroid Prime 4 isn't among the games listed for the current 2025 fiscal year, which ends on March 2025. Based on this report, it's very likely that Metroid Prime 4 will 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 that Metroid Prime 4 will 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 that Metroid Prime 4 could launch alongside the Switch successor.

The Switch 2 is speculated to be released within the first half of 2025, with many fans believing that Metroid Prime 4 could potentially launch in Summer 2025. Fans have also been speculating that Nintendo could shadowdrop Prime 2 and Prime 3 HD remasters in order to drum up excitement for Prime 4. For the time being, fans will just need to wait for more information from Nintendo regarding the release date of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

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