

He previously worked at 343 Industries and helped model many Spartan Soldiers from Halo 4 and Halo 5, including Master Chief in Halo 4. In early 2019, development restarted under Retro Studios, developer of the previous Metroid Prime games. The title was announced during an online showcase at E3 2017, and was reportedly initially developed by Bandai Namco Studios.

In October 2019, we learned that Retro Studios hired Kyle Hefley as its lead character artist. Metroid Prime 4 is an upcoming video game developed by Retro Studios for the Nintendo Switch. The last time Retro Studios tweeted about Metroid Prime 4 was back in June 2019, when the company was looking for an art director to lead the “collaborative development” of Metroid Prime 4‘s artistic direction. It also requires a minimum of 10 years of production experience in game development. The job listing, found on Nintendo’s official website, shows the lead producer’s responsibilities, which include everything from studio-wide communications of project status to maintaining project timelines. The position in need is a lead producer to join the development of the new Metroid title. We are looking for a ? to join us on our journey to develop Metroid Prime 4! #GameJobs #GameDev #GameDevJobs /4hpOgw0Byg

but it's finally happening.It’s been a while since we last heard from Retro Studios about the development of Metroid Prime 4, but the company tweeted today that it is looking to hire a Lead Producer for the upcoming Switch title.Ĭheck out the tweet from the Nintendo subsidiary company Retro Studios below: And of course see a little more of Samus."Īt the same time, Tanabe also said the next numbered Metroid Prime game would skip Wii U and arrive on Nintendo's next console, then code-named NX. I would like to cross the two over in the future. "We've done a story based on the Hunters, and this time around we're doing a story on the Galactic Federation. "Personally I'd like to create a story centring around Sylux and Samus," Tanabe told Eurogamer.
METROID PRIME 4 PRODUCERS SERIES
Way back at E3 2015, Metroid Prime series boss Kensuke Tanabe told me it was bounty hunter Sylux's ship that appeared in the post-credits scene for Metroid Prime 3, chasing series heroine Samus Aran, and that he would like to feature the character of Sylux more fully in a future game. Federation Force ended with a nod to a potential Metroid Prime 4 storyline.Ī fourth Metroid Prime has also been on the cards for a long time. That said, there have been hints at the project previously. It has been 10 years since the release of Metroid Prime 3, and since then the series has taken various other guises.īut after last year's panned Metroid Prime: Federation Force spin-off, Nintendo appears to have taken fan feedback on board and announced the game many thought might never be made. It comes, perhaps, as something of a surprise. ORIGINAL STORY 5.15pm: In a bombshell announcement, Nintendo has confirmed it is developing Metroid Prime 4 for Nintendo Switch.Ī simple logo was teased during the company's E3 Spotlight presentation today - and nothing else. You can find a link to our previous chat with Tanabe about the future of the Metroid Prime series just below. What does this mean Mainly just that the game is still coming and is actively being worked on by Retro. This detail was confirmed at E3 this week in a roundtable interview attended by Eurogamer.īut Metroid Prime producer Kensuke Tanabe is still aboard and heading the project. We are looking for a to join us on our journey to develop Metroid Prime 4 It’s not much, but Retro Studios is hiring a new lead producer for Metroid Prime 4.
METROID PRIME 4 PRODUCERS UPDATE
UPDATE 6.30pm: Metroid Prime 4 is being developed by a new team, and not Metroid Prime trilogy developer Retro Studios.
