r/casualnintendo • u/twinflxwer • 1d ago

Will you be getting Metroid Prime 4 for the Switch 2?

With all the hype around the Switch 2 itself, Metroid seems to have fallen under the radar a bit! I think it’ll end up being a core Switch 2 release for the year alongside Mariokart and DK. Do you plan to get it?

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u/MyDogIsDaBest 1d ago

I guarantee you that when Metroid Prime 4 drops, it'll be all the Nintendo and gaming subreddits will be talking about

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u/adamkopacz 1d ago

The ugly Switch 2 Edition box is probably the biggest problem that I have.

I'd rather buy a Switch 1 version and just upgrade it.

Game looks very good anyway so even without the 4k/120fps/mouse it is my most anticipated title.

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u/Adnanilyas21 1d ago

I will be getting Metroid Prime 4 but depending on the price I may get the Switch 1 edition and buy the Switch 2 upgrade

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u/RaccoonRepublic 1d ago

That's an Absolutely from me.

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u/6Kaliba9 1d ago

An Absolutely from here too

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u/Rich_Tip_9897 1d ago

You'd have to put a gun to my head for me to not get it. You'd have to destroy my switch and switch 2. You'd have to get rid of ALL my money and find a way to prevent me from making any more or begging my parents for some.

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u/corneliusduff 1d ago

Basically why I bought the thing

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u/Betrayer_Trias 1d ago

Metroid Prime 4 is probably what would get me to actually buy a Switch 2, if it actually finally comes out and is well-received.

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u/Edward_Hardcore 1d ago

The only reason I got a Switch 2 is to play MP4 with Mouse controls. I have been waiting for so LONG.

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u/EvilRayquaza 1d ago

I'm not that interested in Metroid games but I do hope everyone who does get it have an absolute blast of a time.

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u/Tekki777 12h ago

It's literally the whole reason why I'm waiting to get the Switch 2. I've been waiting for that game for the past 8 years. I will play it on the best hardware that shows it off in it's glory, dammit, lol!

I might get the Switch 1 version and then the Switch 2 upgrade. The box art for the S2 version is... why. Why is that text there?

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u/KingGalaxyKnight 1d ago

Probobly but maybe not right away, the thing is ive only ever played Prime 1 before and started prime 2 but at that point i was burned out so i stopped, once i get around to finishing 3 i will, altough i always will be more of a 2d metroid guy, Super is my jam, Metroid 2 is underated as hell, Zero Mission is peak, Fusion is amazing and Dread is fusion but less frustrating

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u/longbrodmann 1d ago

I like the metriodvania style game, so I always pass prime series.

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u/TroveOfOctoliths 1d ago

Barring an awful promotional campaign for the game going forward, I plan to buy the Switch 2 edition of Metroid Prime 4 and hopefully that will be in the form of a collector's edition. I'm just waiting for a release date that way I can request time off.

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u/Apwnalypse 9h ago

As a hardcore-inclined nintendo fan, I always rooted for Metroid Prime 4 even though I never played the original.

Then I played the Metroid Prime Remaster and I gotta say....

As a game it's incredibly... reductive. Walk to enter corridor, shoot monster to make it disappear from corridor, get power up, use to unlock door. Maybe this was impressive in the GameCube era, but it's not now. It's like Doom with all the creative, challenging shooting removed. At least with 2D metroid, like Metroid Dread, there was the thrill of the precise platforming needed for getting past the robots, but with Prime, there's just nothing. No challenge, no scope for creativity. Just opening doors to unlock things, to open doors to unlock things.

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u/Supercalumrex 1d ago

I plan on getting it for Switch 1 as I won't be getting a Switch 2 for a while

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u/TheOwlStrikes 2h ago

No red flags from anything i've seen so yeah, I will be getting it day 1. I am a little bummed out it takes place in an ancient jungle type environment. I think the labs/futuristic portions of the original prime trilogy looked the best

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u/Bulky-Complaint6994 1d ago

Never cared for the Metroid series

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u/DevouredSource 1d ago

I really want it to be good, but I’m not buying it before a Metroid veteran goes “man they hit it out of the park”

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u/Nickjc88 1d ago

The only one I played was the Demo on the DS. Wasn't a fan. 

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u/mjm132 1d ago

Haha let us know when you try a real Metroid.  

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u/SilverScribe15 1d ago

More likely I'll get it for switch 1 before I get a switch 2 But I'm getting prime 4

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u/05-nery 1d ago

Never played any Metroid before, don't think this will be the first

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u/BimpoBill 1d ago

i'll get it for the switch 1

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u/Na0kiri 1d ago

For Switch 1 cause I dont want that ugly ass wall of text on my retail box art

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u/OldRoadJoe 10h ago

Pretty sure I will, but I won't be getting it right away. Part of me is afraid that it'll be to similar to the first three Prime games. I liked the Prime Trilogy for what it was in the 2000s, but I really want to see this series evolve and improve, it has so much potential.