Metroid Prime Remastered Gets Surprise Launch On Switch Later Today

During Nintendo Direct February 2023, Nintendo announced that Metroid Prime Remastered will get a surprise launch for the Nintendo Switch later today on 9 February 2023.

It’s a remaster of the original Metroid Prime, which was initially released for the Nintendo Gamecube back in 2002. That’s more than two decades ago now.

Intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran receives a distress signal from a wrecked frigate in orbit around planet Tallon IV. Upon investigation, the frigate reveals itself to be a Space Pirate research vessel home to terrifying genetic experiments using the mysterious Phazon substance. There, Samus encounters her nemesis, Meta Ridley, whom she pursues to the surface of Tallon IV. It’s up to her alone to explore the planet’s interconnected regions, investigate its dark secrets, and end the intergalactic threat posed by Phazon.

Players can choose from new dual-stick controls, or more traditional ones.

Check out the trailer below: