The Metroid Prime 4: Beyond showcase at the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Direct will allegedly “blow everything else out of the water”.
Content creator and game developer interviewer Reece “Kiwi Talkz” Reilly took to Twitter/X to share that, in less than a month at the Switch 2 Direct, we’ll see that Nintendo and Retro Studios were keeping their cards close to their chest with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond for this moment. As per him, the game’s true unveiling at the upcoming presentation will “blow everything else in the direct out of the water”.
While Reilly cautioned that Nintendo is constantly tweaking its Direct presentations right down to the last minute, as of now, he is 90% certain that Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will be make an appearance. Going by his choice of words, it seems that the game will be showcased in a major way.
If Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, a cross-gen release, will be the most impressive title shown during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, the next-gen version has to have considerable graphical upgrades over the version that runs on the aging Switch hardware. It’s possible that the extra horsepower of the Switch 2 is used not only to boost image quality and frame rate, but also to add modern features, such as ray traced reflections. Only time will tell whether this is the case, however.
Other first-party titles expected to be showcased during next month’s Nintendo Switch 2 Direct include a new 3D Mario platformer, the already teased Mario Kart 9, and a new Super Smash Bros game. The brief Mario Kart 9 teaser showed a total of 24 players/characters racing away across the circuit. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe limited the headcount to up to 12 players/characters. The sequel appears to double this count, owing to the greater processing power available on the Nintendo Switch 2 hardware.
The Nintendo Switch 2 Direct is set to happen on April 2, 2025.
