Overview

• Nintendo set a December 4, 2025 launch for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on Switch and the forthcoming Switch 2 during the latest Nintendo Direct.
• The trailer introduces Samus’s Akira-inspired motorcycle, Vi-O-La, for traversal across wide desert areas that function as an overworld.
• Footage shows vehicle combat moves, including homing projectiles and an Akira-style slide that unleashes a plasma blast.
• Traditional Prime elements remain present in the new footage, with exploration, combat, and scanning featured alongside the vehicular segments.
• Early reaction from fans and commentators questions the desert zone’s apparent emptiness, with comparisons to Gears 5’s hub-like areas and scrutiny heightened by the project’s long restart under Retro Studios.