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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Receives ESRB 'T' Rating on Nintendo Site

The new classification typically follows content lock, hinting at late-stage development.

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Overview

  • Nintendo’s official U.S. product page now lists Metroid Prime 4: Beyond with an ESRB T for Teen rating.
  • The page cites animated blood, violence, and in‑game purchases among the content descriptors.
  • The rating has not yet appeared on the ESRB’s own website, following a July classification by South Korea’s GRAC.
  • No release date has been announced, with Nintendo still targeting a 2025 launch on both Switch and the forthcoming Switch 2.
  • Reporting indicates the Switch 2 version will offer higher resolution, improved frame rate, and Joy‑Con 2 mouse support, and industry observers view the rating as a sign a date announcement could be close.