Where The Heck Are Those Metroid Prime 2 And 3 Remasters?

The issue we have now right here is that though Samus Hunter has been proper about a few claims in current months – similar to a cheeky nod in direction of the announcement of Xenoblade Chronicles X and a tease that may rapidly tie in with the Donkey Kong growth at Tremendous Nintendo World – they’d must have just a few extra below their belt earlier than we put critical weight behind their info concerning Echoes. As for Jeff Grubb, we definitely respect him, however his earlier studies of Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD Change ports (a.okay.a, the “Zelda blowout” that, on the time of writing, hasn’t occurred) have dented some followers’ confidence.

There may be, nonetheless, purpose to consider that an Echoes remaster (and probably a Corruption remaster) might launch throughout the instructed timeframe. Nintendo has, the place doable, been fairly a fan of having one vital Change launch per thirty days all through the Change’s lifespan, and on condition that the success of the unique Metroid Prime Remastered’s February launch, its sequels might effectively comply with swimsuit. We might definitely think about Nintendo internet hosting a Direct presentation or cheekily shadow-dropping Echoes and Corruption on the second anniversary of the primary sport.

Both means, it simply would not really feel proper for the Change to play host to Metroid Prime Remastered and Metroid Prime 4: Past with out Echoes and Corruption. Granted, Past’s ‘massive dangerous’ Sylux does not present up till a really temporary cameo on the finish of Corruption, but it surely is sensible for Nintendo to permit gamers who may need missed out on the originals to atone for the story to date.

To Grubb’s credit score, he likened Nintendo’s potential plans for the Prime trilogy to that of Pikmin, and it definitely sounds believable: each of the unique Pikmin video games on Gamecube obtained primary remasters on the Change shortly earlier than the launch of Pikmin 4 in 2023, permitting new or lapsed gamers to play catch up earlier than diving into the brand new entry. There’s nonetheless time for Prime 2 and Prime 3 to obtain the identical (or hopefully higher) therapy, and we’re holding all of our fingers and toes crossed.