Amazon Cancels Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Pre-orders; 2025 Release Remains Unchanged
Amazon is refunding pre-orders for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, notifying customers via email that pre-orders are cancelled due to unavailability. This news, reported January 11, 2025, across various online forums, has caused some concern among fans.
Amazon assures customers that refunds for cancelled pre-orders will be processed within one to two business days. The cancellation, however, does not signal the game's cancellation; it simply reflects the current unavailability of pre-orders through Amazon.
While disappointing for some long-time fans who pre-ordered since the game's initial E3 2017 announcement, the situation doesn't affect the projected 2025 release.
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A Look Back at Metroid Prime 4's Development
Initially announced at E3 2017, Metroid Prime 4’s development initially excluded Retro Studios. Two years later, Nintendo announced a development restart under Retro Studios, citing the previous progress as falling short of expectations.
A gameplay trailer showcased at a June 2024 Nintendo Direct confirmed the game's title, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and revealed Sylux as the antagonist, setting the release window for 2025. A subsequent January 3, 2025 Nintendo news post reaffirmed the 2025 release.
The upcoming Switch 2 launch adds another layer of intrigue, leaving the platform for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's release yet to be definitively confirmed.
