Retro Studios is not making Metroid Prime 4

Nintendo finally gave Metroid fans what they wanted with the announcement of a major new entry in the series for the Switch, but the developer most closely associated with the best 3D Metroid games is not working on this new project.

Retro Studios is not making Metroid Prime 4 for Switch, according to Nintendo of America marketing boss Bill Trinen. Instead, Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe is overseeing the project with a new team. Tanabe acted as producer on Metroid Prime as well as recent releases like Metroid Prime: Federation Force and Paper Mario: Color Splash. Metroid Prime 4 is due out some time in 2018.