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While Retro Studios continues to work on Metroid Prime 4, rumours have persisted for years claiming that the studio has a nearly complete and working version of the original Metroid Prime Trilogy adapted for the Switch. One ex-Retro dev has weighed in on the rumour, claiming that porting the trilogy “would take a lot of effort.” Michael Wikan served as a senior designer on all three Metroid Prime titles, as well as Donkey Kong Country Returns. As reported by NintendoEverything, in response to one fan expressing their desire to play the original Metroid Trilogy on Switch, Wikan said “Tha...

Former Metroid Prime Lead Designer Targeted With Abusive Messages Earlier this week, Michael Wikan - the former lead designer of all three Metroid Prime games - revealed on Facebook why he didn't think a Switch port of the In short, he doubts it will be released, as Retro Studios no longer has "functional editor tools to work with the Prime code base" and as a result, everything would have to be "brute-force" hard coded. Metroid Prime 3 alone would apparently be a "herculean effort". Sadly, Wikan's comments appear to have upset some people within the Metroid community, and the former Retro ...

Former Metroid Prime Developer Crushes the Dreams of Nintendo Switch Fans ✖ Metroid Prime 4 is in development for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite. Well, apparently. Many Nintendo fans are increasingly convinced it's never coming out. That said, according to rumors over the years, the first three games of the series are being brought to the Switch and Switch Lite to accompany the long-awaited release of the fourth mainline installment in the series. However, according to a former developer on the series, this is unlikely. Michael Wikan was a senior designer at Retro Studios and ...