Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Box Hints at a 10-Year-Old Promise Coming True

The fourth *Metroid Prime* game initially started development with Bandai Namco, and Kensuke Tanabe-who had produced all previous *Metroid Prime* titles-returned as producer. However, Nintendo wasn’t happy with how things were going, so they restarted the project with Retro Studios, keeping Tanabe on board. Even before the game’s development was rebooted, Tanabe had suggested a unique idea: instead of having many planets to explore, he envisioned a single planet with a focus on time travel and the ability to alter the timeline. He shared this concept with Eurogamer back in 2015.








