Editing Metroid (section)

=== 2017–present: ''Samus Returns'', ''Dread'' and ''Prime 4: Beyond'' ===
[[File:Metroid Samus Returns gameplay.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1|''[[Metroid: Samus Returns]]'', released in 2017 for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]]]

A remake of ''Metroid II'', ''[[Metroid: Samus Returns]]'', was developed by [[MercurySteam]] and released for the 3DS in September 2017. It retained the gameplay of the original and added 3D graphics and gameplay features such as melee combat.<ref name="businessinsider_announce"/><ref name="polygon_announce" /><ref name="verge_preview" /> 

MercurySteam's next project was ''[[Metroid Dread]]'' for the [[Nintendo Switch]] (2021), a realization of the cancelled Nintendo DS project from the late 2000s.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-15 |title=Metroid: Dread brings the franchise to Switch |url=https://venturebeat.com/2021/06/15/metroid-dread-brings-the-franchise-to-switch/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615162433/https://venturebeat.com/2021/06/15/metroid-dread-brings-the-franchise-to-switch/ |archive-date=2021-06-15 |access-date=2021-06-15 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref> It had sold more than 2.9 million copies worldwide by May 2022, making it the best-selling ''Metroid'' game.<ref name="Metroid Dread sales" /> In February 2023, Nintendo released ''[[Metroid Prime#Metroid Prime Remastered|Metroid Prime Remastered]]'', a [[High-definition video|high-definition]] [[Remaster (video games)|remaster]] of ''Metroid Prime'' for the Switch.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bailey |first=Kat |date=February 8, 2023 |title=Metroid Prime: Switch Remaster Getting Shadow Drop on Nintendo eShop |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/metroid-prime-remaster-switch-revealed |access-date=February 8, 2023 |website=[[IGN]] |archive-date=February 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208223954/https://www.ign.com/articles/metroid-prime-remaster-switch-revealed |url-status=live}}</ref> It was developed by Retro Studios with assistance from developers including [[Iron Galaxy Studios]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doolan |first=Liam |date=2023-02-10 |title=Retro Studios Wasn't The Only Dev Working On Metroid Prime Remastered |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/02/retro-studios-wasnt-the-only-dev-working-on-metroid-prime-remastered |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=[[Nintendo Life]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212145955/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/02/retro-studios-wasnt-the-only-dev-working-on-metroid-prime-remastered |url-status=live}}</ref>

At [[E3 2017]], Nintendo announced ''Metroid Prime 4'' for the Switch.<ref>{{cite web|last=McFerran|first=Damien|date=June 13, 2017|title=Metroid Prime 4 Confirmed For Nintendo Switch, But Retro Studios Isn't Involved|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/06/metroid_prime_4_confirmed_for_nintendo_switch_but_retro_studios_isnt_involved|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615052437/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/06/metroid_prime_4_confirmed_for_nintendo_switch_but_retro_studios_isnt_involved|archive-date=June 15, 2018|access-date=January 25, 2019|work=[[Nintendo Life]]|publisher=Nlife Media}}</ref> ''[[Eurogamer]]'' reported that it was being developed by [[Bandai Namco Studios]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=February 9, 2018 |title=Yes, Bandai Namco is working on Metroid Prime 4 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-02-08-yes-namco-bandai-is-working-on-metroid-prime-4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119082756/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-02-08-yes-namco-bandai-is-working-on-metroid-prime-4 |archive-date=November 19, 2018 |access-date=January 25, 2019 |work=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]]}}</ref> Unsatisfied with the progress, Nintendo announced in January 2019 that it had restarted the development under Retro Studios, the developer of the previous ''Metroid Prime'' games.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kato |first=Matthew |date=January 25, 2019 |title=Nintendo Restarting The Development Of Metroid Prime 4 |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/01/25/nintendo-restarting-the-development-of-metroid-prime-4 |url-status=live |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218002520/https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/01/25/nintendo-restarting-the-development-of-metroid-prime-4 |archive-date=February 18, 2019 |access-date=January 25, 2019 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In June 2024, Nintendo revealed a trailer and the title ''[[Metroid Prime 4: Beyond]]'', with a release year of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lyles |first=Taylor |date=2024-06-18 |title=''Metroid Prime 4: Beyond'' Gameplay Finally Revealed |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/metroid-prime-4-gameplay-revealed |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en |archive-date=2024-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817142711/https://www.ign.com/articles/metroid-prime-4-gameplay-revealed |url-status=live}}</ref>