Summary
If the latest rumors are to be believed, a remaster ofMetroid Prime 2: Echoescould be releasing for the Nintendo Switch within the next four months.Metroid Prime 2: Echoeswas originally released for the GameCube in 2004 before making its way to the Wii as part ofMetroid Prime Trilogy.Metroid Prime 2was also playable on the Wii U throughMetroid Prime Trilogythanks to the console’s eShop featuring Wii games.
Rumors have persisted that Nintendo plans on bringing theMetroid Prime Trilogygames to the Switch, but so far, only the original has made the jump. 2002’sMetroid Primecame to the Nintendo Switchin 2023 asMetroid Prime: Remastered, an enhanced version of the game that featured improved graphics to take better advantage of the Switch hardware. Many have expectedMetroid Prime 2and3to follow suit, though that has yet to happen.
Nintendo still has not made any official announcements about any plans to bringMetroid Prime 2to the Switch, so fans should keep their expectations in check. However, leaker Samus Hunter has recently claimed thatMetroid Prime 2: Echoesis likely releasing betweenDonkey Kong Country Returns HDandXenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Editionin 2025.Donkey Kong Country Returns HDis releasing in January, whileXenoblade Chronicles Xis launching in March. That means February 2025 would be the likeliest month for aMetroid Prime 2Switch drop, assuming this supposedly leaked information is accurate.
Metroid Prime 2 Rumored for Switch
As for when the potentialMetroid Prime 2: EchoesSwitch port will be announced, Samus Hunter suggested that the reveal could take place at The Game Awards 2024 on December 12. Assuming Nintendo is planning on bringingMetroid Prime 2to Switch as has long been rumored, fans can’t rule out the possibility that it will be shadow dropped.Metroid Prime: Remasteredwas shadow dropped, after all, and so the same could happen with otherMetroid Primegames.
Chances are good that Nintendo is going tohost a Nintendo Direct in February, so if that’s the case, perhapsMetroid Prime 2’s Switch port will be announced then. Then again, it’s been suggested by leakers that the Nintendo Direct in February will be focused more on third-party games, and if that’s the case, thenMetroid Prime 2would be out of place.
Time will tell if and whenMetroid Prime 2ever comes to the Nintendo Switch, but 2025 should be a big one for franchise fans regardless. While it’s still unclear ifMetroid Prime 2is coming to the Switch next year,Metroid Prime 4: Beyondis launching in 2025, barring any unexpected release date delays, of course.
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
WHERE TO PLAY
A War of Light and DarknessBecome the bounty hunter behind the visor once more! Hunted by a mysterious entity and a warning race called the Ing, Serus Aren must explore the light and dank worlds of a doomed planet, but time runs short…- Tons of new power-ups await, including the Dark and Light Beams, which make use of an all-new ammo system.- Travel through portals between Light and Dark Aether as you explore massive worlds crawling with enemies.- Scan environments, upgrade your suit and visors, and explore every nook ant cranny in Morph Ball mode.- Up to four players can battle as they search for weapons, grapple across ceilings, and turn into Morph Balls to escape.
