Metroid Prime 4 Release Date Finally Drops — And Samus Has a Bike?!

Nintendo has finally put a date on Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. It launches on 4 December 2025 for both Switch 2 and the original Switch. A new trailer also shows Samus riding a motorbike called Vi-O-La across wider, open sections on the planet Viewros. New amiibo arrive in November, with another on launch day.

Release date and platforms

It’s official: 4 December 2025 worldwide. Both versions — Switch 2 and Switch — drop on the same day. The date came during today’s Nintendo Direct, which aired at 5pm GST in the UAE.

• Launch: 4 December 2025
• Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch
• Reveal: Nintendo Direct (12 September 2025)

Nintendo’s press notes make it clear this isn’t a staggered rollout. UAE players don’t need to wait for a “rest of world” window. Same day, same game — choose your console.

What’s new: Vi-O-La and bigger play spaces

The trailer shows Samus using a high-tech bike, Vi-O-La, to cross sand dunes and reach objectives faster. Media and fans also point to larger, more open areas than we’re used to in Prime. Nintendo’s description highlights traversal, scanning, and Samus’s new psychic abilities.

• Vehicle: Vi-O-La motorbike
• Setting: the planet Viewros
• Abilities: scanning tools plus new psychic powers
• Level design: trailer hints at wider, open sections

Let’s keep this grounded. Nintendo hasn’t used the exact phrase “open world” in its press copy, but the footage leans that way. Expect classic Prime scanning and combat with faster traversal layered on top.

Amiibo dates and what’s coming

Nintendo’s adding three figures tied to Beyond. Two land in November and one alongside the game. Functionality details will come later.

• 6 November 2025: Samus (Beyond)
• 6 November 2025: Samus & Vi-O-La (Beyond)
• 4 December 2025: Sylux (Beyond)

If you collect, mark those dates. The Sylux figure arrives on launch day, so you can unbox both at once — the game and the rival bounty hunter.

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