It seems Nintendo was sitting on Metroid Prime Remastered for over a year

The Metroid Prime remaster being unveiled during the Nintendo Direct presentation earlier this week was one of the highlights of the eventful show. It wasn’t an unexpected surprise as various insiders had been teasing the project for quite some time, but it was great to see it was indeed an actual project and not just baseless speculation. Twitter user Pierre485 has tweeted that Metroid Prime Remastered was actually classified by German Rating Organisation, the USK, back in July 2021, which means that Nintendo has been quietly sitting on the game for around 18 months. We learned last month that Fire Emblem Engage was in a similar situation as that particular game was also finished in 2021, according to the Australian Classification Board and the USK in Germany. Metroid Prime Remastered is available now on the Nintendo eShop and will be receiving a retail edition which is scheduled to launch on 22nd February.