An unannounced Metroid game has seemingly escaped the ratings board

Metroid as a franchise is in a bit of a tricky place at the moment. It's pretty popular, and Metroid Prime 4 was relatively well received, but it didn't really have the kind of sales you'd expect from a proper Nintendo blockbuster. This caused many to fear that Nintendo might decide to leave Metroid to gather dust for a while, but thankfully that is not the case.

A new Metroid game may have been leaked

Today, Twitter user Necrolipe noticed that a Brazilian rating board may have inadvertently leaked the title of a new 2D Metroid game currently in development for the Nintendo Switch 2. That rating has since been deleted, but not before people got their screenshots to reveal that the title of the game is apparently Metroid Ravenous.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond will never be the game you wanted

It turns out that rebooting Metroid Prime 4 was out of the question.

Not only that, but they also claim that the game is due out sometime in 2026. Judging by the fact that this is the first we've actually heard about the game, and the punishingly low amount of footage we've seen of the Ocarina of Time remake, we can guess that we'll probably be getting another Nintendo Direct sometime later this year, possibly in September.

That's where we'll most likely see a Metroid Ravenous announcement, if it actually exists. While this is pretty solid evidence, and it's been a few years since the last 2D Metroid game (which was Metroid Dread in 2021), it's worth noting that this isn't official confirmation yet. It's best to keep expectations in check until we see what the game is like, but considering it's due out this year, it's likely to be sooner rather than later.