Nintendo Expects Bayonetta 3 To Launch This Year, Metroid Prime 4 and Advance Wars Remakes Not So Much

Nintendo today released financial results from its 2021-22 Fiscal year. It included new numbers for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Shining Pearl, and Pokemon Brilliant Diamond. The company also sets its expectations about future releases in this document. 

According to Nintendo’s chart of its expected launch schedule, which you can see a screenshot of below, the Platinum Games-developed Bayonetta 3 is still aiming for a 2022 release on the Switch. That’s especially exciting because the game went dark after its 2017 reveal until last September, when it reemerged with a dazzling first-look gameplay trailer.

Nintendo also expects 2022 releases to hit in 2019. These include Mario Strikers Battle League (June 10,), Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (3 July 29), Splatoon 3 (9 September), and many more. It even lists Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet as “Late 2022” releases, which sounds like it is lining up Generation 9 to hit in the usual holiday – see: November – release window. TBA is also listed in the above chart: Advance Wars 1+2 – Re-Boot Camp. 

Advance Wars fans may be concerned as the remakes had been originally scheduled to launch in December 2021, but were later delayed until spring this year. Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp then was again delayed, but this time it was for indefinitely. With “TBA” set for its expected launch, it doesn’t sound like Nintendo is certain this remake package will even release this year, which would represent quite the delay for the game. It is not unusual for Nintendo to delay its games. Many predicted that the indefinite delay came as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine so perhaps its release date remains “TBA” as that conflict is still happening. 

Also of note in Nintendo’s financial results is that Metroid Prime 4 has an expected launch date of “TBA” like Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, too. It is not surprising that this happened considering that the game had been announced many years prior and then went dark. In 2019, Nintendo also announced it would be restarting the development of Metroid Prime 4 again. With that in mind, it’s not surprising at all that Nintendo has Metroid Prime 4’ release listed as TBA. 

You can read more about Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase, which will take place tomorrow at 20 minutes. 

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