If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond drops a new trailer featuring new enemies, new powers, and a badass Akira slide

Why even ride a motorcycle if you're not going to pay homage to Akira along the way?

Metroid Prime 4 Beyond Motorcycle — Image credit: Nintendo

News by Trent Cannon, Senior Contributing writer

Published on Tue Nov 04 2025

Popverse's top stories

Secret Wars gives up its mysteries in a new book about the origins of the Marvel epic - and you can help make it happen
Here's how to watch all the New York Comic Con 2025 panels
Watch GUNDAM Showcase - featuring Iron-Blooded Orphans, Hathaway, and the Future of Gundam from NYCC 2025

We’ve been waiting a very long time for Metroid Prime 4 to come out. The wait is finally almost over, as Metroid Prime 4: Beyond hits the Nintendo Switch 2 in just a few weeks. Nintendo has just dropped a new trailer for the game, which includes a look at Samus’ new and classic abilities, some of the hostile wildlife she’ll have to contend with, and that all-important Akira slide on her motorcycle.

To paraphrase Jane Austen, it is a truth universally acknowledged that when you put a badass character on a motorcycle, they must do an Akira slide at some point. It is just the way it is, especially if you are dabbling in the sci-fi genre. So the moment when Samus leaned over and did that sharp turn on her futuristic bike, our faces lit up like it was Christmas day. No matter how old we get, we never get tired of seeing an homage to Akira wherever we go.

There are plenty of other cool bits in the new Metroid Prime 4: Beyond trailer, such as the wolf-like enemies that seem to be hunting Samus through a frozen landscape or her new psychic abilities. We see her scan a boss to reveal some of its weaknesses, which will certainly be useful. And those graphics are showing off the best that the Switch 2 is capable of. There is all the fun horror vibes we've been desperate to see back in the series. All in all, it is a great trailer that happens to include that famous Akira slide at the end.

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond comes to the Nintendo Switch 2 on December 4, 2025.

The gaming industry has come a long way since Pong blew all our minds in the 70s. We've got everything you need to know about the next big thing in games. Of course, Grand Theft Auto VI is going to be the big game of 2026, but there are plenty of other games coming out between now and then. Here is our starter guide for every gamer: