<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
4	I-Device
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
development	O
had	O
restarted	O
under	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
4	I-Device
during	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Trinen	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
product	O
marketing	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
4	I-Device
would	O
involve	O
Metroid	B-Device
producer	O
Kensuke	O
Tanabe	O
but	O
not	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
developed	O
the	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
reported	O
that	O
Prime	O
4	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Studios	O
of	O
Japan	O
and	O
Singapore	O
;	O
the	O
Bandai	O
Singapore	O
staff	O
included	O
former	O
LucasArts	O
staff	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
cancelled	O
Star	B-Device
Wars	I-Device
1313	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
then-Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
president	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
stated	O
that	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
4	I-Device
was	O
"	O
well	O
into	O
development	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
proceeding	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
video	O
released	O
online	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
EPD	O
general	O
manager	O
Shinya	O
Takahashi	O
announced	O
that	O
development	O
on	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
4	I-Device
had	O
restarted	O
under	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
with	O
Tanabe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Chronicle	O
took	O
this	O
as	O
an	O
indication	O
of	O
a	O
more	O
cinematic	O
focus	O
than	O
previous	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
