Many of you will be wondering exactly where the recently released Metroid Prime 4 fits in the series timeline and thankfully Nintendo has told Famitsu the answer. Metroid Prime 4 is set after Super Metroid and before Metroid Fusion. Due to Samus ending up in another dimension in Metroid Prime 4, Nintendo says it “wanted to be able to create a free and original setting for Metroid Prime without affecting the 2D Metroid series.”
Thanks to Greatsong1 for sending in the news tip!

Rip metroid series. flop game
Stay off drugs.
Thanks for your opinion.
It probably is though. 2D Metroid might be ok but Prime series probably done
I agree with you….this user just shifts his name constantly. He’s a known troll. Sometimes he’s right though. Wish he would just stick with one username and layoff the insults.
Just give me Metroid Prime 2 Remaster. Mich better game.
It seems like they do care about the lore after all. What about the Mario franchise?
I didn’t expect it to fall between Super and Fusion. I’m actually not that far into the game yet (I’m usually very busy around the holidays) so I’m wondering if the game explains/someone in the game points out how Sylux has Metroids when, as of Super, they’re supposed to be extinct and this is before we as the players are supposed to know that the Federation is illegally cloning them. I know WE know how Sylux could have Metroids because of the secret ending from Federation Farce, but not the characters in the game’s universe.