Topic: Nintendo Announces Metroid Prime Trilogy

[Ian Sane]

Considering the original Metroid Prime is about $5 in most stores, the trade-in value would be like $1 max.

Yeah I find it kinda funny that everyone talks about what a great deal this trilogy is, yet the individual games are priced at clearance bin prices.  I can find both Cube games for like 8 bucks (Canadian) each with minimal effort.

Maybe Nintendo realizes that and that's why they bundled these together.  Pikmin 2 on the other hand is much harder to find used and commands a higher price so Nintendo may have felt they could easily get away with releasing that series as seperate products.

[Djunknown]

There will also be an unlockable system where players will be able to unlock music and artwork by completing specific in-game objectives across all three games.

I'm primary interested in this. Will this be new stuff, or just a way to unlock the old artwork and music? Guess we'll find out more at e3.

This reminds me, I've got some friend credits from Corruption I've been sitting on for the longest time, if memory serves. If anyone wants to trade some before rushing off to GS, Ebay, Amazon, your friend etc, PM me. [/slightly off topic]

[GoldenPhoenix]

I'd say reading the Metroid Prime 3 save should be an expected feature and if Retro doesn't offer it you have a right to complain.  It's the same game on the same system.  You should be able to import your save.  But with the other two?  With the changes they had to make importing your save might not be so easy.  I would consider it unrealistic to expect that feature.

Yeah but MP3 doesn't even belong in the compilation. ::head explodes::

[TJ Spyke]

This reminds me, I've got some friend credits from Corruption I've been sitting on for the longest time, if memory serves. If anyone wants to trade some before rushing off to GS, Ebay, Amazon, your friend etc, PM me. [/slightly off topic]

I have a ton of friend credits and need some myself. PM me your info if you want (I will reply tomorrow since I am about to log off for tonight).

[BeautifulShy]

This reminds me, I've got some friend credits from Corruption I've been sitting on for the longest time, if memory serves. If anyone wants to trade some before rushing off to GS, Ebay, Amazon, your friend etc, PM me. [/slightly off topic]

I have a ton of friend credits and need some myself. PM me your info if you want (I will reply tomorrow since I am about to log off for tonight).

Have you sent some to Khushrenada?

[Monteblanco]

I already traded my Metroid Prime in anticipation to the New Play edition. Now, I am going to trade my Metroid Prime 3 too. It is an excellent deal!

[NWR_Lindy]

Epic win, Nintendo. I have been saying this since the Wiimakes were announced, glad to see that they are listening to their fans.

Now don't get crazy, Nick.  Don't confuse the one time that Nintendo actually does something that makes sense with them listening to their fans.  It'll take a lot more than this to make me think they actually listen to what we want.

This is insta-buy territory for me.  Hopefully Amazon will have a $39.99 deal on it like they did with Punch-Out!!, since I have all three games already and don't want to pay full price for the trilogy.  However, I'm going to keep all three original games - the collector in me wouldn't have it any other way.

[Jonnyboy117]

I got nearly $20 for trading in the three separate games, so the compilation will effectively cost me the same as one Wiimake would have.

[Mop it up]

This reminds me, I've got some friend credits from Corruption I've been sitting on for the longest time, if memory serves. If anyone wants to trade some before rushing off to GS, Ebay, Amazon, your friend etc, PM me. [/slightly off topic]

I have a ton of friend credits and need some myself. PM me your info if you want (I will reply tomorrow since I am about to log off for tonight).

Have you sent some to Khushrenada?

There is a topic about MP3 friend vouchers here:

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=27953.0

I still have 9 left if anyone wants to trade (make the request in the linked topic).

[GoldenPhoenix]

Epic win, Nintendo. I have been saying this since the Wiimakes were announced, glad to see that they are listening to their fans.

Now don't get crazy, Nick.  Don't confuse the one time that Nintendo actually does something that makes sense with them listening to their fans.  It'll take a lot more than this to make me think they actually listen to what we want.

This is insta-buy territory for me.  Hopefully Amazon will have a $39.99 deal on it like they did with Punch-Out!!, since I have all three games already and don't want to pay full price for the trilogy.  However, I'm going to keep all three original games - the collector in me wouldn't have it any other way.

I agree, I'm keeping the originals as well!

[Rize]

I don't guess MP3 is worth keeping, but I'm definitely keeping the GameCube games.

[Rize]

So, I played MP3 on my 50" Plasma for the first time.  I was shocked by how great it looks.  I mean, RE4 looks like dirt, Mario Sunshine wasn't too hot and Zelda was pretty terrible looking.  Retro are just geniuses I guess.

I also found the motion control a lot more awesome on the giant screen.  The one negative however, upon close examination, there are two tiny black bars on the left and right side of the image.  wtf... burn-in city, thanks Retro.  They're at least half an inch each.

Anyway, Retro's artist never cease to amaze me.  I remembered wondering if Prime 1 and 2 would still look impressed after playing Doom 3.  Hell, they still look impressive today.

[Entroper]

I was reading TYP's comments on the Japanese Wii-make of MP1: http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=27441.0

It sounds to me as if it gives you two difficulty options when you first begin, Normal and Veteran.  In the original MP1, you couldn't choose, it was just "normal", and then you unlocked Hard after beating the game.  In MP3, you start with Normal and Veteran available, and can unlock Hyper difficulty.  I'm wondering if Wii-made MP1 Veteran corresponds to original MP1 "normal", and if you can unlock something that corresponds to original MP1 Hard.  MP3's Normal was ridiculously easy, which would be great news to my girlfriend.  She enjoyed Zero Mission on Easy difficulty and seems interested in the Primes, but, well, they're pretty tough.

EDIT: Screenshot at Nintendo's official site: http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/7y8SXfbq4nlR_ZO15BY3yHdKL7erLAnk#images

I think (hope?) this confirms my suspicions, since the three circles on the left of each save file are the same as the ones in MP3.