Author Topic: Metroid Prime 3 Revolutionized (Read 375551 times)

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1400 on:** September 11, 2007, 04:05:11 PM »

You can blow enemies up in open areas...Instant kills...

Smoke39 · « **Reply #1401 on:** September 11, 2007, 04:44:33 PM »

Never thought to try that. Never really felt the need for such an increase in firepower, at least not on Normal.

mantidor · « **Reply #1402 on:** September 11, 2007, 05:24:28 PM »

omg I got to the pirate homeworld!!

it should really have a name, maybe it has one but its impossible to pronounce with human vocal chords?

I love the music, very eerie and atmospheric, music in past prime games have been awesome but there has not been a single eerie, crepy tune, not like this, I really love it. The epic, ominous music like the one in the other planet Bryyo it's also great, but when it comes to choirs and voices midi simply falls short, Nintendo, please just give it a try to some real music! It would rock.

Stogi · « **Reply #1403 on:** September 11, 2007, 05:38:01 PM »

I guess....

I mean real music is always a plus, but you must admit the opening music is great (even the music when you load up the game channel).

EDIT:

Is hyper mode worth playing? Do I simply just shoot more, or are enemies genuinely harder? If it's the first then I'll just skip it. My thumb is having a hard time keeping up on Veteran as it is.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1404 on:** September 12, 2007, 01:07:21 AM »

If you want to unlock everything in the Extras menu, you need play Hyper Mode to get extra yellow tokens...

UERD · « **Reply #1405 on:** September 12, 2007, 02:28:27 AM »

I absolutely love the soundtrack...is there anywhere I can get a CD version?

And does anyone want to trade green vouchers?

decoyman · « **Reply #1406 on:** September 12, 2007, 05:20:39 AM »

I seem to be having trouble coming across Friend Vouchers on my second playthrough... Anyone else have any ideas? I'd rather not start up a new game and go kill like 1000 little crawltank critters just to get some new ones to send to people...

JonLeung · « **Reply #1407 on:** September 12, 2007, 01:43:16 PM »

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And does anyone want to trade green vouchers?

I absolutely would!

Message me! I've got 13 on hand and can start a new file to get more.

UERD · « **Reply #1408 on:** September 13, 2007, 03:26:14 PM »

MP3 moves lots of copies.

This is good news from a rational perspective; third parties can only be emboldened by the fact that a '1337 n1ch3 h4rdc0re' game is doing so well on the Wii.

Mashiro · « **Reply #1409 on:** September 13, 2007, 03:29:26 PM »

This is the beginning of very good things for the Wii in regards to more traditional gaming . . . great job Prime 3. Retro's masterpiece deserves every sale. =)

bustin98 · « **Reply #1410 on:** September 13, 2007, 03:36:11 PM »

That sales data may have been for the week, but for the month Metroid sold under 300,000 while Bioshock almost got to 500,000. It might have been a different story if they were released on the same day.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #1411 on:** September 13, 2007, 03:39:05 PM »

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This is the beginning of very good things for the Wii in regards to more traditional gaming . . . great job Prime 3. Retro's masterpiece deserves every sale. =)

I think Nintendo deserves an apology as well from people here that were freaking out about their advertising strategy stating that Nintendo was crapping all over Retro. One thing I am surprised about is that it has been so well, I expected good numbers, but 400k so quickly is pretty stunning, even outselling the much advertised, potential game of the year, Bioshock. Shows you that throwing money into the marketing black hole is only one part when it comes to selling games. Metroid's advertising was brilliant IMO, it wasn't a pricey hype train, but got the hardcore gamers through the Wii Channel, and may have sucked in the casuals through the gutsy commercial that emphasized interaction.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #1412 on:** September 13, 2007, 03:41:03 PM »

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That sales data may have been for the week, but for the month Metroid sold under 300,000 while Bioshock almost got to 500,000. It might have been a different story if they were released on the same day.

Really those numbers only tell half the story, it would also be nice to know how much Nintendo put into advertising and game development compared to the money that was invested for Bioshock. I wouldn't be surprised if Metroid Prime 3 becomes more profitable in the long run.

IceCold · « **Reply #1413 on:** September 13, 2007, 03:43:27 PM »

I asked in the other thread, but anyone have a comparison at this point to Metroid Prime 1 and 2 in North America?

bustin98 · « **Reply #1414 on:** September 13, 2007, 06:00:17 PM »

Matt at IGN states that these figures are better than what Prime 2 pulled down in two weeks.

bustin98 · « **Reply #1415 on:** September 13, 2007, 06:06:23 PM »

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This is the beginning of very good things for the Wii in regards to more traditional gaming . . . great job Prime 3. Retro's masterpiece deserves every sale. =)

I think Nintendo deserves an apology as well from people here that were freaking out about their advertising strategy stating that Nintendo was crapping all over Retro. One thing I am surprised about is that it has been so well, I expected good numbers, but 400k so quickly is pretty stunning, even outselling the much advertised, potential game of the year, Bioshock. Shows you that throwing money into the marketing black hole is only one part when it comes to selling games. Metroid's advertising was brilliant IMO, it wasn't a pricey hype train, but got the hardcore gamers through the Wii Channel, and may have sucked in the casuals through the gutsy commercial that emphasized interaction.

I still hold that they could have done better. Managed correctly, this title could have easily sold half a mill in the first week. And we'll see how it plays out over the next couple of months. I'll give an apology if the title goes over a million before Christmas. Then I'll really feel like an ass if the title manages to sell 3 million by next Christmas. But until then, Nintendo is only concerned with making their money back and then some and could care less how much 'and then some' is.

IceCold · « **Reply #1416 on:** September 13, 2007, 06:36:04 PM »

As long as it sells over Metroid Prime's 2.75 million or so worldwide, the rest is gravy. And it should at this rate..

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #1417 on:** September 13, 2007, 06:41:52 PM »

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Originally posted by: Mashiro
This is the beginning of very good things for the Wii in regards to more traditional gaming . . . great job Prime 3. Retro's masterpiece deserves every sale. =)

I think Nintendo deserves an apology as well from people here that were freaking out about their advertising strategy stating that Nintendo was crapping all over Retro. One thing I am surprised about is that it has been so well, I expected good numbers, but 400k so quickly is pretty stunning, even outselling the much advertised, potential game of the year, Bioshock. Shows you that throwing money into the marketing black hole is only one part when it comes to selling games. Metroid's advertising was brilliant IMO, it wasn't a pricey hype train, but got the hardcore gamers through the Wii Channel, and may have sucked in the casuals through the gutsy commercial that emphasized interaction.

I still hold that they could have done better. Managed correctly, this title could have easily sold half a mill in the first week. And we'll see how it plays out over the next couple of months. I'll give an apology if the title goes over a million before Christmas. Then I'll really feel like an ass if the title manages to sell 3 million by next Christmas. But until then, Nintendo is only concerned with making their money back and then some and could care less how much 'and then some' is.

That is some very flawed logic, Bioshock had a huge marketing campaign and it isn't even selling that well. Metroid Prime 1 and 2 were hyped and marketing like crazy yet they didn't sell that well. Half a million in one week for a game like Metroid Prime 3 is RELLY dreaming, especially when a Game of the Year contender with lots of marketing behind it can't even get there. Do you seriously think a non-mainstream game like MP3 can do much better? There is a point where the money invested is not worth it, so what you do is do the best you can with a lmited amount and I think Nintendo did that.

Kenology · « **Reply #1418 on:** September 14, 2007, 01:51:32 AM »

I'm really hoping MP3 has some sturdy legs and can limp to a million units sold. I fully expect Zelda: TP to surpass the 2 million sold mark before the end of the year. But for Zelda to sell 2 million and MP3 to sell a million would be the biggest message Wii owners could send to Nintendo and third party developers - hardcore gamers can't be ignored on the Wii.

Let's push MP3, recommend it to friends. Only about 565,000 more copies to go before it hits a million!

bustin98 · « **Reply #1419 on:** September 14, 2007, 04:25:37 AM »

We can look at Gears of War to see how a non-Halo title can perform in the market in the first year of a console's life. Bioshock has some other competition on the 360. While there was hype around Bioshock, I don't think it was as deafening as other titles have had.

Maverick · « **Reply #1420 on:** September 14, 2007, 08:44:25 AM »

Woo-hoo! Beat the game last night, bring on the spoilers!

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #1421 on:** September 14, 2007, 10:20:04 AM »

THERE'S ALL KINDS OF STUFF HERE

UERD · « **Reply #1422 on:** September 14, 2007, 10:34:31 AM »

I beat the game today. Super Ridley or whatever his name took about two minutes, but then the final final boss kept on killing me.

How much more difficult is Hyper Mode?

Mashiro · « **Reply #1423 on:** September 14, 2007, 11:22:44 AM »

This weekend I will beat the game . . . then I can finally see what all the hubbub is about

UERD · « **Reply #1424 on:** September 14, 2007, 12:39:08 PM »

Stupid lore questions! (Spoilers ahead.)

The SkyTown lore implies that all the sentient robots have been corrupted by Phazon and are now working for the Space Pirates (at the time the game begins). If so:

- Why did the robots not attack the Aurora Unit?
- Why were the robots still hostile after the Aurora Unit was cured?
- Also, does the fact that Phazon is gone for good mean that SkyTown is back to normal?

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