Author Topic: Nintendo Announces Metroid Prime Trilogy (Read 19033 times)

Flames_of_chaos · « **on:** May 22, 2009, 02:34:16 PM »

Nintendo bundles all the Metroid Prime games into one Wii-controlled package.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=18491

Today, Nintendo announced that they are planning to bundle the Wii versions of Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption this August.

Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, originally for the GameCube, will be enhanced with precise Wii Remote controls, a widescreen presentation, and other enhancements like they were in the Japanese Wii de Asobu Metroid Prime versions.

Since all three games will be on a singe disc, players will be able to access any of the three games through a unified main menu. 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.

Check out our impressions of the Japanese Wii remake of Metroid Prime.

Metroid Prime Trilogy is being developed by Retro Studios, who developed all three Metroid Prime games for the GameCube and Wii. The trilogy will be available on August 24 with a price point of $49.99.

THREE INCREDIBLE GAMES JUST GOT MORE AWESOME: METROID PRIME TRILOGY HEADS TO WII

All Three Critically Acclaimed Games Now Feature Motion Controls with Enhanced Presentation and In-Game Rewards

REDMOND, Wash., May 22, 2009 - Metroid Prime 3: Corruption set a new standard for first-person motion controls in video games. Now it's bringing those controls to the rest of the celebrated series, allowing players to experience the entire Metroid Prime story arc with the peerless precision of the Wii Remote. Nintendo announces Metroid Prime Trilogy, a new premium three-game collection for the Wii console that bundles all three landmark Metroid Prime games onto one disc and revamps the first two installments with intuitive motion controls, wide-screen presentation and other enhancements. Metroid Prime Trilogy will be available exclusively for Wii on Aug. 24 at a suggested retail price of $49.99.

Each game maintains its original storyline and settings, but now Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes let players use their Wii Remote to aim with precision as heroine Samus Aran. Based on the breakthrough control system that debuted in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, these new Wii controls bring an entirely new level of immersion and freedom to these milestone games.

"Metroid Prime Trilogy puts the best first-person adventures all in one place, with a host of new additions that make these three timeless titles more engaging than ever," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "A great deal of care and detail has gone into Metroid Prime Trilogy, providing longtime fans with new ways to experience the games they love."

All three games now reside on a single disc. Players can access the game they want from a unified main menu that ties together all three adventures. Through a new unlockables system, players can gain access to in-game rewards such as music and artwork by accomplishing objectives across all three games.

Metroid Prime Trilogy was developed by Retro Studios and Nintendo, the same developers that created the original games for the Nintendo GameCube and Wii systems.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2009, 01:40:19 PM »

You got the system label wrong on the front page.

GC -> Wii

BeautifulShy · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2009, 01:41:23 PM »

This is great news. Metroid Prime 3 is one of my favorite Wii games because of the controls.I'm pretty excited.

NWR_Neal · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2009, 01:42:30 PM »

I guess this beats buying both Metroid Prime 1 and 2 NPC! for $30 each.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2009, 01:42:47 PM »

Quote from: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 22, 2009, 01:40:19 PM

You got the system label wrong on the front page.

GC -> Wii

Done

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 22, 2009, 01:43:14 PM »

This is a move Nintendo isn't known for doing. I was very surprised since this is something the fans wanted ever since the NPC games were announced.

broodwars · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2009, 01:43:56 PM »

ok...so to buy the Wiimakes of Metroid Primes 1 and 2 (which I want), I have to also buy another copy of a game I already own (Metroid Prime 3). Really, there was no other way? Well, I guess that's trade-in credit towards Ghostbusters then. If it wasn't for the price this would bother me a lot more than it does. They would have sold MP1 and MP2 for $30 each anyway.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2009, 01:44:23 PM »

Quote from: Flames_of_chaos on May 22, 2009, 01:42:47 PM

Quote from: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 22, 2009, 01:40:19 PM
You got the system label wrong on the front page.

GC -> Wii

Done

Cool.

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2009, 01:46:38 PM »

Quote from: broodwars on May 22, 2009, 01:43:56 PM

ok...so to buy the Wiimakes of Metroid Primes 1 and 2 (which I want), I have to also buy another copy of a game I already own (Metroid Prime 3). Really, there was no other way? Well, I guess that's trade-in credit towards Ghostbusters then. If it wasn't for the price this would bother me a lot more than it does. They would have sold MP1 and MP2 for $30 each anyway.

I still think that Nintendo will release NPC! MP and MP2 individually but who knows. Even if you want to buy MP1 and MP2 for Wii that's 60 dollars, the triology is 10 dollars less.

broodwars · « **Reply #9 on:** May 22, 2009, 01:53:04 PM »

Quote from: Flames_of_chaos on May 22, 2009, 01:46:38 PM

Quote from: broodwars on May 22, 2009, 01:43:56 PM
ok...so to buy the Wiimakes of Metroid Primes 1 and 2 (which I want), I have to also buy another copy of a game I already own (Metroid Prime 3). Really, there was no other way? Well, I guess that's trade-in credit towards Ghostbusters then. If it wasn't for the price this would bother me a lot more than it does. They would have sold MP1 and MP2 for $30 each anyway.

I still think that Nintendo will release NPC! MP and MP2 individually but who knows. Even if you want to buy MP1 and MP2 for Wii that's 60 dollars, the triology is 10 dollars less.

Indeed. It's just that originally the only game I was going to get immediately was MP1 since I don't like MP2 all that much (but was willing to give it another chance with the Wiimake). So that's $30 for the game I wanted vs. $50 for the game I wanted; the game I don't want immediately; and the game I already own. It's not a big deal, just a little annoying. If I didn't know better, I'd say Nintendo did this to ensure that people would actually buy Echoes.

vudu · « **Reply #10 on:** May 22, 2009, 01:58:53 PM »

Well, ****. I only wanted to play the original Metroid Prime again.

Jonnyboy117 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 22, 2009, 02:05:30 PM »

Smart smart smart, NOA! You get a cookie! Малодец!

Those who already own these games: just trade in the original copies (now, before they lose more value) towards the trilogy disc.

Nick DiMola · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2009, 02:10:47 PM »

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

Penguin_Of_Thyme · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2009, 02:17:43 PM »

This rocks. It would be very cool if Nintendo offered 15 dollars off for people who trade in their copy of Metroid Prime 3.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #14 on:** May 22, 2009, 02:20:38 PM »

Quote from: Penguin_Of_Time on May 22, 2009, 02:17:43 PM

This rocks. It would be very cool if Nintendo offered 15 dollars off for people who trade in their copy of Metroid Prime 3.

I checked, the trade-in price for Corruption on Amazon is $14, but that's bound to drop once this gets closer.

King of Twitch · « **Reply #15 on:** May 22, 2009, 02:24:40 PM »

Man, these things really drop in price the minute you drive them off the self-destructing frigate.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #16 on:** May 22, 2009, 02:25:01 PM »

I don't like Wiimakes but if you're going to do it, do it like this. This is probably the best way to do it.

Though while including all three games is ideal for newcomers it kind of sucks for anyone that already has the third game.

I really want to see something from Retro at E3 and it would really suck if THIS is what Retro has been working on. It shouldn't be. This shouldn't have been so complicated that it would take up all their time. But you never know.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #17 on:** May 22, 2009, 02:29:43 PM »

From what I read the multiplayer mode in MP2 is a lot better with the Wiimote aim instead of the GC controls.

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #18 on:** May 22, 2009, 02:33:18 PM »

Quote from: Ian Sane on May 22, 2009, 02:25:01 PM

Though while including all three games is ideal for newcomers it kind of sucks for anyone that already has the third game.

The problem with that logic is that it's not like it would be any cheaper if it were just 1 and 2, they're just throwing 3 in as a bonus.

Quote from: KDR_11k on May 22, 2009, 02:29:43 PM

From what I read the multiplayer mode in MP2 is a lot better with the Wiimote aim instead of the GC controls.

Finally a good split screen FPS on the Wii.

EasyCure · « **Reply #19 on:** May 22, 2009, 02:44:17 PM »

Well f*ck

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #20 on:** May 22, 2009, 02:51:31 PM »

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The problem with that logic is that it's not like it would be any cheaper if it were just 1 and 2, they're just throwing 3 in as a bonus.

People should be infuriated, I mean why would you want to pay $50 for 3 games (one that is pretty new) instead of $60 for two games? I am so MAD.

Rize · « **Reply #21 on:** May 22, 2009, 02:57:48 PM »

I'm pretty sure I don't want this. I love the original two Prime's just the way they are. The only thing I'm remotely interested in is the wide screen. If I do want this someday, I'm quite sure that 3 or 4 years from now I'll be able to pick up a copy on the cheap.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #22 on:** May 22, 2009, 02:59:57 PM »

This is pretty awesome, I never finished Metroid Prime, and only played a little bit of Echoes, now I can finish them both.

broodwars · « **Reply #23 on:** May 22, 2009, 03:07:09 PM »

Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on May 22, 2009, 02:51:31 PM

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The problem with that logic is that it's not like it would be any cheaper if it were just 1 and 2, they're just throwing 3 in as a bonus.

People should be infuriated, I mean why would you want to pay $50 for 3 games (one that is pretty new) instead of $60 for two games? I am so MAD.

Just to play Devil's Advocate, what about those people who want to pay $30 for 1 game (Metroid Prime), because they don't like Prime 2 and already have 3?

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #24 on:** May 22, 2009, 03:13:59 PM »

Quote from: broodwars on May 22, 2009, 03:07:09 PM

Quote from: GoldenPhoenix on May 22, 2009, 02:51:31 PM
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The problem with that logic is that it's not like it would be any cheaper if it were just 1 and 2, they're just throwing 3 in as a bonus.

People should be infuriated, I mean why would you want to pay $50 for 3 games (one that is pretty new) instead of $60 for two games? I am so MAD.

Just to play Devil's Advocate, what about those people who want to pay $30 for 1 game (Metroid Prime), because they don't like Prime 2 and already have 3?

True, then again this appears to the common practice now (Capcom is king of it). I'd have no problem if they sold the two separately.

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