Metroid Prime Trilogy Disc coming August 24th!

IGN is reporting that Nintendo will be releasing all three Metroid Prime games on a single disc with updated controls and 480p widescreen support for a low low price of $50. That is a pretty solid deal if you ask me.:)

Along with the new control and display options, Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2 Echoes has also been given the same medal system that's already in Metroid Prime 3 Corruption. As you complete missions you'll be given medals specific to the task completed – each medal has a specific color, and you spend these tokens in the new front-end's option menu for unlockables. Each unlockable has a specific value: you can buy concept art, music, or special options like a screen grabbing utility so you can save screenshots to the internal storage and send them to friends. Some of the more coveted unlockables are far more expensive: we saw a few items that required three red, one blue, three yellow, two green, one orange, and two purple medals. You can also score medals by linking friends over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and earn friend vouchers.

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awesome. I hope its true. Will the multiplayer for MP2 still be local only or will it be WiFi?

awesome. I hope its true. Will the multiplayer for MP2 still be local only or will it be WiFi?

darth-pyschosis

it's a good deal. anyone who has played corruption and then gone back to the first two primes will feel that the controls are now dated, so this brings everything up to date, cleans some things up like loading times, adds some bloom, and keeps them all in the same place on the wii.

of course, it's best news for newcomers to the series, but as one of my favourite series, i welcome it.

now bring on metroid prime 4! *roars*

I'll say the same exact thing I said everywhere else: I'd rather play the original Gamecube copies,not the gimped Wii versions.

I'll say the same exact thing I said everywhere else: I'd rather play the original Gamecube copies,not the gimped Wii versions.

VGobbsesser

well, you should explain what you mean by 'gimped'.

I really do want to get this! This would allow me to get Metroid prime 2: echoes again, since I somehow lost the game disc for it >.>, and having improved visuals and controls only sweetens the deal! :D

well, you should explain what you mean by 'gimped'.

just_nonplussed

Mainly from a speed runner's perspective.NPC Metroid Prime has been out in Japan for a while,and there are a number of differences found that make it significantly less ideal for speed running.Not gimped to pretty much the rest of the world,but gimped to me.

That's cool and all but it still can't compare with Orange Box.

Awesome! I only played the first game but I loved it so this will be a great deal for me and something I'll definitely pick up.

That's cool and all but it still can't compare with Orange Box.

Raikoh_

I wonder if they'll have included some new enemies/puzzles for the new wii controls, or made other enemies respond differently.Yagr_Zero

According to Kotaku, the games' content is still the same. Aside from some graphical touch-ups and I suppose bug fixes, the games should be the same.MAILER_DAEMON

I own Metroid Prime, and I owned Metroid Prime 2 (it wasn't good enough, IMO, to justify staying in my collection), so I don't know how much this appeals to me. But if this drives down the price for the standalone version of Metroid Prime 3, I'm all for it.

Triology! I've never played any of them. I should pick this one up. SteelAttack

How does that happen? :P Metroid Prime was easily one of the finest games of the previous generation.

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well, you should explain what you mean by 'gimped'.

VGobbsesser

Mainly from a speed runner's perspective.NPC Metroid Prime has been out in Japan for a while,and there are a number of differences found that make it significantly less ideal for speed running.Not gimped to pretty much the rest of the world,but gimped to me.

Well, the only version not gimped to you would be the very first release of Metroid Prime. Any and all subsequent releases have changes meant to stop speed-running via skipping parts of the game.

Fantastic game ... even though I own the original MP and MP 3 I'll be picking this one up.

I have all three already, I just want the first one with Wiimote controls, what happens to me. dvader654

Nintendo will happily take your $50 to give it to you. They will even throw in the other 2 just because! Aren't they great?

But yeah, I don't even know if I want Metroid Prime with the new controls. Considering the game was built around assuming you LOCKED ON to all your enemies, I imagine it being harder if it controlled like 3. Then again, who knows besides people who got the Japanese release?

im a big fan of the series, but i have no interest in buying it again. it seems like a great deal for people new to metroid prime though, as they are all must-plays.

I'll get it if it ever drops to $30... but knowing Nintendo, that'll never happen. I doubt the updated controls are worth buying the games again anyways (I already have 1, 2, and 3 and paid about $90 for all three)... especially if there is nothing else different.

This is precisely everything I hoped for in this package. I am dying to play the first MP and possibly the second using the Wii controls. And though widescreen wasn't a "must-have" for me, it was always a "nice-to-have", so that's very pleasant too. The fact they put it all on one disc makes it a fantastic bargain, given that I was previously willing to buy both on one disc for $30 a piece -- this gives me the third game too for a $10 discount.

*Sigh* The problem is I won't be able to buy it. I am on a "fast" of buying first-party Nintendo games right now, and it's a very painful one. With Punch-out already available, this Wii-control MP trilogy, and the new Professor Layton coming out, I think it's going to be a long and painful separation.

This is precisely everything I hoped for in this package. I am dying to play the first MP and possibly the second using the Wii controls. And though widescreen wasn't a "must-have" for me, it was always a "nice-to-have", so that's very pleasant too. The fact they put it all on one disc makes it a fantastic bargain, given that I was previously willing to buy both on one disc for $30 a piece -- this gives me the third game too for a $10 discount.

*Sigh* The problem is I won't be able to buy it. I am on a "fast" of buying first-party Nintendo games right now, and it's a very painful one. With Punch-out already available, this Wii-control MP trilogy, and the new Professor Layton coming out, I think it's going to be a long and painful separation.

m0zart

You guys are forgetting something here- the first Metroid Prime already ran in 480p and looked pretty good in widescreen. Metroid Prime 2 didn't have widescreen though...

It isn't like Nintendo is adding that much. This is a quick and easy effort for them. It still looks to be a good deal, especially if you get the original controls included, but it's only because of Nintendo's past behavior that we are surprised by this. This sorta thing should be expected.

You guys are forgetting something here- the first Metroid Prime already ran in 480p and looked pretty good in widescreen. Metroid Prime 2 didn't have widescreen though...

It isn't like Nintendo is adding that much. This is a quick and easy effort for them. It still looks to be a good deal, especially if you get the original controls included, but it's only because of Nintendo's past behavior that we are surprised by this. This sorta thing should be expected.

AtomicTangerine

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You guys are forgetting something here- the first Metroid Prime already ran in 480p and looked pretty good in widescreen. Metroid Prime 2 didn't have widescreen though...

It isn't like Nintendo is adding that much. This is a quick and easy effort for them. It still looks to be a good deal, especially if you get the original controls included, but it's only because of Nintendo's past behavior that we are surprised by this. This sorta thing should be expected.

MAILER_DAEMON

Oh yeah, I know the tech will be upgraded, but it's not like the original games were slouches at all. I would argue that they still look great on my Gamecube, though I guess I did forget about how Nintendo stopped putting component ports in there. I also totally forgot that 2 had multiplayer. Here's hoping that Nintendo really fixes that part up so that it's actually pretty fun this time around.

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You guys are forgetting something here- the first Metroid Prime already ran in 480p and looked pretty good in widescreen. Metroid Prime 2 didn't have widescreen though...

It isn't like Nintendo is adding that much. This is a quick and easy effort for them. It still looks to be a good deal, especially if you get the original controls included, but it's only because of Nintendo's past behavior that we are surprised by this. This sorta thing should be expected.

AtomicTangerine

Oh yeah, I know the tech will be upgraded, but it's not like the original games were slouches at all. I would argue that they still look great on my Gamecube, though I guess I did forget about how Nintendo stopped putting component ports in there. I also totally forgot that 2 had multiplayer. Here's hoping that Nintendo really fixes that part up so that it's actually pretty fun this time around.