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Metroid Prime Trilogy Compilation Coming to Wii, Updates GameCube Games with New Controls

by Chris Faylor, May 22, 2009 9:23am PDT

Nintendo today announced the Metroid Prime Trilogy bundle, a compilation of the two GameCube Metroid Prime titles and the Wii's Prime 3, for release on August 24.

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

Priced at $49.99, the collection puts all three games on the same disc, with Metroid Prime 1 and 2 updated to utilize the motion-centric Wii controls of Metroid Prime 3. Unlockable rewards, including music and artwork, have also been added.

Nintendo was clear that "each game maintains its original storyline and settings" as most of the changes relate to controls or graphics, with Retro Studios, which developed the entire first-person adventure trilogy, having handled the compilation. The first Prime entry hit GameCube in 2002, with the second in 2004 and MP3 debuting on Wii in 2007.

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re-releasing games again, nintendo? you keep flogging that horse skeleton you love so much. maybe one day it will drag your heads out of your asses. but i doubt it.

May 23, 2009 3:16am PDT

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  It's a pretty sweet re-release for anyone who hasn't played the games already. Fantastic series of games ... : nudel
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    "Improvements" is subjective... I liked the Gamecube controls WAY more than the Wii controls. : CyCo_PL
    - The MP3 controls are the best FPS console controls ever created. But even ignoring that change, you also ... : Cihte
- This is a much better deal than the Pikman (no Pikiman 2, as well? c'mon), DK Jungle Beat, and Mario Powe... : ragingdwarf

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By: MH Knights x Show Full Post

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I actually found the controls of MP3 hard to use compared to the first two games. Having to open doors/toogle switches was a pain do to the weird motion you had to do. Maybe I am just too used to controllers.

May 22, 2009 12:07pm PDT

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I actually found the controls of MP3 hard to use compared to the first two games. Having to open doors/t... : MH Knights
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  There probably won't be any things like that added to MP1 and 2. You'll just push a button to activate th... : DOOManiac
  - it's the same controls for all 3 games. : Cihte

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To those who haven't seen how awesome MP1 is on the Wii:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxZULNIIpdE&feature=related

Skip to about half-way through to get to the actual gameplay...

May 22, 2009 4:30pm PDT

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To those who haven't seen how awesome MP1 is on the Wii: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxZULNIIpdE&fe... : DOOManiac
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- If you want to view just the Wii version here's this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d4FDQlzzLs : DOOManiac
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  Yep, they look exactly alike. : CyCo_PL
  - no, they don't. Your eyes are busted. You should probably get them checked out. : Cihte

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By: ghost in my shell x Show Full Post

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I don't know yet if I'll pick this up, but this is a nice package.

May 22, 2009 9:32am PDT

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I don't know yet if I'll pick this up, but this is a nice package. : ghost in my shell
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- Wait, North America only?! : Kolpath

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holy shit! this is totally badass

May 22, 2009 11:51pm PDT

holy shit! this is totally badass : vynn

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By: abrasion x Show Full Post

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Well I never! Nintendo are doing something cool, what is going on?

May 22, 2009 9:11pm PDT

Well I never! Nintendo are doing something cool, what is going on? : abrasion

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50 bucks seems just a touch high, but Retro Studios brought me so much joy in the MP world I don't care.

May 22, 2009 11:27am PDT

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50 bucks seems just a touch high, but Retro Studios brought me so much joy in the MP world I don't care. : lowayne
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- 50$ for 3 games a tad high? WTF? : razlebol
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    And on your first playthrough, each of them should be a minimum of 10-15 hours playtime, excluding time s... : AlexW1203
    - maybe if you rush through them at lightning speed : MoreVespeneGas

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Definately will buy...especially since I never played through 2 (kept meaning to and like many games...never did).

MP1 is one of my all time favorite games...especially Phendrana Drifts...I loved the music on that and bought the soundtrack for the amazing stuff.

May 22, 2009 3:40pm PDT

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Definately will buy...especially since I never played through 2 (kept meaning to and like many games...ne... : Vorlonesque
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- 2 kinda sucks. :( I'm mostly excited about getting 1 again w/ the controls of 3. :D : DOOManiac

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By: DOOManiac x Show Full Post

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YES.

I was angry the Japanese re-release of MP1 wasn't coming to the US, so this makes me happy. :D

May 22, 2009 4:23pm PDT

YES. I was angry the Japanese re-release of MP1 wasn't coming to the US, so this makes me happy. :D : DOOManiac

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mp1+2 controls were way better than the wii stuff imo.

May 22, 2009 4:14pm PDT

mp1+2 controls were way better than the wii stuff imo. : fried rice

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so freakin rad, i will gladly pick this up. I never finished prime 2 because I got lost and put it down for too long so I couldn't remember where I was. I've been thinking of playing 3 again, so I'll just wait for this.

May 22, 2009 9:52am PDT

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so freakin rad, i will gladly pick this up. I never finished prime 2 because I got lost and put it down ... : SolveChrist
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- lol. I think I did that about 5 times with each game. : Cihte

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Haven't played any of these yet--this seems like a great deal for me.

May 22, 2009 12:53pm PDT

Haven't played any of these yet--this seems like a great deal for me. : wviperw

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Now I'll own 2 copies of each game. I hope that the first 2 will offer advance controls, so auto-aim will be optional.

May 22, 2009 12:40pm PDT

Now I'll own 2 copies of each game. I hope that the first 2 will offer advance controls, so auto-aim wi... : JackAxe

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I wish they would have put the re-release of Pikmin 1 and 2 on the same disc like this.

Not sure if I'll pick this up since I own all three games already but it is a great deal if you never experienced the games.

May 22, 2009 9:36am PDT

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I wish they would have put the re-release of Pikmin 1 and 2 on the same disc like this. Not sure if I'... : grabbie
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- Same, I may pick it up and give the other one's to my bro as a Christmas present or something. : one random winner
- I agree Amazing deal : MoreVespeneGas

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tried all 3, couldn't get into them, none of them felt like the original, even remotely.

May 22, 2009 10:15am PDT

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tried all 3, couldn't get into them, none of them felt like the original, even remotely. : araczynski
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Only ever played Metroid Prime on the Nintendo DS a few years back. Been meaning to get MP3 for the Wii for ages. Definitely a buy, - be great to have something on the Wii that doesn't involve tennis rackets..

May 22, 2009 12:34pm PDT

Only ever played Metroid Prime on the Nintendo DS a few years back. Been meaning to get MP3 for the Wii f... : Kolpath

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This is a great idea. I thought the GCN games' controls were fine, but my brother-in-law couldn't get the hang of them. He always said that if Prime 1 and 2 were given Wii-style controls, he'd snap them up in a second. Glad to know he'll get to experience them. I haven't played 2, but the original Prime is one of my favorite games.

May 22, 2009 9:34am PDT

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This is a great idea. I thought the GCN games' controls were fine, but my brother-in-law couldn't get the... : David Craddock
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  Prime 2 is generally shit upon unfairly IMO. It's true that it was not as good as Prime 1, but I think t... : sevogajre
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    Prime 2 was good, just harder and a little bland (1/2 the game looks almost identical). : one random winner
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      True, atmospherically Prime 1 trumps it. God damn I love that Techno-fortress though (whatever it's call... : sevogajre
      
      Sanctuary Fortress. That section was brilliant - design, graphics, and music all, in my opinion. MP2's... : AlexW1203
    - The boss battles were way more convoluted, and difficult. I remember being intensely frustrated by a bos... : qsylvr

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Bah, I guess it might be cheaper this way but I just wanted to buy 1 and 2 with the new controls since I already have 3 on Wii. Oh well.

May 22, 2009 10:35am PDT

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- Yeah, that is sort of annoying as I'm in the same boat. It does make me curious since this says that all ... : eoladis

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I'll be excited to try this, but I got to a point where there started to be hard enemies (in MP) and then I stopped because I am bad at video games. :(

May 22, 2009 11:02am PDT

I'll be excited to try this, but I got to a point where there started to be hard enemies (in MP) and then... : Deathlove

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Metroid Prime I is a masterpiece. If you never played it on Gamecube you should really give it a try.

May 22, 2009 10:53am PDT

Metroid Prime I is a masterpiece. If you never played it on Gamecube you should really give it a try. : dalmiroy2k

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By: Conan x Show Full Post

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Sold, immediately. Such an awesome series.

May 22, 2009 10:09am PDT

Sold, immediately. Such an awesome series. : Conan

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This sounds great! I loved Prime but never played 2 or 3.

May 22, 2009 10:03am PDT

This sounds great! I loved Prime but never played 2 or 3. : pupismyname

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Hells yeah, this whole series rocked.

May 22, 2009 9:54am PDT

Hells yeah, this whole series rocked. : atom519

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damn i wish they did this while I still had my Wii... I never played the first two but the 3rd was one of my favorite Wii games

May 22, 2009 9:44am PDT

damn i wish they did this while I still had my Wii... I never played the first two but the 3rd was one of... : Demius

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Sold.

I was about to pick up the first two and the Wii game not too long ago as I have never played them. However, I decided not to - cant remember why. Happy that i didn't now.

I'll pick this up when it comes out for sure.

May 22, 2009 9:35am PDT

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- Agreed! I had to sell my whole GCN collection a few months ago, and always knew I would get these game... : Renalicious

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Sweet, everyone had been asking for this a year or so ago now lets see if they will actually buy it.

May 22, 2009 9:34am PDT

Sweet, everyone had been asking for this a year or so ago now lets see if they will actually buy it. : stgdz

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'Bout damn time they announced this. Japan has had Prime 1 for months. The Prime series is one of my favorites and I'm glad it's going to get the treatment it deserves.

May 22, 2009 9:34am PDT

'Bout damn time they announced this. Japan has had Prime 1 for months. The Prime series is one of my fa... : smegmar

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