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Not Everyone is Thrilled That Metroid Prime Trilogy Lands on the Wii U eShop Tomorrow

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For those of you that have defied the odds and are unaware, in the most recent Nintendo Direct a few weeks ago there was the surprise announcement of Wii U eShop digital re-releases for some of the Wii's best games. So far we've had the phenomenal Super Mario Galaxy 2 followed by the excellent Donkey Kong Country Returns for Europe, with the latter countered by the formidable Punch-Out!! in North America.

If all that wasn't enough, as of tomorrow (29th January) you'll be able to download the sublime Metroid Prime Trilogy, which like the first two games will temporarily be sold for the bargain price of £8.99 / €9.99 / $9.99. In our Metroid Prime Trilogy review back in 2009 we awarded the game a solid 10/10 and concluded by saying "Retro has done a bang-up job in creating a polished compilation of their brand of Metroid games, which are considered some of the best adventures around. If you haven't experienced Tallon IV, Aether or become corrupt, you owe it to yourself to get on this, and veterans can still find enough thrills and upgrades to make Trilogy a worthwhile endeavour".

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rawrock3384d ago

So glad this is happening, hope Xenoblade comes next! People who buy games just to re-sell ay higher prices are the worst...

Summons753384d ago

Xenoblade isn't happening or else why bother with the New 3DS port. They won't draw attention away from that. Last Story is a good possibility.

stragomccloud3383d ago

They may bring it out eventually, but not until long after the New 3DS port.

Yodagamer3383d ago

People who are going to buy the new 3ds for xenoblade are buying it purely for portability. Anybody who wants xenoblade can already buy it cheaper than the new 3ds. If anything they would benefit for having it on both consoles and have it be the same price.

morganfell3384d ago

I will be the first to admit that as soon as I saw this story I turned on my Wii U. I own the Trilogy on disc. Does anyone know if there are any changes to the digital versions? I would have no problem rebuying.

rawrock3384d ago

I dont think there any changes to games...

morganfell3384d ago

Thanks for the replay. I wish their were. I have been hoping for a dedicated Wii U Metroid title for some time.

Summons753384d ago

I think the only change is you dont need to go I to Wii mode and you can use the gamepad for procontroller support

morganfell3384d ago (Edited 3384d ago )

Woah, really? If that procontroller support is there it is an immediate purchase. I greatly appreciate that information.

Edit: Just located this - http://www.reddit.com/r/wii...

Concertoine3384d ago

Yeah just in case you dont know, you can't use the gamepad or the pro controller just like the wii version.

saviin3384d ago

Where did you find this out? The only thing I could find is that some games compatible with classic controller can use the game pad instead but I don't know what game that refers to.

Concertoine3383d ago

@saviin

I know because i have MPT, and it only supports the wiimote. Games that support the classic haven't come out yet.

Big_Game_Hunters3383d ago

@morganfell it would be a crime to not play the prime games with the wiimote.

morganfell3383d ago

I would agree. But I did so back on the Wii. Now I would prefer to relax with a cold pint and not have to sit up forward or stand.

Big_Game_Hunters3382d ago

I guess you have a point, although ive never felt like i had to sit up or stand to play wiimote games. At leat for me it can be more relaxing because i can have my hands however i want, opposed to having both locked in one place.

morganfell3382d ago

I play on a 65in 4K and I still am more comfortable with a standard controller. The times I do use an alternate controller (Wii mote or Move) it is for a different kind of game that simply would not function with a standard pad control, such as certain activity titles. For me, Heavy Rain is the one non-activity title where you simply have to use the Move because it changes the presentation so very much.

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GokuSolosAll3384d ago

Why do you guys hate entrepreneurial capatalism? Grow up, people need to make money.

rawrock3384d ago

So your the one who bought all the Shulk amiibos from Gamestop!! Damn it!!

crusf3384d ago

Riddle me this: Why are companies doing a crap job not trying to seem greedy?

LightofDarkness3384d ago (Edited 3383d ago )

Capitalism is not a perfect system, nor is it "the best we've got" or sacrosanct. You need to lay off the Fox News pipe.

GordonKnight3383d ago

With a real job like the rest of us.

rainslacker3383d ago

The game was ridiculously over-valued by re-sellers. It wasn't hard to find, but no one was willing to sell it for a reasonable price.

I was happy to buy the re-released version that GS screwed over the public on at $70, because I wasn't willing to buy this game at $150-200.

Nintendo limited the release on this game, so not everyone that wants to will get to play it if the price didn't go down, and it is a great game. The physical, original steel book version will retain it's value, but it'll likely go down to a more reasonable price, which the GS re-release had already started to do.

Things like a digital release have hurt things for resellers, and I'm happy for it, because for those of us who are actual collectors and keep our stuff, it allows us to buy things at market value, instead of what resellers feel it's worth.

In any case, this is Nintendo exercising their own capitalistic ventures. Capitalism is a cruel mistress, and if those entrepreneurial capitalist can't keep up, then they are probably doing it wrong to begin with. They should have turned over their product sooner, and not 5 years after the fact. 5 years later is speculative investment, not entrepreneurial capitalism.

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-Foxtrot3384d ago

I just find it funny how we mostly all cry for Gamecube games or N64 releases yet we get this...something which was already released as it is on the Wii

donwel3384d ago

I dunno, I never really got a chance to play the trilogy on GC or Wii as I didn't have many games for the former due to cash constraints with uni and never owned the latter, so really this is perfect for me.
Plus, considering the amount that the Wii discs are going for, £8.99 is a damn steal.

crusf3384d ago

...and has now ceased factory production. In fact most Wii games will so I'm glad they are going with this approach. There's plenty of legroom for GameCube and N64 games in the future.

GordonKnight3383d ago (Edited 3383d ago )

Agreed

We can play these games on the Wii U already. Nintendo we need GC & 64 games.

randomass1713383d ago

You should be more thankful given how rare MPT apparently is. The last time I looked it up on eBay it was like $90.

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10 Rarest Nintendo Wii Games Worth Their Weight in Gold

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Metroid Prime Remastered is Great, But a Trilogy Collection Would have Been Better

Players jumping into the series before Metroid Prime 4 releases need access to the entire trilogy on the Switch, not just Metroid Prime Remastered.

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masterfox448d ago

Imagine Metroid Prime using UE 5?, thank you Nintendo you are ossummm! :D

badz149447d ago

you want them to melt all the Switch worldwide?

PhillyDillyDee448d ago

Theyre gonna pull some BS, just watch. Im betting 1 and 2 will be sold individually then 3 will be a part of a trilogy pack.

Petebloodyonion448d ago

I don't know why everybody is praising Nintendo for remastering Prime1 when they became silent radio on Prime4.
As much as I can see the game looking better it's still played exactly like the Metroid prime 1 on Gamecube or the Trilogy version that I also own on Wiiu (It's the Wii version but it was made a Wiiu title)

--Onilink--448d ago

Because its a great remaster? And actually reasonably priced against all odds?

I dont need them to be telling me every six months that Prime 4 is still coming. They are developing the game and will show more details when its ready, simple as that.

I have no problems with Nintendo not showing it yet if they still don’t want to

jambola448d ago

it's 40
I've seen better remastered trilogies for roughly the same, hell I've seen collections 5 times bigger for half the price

Petebloodyonion448d ago

and they released the COMPLETE trilogy on Wii-u for 20$
https://www.gamespot.com/ar...

--Onilink--448d ago

@pete

And that was still the Wii version, with literally no WiiU enhancements whatsoever…

I 100% prefer a remaster of the level we got at $40 than just a simple upres port of the trilogy at $60 like it has happened with basically every other Nintendo remaster so far, or even worse for them to release a Wii port for $20 with no enhancements

Not to mention this is clearly part of the work Retro is doing graphically for Prime 4

Tacoboto448d ago

That's not accurate on either part. The Wii U "title" is only just the Wii version - motion controls and 480p only. This version is the first version with dual-stick controls so that alone makes the feel of this different than either version 10 or 20 years ago.

Petebloodyonion448d ago

Yes like I said the Wii u is the Wii version but was billed as a Wiiu game the point it appears straight into the Wii-u Menu and not the Wii one like the Wii game but it is essentially the Wii Trilogy offered at a discount price at the time with remote controls.

PhillyDillyDee448d ago

As much as you can see? Guess you missed the part about modernized controls. I also saw a video that showed off an updated soundtrack.

Petebloodyonion448d ago

Ok they modernized control... update the music basically exactly what they did with the Wii trilogy (that supported motion control-like corruption)
My point isn't that the game is fined tune but the fact that ppl celebrate Nintendo for not delivering something that was a major announcement in 2017.
How would ppl feel if Sony was announcing Uncharted 5 and after 6 years they would release a remaster of the 1st Uncharted or if the upcoming Perfect Dark by MS is ... the remaster of the 1st one so you can still wait.

Heck I can already see the Xbox has no game or can't make a game comment flooding in

And also you know that they didn't made the trilogy so they can release the others game later on.

Neonridr448d ago

and TLOU on PS5 plays exactly the same as it does on PS4. What's your point? A great game deserves to be enjoyed by a larger audience.

Petebloodyonion448d ago (Edited 448d ago )

and the majority of the crowd dissed Sony for basically remastering a Ps4 titles
how many reviews gave it a great score but mentioned that the price was too high?
Heck, go see Angry joe review it's the perfect satire where he basically goes fetch the review of the Ps4 changes some filters, renames the file name to Tlou part 1, and press play.
Also, did NaughtyDog announce Tlou3 Part 5 years ago?

Again my issue isn't that they remaster a great game it's the fact that they are giving a middle finger to fans of the actual trilogy (ppl like me who basically own all previous versions) while saying get ready for parts 2 and 3 before the damn part 4.

And let's be clear if Microsoft would have put that crappy move with a 40$ Remake of Halo1 instead of Infinite
the negative comments would have flooded this thread.
Heck just wonder what would happen if MS release a Perfect Dark remaster instead of the new one?

Tacoboto447d ago

What are you on, Pete?

Halo CE already got remade, in 2011. Then it got re-released again as part of MCC in 2014. It's still getting updated. Nintendo hasn't said anything about remakes of Prime 2 or 3. The only TLOU being officially worked on is Factions and Part 1 PC.

What you're saying here is wrong, your initial post is wrong, and all of your follow ups have been wrong.

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jambola448d ago

but that would be expected to cost less and nintendo doesn't like things costing less
especially when people keep supporting that anyway

Profchaos448d ago

Metroid fans for years: "we want prime remastered."

Metroid fans after getting what they want: "yeah.... It's ok but where's the rest"

Rage77448d ago

Notice that the people bitchin aren't the "Nintendo Fans".
That age old myth of "Crazed, Zealot acting Nintendo fans" is a construct from years of trolling coming from
"opposite camp fans".
Most of the people you see complaining here arent true Nintendo fans, they are low key "imposters" that fake
"concern", because "they care" when in reality you only see praising only what others do but Nintendo in teir eyes can only do wrong...its gotten old and it didnt work against the Switch's success and it probably never will.
In the meantime, i prefer to enjoy stuff instead of being day in and day out "disapointed" in the stuff i dont care about. Would it had been nice to have all 3? Sure, does it make this one less great? Abso-F&^in-lutely NOT. :)

jambola448d ago

Lol
"Not true Nintendo fans" ok

jambola448d ago

It's almost like there are a variety of people on the internet with varying opinions
Crazy

Rage77448d ago

Ah yes, There are in fact many with varied opinions and that in itself is a great thing to have, what is not so great is the people who either try to either force their opinions on to you, or try to guilt you into either feeling bad or dumb for not conforming to their opinion. Or as an alternative those who dont have a valid argument and resort to either belittling others or going for low petty insults to puff their egos online.
I personally care for none of the examples above, but have seen a lot of it happen for many years now.
I stick to being around peeps who enjoy the medium (video games) and dont feel the need to crap over somebody else's enjoyment.

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Top 10 Best Video Game Compilations

Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "It's practically expected that every major game franchise eventually gets a compilation that collects the best (or just a ton) of games in one convenient package. And that's what we're looking at in today's top 10, the very best video game compilations ever!"

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BrainSyphoned791d ago

Game Cube's Legend of Zelda Collectors Edition.---Zelda, Zelda 2, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.