It's finally here: Metroid Prime trilogy for Wii.

[MinisterofDOOM]

http://www.metroid.com/primetrilogy/

I've been waiting for this for a while now. All 3 of the Prime games are fan-smegging-tastic. This re-release of the first two updates them with Corruption's Wii controls, which work masterfully, and adds 16:9 widescreen support.The first two games also get Corruption's achievement system added in for good measure.

I'm friggin' pumped. These are 3 of my favorite games ever. I already own all 3, but the addition of the Wii Play controls should make new experiences out of both Prime and Echoes.

All 3 games will come on 1 disc priced like a single new Wii game ($50). Considering that Corruption still draws nearly that much alone and Echoes can be really hard to find (actually both of the first two can be hard to find, but Echoes especially) that's a helluva deal.

Both the re-released games have been available in Japan for a while now, but they don't get the trilogy package we'll be getting.

Now if only Nintendo would release Metroid 3 for the DS...

[RCA]

Not to be a jerk or anything...Does it bother you that sometimes people don't respond to your threads?For instance, the "DSi Shop Reviews: Dr. Mario and Mario vs DK" was a good review. Mostly venting but informative none the less.

If I were to write a thread and had no one respond I would sigh...This was just on my mind. Also I read the entire Mario thread and just had nothing to say because well, I don't own a DS or have ever played either game.

Metroid...I never played as a kid and well I don't know why people love it so much. The deal sounds sweet though, 3 games packaged for one price...But if I read correctly, you have each of these games that come in the trilogy BUT you're buying the trilogy any way because of the "Wii Play controls"?

[MinisterofDOOM]

Eh, it doesn't bother me too much. I realize I'm a bit more of an enthusiastic gamer/reviewer than most of NICO, so I don't expect everyone to care about every topic I make.BTW, what's the deal with your sig image? It's bloody hilarious.

And yeah, I already own all 3 games, but I'm re-buying them because of the new controls. It'd probably make more sense if I point out the difference that makes.Metroid Prime and Echoes (Prime 2) were gamecube games. Prime came out in 2002, Echoes in 2004. Metroid games have historically been action adventure games...sure there's a lot of combat but the real meat of Metroid games is exploring, which is made progressively more possible by suit upgrades (like higher jump, different weapons that open different doors, different morph ball upgrades, etc.). Even though Prime and Echoes were first-person shooters, they did not have full free-aim like most shooters since they were designed to be "first person adventure" games with a focus on more than just run-and-gun. The right analog stick was used for switching weapons, and you steered fully with the left stick, holding the right trigger to shift the left stick from movement to aiming control. A lockon feature (left trigger) allowed you to move while remaining locked onto a target, but otherwise you couldn't move and aim at the same time. The games still played well, but felt mildly clunky due to that setup.Corruption (Prime 3) is a Wii title, and it took advantage of the Wii's pointer capability to enable full free-aim. It feels very much like a PC shooter or traditional console FPS. With the new controls you can aim, strafe, and move all like a normal FPS.The Trilogy re-release will add the wii controls to the earlier games, fixing the only real problem they had. And considering how fantastic the Corruption controls are, it's a huge boon, and more than enough to make it worth buying them again.

[RCA]

Ahh I see. I could definitely understand why it was worth re-buying, I have played one FPS on Wii (COD5) and found it to be IMPOSSIBLE! But if you can first person shoot on a Wii then more power to ya. Also with the upgrades allowed in the Metoroid game, does this mean you have to play the game from the beginning again in order to unlock things you couldn't get to or reach because of upgrades you didn't previously have? If that is the case then wow, I would be hooked because of curiosity...

As for my sig, I check sites out like Reddit and Dig and when ever I stumble onto a funny gif I sig it. The one with the kid making a "Mentos @ Soda Rocket" was epic but the dog one is great too, mostly because it can happen and it won't be a freak accident.

[OldmanPurdy]

Don't know how i've never heard about this until now? The prime trilogy is amazing and now all 3 get the Wii controls this is great!