If you've never played any of the Metroid Prime titles then you might as well mark your calendar right now for August 24th, 2009. On this very day Nintendo will be releasing Metroid Prime Trilogy for the Nintendo Wii. Included will be all three classic Metroid Prime titles on a single disc, as well as a number of enhancements.
Firstly, the original Metroid Prime, as well as Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, have recieved a substancial graphical overhaul, allowing both titles to be played in widescreen and with 480p support. But if that wasn't enough, Retro Games have also gone back to these original two Gamecube titles and incorporated the amazing Wii-Mote/nunchuck controls seen in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on the Nintendo Wii.
Also, the medal system that was seen in Corruption has now been implemented into the original two titles. Meaning there will be plenty of objectives to complete, medals to earn, and unlockables to purchase to give you incentive to play this game for a long time.
And finally, Metroid Prime Triogy will retail for a measly $49.99, the price of a standard Nintendo Wii title. When factoring in that Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is still one of the highest selling titles on the Wii and easily worth the $50 price tag alone, yet Nintendo is also giving us two additional titles with upgrades, fifty bucks is definitely a steal. If only Nintendo could see us right now, cause we are totally trying to give them an air high-five for this announcement. Look below for the official press release.
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.
