Often getting the short end of the stick when it comes to release dates, bonus items and even games themselves, Europeans are going to have an opportunity to get a little something from Nintendo with September's release of Metroid Prime Trilogy on Wii.
The first 5,000 European Wii owners who register their copy of Prime Trilogy at the Euro Club Nintendo website will receive a gift of the original Metroid as a Virtual Console download. Sure, it's a game that pretty much every self-respecting Metroid fan already has but, then again, those people probably bought the first-person adventures of Samus Aran the first time they came around too. It's possible that the game might reach some people who don't already own it or haven't played it before, I suppose.
Not much, but at least it's something.
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1:40 PM on 08.13.2009
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We're even stevens now!
I don't think anything can make up for the Tales of Vesperia debacle.
Redundant gift, huzzah. *shot*
Though yes what they usually do to PAL regions is stupid and slow I'm not going to turn such a good deal down!
Wasn't Metoroid Zero for the GBA a remake of the first Metroid?
Only in the loosest sense. The first Metroid wouldn't benefit much from a faithful remake. It just isn't as good as the later ones.
And I have another hint to bring back more Metroid fans. Actually make another 2D Metroid.
I thought it meant a 'troid plush. :(
http://tineye.com/search/797cf4590a329f2cd511c7dbf3d74cd55485991f
Do you people not remember that Metroid 1 WAS UNLOCKABLE in the original Metroid Prime??? Fuck you Nintendo, Metroid 1 should've already been on the goddamn disc!!!