No Metroid online? omg No!!!
Seriously though, after terrible multiplayer outings like Echoes and Hunters I don't see why anyone would be upset about this. It would just end up sucking like the other ones did. Metroid isn't a multiplayer game to begin with.

^ Ouch

Perpetual motion is not the myth some seem to think it is.

Step 1:
Write a post for Destructoid which contains the word "Nintendo" and/or the word "Wii". It doesn't matter what the content is (could be good news or bad news, but either way the actual content is irrelevant) or who the author is (apparently your name doesn't even have to be Robert Summa anymore).

Step 2:
Sit back and watch as the anti-fanboys pour out of the woodwork.

Step 3:
Continue watching as the fanboys turn up in droves to retaliate.

Step 4:
Note the inevitable presence of at least one or two posts for which the sole purpose is to point out how incredibly fucking retarded, pointless, and tiresome Steps 2 and 3 are, without realizing (or, in some cases, caring) that Step 4 is equally fucking retarded, pointless, and tiresome.

Step 5:
Profit.

Step 6:
Wait for a little while (maybe a few hours or maybe a few days) and then return to Step 1.

In cases like this, my posts usually fall under Step 3, but this particular one is a tick mark in the Step 4 column.

@Nick:

Pretty much, you just summed up why I think Nintendo 'won.' Also, they had the best press conference of the three in my opinion as well. Sony didn't have much worth playing on the PS3. Warhawk was neat, but the real winner was Heavenly Sword.

Honestly, I didn't play anything at Microsoft's booth, but at their press party, I didn't see anything that knocked my socks off.

Nintendo had a LOT of playable games for the Wii, and it was a totally new experience. Nintendo played their cards close to their vest, and it paid off in spades. After E3, everyone went home talking about two things:

1) The Wii is awesome. Snake in Brawl?! OMG.

2) The PS3 was HOW MUCH?!???!!

This year, Nintendo is sitting pretty in the console race. The Wii flies off shelves, but let's face it. Nintendo has ALWAYS relied on first party games to move consoles. They don't have THAT many good franchises, and most of them are already announced with something upcoming.

Their new games could be a Kid Icarus title. It could be be a mario kart game. Maybe Pikmin or Starfox, but honestly, I don't see either of those happening. I found pikmin boring, and Star Fox has been lame since the first one. I don't see what else they can really pull out right now. Guess we'll find out in a week.

~smacks forehead~

Eh, I guess in all honesty, I didn't play much online for Metroid Prime Hunters. The people on it were too good. Still, I think this is a mistake.

And Metroid Prime not having ANY multiplayer, of course means...

...nothing.

Metroid Prime 1 didn't have any multiplayer, and it was still awesome, so why is it such a big deal if Metroid Prime 3 doesn't have multiplayer?

No really, why does every game supposedly have to have multiplayer these days in order to be successful? It's stupid. I would rather have a fully fleshed out single player game rather than a less-than-fully fleshed out single player game that also has a shitty multiplayer component which I will never use tacked on to it.