First two GameCube titles get motion-sensing overhaul, bundled together
with 2007's Metroid Prime: Corruption in one $49.99 package.
While Nintendo fans are looking to the company's press briefing at next month's Electronic Entertainment Expo
with hopes of new game announcements, the Wii maker today padded its
release list by one more game. Or three, depending on how one looks at
it.
Nintendo today announced Metroid Prime Trilogy for release on the Wii
in North America. The compilation will include 2007's
current-generation debut of the space-faring adventure
franchise--Metroid Prime 3: Corruption--as well as revamps of the
series' two GameCube installments on a single disc. Originally released
in 2002, Metroid Prime brought the series into 3D to overwhelming acclaim, and was followed up two years later by the similarly lauded Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.
Both the original Prime and Echoes will be updated with motion controls
along the lines of those featured in Corruption. The two games will
also support widescreen displays, and players will be able to unlock
art and music by achieving a number of in-game objectives.
The first two Metroid Prime games have been included in
Nintendo's Japanese "Wii de Asobu" line, a series of GameCube ports
making their way West as the New Play Control line. The announcement
leaves only two titles from the Wii de Asobu line that have yet to be
confirmed for North American release: Pikmin 2 (released in Japan in
March) and Chibi Robo (set for a Japanese debut in June).
Metroid Prime Trilogy is set for an August 24 release with a retail price of $49.99.
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