Metroid Prime: Trilogy is now out of print

Sad news Wii owners. One of the best deals for the system is going to be a lot harder to find in stores. Nintendo has stated that it is no longer shipping Metroid Prime: Trilogy, a compilation of Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption on one Wii disc. It’s a shame, since buying it got you three great games for only $49.99.

Blog Coffee with Games first made the discovery and heard firsthand from Nintendo that Metroid Prime: Trilogy was always a limited release game. So this means now, if you want it, you have to search for a used copy of it. Of course, now that it’s out of print expect prices to sky-rocket.

This doesn’t mean you’ll never be able to play the three games on your Wii if you can’t find Metroid Prime: Trilogy. It just means you’ll have to pay quite a bit more for them. If you search hard enough, you may be able to find used copies of Metroid Primce 3: Corruption (Wii), Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GameCube) and Metroid Prime (GameCube). Since the Wii is backwards compatible, you’ll have no problems playing them. It just means you’ll have three discs instead of one, and you’ll need to make sure you have a GameCube controller.

It is a disappointing announcement though. The last time I checked the Nintendo Channel on my Wii, which was last night (January 10, 2010), Metroid Prime: Trilogy was one of the few Wii game to receive a Platinum Medal in the Everybody’s Recommendations section.

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