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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:11AM (Unverified) said

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Incidentally, the first metroid was also released in august 21 years ago, 1986/08/06 to be specific.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:26AM (Unverified) said

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Good, now people can shut the hell up. Until they find the next unreleased VC title to whine about that is.

Has there been any news about giving away VC points as part of preorders or anything like that? Wasn't that a big rumor back before the launch of the Wii?
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 1:32PM (Unverified) said

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Earthbound!!! Where is my Eaaaarthbound? Come on, release it already!
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 2:45PM kmeisthax said

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Steve: you must pray 9 times
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:21AM Stupidiot said

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Does Metroid Prime: Corruption have a later release date in the UK and Europe, I'm having trouble tracking down a shop with a solid release date :/
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 11:34AM (Unverified) said

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At this time, it is coming out October 26 in the UK and Europe
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:21AM foxhound said

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"...if you're the sort of Wii owner who hasn't bought a game since April (read: most of you) then you're probably not going to need much convincing."

-raises hand- Yep, I'm among those. Last game I bought(for myself & dad)was Tiger Woods'07 in March. Just didn't like anything else since then for purchase. :\

Just out of curiousity... does anyone know if "Sadness" is still set for release on the Wii next year? It looked pretty intriguing and IGN still has it posted as March'08 for release.
http://wii.ign.com/objects/816/816122.html
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 12:20PM (Unverified) said

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I think Sadness has fallen into vaporware, for the most part.

And I've bought many games since April. Just... Virtual Console games. And a GameCube game or two. Those count, right?
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:25AM MetalLink said

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It downloads fast and I'm watching them over and over again. Oh, I also hear its for America only. ^_^

Maybe we should let IGN complain more often about the lack of hype for some games. :P
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:26AM (Unverified) said

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METROID!!!! Woooooo!
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:30AM baby sea tuna said

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Finally, A VC game worth my money! I can't just buy 800 points, can I? If not, maybe I'll get Devil's Crush...I remember that being pretty fun.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:30AM (Unverified) said

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Is this why my Wii slot was glowing this morning? I turned it on but couldn't find what was new.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:47AM baby sea tuna said

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You know, they make a cream for that now.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 2:06PM Lemmiwinks said

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psst.... check your message board...
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:39AM sand0789 said

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I just don't understand the timing.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 3:34PM Bentzero said

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My thoughts exactly. Metroid on the NES should have come out first week of July. Super Metroid first week of this month. Then release Corruption. That's the way to build up hype. Now I have no time to play the VC games and won't download them because I know Corruption is coming out in less than 3 weeks.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:42AM ZenGaijin said

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Wait, why is SuperMetroid more expensive than the other games? Nintendo needs to stick to their pricing schedule for their games.

That being said Super Metroid is an instant buy for me its probably my favorite game of all time.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:47AM (Unverified) said

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I'm pretty sure all SNES games are 800 Wii Points. And Super Metroid is, you know, a SNES game.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:52AM Godmil said

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Super Metroid is a SNES game, so the 800 points is a standard.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:44AM (Unverified) said

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You know, I've never played Super Metroid before. If only I had a Wireless Router, or I could be assed looking for one of those illegal thingamajigs.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:48AM hvnlysoldr said

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It's own preview channel. Sweet! I'll finally play Super Metroid. Only Metroid II and III I haven't played yet.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:56AM hvnlysoldr said

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its
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:48AM (Unverified) said

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This is great! I already own a copy of Super Metroid, but I guess I can pick up the original Metroid, since I've never actually owned a console version of it. Zero Mission is love.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:55AM (Unverified) said

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The original NES Metroid is included ON the Zero Mission cartridge.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 8:57AM (Unverified) said

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Right, and I said -console- version.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 9:05AM (Unverified) said

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But... you OWN it already. Why buy a second one?
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 9:10AM (Unverified) said

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So I can play it on a screen bigger than my DS Lite's. >>

. . . actually I have no idea myself.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 5:57PM Mr Khan said

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Have you ever beaten Metroid Fusion? Link it to Metroid Prime, and you get a console Metroid, and you don't have to memorize passwords!

(that's how i got it)
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 11:17AM (Unverified) said

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Super Metroid IS the greatest game of all time, and I can't wait to have it on VC :D
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 11:35AM Crono141 said

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Yes, Greatest side scrolling adventure game ever. The only game that gives it a run for its money is Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 9:04AM (Unverified) said

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This is exactly what I've been waiting for!!! I love the Metroid series so this is like a huge dream world for me.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 9:05AM Crono141 said

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Everybody seems to be missing (or just not commenting on) the big news here. Nintendo finally has trailers available through their online service. I could say welcome to 2005, but that would be crappy. Instead I'll say "WOOT. Trailers on Wii Ware. WOOT!"
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 2:52PM (Unverified) said

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That's exactly how I felt about it. It's a huge step in the right direction for Nintendo actually using their online capabilities. Not to mention it's just really cool. They need to continue this kind of exclusive Wii content. Lord knows everyone and their mother would download a Samus Mii.

A... a Miitroid.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 9:10AM vidguy said

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I had a feeling the blue glow was for something cool this morning, but I didn't have the time to check it. Neat that Nintendo is doing this to making every Wii owner aware of the game's release.

Could anybody tell me (since I'm away from the Wii), is this a Preview Channel that is now featuring MP3:C, or is it MP3's own channel, as in we will have to download a new one for every game that is featured? It would be cool if it was just a Preview Channel and it updated every time you accessed it with new feature games.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 9:29AM Crono141 said

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Seems kinda dumb to have a separate preview channel for each upcoming game, especially when all they have to do is change the content on their end.

But this is Nintendo we're talking about here. It wouldn't suprise me if they did something stupid like that.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 1:03PM (Unverified) said

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Will you be able to use the blaster attachment for this game? I can't wait to play a FPS with that thing.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 9:37AM jorojoserojas said

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It's strictly Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, but you do bring up a good point. I would like a channel dedicated to prewiews (demos?) on all sorts of games.

But in any case, first chance you get, go home and download this Metroid channel. I'm all sorts of anxious for this game now.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 9:24AM (Unverified) said

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Dangit! We don't have this yet in Australia – perhaps they'll do it in November, which is our 'metroid month'.
Pricks.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 9:34AM (Unverified) said

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I think it's only for Metroid Prime 3. Yeah, it would be great to have a preview channel, but I think having it's own channel is cool - the blue glow and getting people excited about games is a great idea - even if they have to have a separate download. It's not like you have to keep it after you've bought the game. I guess you could put it on an SD card...

I just hope they use this to its full potential - like putting a demo of MP3 on the preview channel and having a MP3 skin for the Wii Menu. That would be awesome. Nintendo should think about doing this with third part games, too. They provide the service, the developers make the content. It's a win-win situation, because the game gets more coverage and Nintendo looks like a great company to work with from a developer standpoint.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 9:35AM Crono141 said

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Agreed. A demo would be awesome. But I'm not holding my breath.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 10:38AM (Unverified) said

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yeah, a demo would probably require something of a hard drive though... or at least support for usb hard drives
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 9:41AM (Unverified) said

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Has anybody notice that the blue light on the Wii fades out a little differently, after the update.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 2:11PM Lemmiwinks said

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Yup. It's a bit more abrupt with its blinking now. Not as smooth and fade-ey.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 9:50AM (Unverified) said

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What there's a preview channel? Even if its just for Metroid that is pretty big news. Man now I have to wait all day to see this.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 9:58AM Crono141 said

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Could be worse, I have to wait until sometime next week for my wii to come home.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 9:56AM samfish said

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Damn...that's the second update in a row where mine wasn't glowing to tell me there was an update.

Anyway, I hope they keep this up for game previews in general. That would be cool.
But this had better not be that "surprise" we were promised by Reggie. A Metroid preview channel is neat, but still something of a letdown in that sense.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 10:16AM Crono141 said

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Do you have wiiconnect24 on?
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 10:17AM (Unverified) said

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That's funny, I just got these email from my wife: "I believe the Wii is making illicit advances ... it started 'winking' at me. Gosh!"

ROFL
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 11:20AM samfish said

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Yup, I do indeedarinidoo have it on. I double checked after the last update a few days ago because it wasn't glowing then, either.
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Posted: Aug 10th 2007 12:36PM (Unverified) said

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I don't have a blue flashy light either. I suspect it's because I have the Nintendo WiFi USB Adapter thing. I heard some gripes about it not being on all the time some time ago.
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