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I haven't kept up with the Metroid hype. I've seen your posts of videos, but I remember reading that they weren't very good, so I didn't even bother.

I'll wait till it comes out to see it all.

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The problem with the Penny Arcade past's reasoning is that it only is in reference to the hardcore sort of players. Of course they know about it...they know about every friggin' game coming out from now until March.

I think Nintendo is dropping the ball by basically just advertising the game to current Wii owners. They had a chance to really move some systems (not that you could find one, anyway) with MP3:C and they're taking a pass, it feels like.
Hell, if I were working at Retro, I'd be kind of pissed, even.

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Mind melting good fun.

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Well I knew I would buy it the minute it was announced. I've had it preordered for over a month now. I think Nintendo has done plenty to market the game. Before this generation, I hadn't seen a single commercial for a specific Nintendo game. Now I'm seeing commercials for Super Paper Mario, Twilight Princess, WarioWare, and yes MP3:C.

In addition to that, every Wii owner got a message announcing the game and VC downloads. What better way to bring the game to the attention of potential customers than to directly speak to them?

I also question the feeling that this is the game that Nintendo needs to use to expand the market. It is the third game in a trilogy. Sure, it's gameplay is meant to be pick-up-and-play, but what about the story? Will it be accessible or should players really have played 1 and 2 before 3? I really expect MP3 to sell only a little better than MP. Nintendo needs to get a marketing blitz ready for the releases of SMG and SSBB instead.

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Honestly I think Nintendo did a poor half assed job at marketing this game. Yeah they did well to target current Wii owners but there isn't much good advertising other than that. I personally think that a game on this level did deserve a free demo disk. Anyone who registered their Wii gave their address to Nintendo and a mail out demo to those people would have been nice. If Sony can pull of mail demo discs via the Playstation Underground then Nintendo should step up.

Even the TV spots for the game are not that great. Metroid is not a game for a group of people sitting around and watching one person play. Then the news of no online play gave me a turn off to this game. This day and age online gaming is the thing and if it's not online then the game better provide something unique to attract buyers. I for one plan on giving the game a rent but it will have to be a cold day in Hell for me to spend $50 on another first person shooter without online play.

I think the game will be good but with no multiplayer or online then their is no replay value. With no replay value then the game has no real value in the market place.

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@Jeremy BULLSHIT! Bio Shock being the prime example of an excellent game, minus an on-line component. Replay has always been an essential component of th Metroid series so if you are not getting replay out of the game it says more about you as a gamer and considerably less about how on-line does or does not add re playability.

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Yeah, but the problem is that the Wii NEEDS a good online game to prove it has the chops for it and, whether you like it or not, MP3 was the ideal candidate to do that.
It has the name, the hype and a typical but also excellent control scheme.

At least as far as the "hardcore" gamers are concerned.

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At Tee@Home

How can you call it replay value if after you beat the game you can only beat the game again but in less time. The story is the same and the game play is the same. Unlockables will only get you so far.

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@ Jeremy Are you kidding me. I have personally beaten Resident 4 7 times on two systems. I still play Super Mario 64 even after collecting all there is to collect in both. Really well put together games, of which I count Prime, but not Echoes just give you so much. Trying different ways to play through and so forth. Seriously, replay is what you put into it. Some games you just finish and never want to go back to (I'm looking at you Viewtiful Joe) but others are such perfect example of our hobby that you cant help but want another taste.

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At Tee@Home

Hey I do agree with you on the fact that there are games that on down the road you want to give it another go. I am just stating that with games being the price that they are and being able to beat most games in a week or much less, then without some form of multiplayer or online play the game is not worth the price you pay. I am not knocking Metroid for one second I think the Metroid series is by far one of the best out their. To me Metroid is like the father of its genre. Now I would spend $30 for a single player game with around 20-30 hours of play. I would at the same time happily spend $100 for a great online game that I could pick up every day and jump right into the action. I just personally think that a game like that is better rented than me buying it.

I also take in the fact that I am a father and a husband so when I do buy a game it better be a game that I will want to play for the next several weeks or months. Yeah if you are a teen or young adult then buying a game with no bills is easy but for me I want to spend my money on a game that I can play an extended amount of time. I will even break down my next few game purchases for you: SSBB, BWii, and MOH: Heroes 2. All of which even after playing the game for month I can still pick it up and have a unique gaming experience. If Prime 3 had online play then I would pay the money and get it because it would have kicked Halo ass.

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Tee@Home, while I'm glad that you're able to enjoy games so thoroughly, I hope you understand that gamers like you make up less than 0.05% of the current video game market.

While you might enjoy beating the same game seven times, most people would think that was a waste of time. A lot of people don't even like watching the same 30-minute TV show twice, so you can imagine that they wouldn't want to play through the same 8-hour (or longer) game that they had already beaten.

People who don't like repetition like online because it offers them a slightly new experience every time. Sure, the weapons, levels, and gametypes may all be the same, but the addition of the human element in the enemies and teammates means that each game will be unique.

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@ Jeremy. See now your making sense to me, (It's cause I'm married with kids too). When you gotta make the game experience last you, an on-line component would be bonus. When the budget is tight and you gotta pick a or b, I can definitely see going for the one with more features. I just feel this idea that on-line is the make or break of titles that never had on-line (screw the title Hunters was far from a Metroid game)to be nonsense. Metroid death match just was never going to be cool, the game does not lend itself well to such play, in my opinion. I don't know why Halo does though so I guess Metroid could. Anyway, sorry for getting all up in you face Internet style, it was uncalled for. Thanks for keeping it civil.

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I don't think that this game needed to be advertised. As someone said earlier it is the third game in the trilogy. Advertising would be used to get the awareness up, but everyone who was going to buy it already knew it was coming out. I think M$ is spending a ridiculous amount of money on a game that is self advertising (Halo 3) they are just throwing money out at a game that will make millions regardless of how much you advertise. M$ should (have) definitely put the money where it needed to be, say for Viva Piñata?

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Great reviews, and good customer recommendations speak volumes over placing a commercial in a magazine or TV.

Getting 9-10 out of 10 from game magazines? Guess what folks? This one is going to sell fine. No further advertising necessary.

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