Physical copies of the recently released Metroid Prime Remastered have appeared on auction sites for more than double their original price.
As you may recall, physical copies of Metroid Prime Remastered sold out almost instantly (opens in a new tab) when it went on sale earlier this week and now, to the frustration of many fans, it’s already resold online under a brand name. amazing. ups on auction sites (thanks, Kotaku – opens in a new tab)).
It’s the physical release day of Metroid Prime Remastered! Here are the resellers…. pic.twitter.com/eckAsozFygFebruary 22, 2023
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While Super Mario 3D All-Stars time a limited edition when it comes to the physical release, there has been no statement from Nintendo confirming that Metroid Prime Remastered is also limited. However, that hasn’t stopped some people from demanding $100 for a single copy.
We’ve reached out to Nintendo to confirm when and if more physical copies of Metroid Prime Remastered will be available. We’ll let you know as soon as we know more.
We gave the game an impressive 4.5 out of 5 stars in GamesRadar + Metroid Prime Remastered review (opens in a new tab), saying it “breathes new life into one of all the time”.
There are some rough edges, but Metroid Prime Remastered is worth the occasional chip. Metroid Prime is to first-person shooters what Super Metroid was to side-scrolling platformers: it’s unique and special; inspires generations of gamers to dream of more immersive worlds and puts pressure on countless game designers to try and deliver them,” we said in our review.
That Metroid Prime is able to resonate as much today as it did 20 years ago speaks volumes not only about the quality of the remaster that Retro Studios (and a legion of associated development teams) have delivered, but also about the strength of the underlying fundamentals. . Metroid Prime Remastered isn’t just a dazzling reminder of why the original is one of GameCube’s best games (opens in a new tab), but a cogent argument that it should be one of GameCube’s best. all the time.”
A former developer recently criticized Metroid Prime Remastered’s credits for failing to directly mention the original development team (Opens in a new tab).
Metroid Prime Remastered is finally a reality, but there’s not so good news for Primer Metroid 4 (opens in a new tab)which is still quietly rumbling in development at Retro Studios more than four years after its reboot.