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'''''Metroid Prime Trilogy''''' is a limited-edition compilation set of the games in the ''Prime'' series: ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'', ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'', and ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''. It was released for the Wii in North America, Europe, and Australia. It did not see a Japanese release. In that region, ''[[Wii de Asobu! Metroid Prime]]'' and ''[[Wii de Asobu! Metroid Prime 2: Dark Echoes]]'' were released in place of the trilogy. [[wikipedia:Nintendo of America|Nintendo of America]] discontinued the game on January 8, 2010.<ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=231126 Metroid Prime: Trilogy "no longer being shipped"]</ref> On January 11, 2010, it was reported that [[wikipedia:Nintendo Australia|Nintendo Australia]] discontinued the game's production as well.<ref>[http://www.vooks.net/story-18762-Metroid-Prime-Trilogy-discontinued-in-Australia-too.html Metroid Prime Trilogy discontinued in Australia too]</ref> The game is currently being planned for release on January 29th 2015 for digital download as part of Nintendo's plan to release several Wii games for download on the Wii U.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/14/super-mario-galaxy-2-metroid-prime-trilogy-coming-to-wii-u Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid Prime Trilogy Coming to Wii U]</ref>
'''''Metroid Prime Trilogy''''' is a limited-edition compilation set of the games in the ''Prime'' series: ''[[Metroid Prime (game)|Metroid Prime]]'', ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'', and ''[[Metroid Prime 3: Corruption]]''. It was released for the Wii in North America, Europe, and Australia. It did not see a Japanese release. In that region, ''[[Wii de Asobu! Metroid Prime]]'' and ''[[Wii de Asobu! Metroid Prime 2: Dark Echoes]]'' were released in place of the trilogy. [[wikipedia:Nintendo of America|Nintendo of America]] discontinued the game on January 8, 2010.<ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=231126 Metroid Prime: Trilogy "no longer being shipped"]</ref> On January 11, 2010, it was reported that [[wikipedia:Nintendo Australia|Nintendo Australia]] discontinued the game's production as well.<ref>[http://www.vooks.net/story-18762-Metroid-Prime-Trilogy-discontinued-in-Australia-too.html Metroid Prime Trilogy discontinued in Australia too]</ref>
 
''Trilogy'' is being released in digital form for download on the Wii U system on January 29th, 2015, in North America and Europe, and January 30th, 2015 in Australia.


==Release==
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*The game's visual effects related to the [[Arm Cannon]] are simplified or removed, such as a lack of ice on the Arm Cannon when using the [[Ice Beam]].
*The game's visual effects related to the [[Arm Cannon]] are simplified or removed, such as a lack of ice on the Arm Cannon when using the [[Ice Beam]].
*Objects passing through the surface of water no longer create a ripple or splash.
*Objects passing through the surface of water no longer create a ripple or splash.
*The amount of Missiles that Samus has shown on the screen has been redesigned to match that of Metroid Prime 2 showing both her current amount and maximum amount instead of just her current amount.
*The HUD's ammunition counter has been altered to match that used in ''[[Metroid Prime 2: Echoes]]'', displaying both her current and maximum [[Missile]] count, rather than only her current missile ammunition.


===''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''===
===''Metroid Prime 2: Echoes''===