Metroid Prime Trilogy Production...Stopped?

[megasdkirby]

http://coffeewithgames.blogspot.com/2010/01/metroid-prime-trilogy-no-longer-being.html

Can anyone confirm this?

I picked up a copy today, just in case. Inside the packaging, what does it come with?

Does anyone think this will have some sort of impact on it's demand, and subsequently, it's price?

I doubt it, but anything is possible in this crazy world. :)

[kupomogli]

Metroid Prime Hunters for the DS stopped production because of poor sales. Nintendo drops production of any game they're not making continuous sales on. I don't really get why though as Metroid Prime Trilogy has almost half a million sales in half a year.

Looks like I have a future very expensive Wii game though. The only one that I own actually.

[skaar]

They were blowing the CE out for $20 at Best Buy a few weeks back, no?

[kupomogli]

They were blowing the CE out for $20 at Best Buy a few weeks back, no?

Yeah. That's where I got mine.

[Cornelius]

I read somewhere (probably in the thread about the Best Buy blowout on these in Daily Deals) that the 'collector's edition' was being discontinued in favor of more standard packaging. Obviously I don't have a source (don't know if the poster had one), but it made sense while reading it.

[Oobgarm]

Seems kinda silly for Nintendo to reprint a title that stalled in sales unless they're readying some kind of Player's Choice line or something. Metroid literally DISAPPEARED when it dropped at BBY.

[dao2]

I read somewhere (probably in the thread about the Best Buy blowout on these in Daily Deals) that the 'collector's edition' was being discontinued in favor of more standard packaging. Obviously I don't have a source (don't know if the poster had one), but it made sense while reading it.

I had heard before of that but I don't really think they will, I put more stock into the "they're just gonna stop production altogether." They stop printing most of their games after a little... sure it's a bit quicker but ;p I consider the trilogy practically fanservice.

[Poofta!]

I had heard before of that but I don't really think they will, I put more stock into the "they're just gonna stop production altogether." They stop printing most of their games after a little... sure it's a bit quicker but ;p I consider the trilogy practically fanservice.

actually ill have to go along with the non-CE edition getting print. the steelbooks are pricey and if the game is having a steady (albeit low) stream of sales, it makes more sense to cut the costs. nintendo is very good at making money, this is most likely what will happen.

[SegaAges]

Oh man, I am going to have to track this down before it goes away.

[Streetball 21]

I got mine a few weeks ago at the Best Buy sale for $19.99 on a raincheck. I thought they stopped selling it since there was just a limited supply being produced, but I'm not sure.

[Flippy8490]

I really want the special edition...better get it soon then!

[Ze_ro]

Nintendo does this all the time. I remember when I first got my Wii after the ruckus had died down (about a year after release), one of the games I wanted to get was Excite Truck, but I couldn't find it anywhere. Nintendo had stopped printing it. I eventually found a used copy, and shortly after that, Nintendo did another print run of the game and it was plentiful.

So basically, just wait and see. If there is demand, Nintendo will almost certainly print more of them. If you really want the tin case, then I'd suggest getting it now though, as that might be history.

--Zero

[8-bitNesMan]

What I have never understood is why the first party games seem to never drop in price and then they just stop making them. If this business model is profitable for other publishers then why not Nintendo as well?

[TonyTheTiger]

Nintendo first party titles never have much problem selling units so the incentive to issue price drops is fairly low. It does happen just not as often or with as much fanfare as seen from some other publishers.

It's possible that Metroid sales, while strong early on, quickly died down to the point that it wasn't worth continuing, at least not with the higher quality case.

I don't, however, think anybody is going to have to worry about it vanishing anytime soon. 500,000 copies? Maybe if you want one brand new you'll have a bit more hunting to do but I would venture a guess that nearly every GameStop will have 4 or 5 copies sitting around three or four years from now, not unlike the original Metroid Prime today.

[BetaWolf47]

Dang, I gotta go get this game then!

[The 1 2 P]

Seems kinda silly for Nintendo to reprint a title that stalled in sales unless they're readying some kind of Player's Choice line or something. Metroid literally DISAPPEARED when it dropped at BBY.

During this sale at Best Buy all copies flew off the shelves in a single day, which is why I got my copy at Walmart in a price match. There were no copies at my local Best Buy until last week. The game is back in stock and at it's original $49 price.

[Bojay1997]

What I have never understood is why the first party games seem to never drop in price and then they just stop making them. If this business model is profitable for other publishers then why not Nintendo as well?

Two reasons. First, if Nintendo was to regularly cut prices on its games, it would encourage people to wait until the price dropped, resulting in less profit per unit. Second, cutting MSRP results in people buying older cheaper games rather than newer full price games, again impacting net profit. Since Nintendo doesn't really compete much for sales with third parties on its platforms, cutting prices makes very little sense. The truth is, it's not really all that profitable for third party publishers either, but since they are usually competing against other third parties for sales, they are far more willing to accept some profit on a title rather than risking the all or nothing play by not cutting prices at all.

[SegaAges]

Two reasons. First, if Nintendo was to regularly cut prices on its games, it would encourage people to wait until the price dropped, resulting in less profit per unit. Second, cutting MSRP results in people buying older cheaper games rather than newer full price games, again impacting net profit. Since Nintendo doesn't really compete much for sales with third parties on its platforms, cutting prices makes very little sense. The truth is, it's not really all that profitable for third party publishers either, but since they are usually competing against other third parties for sales, they are far more willing to accept some profit on a title rather than risking the all or nothing play by not cutting prices at all.

I will also add: because people want the games enough to pay that price.

Some 1st party games get price drops. Wii Music started at 40 or 50 and you can buy it new for 20 pretty much everywhere now.

[heybtbm]

Rumor has it only the current "Collectors Edition" is OOP. It'll be back as a regular edition this Spring. At least that's what Kotaku was implying last week.