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Get over that hangover and start GDC week right with these short news nuggets.

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Nate Bihldorff, senior localization manager and primary writer on Metroid Prime, has said Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto is “the only one who really knows” who Samus Aran is, and that when the character finally gained a voice, she was “always going to be different” from player expectations.

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It’s Tuesday lunchtime. Don’t you even think about touching that packet of barbecue Hoola Hoops until you’ve read today’s news that aren’t worth covering on their own, Gringo.

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These little snippets of Metroid prime concept art were one of the must-sees of the weekend. You don’t want to be left out, do you?

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If you’ve been holding out on purchasing a copy of Metroid Prime Trilogy, you better get it now because Nintendo says that it has stopped publishing it.

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Metroid: The Other M may be hogging all the series’ face time right now, but Prime isn’t ready for the retirement home just yet. Speaking with ONM, Nintendo’s Kensuke Tanabe indicated that Metroid Prime’s next foray might be a return trip to the Nintendo DS.

“We are always planning to make new games in the Metroid Prime series. Depending on the timing and the situation, we cannot deny the possibility of realising it on DS or DSi,” he said.

Well gee, that’s a funny way of saying “new 2D Metroid on the DS.” That is what he meant, right?

Metroid series producer Kensuke Tanabe has told Kotaku that Retro Studios are considering adding multiplayer to future titles in the Prime series.

Hear that kids? He said series.

“As all I take part in is the Prime series, I am not capable of commenting on the whole Metroid series,” said Tanabe. “But we will keep considering multiplayer for the Prime series. For instance, I think I can come up with some unique ideas using the Morph Ball, which is a specific skill of Samus’.

Good to hear.

Tanabe goes on to discuss loads of development stuff, and lightly touches on the “mystery” title the teams is working on.

Thanks, Joystiq.

During a studio tour of Retro Studios in Texas, IGN chatted a bit with president and CEO Michael Kelbaugh about the possibility of a return to the Metroid franchise.

“I think Retro will always be associated with the Metroid Prime franchise and who knows, maybe we’ll do another one someday,” Kelbaugh said.

However, he did note that for now the team was aware it would only be responsible for a trilogy.

Meanwhile, Kelbaugh said that Retroid is working on other projects now in order to “refresh” its development team.

Maybe is always better than no. More through the link.

Via Joystiq.

Metroid producer Yoshio Sakamoto has confirmed that Other M is not a replacement for Metroid: Dread, as the game is still being kicking around mentally in his head.

IGN had a chance to speak with Sakamoto during the conference, and was asked why Dread popped up on DS lists a while back and disappeared.

“This is quite awhile ago – a few E3s back”. he said. “I can only say right now that this is Other M, it is not Metroid Dread.

“But as a concept the Metroid Dread idea does still exist within my mind so maybe sometime in the future I will be able to bring that to you.”

Good enough.

Hit the link for the rest of the interview.

Nintendo will release the Metroid Prime Trilogy on August 24 just in time for Metroid Prime 3 Corruption’s two year anniversary.

The trilogy contains Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2:  Echoes from GameCube reworked with full widescreen 480p support and, of course, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.

North Americans can expect to pay $49.99 when it lands on shelves.

IGN has the full scoop along with a hands-on through here.

Nintendo’s released three videos of the New Play Control Wii upgrade to Metroid Prime. Get them after the break.

You and Samus will be able to take down the evil Space Pirates using your Wii-mote sometime this year.

Sounds retro-licious.

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Earlier today Nintendo launched a new Japanese site for Metroid Prime, featuring a peek at two Wiimakes and Metroid Prime Corruption. At the bottom of the page there is some text stating “Another Side Story coming soon” and, “The Metroid Prime history followed from the perspective of a space pirate”.

IGN thinks that the new stuff will be nothing more than “web-based content detailing a side story”, but fans can always hope for more.

Japanese gamers will be getting the New Play Control version of Metroid Prime on February 19.

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