<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
action-adventure	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
franchise	O
developed	O
by	O
Retro	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
three	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
franchise	O
:	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
(	O
2002	O
)	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prime	O
and	O
Echoes	O
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
were	O
updated	O
with	O
many	O
features	O
first	O
implemented	O
in	O
Corruption	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
control	O
scheme	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Nunchuk	O
and	O
a	O
credits	O
system	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
internet	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
September	O
and	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
where	O
ports	O
of	O
Prime	O
and	O
Echoes	O
were	O
released	O
separately	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
was	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
controls	O
,	O
updated	O
presentation	O
,	O
credits	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
value	O
for	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
compilation	O
which	O
includes	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Corruption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
were	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
did	O
not	O
feature	O
motion	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Prime	O
and	O
Echoes	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
separately	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
series	O
,	O
utilize	O
the	O
same	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
control	O
scheme	O
introduced	O
in	O
Corruption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
earn	O
credits	O
by	O
accomplishing	O
certain	O
tasks	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
unlock	O
in-game	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
artwork	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
a	O
screenshot	O
feature	O
,	O
decorative	O
items	O
for	O
Samus	O
's	O
gunship	O
in	O
Corruption	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Fusion	B-Application
Suit	I-Application
in	O
Prime	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
previously	O
unlocked	O
by	O
connecting	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
Metroid	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Credits	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
shared	O
with	O
registered	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
friends	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Trilogy	O
,	O
via	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
which	O
used	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
own	O
16-digit	O
number	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
separate	O
Friend	O
Code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
started	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Corruption	O
,	O
and	O
employed	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
four	O
staff	O
members	O
,	O
as	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
crew	O
was	O
busy	O
with	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
Returns	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prime	O
series	O
producer	O
Kensuke	O
Tanabe	O
asked	O
the	O
staff	O
to	O
resolve	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
for	O
the	O
Trilogy	O
release	O
to	O
prevent	O
sequence	O
breaking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Corruption	O
,	O
the	O
code	O
was	O
examined	O
to	O
find	O
ways	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
run	O
faster	O
and	O
better	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
presented	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Play	I-Device
Control	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
series	O
of	O
GameCube	B-Application
ports	O
,	O
with	O
Prime	O
and	O
Echoes	O
among	O
the	O
initial	O
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
international	O
version	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
steelbook	O
case	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
art	O
booklet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
gaming	O
retailer	O
GameStop	O
acquired	O
a	O
significant	O
stock	O
of	O
pre-owned	O
copies	O
of	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
,	O
alongside	O
Xenoblade	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
,	O
without	O
shrink	O
wrap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kelbaugh	O
said	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
had	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
to	O
be	O
re-released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
compilation	O
would	O
see	O
a	O
re-release	B-Device
alongside	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
uses	O
a	O
dual-layer	O
disc	O
to	O
allow	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
to	O
fit	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
stated	O
that	O
some	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
may	O
have	O
difficulty	O
reading	O
the	O
high-density	O
software	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
contaminated	O
laser	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
was	O
released	O
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
thought	O
the	O
new	O
implementations	O
made	O
it	O
attractive	O
to	O
newcomers	O
and	O
old-time	O
fans	O
,	O
and	O
declared	O
that	O
"	O
not	O
since	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
All	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
in	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
era	O
has	O
Nintendo	O
taken	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
unite	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
great	O
series	O
in	O
such	O
an	O
irresistible	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.coms	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
liked	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
smooth	O
precision	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
makes	O
the	O
older	O
games	O
well	O
worth	O
revisiting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Ben	O
Reeves	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
second	O
opinion	O
"	O
reviewer	O
,	O
Adam	O
Biessener	O
,	O
considered	O
the	O
compilation	O
"	O
subpar	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
lacked	O
innovation	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
particularly	O
aiming	O
and	O
panning	O
,	O
is	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
traditional	O
scheme	O
from	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
IGN	O
's	O
Top	O
25	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Games	O
list	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
:	I-Device
Trilogy	I-Device
ranked	O
third	O
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
fourth	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
feature	O
article	O
regarding	O
games	O
collections	O
,	O
Bob	O
Mackey	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
listed	O
Trilogy	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Hardest-to-find	O
Work	O
of	O
Greatness	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
had	O
a	O
conspicuously	O
low	O
print	O
run	O
;	O
finding	O
a	O
copy	O
in	O
the	O
wild	O
proves	O
difficult	O
,	O
and	O
eBay	B-Application
prices	O
often	O
reach	O
100	O
dollars	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
