It looks like Nintendo is firing off some of its big guns, before E3'09 even gets started. A couple of weeks ago Nintendo invited members of the gaming media to view a unannounced Wii game. Well today it was revealed that the mystery game is not just one game, as its the entire Metroid Prime series on one single retail disc. Metroid Prime Trilogy will be released on August 24th for only $50, so you will get all three Metroid Prime games for the price of one regular Wii game. It will have motion controls, enhanced presentation and brand new in-game rewards for all three games.

The two GameCube versions were remade with the “New Play Control” brand and sold separately in Japan, so this is a bargain to get all three games for the price of a new Wii game. This is great news and all, but wouldn't this announcement have been better served at Nintendo's E3 Press Conference? Its great to have a nice lead-up into E3, with a few surprises coming out before hand, but only if Nintendo has a ton of things to announce at the show itself. We certainly don't want another E3'08 on our hands, but I think Nintendo knows that by now. So this is probably just a treat for the hardcore leading into E3, which is just over a week away. You can read more about it in the press release below:

All Three Critically Acclaimed Games Now Feature Motion Controls with Enhanced Presentation and In-Game Rewards

REDMOND, Wash., May 22, 2009 - Metroid™ Prime 3: Corruption set a new standard for first-person motion controls in video games. Now it's bringing those controls to the rest of the celebrated series, allowing players to experience the entire Metroid Prime story arc with the peerless precision of the Wii Remote™. Nintendo announces Metroid Prime Trilogy, a new premium three-game collection for the Wii™ console that bundles all three landmark Metroid Prime games onto one disc and revamps the first two installments with intuitive motion controls, wide-screen presentation and other enhancements. Metroid Prime Trilogy will be available exclusively for Wii on Aug. 24 at a suggested retail price of $49.99.

Each game maintains its original storyline and settings, but now Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes let players use their Wii Remote to aim with precision as heroine Samus Aran. Based on the breakthrough control system that debuted in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, these new Wii controls bring an entirely new level of immersion and freedom to these milestone games.

"Metroid Prime Trilogy puts the best first-person adventures all in one place, with a host of new additions that make these three timeless titles more engaging than ever," said Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. "A great deal of care and detail has gone into Metroid Prime Trilogy, providing longtime fans with new ways to experience the games they love."

All three games now reside on a single disc. Players can access the game they want from a unified main menu that ties together all three adventures. Through a new unlockables system, players can gain access to in-game rewards such as music and artwork by accomplishing objectives across all three games.

Metroid Prime Trilogy was developed by Retro Studios and Nintendo, the same developers that created the original games for the Nintendo GameCube™ and Wii systems.

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