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Metroid: Zero Mission Comes to Wii U Tomorrow

Metroid: Zero Mission is a retelling of the original Metroid.

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Metroid fans might be tapping their feet for a proper entry in the action-adventure series, but those wanting to play one of Samus' adventures on the Wii U will only have to wait another day. The Game Boy Advance's Metroid: Zero Mission hits the North American Wii U eShop tomorrow.

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Originally released in 2004, Metroid: Zero Mission was an enhanced remake of the original Metroid on the NES. It retells the story of Samus Aran's first mission, while featuring Super Metroid-like gameplay.

The description on the game's page reads as follows:

"Space bounty hunter Samus Aran is sent on a lone mission to infiltrate the fortified planet of Zebes. Traverse through the mazelike base of operations for the Space Pirates, gaining access to powerful upgrades and items for your weapons and suit. Locate Mother Brain, and put a stop to the replication of Metroids!"

Zero Mission came out on the United Kingdom Wii U eShop last year in March. There is no news of it coming to the 3DS.

Metroid: Zero Mission will be available on January 14 for $7.99.

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Finally Nintendo releases something on the V.C. worth purchasing. The last thing I bought was SMG2 on the day it was made available. The V.C. on the Wii was wonderful but quite lack luster on the Wii U. What happened Nintendo? What happened?

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This is why Nintendo fails. Putting a game that was originally for their best handheld on the Wii U, but not on the 3DS simultaneously. Stupid. Hopefully, NX will solve that problem.

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Fantastic game, anybody who owns a WiiU and hasn't played Zero Mission needs to pick it up asap.

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What's a Wii U?

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@Trickymaster: a big plastic terd with a cheap tablet.

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This game is alongside Resident Evil Remake one of the best remakes ever created and everyone should play it :) Yes its short but its also very sweet !! I still cherrish my gba copy in my collection ;)

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@wafflekings: Yeah I'm kinda wondering this myself

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Zero Mission. I really liked that game, but it REALLY was just too fucking short. I beat it in one sitting, and the extra bit that wasn't in the original Metroid added like what, 20-40 minutes? I wish this franchise didn't go to shit, Super Metroid will always be one of the best platformers of all time. Call the genre metroidvania for a reason, and metroidvania games are FUCKIN AWESOME! You'll never play that or Symphony of the Night for the first time again ever in your life, and if you haven't, PLAY THOSE GAMES.

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Should have dropped a collection with all the metroids, and wii u console bundle.

Zero was the first metroid game I had, great game bout time Nintendo. To bad I don't own one.

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It's about time. Took long enough.

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Cool beans. Great game.

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Great game that I've been wanting to replay.

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Very nice.

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wtf Nintendo why isn't any of this on 3ds. look over here me and a bunch of other people have we want to give to you for this and many others on the 3ds. damn you Nintendo!!!!

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It's a girl.

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After I literally ordered a cartridge this morning. Oh well, prefer physical anyway. Heard a lot of good about the game!

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@swavo13: great game you won't be disappointed.

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Nintendo trying to redes itself, nice try!

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effing finally! I went on a Metroid binge in summer 2014 playing them for the first time. Played Prime, Super Metroid, Fusion and Metriod 2. I even played AM2R. I thought it was really lame Zero Mission was the only 2D Metroid not on any of the Eshops. Guess i will have to hook my Wii U up again.

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part of me wants to buy it because i've been feeling like playing a metroid game (and you can only play super so many times), but then i remembered i still have ori and axiom verge both untouched in my steam library, plus a bunch of other games i was gifted, including xenoblade X >.>

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make a 2d metroid for 3ds, wii u not a federation force :(

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@Ombus: If you haven't tried Axiom Verge yet, I'd highly recommend it if you're looking for a Metroid fix while Nintendo frankly refuses to make a proper one.

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11 year old Metroid based on 30 year old Metroid still looks way better then first person Metroid soccer aka Federation Force.

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Pfft, took you AMURICANs long enough.

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Nintendo could have remade Metroid Zero Mission for the WiiU.

Imagine what graphically wonderfull 2D levels we could have....but noooo...Nintendo just wont release a 2D Metroid for the WiiU.

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@sladakrobot: Just wait a little more. Metroid as a launch title on the NX this year. Bank on it.

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@elheber: maybe...but if it launches i doubt it will be a 2D game

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@elheber: They better do something. Nintendo quite frankly can't afford another console to perform like the Wii U has.

Well, they probably can given how dominate the 3DS is.

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Sweet, definitely something ill gladly add to my collection.

That aside, we will ever get a sequel to Fusion, for ages it been bothering that we dont know what gonna happen to Samus after she kinda became the enemy of the Federation after crashing the station into planet SR-388(yes im a Metroid nerd lol)

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@iceball91: I honestly don't know where they can go from there. No metroids, no Xs...they'd need to make up something entirely new, which would feel even more contrived than the X and metroid clones were.

But I do agree, we need to see her in her fusion suit some more. They designed that thing as a replacement for her old suit only to never use it again.

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@Dragon_Nexus: Are the pirates still around? Could have them experimenting with genetic splicing. I wouldn't be too surprised if they had some DNA sample from the remains of the life forms Samus slaughtered, including Metroids.

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@Jinzo_111887: What pirates? PC pirates?

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