Sorry guys - your old Metroid Prime 3 save files won't work
Developer Retro Studios confirmed that save files from Metroid Prime 3: Corruption will remain incompatible with the forthcoming space bounty hunter epic Metroid Prime Trilogy.
The studio had this to say:
Due to the way the game data is allocated for production and the changes that we made in the source code, we were unfortunately unable to carry over the save file compatibility from MP3 to Trilogy.
It might seem like terrible news, but Corruption is one of the highest rated games on the Wii so you shouldn't really be bothered about playing through it again.
However, a surprisingly large portion of Wii owners asked whether Trilogy allowed save data from Corruption to be carried onto the new disc, and have anxiously been awaiting the answer. They won't be pleased.
Looks like you'll have to play through one of the Wii's greatest titles again to fully complete Trilogy. Such a shame.









1. Odnetnin
13 Aug 2009, 17:33 BST
I'm a newcomer to the series, so it doesn't matter to me. And lol at that last line, Giggsy.
2. pixelman
13 Aug 2009, 17:34 BST
@Odnetnin: Aww, I could've had a stealthie first, meany. And lame, I was halfway through the game.
3. Roopa132
13 Aug 2009, 17:34 BST
Well good I never played any of them (except the first, in multiplayer at my cousins house) It'll be one of my first titles when I get a wii again
4. Odnetnin
13 Aug 2009, 17:35 BST
@pixelman Those have been banned.
5. pixelman
13 Aug 2009, 17:38 BST
@Odnetnin: Yeah, I hate those too. I don't do it that way, I sneak in the word "first" in a legitimate comment/question, and I never bold or capitalize it. Most people never even notice it.
6. WolfRamHeart
13 Aug 2009, 17:39 BST
This makes sense. It doesn't bother me one bit.
7. pixelman
13 Aug 2009, 17:44 BST
Just a question - Throughout the first half of MP3 the locales were more or less a tannish/reddish color. I got sick of that fast - is there a bit more variety in MP1 (I've seen Talon and the snowy place), and does MP3 shake things up a bit later on?
8. LEGEND MARIOID
13 Aug 2009, 17:46 BST
I guessed this would be the answer and it doesn't bother me anymore (though it did before). I'd be replaying no.1 anyway (with wii controls). 3 was brilliant, I'd love to play it again....
9. TourianTourist
13 Aug 2009, 17:49 BST
A good reason to replay it again, so I'm fine with that.
10. Turkey Brutus
13 Aug 2009, 17:53 BST
@pixelman #8:
Do you like the color blue?
11. pHaT-aNt_
13 Aug 2009, 17:56 BST
I completed Corruption so I'm not too bothered, it would of been nice but I'll be starting again from scratch anyway..
12. Terranigma
13 Aug 2009, 17:57 BST
I was expecting this to be the case. Oh well
13. Medri Fogmatio
13 Aug 2009, 18:00 BST
It's not the point now.
It's much like the Zelda Collectors Edition and the Master Quest discs.
OoT couldn't have the same save data.
14. Nintendo-Naut
13 Aug 2009, 18:14 BST
I've played all these games before, and I was just looking forward to playing 'em again. I don't see why this is "bad news."
15. Dazza
13 Aug 2009, 18:15 BST
Oh noes, my game save is corrupted !!
16. Hyper Luigi
13 Aug 2009, 18:18 BST
I'm not surprised by this. I can't believe people were actually asking this.
17. SeniorDingDong
13 Aug 2009, 18:24 BST
@ Pixelman : I know what you mean about MP3. Bryyo is visually horribly boring, aswell as most of the land in MP2...
But keep playing: every planet beyond the frist looks great and also changes the "primary" colour.
MP1 does a nice job by giving every setor its own colour and look. You will see green rainforrest like regions, a blue and icy one, yellow-brownish ruins, red lava caves, industrial areas, an underwater section and much more.
18. Ian Daemon
13 Aug 2009, 18:27 BST
•O• •A•• I•!
(strong language...edited)
19. Mayhem
13 Aug 2009, 18:31 BST
Well bugger... scratch that for an immediate purchase then, maybe down the line...
20. Koto
13 Aug 2009, 18:31 BST
meh it doesn't matter to me anymore anyway,i accidentally deleted my save file
21. Blue Protoman
13 Aug 2009, 18:34 BST
How do you do it accidentally?
22. Machu
13 Aug 2009, 18:35 BST
It is a real shame that I am forced to play through Corruption again, what a chore!
might as well delete my save now as i hocked corruption a few weeks back
23. koopa85
13 Aug 2009, 18:38 BST
I just wanted to tell everybody that if you haven't played MP1 yet, then you need to get the trilogy for that game alone. It has the best variety and the environments are gorgeous. The next two sequels were pretty bland in the visual category.
24. pixelman
13 Aug 2009, 18:49 BST
@Chicken: Yes...
@SeniorDingDong: Thanks. I'll grind through Prime 3 again, then.
25. Outrunner
13 Aug 2009, 19:16 BST
Are these 3 games all on one disc? That's what it said in ONM but I assumed they made a mistake.
Oh and talking about visuals (spoiler), I think the Pirate Homeworld was pretty great. The atmosphere and music too.
26. Lugas
13 Aug 2009, 19:23 BST
I don't think this is an issue. If you're XX% of the way through Corruption, you don't have to stop playing just because you got the Trilogy disk.
It's certainly not an issue to people who haven't played any of the Prime series ever.
27. nintendoduffin
13 Aug 2009, 19:23 BST
All games are on one disc, I'm assuming it'll be a dual-layer (9gb) DVD but I wouldn't be surprised if it was just single-layer (4.5gb).
28. Gamer1030
13 Aug 2009, 19:29 BST
I don't mind it. I might play it again, but I'm mainly buying it to play Prime 1 remastered. I still plan on keeping my old disks.
29. pie4prez
13 Aug 2009, 19:30 BST
@nintendoduffin
I'm pretty sure that it is a dual-layer.
30. suburban_sensei
13 Aug 2009, 19:32 BST
Even though I had a Metroid Prime 3 save about halfway through, I really don't mind this. The main reason being that I was going to play them in chronilogical order, so I was going to start MP3 over anyways. So excited for this to come out by the end of the month.
31. Outrunner
13 Aug 2009, 19:40 BST
@nintendoduffin: Aw cool. My Wii wont be changing discs for a long while when this comes out.
32. supers0nic91
13 Aug 2009, 19:41 BST
Giggsy nice article, liking the sarcasm at the end.
33. zss_shadow
13 Aug 2009, 19:51 BST
It seems to me like this trilogy is meant to be played over anyway, so not having access to Corruption's save data shouldn't be too bad.
34. pixelman
13 Aug 2009, 20:03 BST
It's a single-layer disc. Take a look at the pics on IGN.
35. Hyper Luigi
13 Aug 2009, 20:49 BST
@pixelman-ARE YOU SERIOUS!? If that's the case, I can buy this!! My Wii does not read dual-layer discs, but if this the case, I will buy this!!
36. pixelman
13 Aug 2009, 20:50 BST
@SuperSonic1990:
37. Hyper Luigi
13 Aug 2009, 20:53 BST
@pixelman-Thanks for the information. Now, I can buy this game without worrying. Wow, I think SSBB is the only dual-layer disc game.
38. pixelman
13 Aug 2009, 20:59 BST
Aww crap, it is dual-layered:
IGN wrote:
Sorry about that, I was thinking double-sided. My bad. :S
39. BellGoRiiing
13 Aug 2009, 21:15 BST
How do you tell if your Wii can read dual-layered discs anyway, I mean I already know mine can (Brawl)...but, like did it have to do something with the first Wiis that came out back then?
40. City Of Delusion
13 Aug 2009, 21:19 BST
Double sided disc? How would that work?
Seriously, there's no way they were going to fit the three Prime games in 4.5 Gb, but they might in 8Gb ish. Hence, dual layered only folks. If your Wii can't read dual layer discs, consider taking up Nintendo's offer of a repair.
41. supers0nic91
13 Aug 2009, 21:19 BST
Will you be doing the review Giggsy?
42. BellGoRiiing
13 Aug 2009, 21:21 BST
To continue to level 58, flip to side B. XD
I bet Nintendo will start something like double sided discs soon. lol
(and gawd would that be annoying, lol)
43. Giggsy
13 Aug 2009, 21:24 BST
@supers0nic91 Not sure yet, if I really pitched for then maybe. Wouldn't that make me a News reporter and reviewer?
44. Hyper Luigi
13 Aug 2009, 21:58 BST
@pixelman-Oh, no big deal. I already have all 3 Metroid Prime games anyway.
45. dimlylitmonkey
13 Aug 2009, 22:04 BST
I wonder what the loading times will be like. They were noticeably slower in 3, but not annoyingly so. I'd take those doors over watching a loading progress bar any day.
I know it's a bargain, but I don't want anything to be inferior to the original versions.
46. Rum Rapture
13 Aug 2009, 22:18 BST
Baws. Oh well, I won't hesitate to trade in Corruption and just start my Prime experience anew. I haven't gotten that far into Corruption anyway (a pitiful 11%!).
47. donth8theplaya69
13 Aug 2009, 22:22 BST
Due to the way the game data is allocated for production and the changes that we made in the source code, we were unfortunately unable to carry over the save file compatibility from MP3 to Trilogy.
Fair enough.
48. Metroid133
13 Aug 2009, 22:23 BST
No worry for me! When I had to send my Wii in for repairs last year my Corruption file got erased. Sadly though I never restarted it. Now I have an excuse to play through it.
49. postmanX3
13 Aug 2009, 23:45 BST
The more and more I think about it, the more I realize, "Hey I already own all three Prime games, plus have completed saves for them! What's the point?"
50. SUPERZELDAMAN
14 Aug 2009, 00:37 BST
Whats a dual-layered disk and what does it do and why can't some wiis play them?
51. Odnetnin
14 Aug 2009, 00:50 BST
"Whats a dual-layered disk and what does it do and why can't some wiis play them?"
This.
52. SUPERZELDAMAN
14 Aug 2009, 01:00 BST
this what?
53. El Piantissimo
14 Aug 2009, 01:46 BST
Ah well. Stuck on MP3 anyways.
54. Bahamut ZERO
14 Aug 2009, 02:22 BST
Eh, never liked the FPS Metroids. I want another 2D. At least Shadow Complex can keep my fill till' then.
Oh look everyone, proof that I'm still posting in comments
55. Objection_Blaster
14 Aug 2009, 03:15 BST
I was wondering if this would be the case but that's okay. I need to make a second runthrough anyway so if I get Trilogy I'm fine with this.
56. Blue Protoman
14 Aug 2009, 03:42 BST
@SUPERZELDAMAN/Odnetnin: A dual-layered disc? An ordinary disc, but there's two data layers inside, rather than one. This lets you store twice the data than usual.
57. beastman93
14 Aug 2009, 04:51 BST
This makes quite a bit of sense, and is actually good news to me! I'm going to do Let's Plays of all 3 of em, so it doesn't matter to me.
58. Mike
14 Aug 2009, 06:06 BST
Not surprised one bit. Nintendo wants to make money after all.
59. Mange
14 Aug 2009, 09:20 BST
I think it´s pretty lame and very lazy of the devs not to incorporate a "Would you like to copy the data from your old save files to Trilogy". Heck.. it should also be able to copy over data from GameCube save files as well. What´s the problem. Laame.
60. Jockolantern
14 Aug 2009, 09:33 BST
Couldn't care less about not being able to copy over my save. I'm starting over on Corruption anyway so I can go for a full completion run, so it definitely eliminates the temptation to forego that. ^_~
61. Pawtrick
14 Aug 2009, 15:02 BST
Any word on the multiplayer component? I am apparently one of the rare people that really enjoyed Prime 2 multiplayer...
62. postmanX3
14 Aug 2009, 16:41 BST
@ Pawtrick:
I'm pretty sure it's already confirmed it'll just have the old local-only multiplayer component in Prime 2. And that's it. Nothing more, nothing less.
63. Ian Daemon
14 Aug 2009, 16:47 BST
@ pawtrick:
I'm under the impression that they're bringing the original MP2 deathmatch mode. That's the biggest reason I'm looking forward to "Trilogy". MP2 deathmatch with MP3 controls! Yay!
64. Pawtrick
14 Aug 2009, 17:44 BST
It still says on Nintendo.com that the amount of players are "yet to be determined" shouldn't we know for sure by now...
65. BlueFlameBat
15 Aug 2009, 15:29 BST
I guess this isn't too bad. I'm still going to beat someone up to show I'm not a loyalist though.
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