Yup. 0% chance of me buying the game, if this is really true.
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Metroid: Samus Returns amiibo functions revealed; Fusion Difficulty, Fusion Suit
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Yup. 0% chance of me buying the game, if this is really true.
psychowave
Member
Yeah. But the game if you're interested in it, just don't buy the amiibo or the special edition.
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
$15 per DLC is some bullshit, this is greedy, Nintendo.
I would understand if you could unlock the stuff by beating the game, but this is inexcusable.
I would understand if you could unlock the stuff by beating the game, but this is inexcusable.
Same here. I love Metroid, but I refuse to give Nintendo a single cent on any game that uses amiibo in such a bad fashion. Locking content that used to be normal post game unlocks in previous entries in the series behind a 30 dollar pay wall is just... no.
Hmm... I love this idea. It's convenient, they can sell the amiibo keys for cheap, and it's far more efficient than having dozens of plastic tat some don't want.
If they absolutely insist on doing this crap, yeah, this is the way. Bad enough they want $15/per on these piddly unlocks, but good luck finding the damn things after a day or two.
Gotdatmoney
Member
I don't even mind paying for a hard mode but Amiibo dont appeal to me and I am not going to hunt down plastic for it.
This is like the easiest decision of life lol
RoninChaos
Member
People give Nintendo a pass for all kinds of shit. It's ridiculous.
are the posts above you not prove that most people are not giving a pass?
Yeah they are some special cases but you gonna have that with all fanboys
Mechanized
Member
This is shitty but let's not act like you don't get the full experience right out of the box. This is an extra, and it sucks it's in the game and locked behind a paywall. But boycotting the game or some such is just going to hurt yourself in the long run more than Nintendo. This game and Prime need to sell well to see more entries in the series.
This move was likely done to see if they can make good money off the title by forcing the hardcore to buy an add on. A marketing strategy that could be a way to gauge if they can make enough money this way to keep the series going despite not selling great.
This move was likely done to see if they can make good money off the title by forcing the hardcore to buy an add on. A marketing strategy that could be a way to gauge if they can make enough money this way to keep the series going despite not selling great.
Thank you.
xabbott
Member
Eh, I'm past giving them a free pass on the Amiibo stuff. I don't want a future Metroid that requires me to buy physical toys to gain access to other aspects of the game. At least give me a digital way to purchase if they insist on locking it behind a paywall. Nintendo can do DLC right. I thought the Mario Kart dlc was done well on Wii U.
RoninChaos
Member
You should check the quote I responded to. I'm not talking about just this incident. Nintendo has pulled all kinds of shit over my life time and they ONLY get away with it because their games are so good. That's the only reason. It's frustrating as a consumer and as a fan.
Possible, but the wording would've been more like "tap this amiibo to unlock the Fusion Suit for hard mode" in that case.
I pretty much think that this is the case. They know that the title will only sell to the hardcore, so they want to increase revenues per user.
Could be that Fusion Mode and Hard Mode are different selections on the menu.
Nintendo's lack of communication is frustrating, and even if hard mode isn't locked behind an Amiibo, I don't like locking shit like art galleries or the sound test behind plastic toys.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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Let me tell you these guys dont know. They dont know a damn thing. They dont want to jump the gun and cause a shitstorm. Sad! -
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Diablohead
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Going to guess fusion mode is take double damage but have normal or double attack power similar to hero mode in past zelda games and starfox zero (which also used an amiibo to unlock)
WrenchNinja
Member
Yeah that's messed up not willing to just tell Patrick a straight answer. It's some cowardly ass shit.
Don't boicot the game please 
Be vocal about the amiibo crap they're pulling with this and don't buy them if you don't like them, but let the series stay alive. Just a few months ago it was a dream to have a single Metroid game in development, now we have two and hopefully, if they perform well enough, Nintendo will keep them coming.
Be vocal about the amiibo crap they're pulling with this and don't buy them if you don't like them, but let the series stay alive. Just a few months ago it was a dream to have a single Metroid game in development, now we have two and hopefully, if they perform well enough, Nintendo will keep them coming.Don't boicot the game please
Lol no way i'm not buying the game. I'll just not buy the amiibo. Even if it means missing out on that glorious squishy metroid ;_;
WrenchNinja
Member
It's just unfortunate. The game is already 50 bucks over here, I was willing to let that slide but I'm not going to throw money at it if theyre going to hide modes and features behind toys I don't want.
You do know that the amiibo stuff is optional and not required for the game, no? It's basically fluff.
WrenchNinja
Member
I don't really find difficulty modes to be fluff
AdventureRacing
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Hopefully this doesn't end up being the case. I don't mind them adding some non trivial things to amiibos like costumes but this type of content shouldn't be attached to them. Not only are they expensive but they're produced in limited quantities and there is no guarantee you can even get one. There needs to be an in game way to get his content or a way to just buy he DLC straight up.
Also I think it's poor form from Nintendo to start trying to gauge the metroid fan base whilst attempting to resurrect the franchise. Surely right now they're trying to win over metroid fans and make this into a viable franchise. Milking users over with BS DLC like this doesn't seem like the best way to do that.
Also I think it's poor form from Nintendo to start trying to gauge the metroid fan base whilst attempting to resurrect the franchise. Surely right now they're trying to win over metroid fans and make this into a viable franchise. Milking users over with BS DLC like this doesn't seem like the best way to do that.
Ninja Scooter
Member
All DLC/microtransactions could be described this way if someone wanted to spin hard enough. Needing to buy a $15 toy to access a harder difficulty mode is something most companies would get torn to shreds over.
Rran
Member
Was going to make my own post on the matter, but this sums up things pretty well :/
Unfortunately, it's not a $15 toy, it's a pack of two toys for $30.
And I'm just going to pick up the game on it's own. I've been waiting for a proper Metroid instalment, and I'm not going to loose sleep over the amiibo stuff. It's not going to hamper my experience playing the game.
And it shouldn't for you.
WhatWeLeftBehind
Member
Eh, I really disagree with Zelda being the bad example. A lot of cosmetic stuff with those amiibo's, sure. A nice extra with Wolf Link. But nothing beyond the realm of cool cheats or costumes.
As for Nintendo heading in some AAAAWFUL direction, I don't think so. We've seen worse from them before with both Amiibo and DLC(Fire Emblem comes to mind) and even after those they've reversed course, still trying to strike the best balance.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
This wouldn't be so bad if Amiibos weren't impossible to buy.
At this point it's easier to just pirate them, and given how they give in game bonuses in everything now, all it does is incentivize the Chinese ebay sellers.
At this point it's easier to just pirate them, and given how they give in game bonuses in everything now, all it does is incentivize the Chinese ebay sellers.
Linkstrikesback
Member
I have to laugh at the idea difficulty options are an extra now.
TheShinobi
Neo Member
I really hope the game doesnt bomb because of this, I want there to be more 2d metroid games with or without amiibo. I can understand why people are so upset over this though.
Mysterious
Banned
$60 worth of amiibo to unlock those features, 2 of which aren't manufactured anymore and are nigh impossible to find.
$60 worth of amiibo to unlock those features, 2 of which aren't manufactured anymore and are nigh impossible to find.
I mean, not disagreeing with the premise of this thread in the slightest, but which 2 aren't manufactured anymore and impossible to find? Best Buy even still has Smash Samus in stock:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nintend...ash-bros-series-samus/8885036.p?skuId=8885036
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Never had enough friends to get it all, lol.
Wound up downloading a hacked save file a while back that has max friend tokens. SOMEDAY I'll replay them...
YesThatGuy
Banned
Things like game endings, regular content and even the unlockables you'd find in old titles (characters, costumes, modes) have been extra for a long time.
Nintendo is just riding that train (a train many of "core" players have insisted they ride for a long time too). But hey, "it's 2017".
I can't even keep up with this much spin.
This game isn't going to bomb over these complaints, coming from a very vocal minority.
Shift Breaker
Member
Hopefully Metroid Prime 4 doesn't follow this trend.
Wouldn't be surprised, though. They'll probably hide the Wave Beam behind an amiibo or something.
Wouldn't be surprised, though. They'll probably hide the Wave Beam behind an amiibo or something.
Yeah, I'm about to throw up after being taking for a ride with that spin. It fucking sucked when Asura's Wrath blocked the real ending behind a paywall and it'd still suck now. Nintendo is holding a hard mode behind an amiibo on Day 1, it's not a Grounded mode situation (from TLoU) where the content was later developed and sold for the original release (and included in the future PS4 release), it's a mode already developed and in the cartridge that Nintendo is blocking behind a figure for whatever reason.
The game is going to bomb anyway. It's way too late for a game like this on the 3DS; that audience has moved on.
That's... not even slightly true.
It absolutely is, you won't see the game do well anymore on that platform. The hardcore fans buying Metroid games aren't on 3DS anymore. You could already observe that movement with the difference in sales between FE Fates and FE Echoes.
Fusion Mode is locked behind an amiibo. Nobody said anything about Hard Mode. I'm confident we'll be able to unlock Hard Mode just by beating the game, Fusion Mode will be the same thing with a reskinned Samus.
By they way, let's remember you had to have a GBA, a copy of Fusion and GCN-GBA cable to unlock the Fusion suit in Prime and two GBAs and the link cable to unlock the Fusion gallery in Zero Mission. So locking some extra content behind additional physical things is nothing new for Metroid.
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