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Metroid Fusion - Game Boy Advance - Coming to Nintendo Switch Online
Celcius
°Temp. member
Fusion is one of my favorite Metriod games. If I don't have a Nintendo online membership can I still buy this and own it? or is this kinda like gamepass? I'm not sure how this retro program works on the Switch.
edit: "Nintendo Switch online and expansion pack membership required" nooooooooo
I'm assuming this will unlock the Fusion suit in Metroid Prime Remastered somehow though?
edit: "Nintendo Switch online and expansion pack membership required" nooooooooo
I'm assuming this will unlock the Fusion suit in Metroid Prime Remastered somehow though?
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Naked Lunch
Member
Japanese version or US version?
Japan version has some very minor but necessary additions imo.
Japan version has some very minor but necessary additions imo.
nial
Gold Member
Unfortunately not, but if you have a Wii U, you can buy it there, at least until the 27th.
Feel Like I'm On 42
Member
It's such utter BS that Nintendo doesn't let us also buy these games. They can still have their subscription service. They would make a lot more money. Everyone wins.
ClanOfNone
Member
Fusion is crappy, where the hell is Zero Mission.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Fusion is not crappy
Mr Hyde
Member
Exactly this. Imagine if we could buy these games and own them. Tons of great NES, SNES and GBA games. I would be over the moon. Instead they are held hostage by Nintendos shitty online service.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
That's what I did on Wii U. I still have almost all these.
Definitely preferable to sub exclusive, that's for sure.
Mr Hyde
Member
I don't understand why Nintendo does this. Both MS and Sony let's you buy the games that are on their services. I bought Legend of Dragoon and Pentiment (and Sunset Overdrive) but Ninty is like "noooooo, can't have none of it, please subscribe."
SCB3
Member
Yea I've always found it weird, like there is a few games I'd buy digital (again...) but its all subscription based, its weird
Punished Miku
Gold Member
They sometimes push hard on weird exclusive shit, like the timed Mario 64 remaster. Most of the time I feel they're very fair to the consumer, but this is not one of those times.
AngelMuffin
Member
Please be excited.
AngelMuffin
Member
Like what?
Punished Miku
Gold Member
They got me with Wave Race. The GBA stuff is nice as well. Still can't say it's truly worth it, but it's getting close.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
I know it’s likely a 0% chance, but I’d give Nintendo all 3 of my daughters if they’d only add Hybrid Heaven to the N64 catalog.
John Bilbo
Member
If Nintendo plays it smart, they will allow people to buy the games separately some time before the end of the Switch's lifespan.
Mr Hyde
Member
Would they though? Console online subs are pure profit. How many games would you realistically buy? Old roms were between 3$-10$ on the old eShop. Most people are probably not buying dozens of games. Each person who cancels NSO because they can just buy their games is 50$ in recurring revenue lost.
Naked Lunch
Member
Theres some extra ending scenes in the Japanese version that were cut from the US version for some reason. Shows more about Samus and the bird people.
Plus theres a Hard + Child modes in the Japanese version.
Also a gallery unlocks showing all the endings you got.
Like I said, minor, but necessary for every Fusion replay in my eyes.
graywolf323
Gold Member
honestly I think that’s one of the good things Sony is doing with PlayStation Classics on PS+, at least so far I believe you can purchase most of the PS1 games without needing a sub? and they even carry over if you purchased them previously on the PS3/PSP/Vita store
Gambit2483
Member
Why are they keeping Zero Mission from us? They keep releasing Fusion but always ignore the best 2D Metroid game, Zero Mission.
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mcjmetroid
Member
Fusion is a mixed bag for me. I love it's style and atmosphere but it's the most handholdy Metroid game.
A great one for beginners for sure, it does still have tough boss battles mind you.
Zero Mission is far superior despite being a remake. For a long time it was Zero Mission and Resident Evil Remake as the best remakes of all time. Probably still nearly are.
A great one for beginners for sure, it does still have tough boss battles mind you.
Zero Mission is far superior despite being a remake. For a long time it was Zero Mission and Resident Evil Remake as the best remakes of all time. Probably still nearly are.
Isn't Fusion the first one that came out on GBA? It would make sense to put them out consecutively, no?
Hayabusa83
Banned
Imagine renting roms lol
SpiceRacz
Member
Really cool that this is available. On the other hand, it reminds me that Nintendo continues to drip feed these games to us. It makes me wonder if that's a result of personnel and budget. In the sense that this is an afterthought for them and they don't allocate the necessary resources to push these out faster.
DevilMayFlyForAWhiteGuy
Member
Fusion was my first Metroid, and playing it and Zero Mission on GBA was a big part of my childhood a couple summers. That being said if anyone has a WiiU (I know all three of you) I’d just get them there. The WiiU has better button mapping options than the Switch and you actually get to own the games instead of renting them.
AngelMuffin
Member
Oh cool. Had no idea.
Shifty1897
Member
The first Metroid game I ever beat. Highly recommend giving this a try if you have Switch Online and haven't played it before, it's also a great entry point into the franchise.
Patrick S.
Banned
hemo memo
Gold Member
Astral Dog
Member
,its not a traditional Metroid,but it is one of the greatest portable games ever made and imo still better than Metroid Dread, i hope Metroid 6 is a big step up