i actually prefare the pulsing blue light..kinda feels like your birthday surprise...wouldnt be too much of a surprise if i knew what was comin hey ;)

sure would like it to flash more often though... :(

About time Nintendo did something like this!  I'm sure we can expect more of the same (and hopefully demos too) when SMG and SSB:B get closer to release.

Prime's single player was ALWAYS a gazillion times better than Halo 3's. The latter's single player experience & story is so mediocre and typical I wasn't bothered with it after the second chapter [Combat Evolved].

And Prime 3 seems to be the best Prime yet. It certainly doesn't look anything like Halo... which is a good thing.

EDIT: Did anyone notice the floating alien mass thing (alien ship?) floating in space at the end of the trailer? What was that?!

Dude I'm a PAL owner like you. Just typing that was a pain in the arse for myself as well.

Ugh, from my perspective, this keeps getting worse and worse.

First, reports of less exploration, more action. Now, reports of more story-driven focus. Ugh, not my style at all. Even though Super Metroid is one of my favorite games of all time, I'm now quite unsure about this title.   

Deep down, I agree with Bodhesatva. I'm still excited about Metroid...but this game could be like Hunters...and I'm worried about that. The eerie atmosphere and sense of loneliness...the new Galactic Federation soldiers and other bounty hunters change things up a bit...not sure if I like it...

Yeah, I agree.

Based on the videos, Prime 3 doesn't seem to give that "you're all alone on an alien planet" feel.  That's what I enjoyed most about the Metroid games, the exploration.  And what's up with "Iceman"?  Is he Samus's backup or something?  I hope not.  I don't want to see too many characters in the game. 

Oh don't go there yet you two....

Throughout the Prime series there have always been big battles in certain rooms or areas, this one trailer doesn't mean constant fighting. The "Bridge Battle" there was part of a boss fight so its not like that is going to happen in every room or anything, aside from that the devs have been saying they wanted to give players a sense that while samus isn't alone in the universe (like it felt before) she is alone on her missions. Some of the content is supposed to have outside interaction, but for the most part we should still be getting the same Metroid Prime feel we love.

Edit: Just wanted to point out that you don't spend all your time on one planet this time, so its entirely possible that the first planet (the Federation Planet) has friendlies, while the rest do not...since it is a federation planet it makes sense for them to be there.  They aren't just going to remove them if it makes no logical sense. 

Heh, I can imagine the conversation that happened 3 weeks ago...


Retro: Nintendo, *whine*, we put everything we had into this game... and you're totally ignoring it! Not a single commercial yet! :(

Nintendo: Heh, just wait... just wait

I'm totally hyped for this game now.
I was still going to buy it regardless. But this preview channel is really cool.