Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's $30 Amiibo Sparks Exclusive Bike Radio Backlash

Nintendo fans are unhappy astir a $30 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond amiibo figurine that lets you crook connected your motorbike's radio.

As antecedently announced, the Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Samus amiibo unlocks a scope of in-game features, including an vigor shield that blocks 99 harm — constricted to 1 usage per day. But instrumentality treatment has present centered connected the information this amiibo besides unlocks a jukebox diagnostic for Samus' Vi-O-La motorbike, which allows you to perceive different themes from the game.

The amiibo - Samus - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Series costs $29.99.

Discussion astir the rights and wrongs of Nintendo providing other features for amiibo owners is thing new, and dozens of Nintendo games see exclusive additions for radical who ain associated figurines (or get them from friends). Additionally, successful this case, determination person besides been a fig of inaccuracies shared implicit the radio's usage, with immoderate reports incorrectly stating that it includes different exclusive music, oregon that the bike's main Sol Valley country is soundless otherwise.

It's existent that the Sol Valley's etheral, ambient euphony is comparatively sparse — the desert-like country is meant to beryllium a wasteland, aft all, and a notably antithetic situation from the game's main areas that Samus erstwhile again explores connected foot.

Still, immoderate fans person suggested that it would person been bully to person the enactment of turning connected the in-game vigor without buying a $29.99 toy, which — portion a acquainted statement for Nintendo games with amiibo-exclusive features — seems just enough.

"Couldn't they person fixed america that jukebox mode successful the archetypal spot alternatively of having america bargain an accessory to unluck said jukebox mode?" wrote Nintendo instrumentality knightedwolf851 connected reddit. "Spending much wealth connected a crippled we already bought for 70-80 bucks?"

"Honestly, if the DLC is thing that doesn't effect the gameplay and communicative past I'm good with this," countered different fan, Kerrpllady. "It is simply a cosmetic that doesn't interaction the game. (Unlike the the Skyward Sword teleport, which I deliberation that mechanic removed immoderate determination making from the crippled anyways.)"

"30 dollars to termination the intended ambiance? Okay then," quipped a 3rd fan, The_Pepper_Oni.

i genuinely deliberation the godforsaken would person been astatine slightest 3x amended if they had enactment immoderate BANGING euphony down it. But it conscionable feels so...vapid #MetroidPrime4 pic.twitter.com/xqCAPxBgWP

IGN has a afloat usher to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond's amiibo functionality, rewards and unlocks, which besides see a region traveled antagonistic and other Vi-O-La paintjobs. Previously, we reported connected the game's Sylux amiibo figurine that allows you to ticker a specially edited in-game cutscene that different requires 100% completion.

"Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is an excellent, if comparatively uneven, revival that reaches heights worthy of the Metroid sanction successful its champion moments," IGN wrote successful our Metroid Prime 4: Beyond review, scoring the crippled an 8/10.

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