Roll on the PAL release ... :hates Nintendo of Europe and their belief that Europeans like waiting stupid amounts of time for non-handheld games:

I got to Phazon Mines in Prime, and had to take a break for a month and a bit thanks to university. When I tried to go back I didn't do terribly well, due to my skills being rusted into dust. Shame; I absolutely loved the game. I picked it up again last year and got lured away by another game. Much of the wonder of exploration was lost; I'd seen the places I was travelling through, killed the enemies I was fghting, and solved the puzzles. Prime 2 I don't want to play until I complete Prime 1. Prime 3 I don't want to play until I complete Primes 1 and 2. I'm more infuriated by the release lag on general principle than lack of Metriod to play.

They'd better put Super Metroid on the PAL virtual console too! I've been waiting years to play that game.