I certainly do appreciate that Nintendo doesn’t give a lot of lead time for most of their games now. If you are ready to show it off then it should be pretty close to being ready to go, IMO.
As for the remake, it’s also about introducing the game to the gamers who weren’t playing back in 2002. Just because a company you like puts a remake/remaster out doesn’t mean you must buy it again. Loyalty doesn’t go very far here.
I never finished Prime. I bought the original and still have the Trilogy disc for the Wii. Started it twice and fizzled out. I don’t see myself dipping again.