Legend of Zelda: Launch Title Status

Spasmolytic · 09-30-2006, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

I'll roll over laughing if it's just a graphically impressive wind waker, not that wind waker was a bad game, but it was in no way shape or form original and or challenging.

Oooh. didn't I hear 100 hours of gameplay? Maybe 80 of those hours is travel!

TheGame · 10-01-2006, 10:00 PM

*waits for this game and the new Dr.Dre CD*

I don't have a cube anymore,and doubt I'll be buying a Wii... but I'm sortalooking forward to this game. I'm definently not buying it the day it comes out, I can't think of a single game delayed THAT much that was worth it. Then again the only other game I can think of that had about the same scenario is Perfect Dark: Zero. Ended up decent, but nothing worth 3+ years.

Shadow Fox · 10-02-2006, 07:22 AM

I really don't like the idea of Nintendo taking Twilight Princess and putting it on N-Dub (Wii). To me, TP was GameCube's last hurrah (being exclusive), and now nothing's left since Baten Kaitos II has been released already, and Super Paper Mario has been pushed to Wii.

I wonder, is Tomb Raider: Legend still in development for GCN? It has a November launch date. Perhaps it also got put on N-Dub. If not, THAT is the last good game to be released for the system before it officially dies.

Will I buy Twilight Princess at launch? You bet your ass I will, and so will everyone else. Do agree with their strategy? No. I'd much rather have Super Mario Galaxy at launch, and a BRAND NEW Zelda for N-Dub a year or two later, like it normally is for every console they've done.

Jonbo298 · 10-02-2006, 08:50 AM

In a business sense, Nintendo needed something BIG to launch for the Wii and Mario, even though popular, wouldn't have done it. Zelda with the "Realistic graphics" is what will push Wii sales alot more.

But as said, Nintendo's business strategy has worked to do this rather then Mario right now. If you think about it.

Jason1 · 10-04-2006, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Shadow Fox

I'd much rather have Super Mario Galaxy at launch, and a BRAND NEW Zelda for N-Dub a year or two later, like it normally is for every console they've done.

Nintendo making an entire Zelda game in only a year or 2???!!!

Null · 10-04-2006, 07:25 PM

he means releasing it a year or 2 after launch, which is usually thier time frame for releasing the game in the systems life. not how long it takes them to make it.

and theres no such thing as a bad launch game, you just want as many and as much viarity as you can. its not as if they have 5 or 6 games done and they think about which one would be the best to release... whats done is done and thoes are the launch games.

Jason1 · 10-04-2006, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Null

he means releasing it a year or 2 after launch, which is usually thier time frame for releasing the game in the systems life. not how long it takes them to make it.

Well considering the fact that they would probably still be finishing up the Gamecube version even if it wasnt being ported to Wii, im not sure how the Zelda team could be working on a new Wii zelda at the same time to make it come out in a year or 2 after Wii's launch. Im sure Nintendo was working on Wind Waker well before the Gamecube was released, and it sill took over 2 years into the Gamecubes lifespan to get it released.

I guess my point is Nintendo takes their time with Zelda games.