http://cube.ign.com/articles/732/732852p1.html Nintendo is afraid of their own shadow it seems. They re so desperate to sell Wiis that they re delaying gamecube's last worthy game (even if it is a north american release ONLY). I may end up getting one or two copies of the game, since I foresee a moderate collector status on the item. If they were so desperate to make a zelda game for the Wii, they should have at least added some Wii polish. I feel I m being robbed everytime i realize that it's a pixel-perfect (technically) game to nintendo's previous console. I guess they can't afford to have a launch without any big names, and Zelda is as big as it gets, even if it is a game that has been ready for the Cube for quite some time now. Any thoughts?
Eh, a one month delay isn't too bad. They could have just cancelled it right out and made it a Wii exclusive, or delay it until 2007. Granted, I wonder if they started the Wii port some time back, and started to lag behind on the GCN version (Always a possibility).
I have a feeling by porting to wii that delayed devlopment a bit. Im guessing this game maxes out the cube hardware, as miyamoto stated that only the wii version could display it 16:9 due the graphical strength or something like that.
Really? When was this annouced? I must have missed it. Probably, as I doubt they will be producing many copies of it by comparison to the Wii version. I imagine it'll have a very small production run, just enough to satisfy the Cube-only fans. Errr..the Wii version has a lot of visual improvments from my understanding. Asside from the 16:9, it has enhanced bloom and faked HDR effects, as well as more particles on screen at once, along with others that havn't been shown/announced yet.
It does? that's nice news regarding the visual department! Concerning the north american only release, go to the link at the top of the topic. It's been said time after time that its US only (because reggie once "assured" everyone that Zelda will be coming to the loyal cube fans - Unlike Myamoto, Reggie appears to be decent enough to keep his promises, even later , better than never )
I wonder why its a only a North America release.It seems a little strange for Nintendo.I even looked on Play Asia and Lik Sang and and both of them say NTSC for the Twilight Princess.I guess Nintendo is more focused on the Wii version.I bet if they did release both versions in Japan the Wii version would out sell the Gamecube version by far.I see this game getting imported by alot of people around the world.
Once again, Reggie's credibility is on the line here. Bur Reg is only Regal (hehe clever word for King) in Nintendo of America, so they want to push as many Wii units as possible all around the world. (Since many people would go for the Gamecube version, considering the cube is dirt cheap everywhere and you can get one for peanuts- the cheap type you throw at elephants) I know quite a few XBOX and PS owners who love Zelda, so they would rather get the Cube instead of paying 250 for a Wii - and then going on to get their Ps3 or XBOX 360 accordingly. That is the only reason I believe they re going for the release in N.America. Ah, and the fact that the US is practically the most successfull market of the Cube around the world - hell that must count for something.
Oh man, it just gets worse. Now we don't even get Zelda in Europe (though I can't find this comfirmed any where, just that only America has announced a release date). I don't want to be forced into playing it with the motion sensor.
That's one reason I wish they would just include the GameCube controlling in the Wii version as an option.
I think thw Wii may flop due to ninty's arrogance. I mean, all this hype is like the one around the N64. The machine was great but the lack of good games killed it. Now they (nintendo) are back in almost the same situation: they have a new console of which everybody is talking about. The level of hype is so high they go as far as charging $250 for it, thus making it an instant moneymaker. Now they are leaving whats left of their uber-loyal NGC users for the Wii, while nobody's sure if the console gameplay will indeed make such a great impact. I say nintendo should come down from whereever the hell they are and put their shit together before they make the same old mistakes again. I read the Wii wasnt capable of 16:9...
actually I've read recently that Europe will get GC Twilight Princess. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Actually Iwata did admit that their success with the Nintendo DS doesn't guarentee the Wii the same success. I think Nintendo is trying to keep a steady stream of Wii interest going both in news leading up to launch as well as title management so there are dry spells with no new games on the horizons. Hopefully they are also being smart and doing whatever they can to get good third partys involved. While Nintendo seems like they have everything going for them again there is no room for error really.
no room indeed, especially considering that the Wii's strength lies in the controller and nothing else besides that really. If the controller fails, the graphics sure wont keep it alive.
Shadowlayer, what arrogance? If anyone is arrogant, it's Sony. Nintendo has kept it's mouth shut. Not to mention, arrogant people don't try new things. I don't know, it seems to me that Nintendo's level of confidence is ideal. They appear careful and quiet. No one at Nintendo has made mention of dominating the next generation or that their product is far superior in every way. Those things can br credited to Sony.
I'm no sony fanboy, hell I have never owned a sony system (while I do have several nintendo ones) nor is this a comparison between the two companies. I've already mentioned my thoughs about the PS3 several times and dude, I was so mean that if I say anything else is just overkill. And what about all that stuff coming out from SEGA during the mid 90s? or Nintendo with the N64? Both companies came with stuff that changed the way we played yet both failed due to their arrogance and overconfidence in a capacity that was more of a theory than the real thing. The irony is that innovation leads to hype, which tends leads to overconfidence, and that leads to arrogance and then to failure, becos they choose to ignore the real problem that lies ahead. The lesser I heard was that everyone would get a Wii no matter which nextgen console they already had. So by simple math you got both PS3 and X360s markets combined, which is market domination. Then there's the usual crap you hear from any other company's PR dept, like uber-nonsensical ideas for the future and exagerated sales numbers. Anyway, I think both barc0de and mottzilla got my point. We all know the Wii is an overcloked NGC, and now we also know the wiimote wasnt the reason for such a high price but the sole fact that ninty wants to make money from the very first unit sold. Isnt that being arrogant? nintendo was this close to stop making home consoles (not portables) but then they release a v1.5 of the last one and full of old games yet people still pays attention to their idea. Then their slip the rumor of a $250 MSRP into the Net and while everyone and their dog complaints about it (while some praise the theory of a $150 price) they go all "the hell with the buyer" and release it at a price point that renders the "2nd console" strategy almost impossible since now is cheaper to buy the high-end PS3 than a premium X360 and a Wii (it may sound weird but thats how the casual buyer thinks). They could sell it at $199, hell even $150 and still make a profit since the GC goes for a lot less. Is funny they want to continue the "2nd console" status that kept the GC alive all these years while they know very well the GC didnt go that way until the MSRP was $100 or less. A revamped NGC for $250 is a rip-off no matter how many gimmicks it may have...
