I'm a Nintendo fan, but I'm also a Sony fan and Microsoft fan. There are tons of Nintendo fans who own multiple systems not made by Nintendo and that are interested in other E3 games like Horizon, Gears of War, RE7, God of War, Battlefield 1 etc. Just because you're a Nintendo fan doesn't mean you don't play other games.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the most talked about game on social media
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I'm a Nintendo fan, but I'm also a Sony fan and Microsoft fan. There are tons of Nintendo fans who own multiple systems not made by Nintendo and that are interested in other E3 games like Horizon, Gears of War, RE7, God of War, Battlefield 1 etc. Just because you're a Nintendo fan doesn't mean you don't play other games.
Herbspiceguy
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I work at one of the largest (b2b) distributors of licensed toys, merchandise and high-end collectible items in Europe.
Out of this huge assortment of products based on a vast range of properties based on movies, series, comics and videogames, "Zelda" is our number 1 most searched term.
No matter how Nintendo performs, the Legend of Zelda remains to be a hugely popular franchise.
ChronotriggerJM
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Nintendo fans are definitely passionate to say the least. I hope it translates to sales, I'd love for more games to take inspiration from Zelda.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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How is that revolutionary when I was firing bows on a horse in twilight princess?
If Zelda is trending due to Nintendo fans being devout, then Pokemon would be charting higher as well. That doesn't seem to be the correct explanation.
You were probably doing it in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask as well. But even so, his argument is silly. Nobody is going into Horizon threads posting that Horizon is copying its archery from Ocarina of Time 18 years later, because that is a horribly silly argument.
Yeah, I was taking the piss out of some of the previous posts. Sorry if it sounded like I was being serious
wanderingprostheyltite
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Haven't rly been interested in Zelda since the gamecube days but I think this is the one that'll make me come back, really impressed with what's been shown. I really hope it has a simultaneous NX release though, want those bumped visuals!
Psycho_Mantis
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Why are people comparing Horizon and Zelda?
You already know the answer to that question.
You already know the answer to that question.
If you try to troll, do so in a way that cannot be easily debunked with facts that make u look very silly beyond the fact u already look so trolling in the first place.
Because they have bows and put you in the wilderness. Its silly.
Coming into E3, I was so disappointed with Nintendo, like many were. I hadn't been following Zelda news either, so I wasn't even aware of when the stream was until last night. Coming out of E3, Zelda blew me away to the point where it was easily my favorite part of E3.
If the phantom thieves had stole back our 2016 Persona 5 release date, then P5 would've been my favorite part. But no, Atlus USA shows off P5 still with no translated text. Great.
If the phantom thieves had stole back our 2016 Persona 5 release date, then P5 would've been my favorite part. But no, Atlus USA shows off P5 still with no translated text. Great.
Corronchilejano
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Are you ten?
How can a company garner so much hatred for developing video games?
Scully Scully Scoo
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allow me to clarify myself.
1. being the most talked about game at e3 doesnt mean there is high level of interest for the game within the wider population
2. e3 is an event catered for dedicated gamers aka the type of people that purchased crap like wiiu. this interest is 99% by wiiu owners
3. wiiu has nothing else, zelda is a highly anticipated title that got delayed for that console so people are eager to see it
4. wiiu is dead. zelda is going to do NOTHING for it.
its the combination of all the above factors
that is true. u really think more people are interested in zelda than cod/bf? lmao do u think most people that play cod/bf watch e3 then tweet about it? wiiu is primarily an enthusiasts console hence my vocal minority statement.
ChronotriggerJM
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Pokemon isn't a rare phenomenon however, it's been a long time since we've seen a mainline Zelda. I imagine a mainline Metroid would spark public interest as well.
As stupid as it was to only have 1 game at E3, I feel like it kind of worked for Nintendo.
Like, their overall presentation wasn't exceptional and I would have preferred a conventional presentation with surprises, but they pretty much guaranteed that they'd snag "Best Game of E3".
Like, their overall presentation wasn't exceptional and I would have preferred a conventional presentation with surprises, but they pretty much guaranteed that they'd snag "Best Game of E3".
Well, you can find some "surprise" yourself if you take the time
Death Mountain "creature"
protomouse
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you said that horizon is giving you everything you wanted from a zelda game, but it is NOTHING like zelda,
and in reality zelda is approaching more horizon without stopping being zelda
1. You need to gain interest to sell the game. Obviously they are starting with gamers, like every single other game announced at E3. The fact that its trending indicates that its message is spreading somewhat, at least more than the other games shown at E3. Its impossible to say its not a good thing.
2. So? Tons of games get announced at E3, you have to start somewhere. And Zelda is a big enough brand that it can appeal to people who don't even own a WiiU.
3. The 3DS had nothing else at E3 yesterday aside form Pokemon, and it didn't trend as highly.
4. Of course not. Every single person knows the WiiU is a lost cause. But Zelda is ALSO coming to the NX, and the idea is that Nintendo needs to leverage this positive word of mouth, and convince people to buy an NX for Zelda and whatever other games they have. They need appealing games to do that.
Skyward sword was only five years ago, and Link Between Wolrds was only three.
Psycho_Mantis
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Definitely not. Having such a small presence at E3 is nothing but a negative. Its good for Zelda, as more focus, but bad for Nintendo as a whole and there are many Game of E3 contenders.
OrbitalBeard
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The last Nintendo game at E3 to receive a lot of positive exposure on social media (Splatoon) went on to become one of the best selling Wii U games, one of the best selling console games in Japan in recent years, and one of the top selling exclusives from a console manufacturer this generation.
I'm fairly confident Zelda will sell millions of copies.
Fine Ham Abounds
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And of course now that you say this, all I can think of is how this receives criticism for looking too simple and basic, and yet one of the most popular series right now is the Souls series precisely for prioritizing fundamentals and emergent depth over flash and contrivance, a series many consider to be the savior of AAA gameplay-first design.
I'm excited for Horizon as well, but this is like backwards
Octavianus
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Nah, there's only one.
CaptainCPR
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Incredible.
Day One for NX and this game.
Day One for NX and this game.
ShockingAlberto
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Spider-Man
I don't think anyone in this thread believe Zelda will outsell the next Battlefield or CoD. We all know E3 is mostly followed by hardcore gamers, but you gotta start somewhere right?
ShockingAlberto
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I do think, if Zelda does turn out good, it provides a pretty decent counter-argument against a third party Nintendo.
I don't think a third-party who does not have the primary concern of prestige, install base-driving titles would spend five to six years just fucking around with a known and commonly used IP until they get it right.
If it turns out good.
I don't think a third-party who does not have the primary concern of prestige, install base-driving titles would spend five to six years just fucking around with a known and commonly used IP until they get it right.
If it turns out good.
Thunder Monkey
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Horizon, Spider-Man, and Zelda are the titles that got my interest this year.
Thinking Zelda looked amazeballs does nothing to hinder my hype for Horizon.
Thinking Zelda looked amazeballs does nothing to hinder my hype for Horizon.
dragonfart28
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They literally destroyed E3 with one game.
Wow.
Wow.
DeuceGamer
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Agree, I don't understand why this is so hard for people to understand. I'm a Nintendo fan, but also a Sony and Microsoft fan. I own other consoles and play games on other consoles other than Nintendo. It's like some people think owning a Nintendo console bars you from owning or liking other consoles.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
I mean, Final Fantasy XV is a thing and Overwatch emerged from Titan's womb. There's plenty of examples. If you're making enough money, you're afforded the comfort of lengthy development. And now in the modern era with UE4, Unity and the like knocking around you don't have to spend that costly first year re-inventing the wheel as much anymore.
Nintendo's investors let them fuck around with vaporware like QoL as an excuse for years, so I don't see them quite as much a threat to lengthy Zelda development periods.
The other thing to take from this social media buzz is theres massive interest in Nintendo games, but a mysterious barrier that doesn't translate into hardware sales. Remove the barrier of hardware, and then what happens?
even if it doesnt turn out that good, the sandbox gameplay its amazing i must say
AHA-Lambda
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COD seems quite low :/
ChronotriggerJM
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Arguably different markets of enthusiasm between the handheld entries and console, and Skyward Sword is strangely polarising, but point taken.
This
The last mainline Zelda and Pokémon games were both in 2013.
Ehh you still see some third party companies fucking around because their livelihood depends on it and they don't want to fumble on their most popular IPs. I don't see Nintendo going third party then running Zelda into the ground.
Principate
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This is one of the stupidest posts I've ever read. I mean just look at it, it really is something. You do realise Ocarina of time a game coming up on 20 years old was one of, if not the first 3D games to have that feature? I can only hope for your sake this is sarcasm, because your joke couldn't have possibly fallen more flat.
LordOcidax
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Game of the show.
"Nintendo needs a stage show, otherwise they are fucked"
Didn't know there were more Nintendo fans than Sony, Microsoft and PC platform fans combined, damn
Nibel you do know that it's counting mentions not the amount of people, right?
CharminUltra
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Basically.
I didn't go to E3, but several coworkers have mentioned that the rest of the booths at E3 look barren in comparison to Nintendo's.
And after seeing all the Zelda line videos people keep posting, I don't doubt it.
Quick and sloppy
LMAO!!! Incredible! This new Link is great!
Maybe you can get to the bottom of it if you climb, but if it's too high for you to survive no matter what it just kills you?
Very true! It just has to be taking place that far in the future! I'm no Zelda historian, but it's all pointing that direction!
KratosEnergyDrink
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Of course it will sell millions. No doubt about that.
Ocarina of Time was probably one of the first games to do that.
Troll harder.