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[Xando]

What a joke if true

Do they want people buying a switch to play some Wii U ports?

How is this still happening in 2017?

And not playing it in their native languages.

Wanna buy the new Zelda for your kid? Better learn english first!

 

[Guymelef]

If the console is region free people Will be able to import it at least.

And not playing it in their native languages.

 

[Shiggy]

Localisation (as in translation) shouldn't have been the issue here if the US version is ready for March. There's no reason why the other languages would not be ready yet. The game's EU translation has to be finished by now already if they launch it in mid-March.

The article references the SF Zero discussions between NCL and NoE QA: there the issue was solely related to quality improvements. I assume NoE QA was pushing for more testing.

If the game is a launch title elsewhere, the game will also be released in Europe by April.

 

[Ydelnae]

They have been delaying important launches (not as important as Zelda, though) for quite some time: Fire Emblem, Yo-kai Watch, Pokémon Sun & Moon, etc, so this wouldn't surprise me.

Good luck starting the console cycle with this approach, though.

 

[Xun]

Hopefully it is released in March.

I’m getting the Wii U version first, so being region-free would mean nothing to me.

 

[KooopaKid]

That would be very strange coming from a big publisher like Nintendo to not be able to do translation work on time. There isn't even voice acting!
If Mass Effect with thousands of line of texts and dialogs can do it, why not Zelda?
I guess we'll see.

 

[Kurt]

if it's region free, i'll import

 

[Net]

Shit, we're really getting Mario AND Zelda at launch?

Ain't nobody got time for that!

Poor Skyrim RIP. Bethesda on Switch over before it began.

 

[Kazooie]

In this day and age this would be absolutely preposterous.

 

[crinale]

Maybe this Zelda is a bit text heavy than previous entries?

 

[KingSnake]

How is this still happening in 2017?

Haha, you have no idea. It happens so often in so many companies. HQ sets a deadline, but also a limit on the resources for a certain branch and thus that branch is unable to meet the set deadline. "Good" governance.

 

[Ydelnae]

I can also see going with "Okay, the console is region free but Zelda will be region locked to avoid impact in sales from imports" like Atlus did with Persona 4 Arena lol

 

[Sesuadra]

Remember, unclear does not mean "OH MY GOD, THEY HAVE DELAYED IT. THE ASSHOLES"

I can't stress that enough. We know exactly as much as we new an hour ago.

Next Friday we will know for sure.

 

[Midas]

Hopefully Switch is region free, no issue if that is the case. I don't want Swedish on my game cases anyway, I hate that.

It's also cheaper to import, only issue is shipping time.

 

[Notor!ousG]

I can't believe the localisation for Europe isn't done yet.

Why on earth would they want to delay it in Europe?

 

[LordKano]

This thread will be fun to bump when they will announce that the game release worldwide on March, including Europe.

 

[Net]

Switch is region free

We don't know that yet.

 

[fabricated backlash]

First the slap in the face with the conference schedule, now this... NOE is just out to spite us.

/s

 

[El Topo]

Region locking in 2017 would be ridiculous right?

Right?

Nintendo: "Hold my beer."

Spoiler

It's going to be region-free.

 

[kromeo]

They have been delaying important launches (not as important as Zelda, though) for quite some time: Fire Emblem, Yo-kai Watch, Pokémon Sun & Moon, etc, so this wouldn't surprise me.

Good luck starting the console cycle with this approach, though.

Fire Emblem was deliberately held back for commercial reasons, no reason for them to do this with Zelda

 

[Sesuadra]

I can't believe the localisation for Europe isn't done yet.

Why on earth would they want to delay it in Europe?

It is possible that this news is true..but for now it is a rumour. Why do you behave like it is some official news..?

 

[Rebel Leader]

Time for the Europe to feel the pain!!!!!

 

[KampferZeon]

Nintendo should be clear about if their is any region locks in switch next week.

 

[Midas]

We don't know that yet.

Ooops. My phone removed the first word in that sentence.

 

[Calm Mind]

Chicken Little the thread.

 

[papertoonz]

i really hope this doesn't effect NoAUNZ, i don't want to wait

Justice for Xenoblade.

listen don't play this game cause PAL will always win

 

[DrWong]

"Yes. Maybe. No. Yes. No. Maybe. Not sure but maybe..."

What I get from the article.

PANIIIIIIC!

What the thread is.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

It is possible that this news is true..but for now it is a rumour. Why do you behave like it is some official news..?

When was the last time eurogamer was wrong?

 

[Azzanadra]

It's Nintendo, they might just decide not to release it in Europe at all.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

It is possible that this news is true..but for now it is a rumour. Why do you behave like it is some official news..?

The rumor doesn't even state Zelda is missing launch in EU. It's simply that they don't have confirmation that it is.

When was the last time eurogamer was wrong?

When their previous article stated Zelda was missing launch, period? Stop treating every rumor article as Gospel.

 

[ubiblu]

Dear Nintendo: we speak English in Australia and New Zealand. Stop fucking giving us games in 7 different languages. We will happily take some USA stock with different classification stickers.

 

[El Topo]

It is possible that this news is true..but for now it is a rumour. Why do you behave like it is some official news..?

We are discussing a rumor in this thread at face value because we know it is a rumor and we are too lazy to every single time write "Assuming the rumor that is spawned by a Eurogamer article about the unclarity of the European launch date of BotW is true then...".

 

[Notor!ousG]

It is possible that this news is true..but for now it is a rumour. Why do you behave like it is some official news..?

English isn't my native language so maybe you misread my first sentence.
I know this is a rumor, it just seems very unlikely to me that the localisation isn't done yet for Europe.

 

[SpookyBlackFish]

Remember, unclear does not mean "OH MY GOD, THEY HAVE DELAYED IT. THE ASSHOLES"

Also remember, this is NeoGAF

 

[DrWong]

When was the last time eurogamer was wrong?

When they said Zelda would miss the launch, last November.

 

[guit3457]

NeoGAF overreacting again lol

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Honestly, if the Switch is region locked and they say they hope their next console will not be I may laugh so hard I piss myself.

 

[oti]

Just because Mario is ready for launch it doesn't mean it will release at launch. Sitting on a 100% done game for scheduling reasons is something Nintendo would absolutely do.

The only way I could see this happening is if Zelda gets delayed in Europe but Europe is the only region that gets Mario at launch. That would still be a clusterfuck of incompetence I just don't want to imagine happening.

I don't expect a delay for Europe. That would be preposterous.

 

[tolkir]

This thread will be fun to bump when they will announce that the game release worldwide on March, including Europe.

Or releases in June worldwide and everyone blames NoE.

We'll need popcorn anyway.

 

[KingSnake]

It is possible that this news is true..but for now it is a rumour. Why do you behave like it is some official news..?

When their previous article stated Zelda was missing launch, period? Stop treating every rumor article as Gospel.

It is still permitted on this forum to discuss based on rumours. When a rumour is considered not worthy of discussion the thread is closed.

Trying to police the thread and pointing out the difference between official news and rumours doesn't add anything to the discussion. Unless you want every post to start "If this rumour is true ...."

 

[LordKano]

NeoGAF overreacting again lol

It's more ridiculous every time.

 

[Haunted]

WiiU version in March, Switch version later?

 

[Retrobox]

Negative rumour: Zelda to possibly miss launch in Europe

"I told you this company is just incompetent!"

Positive rumour: Switch to possibly be region-free.

"This isn't confirmed yet!"

El oh el

 

[Calm Mind]

Also remember, this is NeoGAF

A vision of Leonidas with a NeoGAF logo for a head kicking logic into a bottomless pit just popped into my head.

 

[Liamc723]

NeoGAF overreacting again lol

It's more ridiculous every time.

How selfish are you Americans?

 

[Possumowner]

Please please be region free if it's not at launch

 

[LordKano]

How selfish are you Americans?

It would be better to say that to an American actually.

 

[brawly]

If true and region locked then they can fuck off.

 

[Philippo]

Please Nintendo, please.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

It is still permitted on this forum to discuss based on rumours. When a rumour is considered not worthy of discussion the thread is closed.

Trying to police the thread and pointing out the difference between official news and rumours doesn't add anything to the discussion. Unless you want every post to start "If this rumour is true ...."

Uh, I have no issue with threads like this existing or the discussions had within. But if you considered the previous EG rumor to be 100% accurate and you're now blindly assuming the same here, there's a problem.