Jawbreaker
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No, they have their own sources.
Eurogamer: Zelda's launch timing in Europe is still unclear
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No, they have their own sources.
Yeah I'm sure that the translation of 4 dialogue boxes in 3 languages will be a problem, especially when Xenoblade Chronicles X was released the same day in both NA and Europe.
It's not possible that no one told Eurogamer that it will be at launch in Europe as well, or that their leaky source was fed with bullshit and possibly got his ass fired.
It's not possible that no one told Eurogamer that it will be at launch in Europe as well, or that their leaky source was fed with bullshit and possibly got his ass fired.
Nah, people have been going too crazy about all the unconfirmed Switch information - no need to loose your head a week before the we get the official info. Some Gaffer have been so wrapped up in the rumor action that there is no difference between Nintendo and EG/LPVG etc.
Nintendo hasnt even announced the new Mario title but everyone was expecting it to launch with the console in march, while Zelda got delayed to summer. Now we have this...all im saying is things change all the time - just because EG doesnt have someone confirming/leaking the latest status update doesnt mean a delay is happening.
NoE/Shibata not being able to get Zelda for launch when the other markets get it would be crazy though - hard to believe.
Eolz
Member
What the hell is NOE doing?
They got cuts that had more an impact on them doing less localizations in favor of Treehouse (that got worse) instead, but they should have still been able to plan that.
Region free is not supposed to be for a first party not doing their job at this level...
They got cuts that had more an impact on them doing less localizations in favor of Treehouse (that got worse) instead, but they should have still been able to plan that.
Region free is not supposed to be for a first party not doing their job at this level...
Notor!ousG
Member
I'm sorry but this isn't a excuse at all.
Wii U was a big flop. They need to have a succesful launch with Switch, in all territories. BotW has been in development for so many years, alot of the main dialogue could've been translated already. Zelda is also one of the flagship IP's for US/EU.
I'm sorry, but if the game isn't ready for launch, they messed up.
One of Nintendo's biggest strengths is that parents trust them blindly. Could you imagine a kid crying after playing Zelda because it's not in German?
-shadow-
Member
But off topic but. The European Epic Yarn voice over is by far the best version. That British accent is amazing!
In this case it really doesn't matter. If Nintendo announces Zelda launching fully in Europe at the same time, everybody will be happy and this thread will be forgotten. If they will have some workaround then this thread has soften the blow and any workaround will be better than a delay.
So let the people discuss. If they want to vent, let them vent. It's up to mods to decide when something is blown out of proportions.
Toadthemushroom
Member
I never said it's an excuse, I'm saying the game's development wasn't finished 24 months ago, as if it's just been sitting on the shelf finished.
I agree that it should be ready for launch in Europe. I think it'll be better to discuss this sort of thing once we know what the extent of the delay is on the 12th - the European delay might be either a few weeks after launch or months after. If it's out in the summer then yup, they messed up.
Mithos
Member
But what if the eShop is region locked, and DLC can only be accessed through the US eShop (if DLC comes for Breath of the Wild), will Nintendo have eShop region free or will I/we be able to have an US eShop account, EUR eShop account and an JAP eShop account on the same Switch?
I remember I was given crap in the Switch discussion thread when I said Nintendo would do exactly this. Yeah it would be cool for all territories to have Zelda at the same time but if the options are to delay it world wide or launch it with the Switch in America and Japan of course Nintendo was gonna delay it for Europe. They are not going to jeopardize the LAUNCH OF THE SWITCH in America and Japan just because Zelda isn't ready in Europe.
It could totally be out of hand of NoE. If the article is right and this was decided despite NoE asking for a delay, then they just got handed a hot potato.
thomasmahler
Moon Studios
Fuck Nintendo if that's true. Launching a game like Zelda months later in Europe is bullshit that was okay in the 90s, but not in todays time. With digital distribution today, this shit would be completely inexcusable - Not ready with translations, even though you folks had 5+ years of dev time? Then let me download the US version.
Angry Chair
Member
It is bad news so it has to be true. /s
family_guy
Member
Why such a bad attitude towards the people who make the game? It's not like you can get your Zelda fix somewhere else. The game wouldn't exist without Nintendo.
Herb Alpert
Banned
"cancel the Switch in Europe. They don't deserve it"
Notor!ousG
Member
Is there any reason why NoJ would do that?
I mean, it's beneficial for them that all territories have a good launch, right? NoJ, NoA, NoE is still just basically Nintendo, right?
They could just do what they've done in the past and just release in Japan and make all of the west wait. But in this scenario, what's the point in punishing NA if it's the European version holding things up?
We always get shafted. Except we get Star Wars films a day early.
I didnt say that no one should or can discuss rumors or this - event is just so close that its not worth getting worked up about something that may or may not be true.
We didnt know if Zelda would make it at launch before this EG article and we dont know it after the article. So nothing really changed, only that EG cant confirm something that Nintendo will announce to the whole world next week.
All of the recent word has pointed to the game launching with the Switch in at least the US.
If there are localization issues, I can't imagine that NoE wants to be left out of the launch hype and would be forced to release the English version while they hammer away on FIGS in the post-release period. I seem to recall that they had some localization shakeups over the past year, which will need to be addressed before long to prevent a situation like this from happening again.
Not always. NOE has been pretty good recently!
When was last time when NCL cared about the other territories? They still launch a lot of games first in Japan.
Camaway2
Member
Aonuma says whatever corporate needs him to say.
The game was pencilled for Christmas 2015, which means, assuming at least a 6 months final beta testing, that the assets were nailed down way before, probably Q1 2015.
What happened afterwards can be reduced to the following options:
1) Nintendo board decided back then that development of the game had costed too much to waste it on the sinking ship that already was the WiiU.
2) Performance was abysmal and it needed retooling.
I see (1) much more likely than (2) personally.
Imagining that the language assets needed to be substantially rewritten would imply that Nintendo had gone Philips CD-i and suddenly forgotten how to write a Zelda storyline, which I find not believable.
A game of this size is not improvised, whatever retooling they did since mid 2015 has to do with a strategic corporate decision and the refactoring of the code to work on the Switch, not on the language assets.
Serenitynow
Member
I'm not trying to shit in peoples' cereal, but to everyone saying that it'll launch simultaneously in all three regions... the launch lineup is going to be announced in a week. If it was going to make EU launch, Nintendo (and thus Eurogamer through sources) would know.
And to people blaming Nintendo as a whole, this is an NOE decision. It's like all those threads about NOA being the worst arm of Nintendo.
And to people blaming Nintendo as a whole, this is an NOE decision. It's like all those threads about NOA being the worst arm of Nintendo.
Insert Disk Two
Member
I remember when Animal Crossing was released for the Gamecube, I imported the Australian version as it came out way before the European version (I guess because of translation delays). So if Zelda BOTW is delayed and the Switch is region locked, Australia might save us from inevitable months of doom.
Notor!ousG
Member
Laura Kate Dale is tweeting about the article.
https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz/status/816986521794449408
https://twitter.com/LaurakBuzz/status/816986521794449408
purseowner
Member
This is a good point - Australia has been getting the Yokai Watch games at the same time as America, unlike Europe.
I'm not authorized to read that tweet apparently (why?). What does it say?
Edit: Nevermind, now it works.
Notor!ousG
Member
Two tweets that are the most important:
"That Eurogamer write up goes a long way to explaining why I heard such conflicting things regarding the launch for the game."
"Basically, Eurogamer are saying "yep, it's entirely possible Nintendo EU expected a summer release but NOA have it locked for launch"."
If the last one is true then wow, that is some bad communication between regions.
"Basically, Eurogamer are saying "yep, it's entirely possible Nintendo EU expected a summer release but NOA have it locked for launch"."
Diprosalic
Banned
this is just a tactic to make the underwhelming presentation look better to us.
we're now all expecting the game to miss launch and then we'll be happy if we get it.
at least i hope so.
but if our consolation prize is mario, i don't want to win anyway.
we're now all expecting the game to miss launch and then we'll be happy if we get it.
at least i hope so.
but if our consolation prize is mario, i don't want to win anyway.
You were probably blocked.
Diprosalic
Banned
not for us on neogaf but not everybody speaks english/french/spanish
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