Eurogamer: Zelda's launch timing in Europe is still unclear
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No, now it works. Not sure what went wrong. Wouldn't make sense to block me as I don't interact with her.
purseowner
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You better be able to switch eShop region with ease (like the PS4, not the Vita).
I need to play BotW Day One.
I need to play BotW Day One.
shira
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Region free everywhere but EU.
So UK is region free or not?
TheMagician
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As someone else has said, the event is next week. Absolutely no dates will be 'up in the air' of any region as they will have had to be locked down.
The date will be set and we will find it out next week.
Let's not forget that all the EU marketing as BotW screenshots all over it.
They will be working on TV ads and other materials already so will already know if Zelda is day 1.
The date will be set and we will find it out next week.
Let's not forget that all the EU marketing as BotW screenshots all over it.
They will be working on TV ads and other materials already so will already know if Zelda is day 1.
Calm Mind
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Brexit was especially for times like these.
I don't know man. I'd take 3D Mario over anything else but playing Zelda after the Americans have found all the secrets already sounds laaaaaame.
Lol, isnt the Virtual Console still like this in Europa? I dont know myself since i stopped using it.
Stallion Dan
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Start your new console treating Europe like you did the 90s Nintendo, see how far that gets you.
In Germany:
Mario & Splatoon on March 17
Zelda on or after April 7 (in time for Easter)
Mario Kart on May 26
I hope.
Amusingly, that's the era people seem to like Nintendo the most!
Your sacrifice will not be in vain, Euro-GAF.
Milly Osworth
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True, the golden era of Nintendo.
Notor!ousG
Member
Imagine NCL deciding that if the game gets delayed in Europe for 2 weeks, they'll delay the Switch there too for 2 weeks, just to have it as a launch game.
Lol, where the fuck do people get this stuff from?
If the European version will release in June as apparently initially planned then I'm hoping against all odds that Nintendo will at least put the American Switch version on the European eShop.
I want to play BotW with an open mind and without pre-conceived notions about its quality, but after it's out in the US it'll be impossible for me to avoid those entirely. People will be talking about it everywhere after all and most of the time most people think that two weeks after a game's US release it's okay to casually throw around spoilers and late game info.
I want to play BotW with an open mind and without pre-conceived notions about its quality, but after it's out in the US it'll be impossible for me to avoid those entirely. People will be talking about it everywhere after all and most of the time most people think that two weeks after a game's US release it's okay to casually throw around spoilers and late game info.
Calm Mind
Member
This is a pretty good timetable. It mirrors my own for NA with a difference of about three days for Mario and now BotW.
Smiles and Cries
Member
should have brought more Wii Us fellas
at least you can import it unlike what happened with Xenoblade
at least you can import it unlike what happened with Xenoblade
Biocoincoin
Neo Member
They don't know it but they sure can feel it.
Regarding this rumor, this feels like NCL putting NoE under pressure, forcing them to allocate additional resources to the translation/QA process.
Also, maybe the leak history at NoE (directs) prevented NCL to provide non-gold builds to anticipate the translation work ?
Eolz
Member
Oh yeah, same.
Even if they will do a lot of overtime, the delay will be minimal at worst. They can't fuck up for Zelda.
If it was the usual smaller game or RPG though...
rochellepaws
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At least they won't have to worry about a negative reaction during their January 12th event if it is delayed with it airing at 4/5am across most of Europe!
Bidermaier
Member
I don't want a story focused game at launch. I want to goof around playing for short bursts. Showing the console to friends and family. Reading neogaf.
This is what happens when you outsource localization of your game to different languages. You just need one slow language translation, and everything goes through the window. I was worried about the massive layoffs there were in NoE a couple of years ago, and I guess this is the direct consequence of it. Other recent games that also got delayed presumably because of the localization were Rhythm Tengoku Megamix and Picross 3D 2.
Nintendo is probably the first interested on releasing this game on time, though.
Nintendo is probably the first interested on releasing this game on time, though.
Rumours are pointing towards it plus Iwata's comments that it would be something they'd consider for the Switch.
Eolz
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Basically confirmed for the trust-worthy insiders (or eurogamer), and Iwata seemed to be fine with next Nintendo hardware being region-free again at an investors meeting.
Who said it's outsourced?
Stallion Dan
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Is kinda amusing if this was a big game by any other publisher nobody would believe it, but such is the faith in Nintendo that people believe it more than anything.
Overractions here are why Switch rumors should stay on a single thread where people actually read them. It's like every one on this thread read neither the article, neither the thread's title and are imagining that there is a rumor saying that the game will be delayed in Europe, while it's not the case.
"If this is true". Like a lot of people here said, if this is true then what ? It would mean that the european release date of Zelda is not locked yet, and that's it. Nowhere in the article the author said that the game would be delayed, because he has no way to know. The only thing it means is that, right now, NoE has several options, and the most likely one (again, it was stated in the article if you guys read it) is that NoE will double-down on the resources to release Zelda in time.
This article is almost non-news. The only thing you could gather from it is an explanation about why there are conflictuals reports about Zelda's release date.
"If this is true". Like a lot of people here said, if this is true then what ? It would mean that the european release date of Zelda is not locked yet, and that's it. Nowhere in the article the author said that the game would be delayed, because he has no way to know. The only thing it means is that, right now, NoE has several options, and the most likely one (again, it was stated in the article if you guys read it) is that NoE will double-down on the resources to release Zelda in time.
This article is almost non-news. The only thing you could gather from it is an explanation about why there are conflictuals reports about Zelda's release date.
tiebreaker
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I care about import and shipping fees.
Dev kits are region-free.
Eolz
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Nobody would believe it if was for NA.
If it was another publisher but still Europe, it wouldn't be that surprising sadly. Look at Sega/Atlus for example...
gate stormer
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I doubt this would happen, but it would be sad and funny if Nintendo released the new Mario at launch in Europe but every other region got Zelda at launch.
Diprosalic
Banned
pretty weird as it was Microsoft who needed almost whole year to launch their console in most european countries and i can't remember any big release gaps from nintendo.
Calm Mind
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Stairouais
Member
Again, rumors are about Dev kits. All dev kits are region free.
You don't want to sink hours into a meaty SP game at launch? Showing off the machine to family is fine but I want that experience. I always get buyer's remorse after buying a console and that eases that feeling quite a lot.
Stallion Dan
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I said big game, Sega and Atlus have none anymore.
For comparison, was WiiU devkit region free?
Also the power adapter
Is 110-240v
Vanguard771
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All those tiny little numbers in those tiny little grids would not be enough to pay for this sin.
But yeah this would suck for the EU. If it is cutting it this close to the wire I wouldn't mind focusing on translating all the text and throwing in subtitles. Just patch in the voice acting later when possible.
I hope this is sarcasm and not just missing the huge self irony from it.
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