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I know this has come up before...but why does Zelda have such an early placeholder date? That would be amazing.
Late Stage Marxist
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Zelda coming out on a Saturday seems strange. Though that would be a great month for it to be released, birthday and all. 
Kung Fu Jedi
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I predict Zelda will be a Holiday 2005 title, released the day before Xbox 2. 
Late Stage Marxist
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I predict that Zelda >>> Xbox 2 launch titlesKung Fu Jedi said:I predict Zelda will be a Holiday 2005 title, released the day before Xbox 2.
I think it would be a nice surprise if Zelda was a summer release, and Mario 128 was their Christmas blockbuster.
However, my head and instinct tells me that that is purely wishful thinking. Mario 128 is already on the Revolution, and Zelda is going to help the Cube limp through one last Christmas.
However, my head and instinct tells me that that is purely wishful thinking. Mario 128 is already on the Revolution, and Zelda is going to help the Cube limp through one last Christmas.
Myoclonic Jerk
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DC3 and Jungle Beat are MINEEEE
Kobun Heat
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Actually, according to this month's EGM it is firmly on the GameCube now.border said:
Kobun Heat
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P. 25.
Reg: "You know, Mr. Miyamoto said that quite emphatically in the last couple of days, so...it's coming out on GameCube!"
Reg: "You know, Mr. Miyamoto said that quite emphatically in the last couple of days, so...it's coming out on GameCube!"
Kobun Heat
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Just so I have this all straight in my head, your contention is that you know more about the day-to-day operations of EAD than does Nintendo's executive VP of sales and marketing.
OKAY
Besides, who says there's not going to be a Mario game at launch with the Revolution?
OKAY
Besides, who says there's not going to be a Mario game at launch with the Revolution?
It's not that I know more than Reggie, just that that guy is little more than a PR loudmouth. Which means:
A.) He's not the most trustworthy. His job at the moment is to keep the Cube on life support, and telling us that their premiere franchise has moved on is not a good way to do that.
B.) He's not in Japan, working with their studios and designers. If the game is still on the Cube, I'm probably not going to believe it until it's on an official release list, with screenshots and media available. Or at least until there's something better than a second-hand paraphrasing of Miyamoto. Direct quote would certainly be nice.
Hoping for a Mario platformer at launch after a 4-5 year development cycle for the theoretical GameCube Mario 128 is about as fruitless as hoping for Halo 3 at the Xbox2 launch.
A.) He's not the most trustworthy. His job at the moment is to keep the Cube on life support, and telling us that their premiere franchise has moved on is not a good way to do that.
B.) He's not in Japan, working with their studios and designers. If the game is still on the Cube, I'm probably not going to believe it until it's on an official release list, with screenshots and media available. Or at least until there's something better than a second-hand paraphrasing of Miyamoto. Direct quote would certainly be nice.
**fingers crossed for Mario Party 9 and Rape Rape High School WITH MARIO**
Hoping for a Mario platformer at launch after a 4-5 year development cycle for the theoretical GameCube Mario 128 is about as fruitless as hoping for Halo 3 at the Xbox2 launch.
Kobun Heat
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But you're acting as if Reggie is just some talking head. He's very high up the food chain, which means he knows what's going on. He's not going to go on the record with something that cut-and-dried unless it's a certainty.
I'm not saying it'll happen for sure, but it's hardly pie-in-the-sky wishful thinking to say that they could bring Mario 128 to the GameCube this year and have a new Mario platformer on the Revolution when it launches -- especially since Revolution's launch is looking more like late 2006.
I'm not saying it'll happen for sure, but it's hardly pie-in-the-sky wishful thinking to say that they could bring Mario 128 to the GameCube this year and have a new Mario platformer on the Revolution when it launches -- especially since Revolution's launch is looking more like late 2006.
I have always assumed Xmas 2006 for Revolution. Two Mario games is just farfetched. A company that has strained to put out more than one Mario platformer per generation is suddenly going to put out two games within the span of a 12-18 months?
Mario 128 on Cube is possible, Mario 128 on Revolution is possible. But two Marios in as many years is crazy-talk, given the company's history and their development style (polish, polish, polish). If 128 really is something new and exciting and never-before-seen, it seems like kind of a waste to put it on GameCube. Nothing is going to change the system's course....it has too much, errrr, "momentum". If anything I think Nintendo's pride in their innovation will motivate them to put it on a system where it will get more attention and be more influential.
Reggie is "on the record"? Yeah, kinda sorta. It's such a stupid and half-baked reassurance though. They could easily renege and they wouldn't draw much ire....which is kind of the point
Mario 128 on Cube is possible, Mario 128 on Revolution is possible. But two Marios in as many years is crazy-talk, given the company's history and their development style (polish, polish, polish). If 128 really is something new and exciting and never-before-seen, it seems like kind of a waste to put it on GameCube. Nothing is going to change the system's course....it has too much, errrr, "momentum". If anything I think Nintendo's pride in their innovation will motivate them to put it on a system where it will get more attention and be more influential.
Reggie is "on the record"? Yeah, kinda sorta. It's such a stupid and half-baked reassurance though. They could easily renege and they wouldn't draw much ire....which is kind of the point