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[SantaC]

Zelda: Fushigi No Bôshi (the strange hat) has opened at Nintendo.co.jp with a nice slideshow from the new game.

official release date is set to November 4th in Japan, and November 12th in Europe. US Release Date: January 10th, 2005
Can't wait!

Go here

 

[Grizzlyjin]

*waits for The Legend of Zelda: The Irregular Pants*

Hehe, thanks though.

 

[SantaC]

wow an euro release only 8 days after the japanese release. Not bad! Must be a new record.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

wow an euro release only 8 days after the japanese release. Not bad!

So in a strang turn of events, North America gets totally screwed? When does the US see it?

 

[Deku Tree]

So in a strang turn of events, North America gets totally screwed? When does the US see it?

Jan 2005

 

[Falch]

Got to play it two days ago, for a brief moment. Looks really good. The "diminishing" adds a whole new dimension to the puzzles.

*waits for 12 november*

 

[SantaC]

So in a strang turn of events, North America gets totally screwed? When does the US see it?

Not really. The reason why zelda has been bumped for the US is because you get the DS in november. Nintendo is probably afraid that the new zelda game gets drowned in the DS hype.

We euros don't get the DS in November, so it's a smart move.

 

[Hero]

Got to play it two days ago, for a brief moment. Looks really good. The "diminishing" adds a whole new dimension to the puzzles.

*waits for 12 november*

Wtf? Please tell me that's not official art.

 

[SantaC]

Wtf? Please tell me that's not official art.

it is.

 

[GDGF]

WTF! Link's hat is a rapist!

 

[Falch]

There's more.

 

[Meier]

Wtf? Please tell me that's not official art.

Haha I love it. Totally awesome. It comes from the flash video on the site btw.

 

[AniHawk]

WTF! Link's hat is a rapist!

No, Zelda's just a whore.

 

[SantaC]

Might play this game on the DS

 

[GDGF]

:lol You know, on second glance she doesn't seem to be distressed. She totally wants some hat.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

"My anaconda don't want none unless you got buns, hun."

 

[dog$]

*waits for The Legend of Zelda: The Irregular Pants*

Personally I'm waiting for ゼルダの伝説：　かねのぼうし myself.

 

[Wario64]

zelda = mature

 

[GermanOfficer]

Screw them.
The suggested retail prices in Europe for GBA games are much higher (40€) than the prices of US Games (30$ = 25€).

I think I will wait for the US Version, there should be enough games to play by November (BK, Mario Tennis, etc....)


GO

 

[drohne]

those ms-paint-lookin' sketches are the best drawings of wee cel link i've seen. shame he's been replaced by XTREME HERMAPHRODITE ORLANDO BLOOM MATURE LINK. and the hat kicks ass. zelda games bore me, but after looking at those concept drawings, i'm excited about this.

 

[sc0la]

The Hat is the shit. I love the pictures where it is going in the opposite direction of link or pwning his face.

Can't wait for this game. Though it is a few days late a January release makes for a nice birthday present for scola

 

[TekunoRobby]

Hah the hat is a total bitch to Link, it should make the game very humorous!

I love the drawings in the flash, it reminds me of some wierd videogame version of that HORRID 80's cartoon called The Littles.

EDIT: Ok I'll be honest, I loved the Littles when I was a kid.

 

[MrCheez]

w00t, what a cool slideshow.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Hah the hat is a total bitch to Link, it should make the game very humorous!

I love the drawings in the flash, it reminds me of some wierd videogame version of that HORRID 80's cartoon called The Littles.

The Littles rocked

 

[Ah Beng]

The hat reminds me a lot of Rod Hull and Emu -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/295000/video/_298817_holland1_vi.ram

 

[Soul4ger]

Man... If Nintendo is launching DS in November, they better get to making announcements. It's so hard explaining to people that it could be anywhere between $130 to $200, and there isn't an actual release date but it WILL be a big item this Christmas, there are plenty of games in the works, etc. I think I might just change my strategy to "OMG DS is teh kiddy PSP has a SEKUSII screen!11"

 

[Kamille]

Might play this game on the DS

With so few DS titles officially announced, damn near every game I plan to buy for my DS will be GBA software. I haven't bought a handheld since the original Gameboy, btw.

 

[Soul4ger]

With so few DS titles officially announced, damn near every game I plan to buy for my DS will be GBA software. I haven't bought a handheld since the original Gameboy, btw.

I wouldn't say 65 to 70 games is "so few," but there's no data on when they'll come. That's the biggest issue I have. And no analog. ::runs::

 

[Chittagong]

I want this game A LOT. For some reason, the Oracles games never got me excited. This, however, has the twisted Nintendo creativity better implemented, although I suppose this is done by Capcom, too? Nevertheless, looks awesome. The first positive thing about NOE in a while!

 

[jarrod]

With so few DS titles officially announced, damn near every game I plan to buy for my DS will be GBA software.

-Air Assault 2 (SummitSoft)
-Animal Crossing (Nintendo)
-Asphalt GT (UbiSoft)
-Atari Classics (Atari)
-Boktai (Konami/KCEJ)
-Bomberman DS (Hudson)
-Bust-A-Move (Taito)
-Caduceus Surgical Operation (Atlus)
-Castlevania (Konami/KCET)
-Cerulean Dreams (Mezco)
-Chobi Island 3 (Rocket Company)
-Choro Q DS (Atlus/Takara)
-Dark Reflections (Mezco)
-Dragon Ball Z (Atari)
-Dragon Ball Z (Banpresto)
-Dragon Booster (Konami)
-Dragon Quest Monsters (Square Enix/Tose)
-Dragon Quest Slime Morimori (Square Enix/Tose)
-Dynasty Warriors DS (Koei/Omega Force)
-Egg Monster Heroes (Square Enix)
-Everybody's Mah-jongg (MTO)
-Far East of Eden (Hudson/Red)
-Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (Square Enix)
-Frogger 2005 (Konami/KCEH)
-Goemon (Konami)
-GoldenEye (Electronic Arts)
-GT DS (MTO)
-Gyakuten Saiban (Capcom)
-Harvest Moon DS (Natsume/Marvelous/Marucome)
-Jinsei Game DS (Atlus/Takara)
-Jissen Pachislo Hisshopou! Fist of the North Star (Sammy)
-Kaido Racing Battle (Genki)
-Kenshuui Tendou Dokuta (Spike)
-Legend of the River King (Natsume/Marvelous)
-Living High↑Killing Low↓ (Genki)
-Madden NFL 2005 (Electronic Arts)
-Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
-Megaman Battle Network (Capcom)
-Meteos (Bandai)
-Metroid Prime: Hunters (Nintendo/NST)
-Mikke! (Aki)
-Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (Bandai)
-Monster Rancher (Tecmo)
-Moonlight Fables (Majesco)
-Mr Driller (Namco/Driller Project)
-Mysterious Dungeon (ChunSoft)
-Nanostray (Majesco)
-Naruto (Tomy)
-Need for Speed (Electronic Arts)
-New Secret of Mana (Square Enix)
-New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo)
-NintenDogs (Nintendo)
-One Piece (Bandai)
-Organizer Plus (SummitSoft)
-Pac n' Roll (Namco)
-Pac-Pix (Namco)
-Picto-Chat (Nintendo)
-Powerful Pro Baseball (Konami/KCES)
-Professional Wrestling (Yukes)
-Project DA (NeoPong)
-Project Rub/I Would Die for You (Sega/Sonic Team)
-Rayman (UbiSoft)
-Rakugaki Kingdom (Taito/Rakaguta Studio)
-Robots (VU Games)
-Shin Megami Tensei DS (Atlus)
-Showboard Kids DS (Atlus/Racdym)
-Sonic DS (Sega/Sonic Team)
-Spectral Force (Idea Factory/Neverland)
-Spider-Man 2 (Activision/Vicarious Visions)
-SpongeBob SquarePants (THQ)
-Super Mario 64x4 (Nintendo)
-Super Robot Taisen (Banpresto)
-Survival Kids (Konami)
-Tiger Woords PGA Tour (EAlectronic Arts)
-Tounou Ni Asekaku Game Series: Volume 1 Cool 104 Joker & Setline (Aruze)
-Trouballs (Paragon 5)
-Ubukawa Detective Case-Books (Genki)
-Ultimate Brain Games (TeleGames/Cosmigo)
-Ultimate Card Games (TeleGames/Cosmigo)
-Ultimate Pocket Games (TeleGames/Cosmigo)
-Urbz: Sims in the City (Electronic Arts/Griptonite)
-Urusei Yatsura (Marvelous)
-Yu-Gi-Oh! Nightmare Troubador (Konami/KCEJ)
-Vandal Hearts (Konami)
-Viewtiful Joe DS (Capcom/Clover Studio)
-Wario Ware, Inc. DS (Nintendo)
-WiNX (Konami)
-World Soccer Winning Eleven (Konami/KCET)
-ZOIDS (Tomy)

-tba action (D3)
-tba action (Epoch)
-tba board game (Jams Works)
-tba family (Orbital Media)
-tba historical simulation (Koei)
-tba mah-jongg (Koei)
-tba movie license (UbiSoft)
-tba platform (Orbital Media)
-tba project (Argonaut)
-tba project (Box Clever)
-tba project (Engine)
-tba project (Majesco)
-tba project (Raylight Studios)
-tba project (Shin'en)
-tba project (Tecmo/Team Ninja)
-tba project (Vivendi Universal)
-tba projects (Atari)
-tba projects (Bandai)
-tba projects (Electronic Arts)
-tba projects (From Software)
-tba projects (Hudson)
-tba projects (Majesco)
-tba projects (THQ)
-tba projects (UbiSoft)
-tba projects (Visual Impact)
-tba racing (Orbital Media)
-tba RPG (GameArts)
-tba RPG (Marvelous)
-tba RPG (Namco)
-tba simulation (Sunrise)
-tba soccer (Dino Dini/DC Studios)
-tba strategy RPG (Orbital Media)

...not enough for you?

 

[Hero]

Whoa, when Link turns small in one of those screens it looks like there's little Pikmin type dudes. Pikmin in Zelda!!

 

[Kamille]

...not enough for you?

Nope. 'fraid not.





I should probably rephrase that. "So few titles that I've actually seen and can thus get excited about." Not hating on the DS or anything, it's just that the lack of info and screens/footage has me currently more excited about past, present and upcoming GBA games I've missed out on. That's sure to change in the coming weeks I'm sure.

 

[Mama Smurf]

The hat look stupid, though the idea could be funny. I just wish the design was different. Link's eyelashes are annoying too.

I hope Flagship come up with some inventive puzzles based around the different sizes.

 

[cvxfreak]

I think delaying the U.S. release of Zelda was a bad idea, but I guess it gives Nintendo an opening in January.

 

[Socreges]

Such weird art. Dun like it, but I'm sure the gameplay will rock.