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[Craig Majaski]

Oh, and Nintendo always ships games on Mondays, in specialty stores by Tuesdays, and in mass merchant stores by Wednesdays. It's been this way for YEARS

 

[Craig Majaski]

I think if a game is high profile enough, it won't matter when you release it. Games sell at all times of the year now. If this were late 80s or early 90s I'd see your point. Let me ask you this, do you think the game would sell better if it launched late October against PS3 launch and right before the Revolution? People only have so much money to spend in a given time. Madden proves that August is a viable month to launch games, but if Zelda misses June and July, I'd put my money on September. But, I think the bottom line is we don't know how much development time is still left. If the game isn't done by those dates, then I guess it'll come out when it is...which might put it in the unfortunate spot of releasing with all the other XMAS titles. Majora's Mask launched against the PS2 and didn't do nearly as well as OOT. Of course, one could argue that was because of expansion pack requirement and that it's not as good of a game (yes I said it!).

I hope for a summer release simply because we'll get it at a time where there aren't any big games coming out...and it's fun to play epics during the lazy days of summer

 

[Oblivion]

I think if a game is high profile enough, it won't matter when you release it. Games sell at all times of the year now. If this were late 80s or early 90s I'd see your point. Let me ask you this, do you think the game would sell better if it launched late October against PS3 launch and right before the Revolution? People only have so much money to spend in a given time. Madden proves that August is a viable month to launch games, but if Zelda misses June and July, I'd put my money on September. But, I think the bottom line is we don't know how much development time is still left. If the game isn't done by those dates, then I guess it'll come out when it is...which might put it in the unfortunate spot of releasing with all the other XMAS titles. Majora's Mask launched against the PS2 and didn't do nearly as well as OOT. Of course, one could argue that was because of expansion pack requirement and that it's not as good of a game (yes I said it!).

I hope for a summer release simply because we'll get it at a time where there aren't any big games coming out...and it's fun to play epics during the lazy days of summer

Good point, thanks for the reply.

Spoiler

And you're right about MM

 

[SantaC]

It's hard to say when the game will come out, but I'm almost 100 percent positive it won't come out in April. Actually, GameStop moved the release date out to an ambiguous "June 2006" date, so there goes your April 4th theories (which was the previous date showing in their computers). If I had to guess, the earliest we'll see Zelda in the U.S. would be Summer (June to August), with a slight possibility of it coming in October right before the Revolution hits. Only Nintendo knows for sure, and for all we know they may not have a solid date yet (still in develoment after all), because if they did we'd probably know by now.

Let's hope the game rocks. It played great at E3.

yeah, and Nintendo appearently decided to polish it a lot more. If the game was great last E3, it will surley be even greater this time. What's your thoughts that the game will be at the 3rd E3 in a row? (it sure points to summer release)

 

[Earthstrike]

Why do people seem to think the release date HAS to be dochotomized between April and November?
I predict Mid-July release, to build up Nintendo hype for the revolution, since TP will be THE game everyone is talking about. (At least for a little while).

 

[gamergirly]

Why do people seem to think the release date HAS to be dochotomized between April and November?
I predict Mid-July release, to build up Nintendo hype for the revolution, since TP will be THE game everyone is talking about. (At least for a little while).

Bc it's fun rolling dice with the dates and making 100 threads about it

 

[Zerodoppler]

Spoiler

I really hope at the end of TP, everything gets flooded and all your hard work you did in OoT is destroyed.

Spoiler

I wouldn't expect to actually see the flooding, but they might hint at it in some way. Like if it began to rain during the end cutscene/staff credits.

 

[SantaC]

Spoiler

I wouldn't expect to actually see the flooding, but they might hint at it in some way. Like if it began to rain during the end cutscene/staff credits.

you're on to something.

 

[Duderz]

Spoiler

Yeah, that would be pretty freakin' awesome.

 

[Chrono]

Why is everybody spoiler-tagging speculation...?

 

[SantaC]

Why is everybody spoiler-tagging speculation...?

good question

 

[joeposh]

Well unless we're ambushed by an "Iwata will deliver the keynote" announcement, there's only going to be two guys from Nintendo at GDC this year and they're not talking about Zelda. One will discuss a case study of Animal Crossing: WW and the other will talk about Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Now either the Wi-Fi dude is going to talk about Zelda because Twilight Princess is, in fact, online and Revolution-bound... or Zelda will be a no-show.

According to the Nubytech interview on IGNRevolution Nintendo WILL have a booth at GDC this year... hmmm Zelda prelaunch hype anyone?

 

[Ark-AMN]

lol, as I said in the other thread, they had a freaking booth at GDC last year too. And I'm still going to bet that if they show Zelda there, its going to be the same E3 demo from last year all over again.

 

[SantaC]

And I'm still going to bet that if they show Zelda there, its going to be the same E3 demo from last year all over again.

why would they?

 

[joeposh]

why would they?

Exactly, I mean what else would they have to show off at GDC? I honestly doubt that the Revolution will be on the floor, so unless something major is announced between now and then that leaves a handful of prominent DS titles and Zelda. It would be a waste of their time to get booth space if they had nothing new to show.

 

[SantaC]

Exactly, I mean what else would they have to show off at GDC? I honestly doubt that the Revolution will be on the floor, so unless something major is announced between now and then that leaves a handful of prominent DS titles and Zelda. It would be a waste of their time to get booth space if they had nothing new to show.

yeah last years GDC showed a new Zelda trailer and not the one from E3 2004.

 

[Borys]

Spoiler

I wouldn't expect to actually see the flooding, but they might hint at it in some way. Like if it began to rain during the end cutscene/staff credits.

That would be fucking great you know.

One of the best moments in WW: when you descend under the waves, emerge from the Hyrule Castle and *gasp*... watch in amazement the Hyrule Kingdom around you.

Fucking SHAME that you couldn't walk to that tower in the distance

 

[SantaC]

That would be fucking great you know.

One of the best moments in WW: when you descend under the waves, emerge from the Hyrule Castle and *gasp*... watch in amazement the Hyrule Kingdom around you.

Fucking SHAME that you couldn't walk to that tower in the distance

agreed. That land looked so damn good. Too bad about the giant sea. It was a good idea, but in the end I wanted more land to explore

 

[TurtleSnatcher]

Zelda will be out in June I bet..

 

[westical]

that's a sunday.

Try again.

 

[SantaC]

Try again.

oh it's a saturday. big deal? Zelda isn't going to come out that day either.

 

[Suburban Cowboy]

a november launch would be detrimental to the Revolution. If someone cant afford both a revo and Zelda they would have the option of getting zelda and waiting on rev.

 

[conker]

Dear Nintendo,

Please make The Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess a Revolution launch title instead of a GameCube title. Please make it have graphics that will make me say "wow" and please don't make it for GameCube, with special content for the Revolution.

kthx.

 

[Xdrive05]

Dear Nintendo,

Please make The Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess a Revolution launch title instead of a GameCube title. Please make it have graphics that will make me say "wow" and please don't make it for GameCube, with special content for the Revolution.

kthx.

I'm feeling more and more like they're going to do this. The last batch of screens they showed were as an excuse to delay the game - showing ideas that weren't turning out too well at that time on the Gamecube hardware (Hyrule market scenes with horrible fogging, textures and low-poly NPC's). And now it's looking like the game won't hit shelves until about the same time as the Revolution anyway.

If it takes the Revolution hardware to make the game they're intending to make, then so be it. But if they can pull it off right on the Gamecube, then that would be excellent for a lot of us.

I can see it going either way at this point.