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11/19/09
People, this game is lots of fun to play. Also, it features a City which has a Desert Built inside it...
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But seriously thatd be worried.... link with guns.... i dont think so. kinda takes the originality out of zelda if you ask me.
Awesome post though.
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I don't really expect anything like this to ever get made. This is Nintendo we're talking about. But, dammit, I want that robo-rhino!
#speakup
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It's like the video's just legit enough to be illegitamate or something.
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And thanks to the new mandatory update, you'll get to hear an endless tinny "Hey! Listen!" during other completely unrelated games!
But wait! There's more! A previously dormant hidden battery and second speaker (both military-grade indestructible) inside your Wiimote will allow you to enjoy "Hey! Listen!" AT ALL TIMES.
"What if I'm not anywhere near my Wiimote?", you ask, lip trembling with fear. Well, that's the beauty of The Legend of Zelda: Navii! (The extra "i" indicates that it's a Wii product!) Our Nintendo Agents have implanted a similar battery and speaker inside your ears while you slept! You'll be able to enjoy our product EVERYWHERE YOU GO. We've wired it to your internal organs, so that the fun only stops when your heart does!
Don't worry about price, either. We're giving this experience away for FRII! (Again, the "i"s are because of the Wii. It's a pun. Awesome, right? We know... Ahem. Sorry. WII know.) Even if you've never touched a single game in your life, we've gone ahead and chipped you anyway! Feel that lump in your ear? That's your ticket to endless joy!
We will activate the Zelda experience on January 11th. We highly recommend making peace with your loved ones in the meantime, as studies have shown a 20% head explosion rate upon activation. The streets may rain with blood and skull fragments, but you'll be having too much fun to care!
The Legend of Zelda: Navii. January 11th, 2010. The ultimate gaming experience awaits!
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The joke was about Nintendo's overzealous attitude, not about Navi.
But cheers anyway. I've never been accused of being long-winded, and now I can add that to my bio when "ShaggE: The Life and Times of A Kotaku Kommenter" comes out at finer bookstores worldwide.
11/18/09
1) Game will be similiar settings and themes to previous titles, hardcore will scream that Nintendo is going to the well one more time and not giving them what they want.
2) Game will be different from previous Zeldas with either a fresh settings and themes, hardcore will scream that Nintendo has ruined Zelda when all they want is classic Zelda gameplay.
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Er, wait...
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i.e. After Wind Waker fans were clamoring for a return to OoT's more serious style, which was exactly, to the letter, what Twilight Princess was and everyone now bitches that its too similar to previous games.
People seem to forget that the games they love were created by the developers, not by the fans, so I don't see why the devlopers should have to bend over backwards to please the fans.
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It's because it's a freaking wii game. No, no, nintendo! Don't bother sticking to 20 year old facts, just screw everything up so that you can wave your arm to swing the sword, it's ok! We don't mind!
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Is this a problem? Fuck yeah it is, that's not link! It's not the same link, but it's a lineage, and they all share the same features- a major of which is being left handed.
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If it wasn't being changed for the sake of gameplay, if it really had no purpose whatsoever, then maybe, maybe, it would be something worth whining about. But there is a rhyme or reason here. And if it really bothers you, just tell yourself that he's ambidextrous.
Side note: I'm not going to reply to him and thus risk promoting him or something, but who's this Aigis dude? I may disagree with you on this subject, but he's not on his way to having an approved account.
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PS: Link is still left-handed in the DS games which goes to show it was a gameplay choice for the Wii.
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[en.wikipedia.org]
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"...he embarked on a journey. A secret and personal journey. A journey in search of a beloved and valuable friend...A friend with whom he parted ways when he finally fulfilled his heroic destiny and took his place among legends..."
*cue Navi's jingle noise*
Yeah, it's Navi.
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Seriously! I can't wait to see a Wii-exclusive, built-from-the-groud-up piece of Zelda goodness. None of this port it to make a killer launch title bull crap. I know hoping for another Ocarina of Time is a stretch, but the first Zeldas exclusive to their platform (The Legend of Zelda - NES, Link's Awakening - SNES, Ocarina - N64, Wind Waker - GC) have all been wonderful experiences. Yes, I did love Wind Waker, amidst all the sailing. Cannot wait to play this game :)
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Yes, thank you for correcting me. I meant Link to the Past.
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If Twilight Princess is a good or bad game, it's a good or bad game regardless of if it's on two consoles or not.
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It won't be a port. That's all I'm saying.
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Super Guide for Water Temple in OoT, Nintendo please.
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Or for people who want to relax and not flick their wrist five times every fifteen seconds for an hour.
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#speakup
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You'd think with how much press it got before hand people would realize the Wii has motion controls before they bought it.
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Everyone jumps to that extreme because I was hoping there would be an option.
Motion works in some games well. In others, it can be become tedious after a short while of play. I'm not the only one who found the motion control in twilight princess to feel tacked on and if anything a nuisance.
Seriously, what is so world shattering Hitler-stole-my-baby horrible about having it as an option?
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11/18/09
Besides, it's just the new button mashing. Eventually gaming is going to move away from buttons completely, I suspect.
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We want it because... It's comfortable? We like it? It would be a nice option? Some of us use games to relax after long days at work?
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All things change, it is the nature of existance. Adapt or die, as the saying goes.
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You keep jumping to extremes.
It's only an option, one they have included in a lot of their big titles.
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That would be interesting to see.
But until nintendo gets the hell off their fat lazy asses and makes a zelda game with a unique plot and actual freaking depth to the characters and world(like majoras mask), it's going to be a generic piece of crap anyway. Nintendo needs to step it up. We can't rescue princesses from the same villains with the same intent in the same worlds every year and not get tired of it.
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Seems to work out ok for Nintendo.
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If it was not a zelda game, it would've been called a piece of crap.
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It wasn't bad, though. It just wasn't... unbad.
Majora's Mask certainly is(was?) one of my favorites. I wouldn't mind a darker zelda again, something with substance.
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What I really want to see is a Zelda game where Ganondorf (or some other evil character) succeeds and basically annihilates Hyrule. A post-apocalyptic Zelda would be a great change of scenery and would continue the mature trend.
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Also jesus christ the reply system is broken. AGAIN. I am not in "speakup" yet it keeps adding it to my replies as if I am, because it goes straight to the comment thread instead of to the article. God damn the people who manage the comment system are incompetent.
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Abbreviating video games is confusing to me anyway. Every time I read something about Assassin's Creed 2, I think it's an Animal Crossing sequel.
As you were, soldier.
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Kidding. But I did love Twilight Princess. :D
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There was nowhere to go, no one to see, nothing to do. I much preferred Majora's Mask for the atmosphere and beautiful locations, and the dark undercurrent to the plot. I enjoyed Wind Waker similarly for the beautiful locations and the livelihood of the locations.
TP was angering because the gorons lived in a hole in the wall and the Zoras occupied a single room. As grand as the engine and graphics made it seem, the content seemed lacking.
Though it was still fun, but it felt very shallow.