At the moment I'm enjoying my Cube more than ever

Mushlafa · 12-04-2003, 06:33 PM

Think about how hype it would have been if they had made a zelda game out of the Spaceworld 2k or whatever year it was tech demo? Think about how many older people prolly would have gone out and baught the cube and enjoyed it. The next one should definatley somewhat resemble that tech demo in some way and should be a little but more mature

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NOt that i didnt love TWW

Jonbo298 · 12-04-2003, 08:14 PM

The mainstream/casual gamer would drool and buy a 'Cube if a Zelda game on the 'Cube looked like the tech demo. And since WW looked like a kids game, it was widely overlooked because of its style and its gameplay wasn't brought into the buying equation.

That wasn't a major rant, but it is the truth if you think about it.

thatmariolover · 12-05-2003, 09:10 AM

I think it's a pretty sure deal that there will be a mature Zelda. The real question is how long will we have to wait for it. This next Zelda is definately Cel-Shaded, so it's not that one. And if Nintendo decides to make a third Zelda on the Cube, it'll likely also be based on the Cel-Shaded engine (simply because of time; the WW engine is more complete than the engine used in the SW2k video).

So in all reality, if we see a mature Zelda, it's more likely that it will be on the next console than on Gamecube. Nintendo will reevaluate their position in the console market before that next console releases, so it will really depend on what market they're hoping to hit.

A huge add campaign about "You've been waiting for it, and now Nintendo delivers: A mature and realistic Zelda game" would be quite effective if they decide that is where they want to base their marketing.

However, the issue I see with Nintendo is that they aren't as sales driven as most of their competitors. If they don't think they can provide the gameplay experience that they're aiming for because of a particular aspect of development, they're going to change it whether or not it affects sales.

Canyarion · 12-05-2003, 12:39 PM

Nintendo and marketing = disaster.

They depend too much on their loyal fans. How was I supposed to know that F-Zero, 1080 and others were released??

There were times that they wouldn't release a game until it was perfect. Now they release 80% games just to get some sales... at least that's how it seams.

BigJustinW · 12-05-2003, 01:52 PM

Well, my Cube right now is in my closet collecting dust with it's older brother. I don't see anything good coming out for it in the near future either.... until my precious MGS:TS comes out my cube is useless. (and I'm not going to buy a non-exclusive game for it cause my Ps2 and Xbox can take care of it and 9 times out of 10 get a better version of the game)

Jonbo298 · 12-05-2003, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Canyarion

There were times that they wouldn't release a game until it was perfect. Now they release 80% games just to get some sales... at least that's how it seams.

Well, don't all companies do that now? Because gaming has become so mainstream/casual, any casual gamer will buy a game regardless of whether it sucks or not.

So Ninty isn't able to take time to perfect a game otherwise they would lose more money then they already are.