Ben's Latest Flame-Inducing Next-Gen Prediction

Post by **benheck** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:04 pm

The much-delayed Zelda: The Twilight Princess will be a Revolution game.

Now we all know Nintendo is about "gameplay over graphics", but this move will be about selling a new system instead of supporting an old one.

If this game was developed for the Cube, and the Rev is Cube-compatible, all they'd have to do is tweak some stuff and bam - it's a Rev only game.

I'm calling this bombshell of Nintendo news right now. Watch by this summer, there'll be an annoucement - I bet I'm right. Nintendo will say "it's about enhancing the experience" with the new controller, but it'll really be about selling a system that is bound for 3rd place regardless. Why release their top game on the old system at the same time when you can get a bunch of Rev sales by doing this?

Flame away, but this happens a lot. Games so long in dev they skip generations. PDZ and Kameo come to mind, also Eternal Darkness, Maximo: Ghosts to Glory, Too Human... The list will continue with Zelda: The Twilight Princess. Mark my words.

paul4990 · Post by **paul4990** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:06 pm

yay go revo

oh, ps2 sucks

Post by **Gamelver** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:13 pm

I've heard this numerous times, but I'm not sure it'll happen. I'm guessing it will come out for GC in the summer (hopefully early), and then a Rev. version with the same (or slightly updated) graphics and a new controller set up, of course. I agree with Ben on the fact that they'll definitely try to make as much money on this, though, which is why they'd come out with another Rev. version, rather than just using the GC disc. the GC software in the Rev. is probably just the actual hardware (albeit much smaller), so you'd have to interface the Rev. controller to work as a GC controller for it to work in the GC slot only

(and if they could do that, then wouldn't ANY GC game be able to use the controller?). It makes sense that they'll release a second version, though. Make more money by reselling the same thing? Hasn't that been Nintendo's strategy the past few years

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if they don't make a GC version, I'll be extremely pissed

. I know they will, though. They've been developing this on the GC hardware for a while now, so why suddenly switch to the Rev.?

and paul, that post contributed nothing to the thread.

cennar · Post by **cennar** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:13 pm

you know i dont care what system the new zelda game comes one i just want one of them to play it.

Post by **marshallh** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:16 pm

Whatever system they release it on is irrelevant. What matters is the game, heck most of us will be getting a Revolution anyway, so it's a moot point.

Post by **Gamelver** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:16 pm

not for those of us with GCps!

Post by **marshallh** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:18 pm

Gamelver wrote:not for those of us with GCps!

Sir, you have a very good point there! Which is why I intend on being the first to portablize the Revolution!

Reploid Ayla · Post by **Reploid Ayla** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:23 pm

i can see what you're saying.

but if its a good game, who gives a crap?

Post by **Gamelver** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:27 pm

marshallh wrote:
Gamelver wrote:not for those of us with GCps!

Sir, you have a very good point there! Which is why I intend on being the first to portablize the Revolution!

not if I do it first

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sniper_spike · Post by **sniper_spike** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:30 pm

That's insane; you're out $400 if you mess it up. I wouldn't try it myself....
Not to mention the expensive Li-Ions you would have to buy. It would be one expensive portable.

Fanboy · Post by **Fanboy** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:31 pm

.Well, this topic actually came into disscusion at my local Gamestop a few days ago and the person across the counter had been at a Nintendo press conference recently. It has been postponed to July because they are adding special Revolution-only content allowing you to use the wand

Post by **Gamelver** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:36 pm

sniper_spike wrote:That's insane; you're out $400 if you mess it up. I wouldn't try it myself....
Not to mention the expensive Li-Ions you would have to buy. It would be one expensive portable.

can you say....add-on piece

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and though that may be true, fanboy, he could of easily been talking shaving cream

.....honestly, they wouldn't make it for GC and then have it pop into the Rev. and play with the controller without first having made ALL GC games playable with the controller...and why not have it out on the GC? they'll make a bunch of sales on people buying GCs just for that, and then when the Rev. comes out, people will buy it for the "updated" version. Makes more sense to me

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Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:03 pm

there is no doubt in my mind that it will come out on the GC the game already has thousands of reserves throught the country its nor like they can just switch systems and screw all of the game stores over that took reserves

EDIT: a portable rev seems to be way crazy with there controllor i dont see how you could put it with the actual portable case, but i think a rev with a psone screen velcroed to the back with batteries would be way easy

cowsgoquack101 · Post by **cowsgoquack101** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:32 pm

sniper_spike wrote:That's insane; you're out $400 if you mess it up. I wouldn't try it myself....
Not to mention the expensive Li-Ions you would have to buy. It would be one expensive portable.

The Revolution will be less than $300. No way! I'm going to portablazie it and name it REVp!

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:34 pm

I'm thinking of a laptop that you click it in to... I'll draw it in paint.