Zelda News - VGF

Golden Ganon · 08-21-2006, 02:08 PM

Zelda News

From now on I will be posting the news on what is happening with the wii and Zelda TP.

I got this information from THE MISSING LINK! AT http://www.zeldablog.com/

I will be posting it here and keeping you all updated.

I make no modification from his post at all so when it says something personal it is not about me it is about him.

Nintendo Tour Hints at Wii Release Date?

Nintendo of America has just launched their website for the fourth annual Nintendo Fusion Tour. For those of you who have never attended these events (myself included), apparently they’re venues to bring new age music and gaming (particularly of the Nintendo variety) together for reasonably big shindigs across the United States. The musical aspects of the tour are being provided by bands that I have never even heard of before. (At my “venerable” age of 25, I am no longer remotely “hip” or “with it”.) The gaming aspect will be provided by Nintendo, of course.

However, even if you’re not a fan of whatever “noise” or “racket” the bands will be playing, there is something you may want to note in Nintendo’s official press release.

The tour, headlined by emo-rock band Hawthorne Heights and produced by Live Nation, will visit some 40 cities nationwide between Sept. 27 and Nov. 11. In addition to live music, each venue will showcase the hot-selling Nintendo DS Lite and provide a sneak peek of Nintendo’s upcoming console, Wii.

Yes, you heard it: Wii. With the exception of fighting amongst tens or hundreds of fans at the local game store to get your hands on a test version of the Wii, this will be your best chance to play (after you fight hundreds or thousands of people at the concert for the opportunity, of course). Imagine being able to test drive what will likely be the final versions of Super Mario Galaxies, Twilight Princess, Red Steel, among many others. (You know you want to.) You may not have been the first one ever to play it, but you’ll still be ahead of the launch date…

…Or will you? Notice when the tour ends: November 11. Somehow, my spider-senses are tingling here about this. It’s hard for the Wii to launch prior to November 11… yet still have this be a sneak peak. At the same time, according to Sony Corp., the PS3 will be launching precisely on November 11, and I cannot believe Nintendo would be foolhardy enough to come out after Sony releases their next-gen system. Of course, Nintendo is Nintendo, and they very easily could just say that, “Eh, we got most of the cities before the launch date; that’s good enough for us,” but that would force the last cities on the tour to draw the proverbial short straw. (Sorry Illinois… Iowa… Wisconsin… nearly all the Midwest…)

At any rate, I’ve drawn a handy-dandy map for you to show you where the tour will be stopping, along with roughly when you’ll be seeing Ninty’s tour buses in your area. (All I can say is that, for the first time in my life, it’s good to be living in Ohio.)

- Originally posted by The Missing Link

Some Actual Twilight Princess News

After being kept in the dark for months now Nintendo has leaped into the light with a barrage of information concerning…changes to the Twilight Princess controls.

The changes have to do with the Wii version shown at E3. According to IGN, instead of pressing B to swing the sword, movement is now regulated to actually swinging the controller around. Nintendo believes that this change will not tire the player and make the game much more interesting.

In addition, the bow has now been moved to the B button instead of the awkward position of the d-pad. From this we can infer two things. One is that it will be much easier to call up the bow and shoot an eagle or something. And two, the bow is such a very important item to be placed in such a prominent spot.

Thanks to Joystiq for the heads up and IGN for the actual news…article…thing.

- Originally posted by Darth Citrus.

**Booyakasha** · 08-21-2006, 04:10 PM

That's a really stupid route to take. I mean, sure, go a circuitous route so as to take in the whole country, but don't travel from Minneapolis to Milwaukee via St. Louis. It's out of your way.

Bomby · 08-21-2006, 04:17 PM

I'll be in Milwaukee at that time. But I'll be busy.

**Booyakasha** · 08-24-2006, 03:28 PM

I think the real Zelda news is that the Tingle RPG isn't currently slated for release stateside. Those greedy Japanese bastards are hoarding it all for themselves.

Cravdraa · 08-24-2006, 05:56 PM

First Tetra's Trackers and now the Tingle RPG...

BTW Boo, nice to see you survived the summer.

The Missing Link · 08-27-2006, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ultimate ganon

I got this information from The Missing Link.

I hear that guy is way awesome.

Koga · 08-27-2006, 09:26 AM

Nah, he's not all that.

Bomby · 08-27-2006, 12:26 PM

Wait... you actually want the Tingle RPG?

***ZeldaGirl*** · 08-27-2006, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Missing Link

I hear that guy is way awesome.

OMG, TML sighting!

GRENTLEMEN · 08-27-2006, 07:37 PM

Yeah, I read ZeldaBlog, too. It's a bit rude not to link the site when all you're doing is copy-pasting their content.

Tad Venture · 08-27-2006, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psytronic

Yeah, I read ZeldaBlog, too. It's a bit rude not to link the site when all you're doing is copy-pasting their content.

THE CONTROVERSY BEGINS

**Booyakasha** · 08-28-2006, 09:52 AM

'Want' the Tingle RPG? No, dear heart; I need it, the way plants need water. As the song goes,

'I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood/Lord knows I could/Come to no good/without Tingle to watch over me...

Won't you tell him please to put on some speed/Follow my lead/Oh, how I need/Tingle to watch over me...'

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Missing Link

I hear that guy is way awesome.

What are you doing still alive? Those cleaners I hired claimed to be professionals, damn it.

Golden Ganon · 08-28-2006, 11:16 AM

Fine I will put The Missing Link in big bold writing just to make you happy Psytronic. I will also put a Link to Zeldablog.

The whole point of this topic was for lazy people.

Oh and TML I am a big fan of your work on the zelda sites! Could I have your autograph?

The Missing Link · 08-29-2006, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZeldaGirl

OMG, TML sighting!

TMLs are actually quite easy to spot in the wild... provided you look for them in their native habitat. In fact, some TMLs might actually, if they remember you, give out their IM handles if people are daring enough to ask... especially when they've heard people have been asking about them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Booyakasha

What are you doing still alive? Those cleaners I hired claimed to be professionals, damn it.

They were. My living room is completely sparkling, thanks to you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ultimate ganon

Oh and TML I am a big fan of your work on the zelda sites! Could I have your autograph?

Cravdraa · 08-29-2006, 09:25 PM

I mentioned this before, but just in case you didn't see it. You're required to at least stop by and share your opinions about Twilight Princess when it comes out. Otherwise, I'll be forced to go TML hunting. And I'm well aware of the TML's natural habitat.

The Missing Link · 08-29-2006, 09:46 PM

^ Yeh, yeh, I saw that. But don't expect me to be un-evil when I do so. I mean, I could totally see myself saying something like:

Quote:

Link saved Zelda. That was cool. Word up.

Kae · 08-29-2006, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Missing Link

TMLs are actually quite easy to spot in the wild... provided you look for them in their native habitat.

But just so it'll be easier, can we, like, put a tag on your ear or something?

The Missing Link · 08-30-2006, 01:00 AM

^ Completely unnecessary. You know as well as I that Shane put those GPS chips in the backs of our necks the moment we registered here. :P

The Doctor · 08-30-2006, 04:24 AM

^ I wondered what was giving me that strange rash on the back of my neck, thanks.

Kae · 08-30-2006, 08:02 AM

Hehe....

*scratches back of neck nervously*

08-21-2006, 02:08 PM	#1
Golden Ganon Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: North Dakota, U.S. Gender: Posts: 3,395 Thanks: 38 Thanked 67 Times in 60 Posts Points: 9,534.60 Bank: 101.02 Total Points: 9,635.62 Donate	Zelda News Zelda News From now on I will be posting the news on what is happening with the wii and Zelda TP. I got this information from THE MISSING LINK! AT http://www.zeldablog.com/ I will be posting it here and keeping you all updated. I make no modification from his post at all so when it says something personal it is not about me it is about him. Nintendo Tour Hints at Wii Release Date? Nintendo of America has just launched their website for the fourth annual Nintendo Fusion Tour. For those of you who have never attended these events (myself included), apparently they’re venues to bring new age music and gaming (particularly of the Nintendo variety) together for reasonably big shindigs across the United States. The musical aspects of the tour are being provided by bands that I have never even heard of before. (At my “venerable” age of 25, I am no longer remotely “hip” or “with it”.) The gaming aspect will be provided by Nintendo, of course. However, even if you’re not a fan of whatever “noise” or “racket” the bands will be playing, there is something you may want to note in Nintendo’s official press release. The tour, headlined by emo-rock band Hawthorne Heights and produced by Live Nation, will visit some 40 cities nationwide between Sept. 27 and Nov. 11. In addition to live music, each venue will showcase the hot-selling Nintendo DS Lite and provide a sneak peek of Nintendo’s upcoming console, Wii. Yes, you heard it: Wii. With the exception of fighting amongst tens or hundreds of fans at the local game store to get your hands on a test version of the Wii, this will be your best chance to play (after you fight hundreds or thousands of people at the concert for the opportunity, of course). Imagine being able to test drive what will likely be the final versions of Super Mario Galaxies, Twilight Princess, Red Steel, among many others. (You know you want to.) You may not have been the first one ever to play it, but you’ll still be ahead of the launch date… …Or will you? Notice when the tour ends: November 11. Somehow, my spider-senses are tingling here about this. It’s hard for the Wii to launch prior to November 11… yet still have this be a sneak peak. At the same time, according to Sony Corp., the PS3 will be launching precisely on November 11, and I cannot believe Nintendo would be foolhardy enough to come out after Sony releases their next-gen system. Of course, Nintendo is Nintendo, and they very easily could just say that, “Eh, we got most of the cities before the launch date; that’s good enough for us,” but that would force the last cities on the tour to draw the proverbial short straw. (Sorry Illinois… Iowa… Wisconsin… nearly all the Midwest…) At any rate, I’ve drawn a handy-dandy map for you to show you where the tour will be stopping, along with roughly when you’ll be seeing Ninty’s tour buses in your area. (All I can say is that, for the first time in my life, it’s good to be living in Ohio.) - Originally posted by The Missing Link Some Actual Twilight Princess News After being kept in the dark for months now Nintendo has leaped into the light with a barrage of information concerning…changes to the Twilight Princess controls. The changes have to do with the Wii version shown at E3. According to IGN, instead of pressing B to swing the sword, movement is now regulated to actually swinging the controller around. Nintendo believes that this change will not tire the player and make the game much more interesting. In addition, the bow has now been moved to the B button instead of the awkward position of the d-pad. From this we can infer two things. One is that it will be much easier to call up the bow and shoot an eagle or something. And two, the bow is such a very important item to be placed in such a prominent spot. Thanks to Joystiq for the heads up and IGN for the actual news…article…thing. - Originally posted by Darth Citrus. Last edited by ultimate ganon; 08-28-2006 at 11:21 AM.

08-21-2006, 04:10 PM	#2
Booyakasha Mod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 6,812 Thanks: 75 Thanked 340 Times in 221 Posts Points: 9,942.64 Bank: 20,637.07 Total Points: 30,579.71 Donate	That's a really stupid route to take. I mean, sure, go a circuitous route so as to take in the whole country, but don't travel from Minneapolis to Milwaukee via St. Louis. It's out of your way. __________________ Boo--the only dude bad enough to rescue the president

08-24-2006, 03:28 PM	#4
Booyakasha Mod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 6,812 Thanks: 75 Thanked 340 Times in 221 Posts Points: 9,942.64 Bank: 20,637.07 Total Points: 30,579.71 Donate	I think the real Zelda news is that the Tingle RPG isn't currently slated for release stateside. Those greedy Japanese bastards are hoarding it all for themselves. __________________ Boo--the only dude bad enough to rescue the president

08-28-2006, 11:16 AM	#13
Golden Ganon Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: North Dakota, U.S. Gender: Posts: 3,395 Thanks: 38 Thanked 67 Times in 60 Posts Points: 9,534.60 Bank: 101.02 Total Points: 9,635.62 Donate	Fine I will put The Missing Link in big bold writing just to make you happy Psytronic. I will also put a Link to Zeldablog. The whole point of this topic was for lazy people. Oh and TML I am a big fan of your work on the zelda sites! Could I have your autograph? Last edited by ultimate ganon; 08-28-2006 at 11:27 AM.

08-21-2006, 04:17 PM	#3
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08-27-2006, 09:26 AM	#7
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08-27-2006, 12:26 PM	#8
Bomby Needle in the Hay Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: The People's Republic of Madison, WI Gender: Posts: 14,685 Thanks: 202 Thanked 443 Times in 311 Posts Blog Entries: 4 Points: 3,653.10 Bank: 1,932,597.03 Total Points: 1,936,250.13 Donate	Wait... you actually want the Tingle RPG?

08-27-2006, 07:37 PM	#10
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08-29-2006, 09:25 PM	#15
Cravdraa Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: It's round on the sides and high in the middle Gender: Posts: 5,573 Thanks: 49 Thanked 80 Times in 52 Posts Points: 30,542.93 Bank: 661,439.00 Total Points: 691,981.93 Donate	I mentioned this before, but just in case you didn't see it. You're required to at least stop by and share your opinions about Twilight Princess when it comes out. Otherwise, I'll be forced to go TML hunting. And I'm well aware of the TML's natural habitat.

08-30-2006, 01:00 AM	#18
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