Do you want the GC version of Twilight Princess? Better get it NOW! - Page 3

Lurch1982 · 12-24-2006, 06:13 PM

It was also a lead item in Best Buy's Christmas Eve ad, so I'm sure the blue-shirts have mountains of them as well.

Bartman101 · 12-24-2006, 08:14 PM

Horrible mistake.

**Cravdraa** · 12-24-2006, 09:36 PM

Yes, just to clarify, (perhaps three pages too late) I didn't make this topic to wine about nintendo, but as an announcement that anyone who wants the GCN version should get it while they can. I'd imagine you could still find it in most locations if you look hard enough. It was just meant as a warning that this could change pretty quickly.

Zavval · 12-25-2006, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyborn

And please name your sixteen games - out of curiosity, and so I can prove a point.

Okay, sure:

F-Zero GX
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
StarFox Adventures
StarFox Assault
Star Wars: Rogue Leader
Star Wars: Rebel Strike
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Tales of Symphonia
The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition Disc (this one may not count)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Viewtiful Joe
Viewtiful Joe 2

If you count the Collecter's Edition Zelda disc then you could knock the count up to twenty, if not then sixteen. I also owned Luigi's Mansion, but lent it to a cousin a few years ago and haven't seen it since.

**Wyborn** · 12-25-2006, 02:36 PM

All right, now to make the point.

F-Zero will be coming to the Wii. Not right now, but its eventual arrival is inevitable. It's been on every Nintendo platform since the SNES.

Fire Emblem is making its way too.

Metroid Prime 3 looks to blow the first two out of the water in many ways.

The Sonic for Wii is supposed to be the first legitimately good 3-D Sonic game since...uh...SA2:B. With more Sonic.

Starfox will make its way, too, in a form better than Assault (which is nice in its own way).

I miss the Rogue Squadron games, I really do, and they won't be coming to the Wii in all likelihood unless Factor 5 has a change of heart, but we will in all likelihood be getting Pilotwings and various other flying games.

Brawl > Melee. You can feel it coming as well as I can.

There are Tales games on nearly every platform currently out. They'll be coming to the Wii too, at some point.

The Wii-exclusive Zelda has been in development for a year.

My point is this: most of the games you listed will have some great iteration on the Wii, and that's only those that will be getting the sequel treatment. No Gamecube fan can honestly claim that Twilight Princess is the only thing that would ever draw him towards buying a Wii - it's an investment, just like the Gamecube was, but it has the potential for a much bigger pay-off.

The Missing Link · 12-25-2006, 10:15 PM

Again... RTFP:

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Originally Posted by The Missing Link

I asked my friend who works at NoA regarding this, and she hasn't heard a word about it. Granted, she's not exactly anywhere close to Reggie's level, but you'd have thought we'd have heard a peep out of SOME gaming news group about this were it true. :P

Zavval · 12-25-2006, 10:17 PM

Yea, well the problem is when I bought the GameCube I didn't have two kids and a wife staying home to take care of them. I've not the funds to purchase a Wii for what is currently only one game that I want. The only way I would buy it now is for my kids, and my daughter isn't showing much interest in video games. My son may be a different story, but he's only just over a year old so it's going to be a while yet.

Chunky Kong12345 · 12-25-2006, 10:42 PM

Now that the NES generation is having kids, it's still kinda weird to see people on a gaming forum talking about kids.

Everybody Nose · 12-26-2006, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Lurch1982

Like, maybe I'm missing something, but who would actually buy Twilight Princess on the GCN?

The people who don't want to buy a Wii (or whole new system) just for one or two games (such as myself).

Bought the GCN version today, so they can pull em all off shells now, it's cool.

wariovswario · 01-03-2007, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Cravdraa

Erm... no. The problem isn't that the GC version isn't selling. Most stores are completely sold out of both versions. There's clearly still a demand if larger retail chains had to backorder them. If it's having poor sales then it's because in many areas the Gamecube version was hard to find to begin with. The GC version's only been out for a week! Even if it was the worst selling Zelda game of all time, it'd still be going strong. Every store in my area had sold out of preorders for it over a month ago! The only reason I got a copy was because I took the day off from work and staked out a store that doesn't take preorders.

No, this is clearly more a case of people shouting "We want to buy it!" and Nintendo replying "No. Go buy the other version."

I don't think it's selling out as well as you think. I remember before christmas I went into the best buy and saw several copies on the shelf...actually every time I go into best buy it's still on the shelf. It's not that it's selling out quickly...because it really isn't selling that good for the gamecube version.

MC Luigi · 01-03-2007, 07:09 PM

^yes it is. Yes it is selling well. Just not as much as Crav said
I believe the rumor is (the biggest, steaming pile of crap) a big lie. Theres no way it could be true. A few weeks ago I saw a lot of TP's. Then, a few days ago, I visit and saw even more. I haven't heard of this rumor at all yet. I'll have to check out the site to see if they took off the GC TP section.

Crav EDIT: Don't call people liars when you don't have your facts straight. The section has been completely removed. I just checked to see if maybe they put it back up. You must be looking at something else.

Yoshi Girl · 01-20-2007, 02:30 AM

Hmm... Well before TP came out, I was wondering if I should get the GameCube version of it... Well because it was the only game I wanted to get on the Wii. But I ended up getting a Wii with TP. Just because I thought it was a good idea. Sure, it's the only game I want for the Wii right now, but it's a good idea to buy a Wii so I can buy new games in the future. (Also I thought it would probably be better to experience TP on the Wii) Also I am glad the Wii version is in widescreen. The GameCube version is not. (But that's kind of stupid, it should be in widescreen on the GameCube version too, there are some games on the GameCube that can be played in widescreen) I have a widescreen TV at my dad's house where I'm living, and my mom has a widescreen TV at her house too. My mom and sister live in Oregon, and I live in California. When I was in Oregon visiting a week ago, I let my sister borrow my GameCube and some games. She loves Zelda, and I told her she can get TP on the GameCube. (Since I was taking the Wii back to California with me) She was very excited to do that, so I went to the stores to find it for her. Anyways... This was on January 15, and I looked in all the stores that would sell it, and they were all sold out... I was giving up hope of finding it, but the very last store I went to, and the last one I could of gone to, actually had it so I got lucky.

MC Luigi · 01-20-2007, 04:40 PM

^^I never called you a liar.
And I still see GC TP's these days at the same EB Games. It was just a big rumor.

***Ynot Shane*** · 01-20-2007, 05:48 PM

Since the two versions are pretty much the same, people were more than willing to grab the Cube version instead (hence a game on a dead system outselling the flagship game for a new system), which leads to nice revenue but doesn't help any for system sales. What else is actually going to move Wiis? People were lucky to even get a GCN version in the first place (I didn't understand why they released it myself), and there's always eBay.

01-03-2007, 07:09 PM	#51
MC Luigi Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In YO FACE Gender: Posts: 1,033 Thanks: 41 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Points: 9,752.64 Bank: 23,165.44 Total Points: 32,918.07 Donate	^yes it is. Yes it is selling well. Just not as much as Crav said I believe the rumor is (the biggest, steaming pile of crap) a big lie. Theres no way it could be true. A few weeks ago I saw a lot of TP's. Then, a few days ago, I visit and saw even more. I haven't heard of this rumor at all yet. I'll have to check out the site to see if they took off the GC TP section. Crav EDIT: Don't call people liars when you don't have your facts straight. The section has been completely removed. I just checked to see if maybe they put it back up. You must be looking at something else. Last edited by Cravdraa; 01-20-2007 at 04:01 PM.

01-20-2007, 05:48 PM	#54
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Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,157 Thanks: 119 Thanked 214 Times in 128 Posts Points: 28,144.99 Bank: 183,333.60 Total Points: 211,478.59 Donate	It was also a lead item in Best Buy's Christmas Eve ad, so I'm sure the blue-shirts have mountains of them as well.

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12-24-2006, 09:36 PM	#43
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12-25-2006, 02:36 PM	#45
Wyborn Zelda Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,326 Thanks: 86 Thanked 439 Times in 269 Posts Points: 17,672.94 Bank: 82,155.51 Total Points: 99,828.45 Donate	All right, now to make the point. F-Zero will be coming to the Wii. Not right now, but its eventual arrival is inevitable. It's been on every Nintendo platform since the SNES. Fire Emblem is making its way too. Metroid Prime 3 looks to blow the first two out of the water in many ways. The Sonic for Wii is supposed to be the first legitimately good 3-D Sonic game since...uh...SA2:B. With more Sonic. Starfox will make its way, too, in a form better than Assault (which is nice in its own way). I miss the Rogue Squadron games, I really do, and they won't be coming to the Wii in all likelihood unless Factor 5 has a change of heart, but we will in all likelihood be getting Pilotwings and various other flying games. Brawl > Melee. You can feel it coming as well as I can. There are Tales games on nearly every platform currently out. They'll be coming to the Wii too, at some point. The Wii-exclusive Zelda has been in development for a year. My point is this: most of the games you listed will have some great iteration on the Wii, and that's only those that will be getting the sequel treatment. No Gamecube fan can honestly claim that Twilight Princess is the only thing that would ever draw him towards buying a Wii - it's an investment, just like the Gamecube was, but it has the potential for a much bigger pay-off.

12-25-2006, 10:17 PM	#47
Zavval Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Gender: Posts: 324 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 1,612.67 Bank: 743.27 Total Points: 2,355.94 Donate	Yea, well the problem is when I bought the GameCube I didn't have two kids and a wife staying home to take care of them. I've not the funds to purchase a Wii for what is currently only one game that I want. The only way I would buy it now is for my kids, and my daughter isn't showing much interest in video games. My son may be a different story, but he's only just over a year old so it's going to be a while yet.

12-25-2006, 10:42 PM	#48
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01-20-2007, 02:30 AM	#52
Yoshi Girl Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Medford, OR, U.S.A. Gender: Posts: 2,716 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 2,412.18 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 2,412.18 Donate	Hmm... Well before TP came out, I was wondering if I should get the GameCube version of it... Well because it was the only game I wanted to get on the Wii. But I ended up getting a Wii with TP. Just because I thought it was a good idea. Sure, it's the only game I want for the Wii right now, but it's a good idea to buy a Wii so I can buy new games in the future. (Also I thought it would probably be better to experience TP on the Wii) Also I am glad the Wii version is in widescreen. The GameCube version is not. (But that's kind of stupid, it should be in widescreen on the GameCube version too, there are some games on the GameCube that can be played in widescreen) I have a widescreen TV at my dad's house where I'm living, and my mom has a widescreen TV at her house too. My mom and sister live in Oregon, and I live in California. When I was in Oregon visiting a week ago, I let my sister borrow my GameCube and some games. She loves Zelda, and I told her she can get TP on the GameCube. (Since I was taking the Wii back to California with me) She was very excited to do that, so I went to the stores to find it for her. Anyways... This was on January 15, and I looked in all the stores that would sell it, and they were all sold out... I was giving up hope of finding it, but the very last store I went to, and the last one I could of gone to, actually had it so I got lucky.

01-20-2007, 04:40 PM	#53
MC Luigi Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In YO FACE Gender: Posts: 1,033 Thanks: 41 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Points: 9,752.64 Bank: 23,165.44 Total Points: 32,918.07 Donate	^^I never called you a liar. And I still see GC TP's these days at the same EB Games. It was just a big rumor.