Suggesting that one of the most beloved franchises of all time could ruin anything outside of itself is a tough call to make. Did Sonic ruin the Dreamcast? Obviously not. Really, how could the Wii be ruined? It's still the best selling game console, and almost every title Nintendo puts out is a best seller. It owns a majority of the "gaming" market by a pretty significant margin. So whats the issue? 3rd Party Core publishers, the ones that make the games we care about, are afraid to produce things for the Wii.
VGChartz's Evan Norris: "Is Ocarina of Time as legendary as I remembered it? For the most part, yes. In spite of a handful of missteps — a few obtuse puzzles, some tedious backtracking, and a clunky stealth sequence — I don't believe the last 23 years have been unkind to it. Ocarina remains a brilliant example of the medium, a landmark game that shaped the future of its own franchise and 3D gaming in general. After more than two decades it retains its inventive dungeon design, challenging puzzles, dynamic combat, wistful storyline, unforgettable music, and empowering open-air freedom. I feel confident calling it one of the greatest games of the fifth generation, even if I'm no longer prepared to list it among the five best games ever made."
Pure unadulterated fun. They don't make them like this anymore...especially not the triple A industry.
Back when video rental was a thing, I rented out Majoria's Mask, I never finished it though. I did buy the 3DS version before the eshop shutdown, so maybe one day I'll finally play through the whole thing, it's amazing how well these games hold up though. I briefly played Ocarina of Time for a while and it was really fun.
BLG writes, "There are many fantastic and iconic weapons in game history, but some are significantly more memorable than others. When we think of iconic game weapons, these are the top 20 that come to mind."
You forgot one and it's a doozy. The weapon is kindness in undertale. :) defeats countless enemies.
Screen Rant, "The return of one controversial character could have an incredible effect on The Legend of Zelda, prompting the introduction of new features."
Honestly I really changed my mind on Fi with the remaster because they didn't make her interrupt your gameplay every 5 seconds, that drastically changed my views on her
Technically she's in ToTK but obviously can't take any other form than the sword she was made into. Also the companion feature has been done plenty of times in Zelda, I don't think it'll add anything new. If anything should be brought back it should be the Minish.
This article, for lack of a better term...is horrible.
The only thing i agree with him on is that, yes, some people are holding on to their wii for the next zelda.
Zelda is not the reason for 3rd parties trying to make "core" games.
The reason for 3rd parties making "core" games is the fact that not everyone wants to make casual or licensed crap. Not to mention, lots of new studios are getting a chance with the wii because of the huge install base and cheaper production costs.
terrible article, according to this article the Conduit and Madworld are there best example of core gaming on the Wii? It seems most gamers forgot what "hardcore" means, it dosen't mean a generic sci-fi fps, a bloody beat-am-up, its titles like Muramasa, Little King, NSMBWii, Zelda, Puch-Out that are best examples of core games on the Wii. It seems the only way for a game to be "hardcore" these days is to have guns, blood, and a 6 hour campaign.
I don't like how the writer speaks for all wii users, i didn't buy a wii with the sole purpose of playing Zelda. In my opinion there is a degree of taking a leap of faith when you are an early adopter of any console, the success of a console doesn't rest on one title.
Nothing new, that's just the gift and the curse of it's quality. The Wii has plenty of core games I want.
I bought the wii because of the endless amount of retro appeal and genius update to video game controls. While I love the zelda franchise, it is a ridiculous leap of faith to say it's the only reason I want and continue to hold onto the wii. This guy should just shutdown this site... there really is only so much you can say about legend of zelda and articles like these prove he's running out of ideas and it's doomed to be an auctioned off .com before long.