Zelda Wii release date confirmed?

A recent Gamestop listing seems to have revealed the release date of the highly anticipated Wii title, Zelda Wii. According to the listing, the game will emerge in the U.S on 1st November 2010. The fact that the dates for titles such as Monster Hunter 3 and Metroid: Other M which are also mentioned in the listing, matched with the calendar dates that Nintendo had unveiled, makes this a very strong case.

[Agent TBY]

Gamestop listings aren't always accurate, but this certainly got my hopes up.

[Cerebellum]

Yeah. Why is LEGO Harry Potter highlighted and not Zelda???

[Jaybad54]

Damn it im so excited for this game.. Its literally the only reason I havent sold my wii

[cyborg]

Yup, finally the Wii can hope to make a mark this year with quality gaming content, with Metroid Other M followed by this(if true). I seriously hope this is true. We have waited enough.

[spooky205]

Zelda is the only reason i still have a wii. Looking forward to a few wii games this year, looks like finally i will get to wipe the dust off the thing.

[MACHone]

As a GS employee, I feel the need to point out that release dates in our computer system listed as "the first of" any month are 99.9% of the time best estimates and are in no way confirmed. As for the fact that Metroid and Monster Hunter show the correct release dates... um, duh -- their release dates HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED; you stated that already! Pretty much as soon as an official release date is announced, our system is updated.

[SKGamer]

Sorry, but I guarantee that this release date is not correct.

1. If you've ever looked up release dates on game websites or through GameStop, November 1st is the DEFAULT date to list for any game that is planned for the fall, or for "holiday" launch. Dozens of games are listed in advance as Nov. 1st on Metacritic, GameStop and many other sites, not sure why they chose that month (might be the start of one of their fiscal quarters), but that date is a dead give away that is fake.

2. If that's not proof enough, November 1st falls on a Monday this year. Game releases in America are never on Monday (except for maybe 1 notable exception in the last 3 years). Almost every single company releases their big games on Tuesday, as that is the default release day. Microsoft occasionally launches their big games on Fridays (like Gears 2), and Nintendo often launches their big games on Sundays (like New Super Mario Bros. Wii). But NO COMPANY launches major games on a Monday.

And trust me, I've looked at the data, I have a massive list of every major release that came out in the last 3 years (anything that sold 100,000 or more in 1st week), which was part of a big research project I did. I think there was one or maybe 2 games that came out on a Monday, and neither was very important. Definitely not of the level of Zelda. Zelda will probably launch on a Sunday, as is Nintendo's style.

I won't really hold this against you, since you may not have known all of this info before and probably got excited seeing the listing, but anyone who follows game launches or data very closely can corroborate what I'm saying.

[gryfindor1]

This had to happen. Even if the dates are wrong, its pretty obvious that Nintendo has to come out with a new Zelda game this year. There is just no other go...they dont have anything else at all for the holidays.

[Seekerofthewind]

Just sayin'.

@Article: That placeholder-date is cool.

[ZoidsRaven]

I don't think this is real, but if it is......
D@mn, and I thought it would come out on december. 7_7

[Torkith]

Most likely just so they can start taking pre-orders. Though it would be awesome if it did release this year.

[CrIpPeN]

Damn, I hope it gets delayed till 2011. So I get right and my brother wrong.

[Stephen5543]

Gamestop just puts in any date for games that have been announced for the year but no exact date. It's just a placeholder so that people can pre order it.

[DanteLinkX]

I checked and nov first is a tuesday, and games do come out on tuesday, so that gives it plus points.

[Torkith]

Nintendo releases games whenever they want :P

NSMB and the new Pokemons were on Sundays.

[Stephen5543]

Every big game made by Nintendo is released on a Sunday. Why? I dunno, but it's always a Sunday with Nintendo. It's just a placeholder date.

[xGrunty]

The only confirmed release dates are Street dated ones. EVER.

It doesn't have SD next too it does it?

I work at gamestop people that listing is about 2 months old. It's going to be pushed back.

[EvilTwin]

Sounds about right. They launched Mario Galaxy in Japan on 11/1/07 and the US on 11/12/07.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

New Super Mario Bros. launched around the same November dates in 2009.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Zelda is obviously going to be the big holiday gun this year, so it makes sense for it to land in there somewhere.

[Gr81]

Zelda makes it out, that's pretty much a check mate aint it? lol. I mean other M, G2 and Zelda?

[Shnazzyone]

gamestop not so much.

[JihadJoe]

gamestop likes throw out random dates to give people an idea of when things come out before anythings announced. November 1st is a monday and most big releases usually come out on tuesdays. I can't wait for the game either but I think whoever wrote this date definitely pulled it out of their butt.

[archemides518]

all this means is new wii next year

[eagle21]

Don't play with my emotions..lol :)

[Krimmson]

I can tell you that it is definitely not coming out that date. It's pretty much a guesstimate of the release date for the new Zelda game.

If anything, this confirmed that a new Zelda is on the way.

If anyone does look at any more release dates via GameStop, make sure it says SD (street date) on it because that is the guaranteed release date. For example, The Last Airbender (Oh God) is DEFINITELY coming out on 6/29.

[AWBrawler]

Nintendo has one huge Ace up their sleeve.

[Ajirikowic]

Yeah... I am just going to wait til E3, so I can know pretty much an exact date or area when it comes out.