Patent pops up, possibly shows Zelda will become more casual

thebudgetgamer - 349 days 6 hours ago

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why?:(:(:(

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Product - 349 days 6 hours ago

no way will there ever be this sort of "pic which level to start" Zelda game......maybe a unlockable after you finish the game but no way offered at the start.....that would defeat the purpose.

Start the flame and rumors.

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linkmaster95 - 349 days 5 hours ago

Hints are nothing new. Most Zelda games had both visual hints and hints from navi/tatl/midna. I just hope that if "hints" are included in the next Zelda, they don't give away the answer.

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UltimateIdiot911 - 349 days 5 hours ago

No, just no Nintendo. There are enough casual games in the market, I haven't pick up the Wii because there are not enough hardcore games to justify the purchase, this is giving me fewer and fewer reason. I want a challenge not mindless swinging and button mashing.

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FantasyStar - 349 days 5 hours ago

Nintendo has already accosted the Zelda series of a true "next-gen debut". Nintendo's audience is a lady that shoved credit cards in the Wii disc-slot. It's no surprise that the words "casual" and "Zelda" can exist in the same sentence at this point given Nintendo's Wii-track record.

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Smacktard - 349 days 5 hours ago

This sounds so stupid. I sincerely hope that if Miyamato does continue to go through with this ridiculous-sounding plan, he actually makes it turn out good. I doubt it, though...

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pcz - 349 days 5 hours ago

its states that hints will be for those who require it. like an in built walk-through. some people will use it, some wont.

i wont.

and it doesn't state it is a zelda game. its just a patent for an idea.

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CobraKai - 349 days 4 hours ago

Sweet "Cooking with Zelda" is coming. Mmmmm Epona burgers.

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Nugan - 349 days 4 hours ago

Wow, what is it lately with N4G and legitimately interesting news stories with titles that totally misrepresent their content and start needless flame wars?

If you read the title and the comments, you would think this article was about how the next Zelda would be a Young Link Goes to the Hyrule Carnival mini-games collection.

In fact, it is about a patent that may have nothing to do with Zelda or "casual gaming" (whatever that means now). (Although the pictures are clearly using the Zelda series for their example.)

My best interpretation of my crude skimming of the patent is that it is for a picture-in-picture video walkthrough function for games that would allow players to view movies instead of verbal hints. There may be the capacity for users to create their own custom video walkthroughs and share them. There may also be the capacity for players to use these movies to skip forward in the game, avoiding undesirable sections.

Honestly, the most "casual" sections of this patent have long existed in the form of cheat codes and walkthroughs. What is really interesting, to me anyway, is the potential for custom content. Being able to record and share portions of your gameplay, presumably through an online network, so that others can use them as a walkthrough, admire your record time, or even resume the game from where you left often, is a lot more interesting to me than unsubstantiated speculation about whether or not the next Zelda will be "casual" (once again, whatever that means).

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360 Wii PS3 Yup - 349 days 3 hours ago

We'll see. One thing about N4g is a lot of the stuff reported here or "rumors" and up not being true. This is just flame bait for people who want to bash on wii. The next Zelda game is going to be awesome. Wii Motion Plus + Zelda= BadA$$

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cyrus228 - 349 days 3 hours ago

how can u get anymore casual than zelda? a game my 8 yr old bro beat without dying lol

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pcz - 349 days 3 hours ago

its just a patent for a gameplay mechanic. a visual aid or hinting system that could be incorporated into ANY game.

if you get stuck you could select the visual aid and a box appears on the screen literally showing you what to do. obviously for beginner gamers.

thats how i understood it anyway.

NOTE: ITS NOT ABOUT ZELDA, THATS JUST A CHEAP AND SHAMELESS PLOY TO GET HITS.

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FarEastOrient - 349 days 3 hours ago

OK I guess I'm boxing this console and keep it as a collectable item for storage. So instead of wantng to promote your fanbase you're basically spitting on our faces.

I'm going to go hug my PS3 and Xbox 360 and have them keep me warm through the winter. :(

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tidycats29 - 349 days 2 hours ago

this is just how people create games. all zelda beta are like this so the programing can be done. have you ever seen beta from ocarina of time it is very simaler to this. there are different scenes you can choose from ex scene 78 could be fight ganon where seen 12 could be the temple of time. trust me this has nothing to do with zelda turning casual

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wreslur - 349 days 2 hours ago

You guys are all idiots, did you even read the patent?

It's the normal Zelda game with the ability to make it easier if you want, but you don't have to choose to.

also the idea is innovative, learn2readstorybeforecommentsc rubs

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Alex_Mexico - 349 days ago

If ever, my money would've been on Nintendo making the next Zelda the most hardcore 3D Zelda game ever. With all the backlash from longtime fans and the tons of money they are already making on endless casual games on both Wii and DS I would've guessed Nintendo bringing one of their most hardcore franchises to the real hardcore level.
If this is true then my 23 year old relationship with Nintendo (which has already been wounded since after the release of SSBB in March 08 due to a lack of games!) will be officially over.

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shadowfox6 - 348 days 21 hours ago

Wii has enough casual games. at least they should leave something to the hardcore so they can win both sides. If nintendo make a casual Zelda then I wont support them anymore.

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kesvalk - 348 days 20 hours ago

you guys really read the article? it's a OPTIONAL thing, the hint system will only be avaliable if you turn it on, you don't need to use the hint system os the scene selector...

and if i assume you guys really read the article... so you guys don't want a option that makes the game more acessible? think about how many ppl got out of zelda because that thought it was hard... with a hint system, kids and older ppl will be able to enjoy zelda too, and for the hardcores, you just turn it off and nejoy your experience...

you guys seems to lack gray matter sometimes...
y'know, this is not like wiimusic...

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sidar - 348 days 19 hours ago

It's not making sense, they want to do better than OOT( although i think WW is bette)...so how doe this make any sense?

It will be a fine Zelda game, i'm not worried.
You guys are stretching stuff.

Basically according to the thing, this will be a much harder zelda game with an option to ease it out IF you want to. At least that's what i'm thinking, i mean if there is an option to make things easier than the base level of the game must be much more difficult from TP.

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razorbladelight - 348 days 14 hours ago

i mean starting with Ocarina there has been a "hint" system per se. first there was navi then tatl then in windwaker the boat and so forth and so on. I doubt it means anything more or less.

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SprayandPreycom - 348 days 12 hours ago

nintendo says that Boromir from lord of the rings infringed on zelda copy right .

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ape007 - 347 days 23 hours ago

if this happens

nintendo will indeed go in hell

zelda is one the main faces of vg

it woun't be a lose for fans but a lose for the whole gaming world

it would be the biggest disaster in vg history

let's hope that this article is BS

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