More fuel for the Nintendo inferno.
A new trailer for the hotly aniticipated Legend of Zelda has surfaced and can be found on the official Zelda website.
by Karl Castaneda - March 10, 2005, 2:22 pm EST
Total comments: 13
Source: http://www.zelda.com/universe/game/legendzelda/
More fuel for the Nintendo inferno.
A new trailer for the hotly aniticipated Legend of Zelda has surfaced and can be found on the official Zelda website.
Here's the full NOA press release, including a quote about "Hollywood" from ATI.
Nintendo President Outlines Bold Vision to Attract New Audiences to Video Games
Game Developers Conference Attendees Hear First Details about 'Revolution,' Upcoming Wi-Fi Service for Nintendo DS
SAN FRANCISCO--March 10, 2005--Thousands of video game developers
in a standing-room-only crowd today heard Nintendo President Satoru
Iwata outline the company's bold vision for the future. Iwata, a
veteran video game designer and player himself, made several major
announcements during his Game Developers Conference keynote speech,
"The Heart of the Gamer," including such highlights as:
-- Nintendo's next game console, code-named "Revolution," is
proceeding on schedule and will include both backward
compatibility and Wi-Fi features.
-- Nintendo soon will offer a free Wi-Fi connection service to
Nintendo DS(TM) owners.
-- Iwata demonstrated several new software titles using the
innovative features of the Nintendo DS, including voice
recognition, touch-screen control and wireless connectivity.
-- Iwata unveiled new images from the highly anticipated Legend
of Zelda(R) adventure coming this year for Nintendo
GameCube(TM).
"This is Nintendo's plan: make our existing game world better,"
Iwata said. "For us, this is a passion. This is a mission of
adventure."
Revolution: Iwata announced that Revolution will feature built-in
Wi-Fi protocols, which will allow users around the world to connect
with one another wirelessly. Revolution's technological heart, a
processing chip developed with IBM and code-named "Broadway," and a
graphics chip set from ATI code-named "Hollywood," are being designed
to deliver game experiences not possible to date.
"We're excited to be developing the graphics chip set for
Revolution, which continues our longstanding relationship with
Nintendo," says Dave Orton, ATI Technologies Inc.'s president and
chief executive officer. "As the leading graphics provider, ATI is
committed to delivering exceptional visual performance that enables
consumers to interact with new and visually compelling digital worlds.
ATI is proud to support Nintendo's innovative contributions to
gaming."
Nintendo DS: Iwata announced that the Wi-Fi protocol for Nintendo
DS will provide users with a link to other players across the country
or around the world. Once the service begins later this year, Nintendo
DS users will be able to connect to the service wirelessly at Wi-Fi
hot spots, whether they're at home, in a hotel or at a coffee shop. As
one of several Wi-Fi games, Nintendo's in-house development team is
creating a new Animal Crossing(TM) game for global Wi-Fi play.
On the keynote stage, Iwata also took part in a spontaneous
eight-player wireless contest of Mario Kart(R) DS to demonstrate the
local area network capabilities of Nintendo DS. He added that
shipments of the DS game system have now surpassed 4 million units to
North America and Japan in the 16 weeks since launch. With the system
set to debut in thousands of stores across Europe within hours of his
address, that number will approach 6 million units shipped by the end
of March.
DS software: The speech featured a live demonstration of two
Nintendo DS software titles that Iwata said represented types of
entertainment that go beyond the traditionally accepted definitions of
"video games." One, Nintendogs, asks owners to nurture and interact
with a variety of breeds of digital puppies. Puppy owners can issue
voice commands, play games and train their puppies while developing
real emotional bonds with them. Nintendogs is set to launch later this
year in North America. The second title, Electroplankton, offers an
otherworldly array of sights and sounds aimed to soothe or stimulate
players with the innovative use of both the touch screen and voice
interaction. "This is designed to produce harmony, not adrenaline,"
Iwata said.
Zelda: Iwata wowed the crowd by showing previously unreleased
footage of the stunning Legend of Zelda adventure for Nintendo
GameCube. The game will launch later this year, and is expected to be
the most sought-after game of 2005 on any console.
Nintendo will announce more information about both Revolution and
the Nintendo DS Wi-Fi service at the Electronics Entertainment Expo in
Los Angeles in May. To hear the full audio podcast of Iwata's speech,
visit www.nintendo.com.
I'm feeling a little euphoric right now but just observed a few things about the Zelda trailer:
- The enemies seem very diverse. That coupled with the kittens and the wolf at the end, could the game have more focus on wildlife?
- Much more complicated fighting. It looks like Link does the SSB taunt at one point, too. Enemies look tougher.
- Looks like the Lens of Truth will be in it somehow
KITTENS!
Okay, NOW I'm looking forward to it.
Wait....is that a BOMB attached to that ARROW? Sure looks like it =D
Oh My ! What a siiiiickkk trailer !!
Hmm, now, is it just me or does this game look a lot like parts from Ocarina of Time / Majoras Mask ?
-The wolf at the end...similar to majora and the moon
-The Goron and Link fighting - Can it be the land of Hyrule?
-The ghosts look like they're in the well from OoT
-The castle - could it be the new kingdom or Hyrule from the past?
-The music at the end of the video - its like mystical, similar to a majora kind of tune, no?
-Huge wide open land like OoT and forests like MM
-And the huge spider is like Gohma from OoT
HmMm only time will tell I suppose
Kittens are obviously the best...Now all discussion should really transfer back to the GC board!
oops, oh guess I should transfer my post over there eh lolz sorry
my first response to this was GORONS ROCK!!!! WOOOOOOOO
Some quick notes:
The sound that the skeleton dogs make when killed is the same sound as Valoo (the red dragon in WW)
When Link kills the giant spider, he doesn't do his typical jump / slash attack. He does a different "finishing move"
That big ape thing looks kind of like Doshin the Giant.
Also, the Goron has teeth!
Yeah, looks like the "sword plant" from SSB-SSB:M/SC II. Also, is it just me or did the horse jump over the corpse of that winged creature Link killed?
The graphics look a little odd, and I'm not sure if we're seeing anything very new to evolve the series, but...still cool looking.
The sword plant was already introduced in Zelda II. Just one word to describe this trailer: SPLOOGE
Sword plant? Is that what they call it now? I've always called it the up thrust and down thrust ever since playing Zelda II. I believe that those were the names given in the game.
Up thrust
down thrust
shine get
They sound good to me.