[Definitive] Nintendo Wii Thread

[cold14]

the rest of the zelda games are going to be cell shaded

in an interveiew i once read with the creator of zelda, he said that he would definately make some more cell shaded games if he could convince the public to buy them

i think thats how it went, anyway i'll try and find that article

[cold14]

ok here found it:

BTW he metions the cell shaded thing in the last bit

Linky

Source: GamesTM

EDIT: oh and the EA stands for Eiji Aounuma

[nav1]

Nice interview, thanks for posting. Regarding the comment about all remaining zeldas being cell-shaded, I really hope that's the way their going to be. I loved the way Link and the entire world looked, and I'm a bit dissapointed they moved to the "realistic" type, but hey, it's all to please the majority, or at least the many, many people who were too narrow-minded.... I mean, thought that it looked childish.

[esco]

Nice interview, thanks for posting. Regarding the comment about all remaining zeldas being cell-shaded, I really hope that's the way their going to be. I loved the way Link and the entire world looked, and I'm a bit dissapointed they moved to the "realistic" type, but hey, it's all to please the majority, or at least the many, many people who were too narrow-minded.... I mean, thought that it looked childish.

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The reason that I don't like the cell shading is because I fell in love with the dark feeling that was so beautifully delivered in Ocarina of Time that switching to a more upbeat and colorful cell-shaded version was just too much of a change from what I loved.

[stadsport]

The reason that I don't like the cell shading is because I fell in love with the dark feeling that was so beautifully delivered in Ocarina of Time that switching to a more upbeat and colorful cell-shaded version was just too much of a change from what I loved.

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Cell shading is pretty different from the atmosphere. You can have a very dark, serious game with cell-shading.

[nav1]

Cell shading is pretty different from the atmosphere. You can have a very dark, serious game with cell-shading.

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Yep, just like in Killer 7. And I found that the cell-shaded world of Zelda look a lot more alive than all the previous ones.

[Kupo-Cheer]

I loved the cell shading style personally, thus the wind waker is one of my favorite zelda games. I also think that is because of the awesome music at least partly though. I hope they make variations, some cell shaded when the game calls for it, and some normal like for Twilight Princess where the game calls for a darker feel.

[Laughing-Man]

Resident Evil 5?

Oh no, here we go again. First it was announced that Resident Evil 5 was coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with no mention of Nintendo?s next generation console. Then Nintendo claimed that the game might be announced later this year as more information on the Revolution is revealed. Now, Adam Riley from Cubed3 who attended the Nintendo?s Christmas Party 2005 in Europe (yes, it took place on August 25th) has stated that ?it was also confirmed that what a few of us had suspected is true ? Resident Evil 5 has yet to be announced for the Revolution purely because details of the system are not publicly available.?

One problem with the claim is that he does not mention from whom he heard this story. Another is that the prior claim of Revolution?s hopeful Resident Evil 5 announcement also came from Cubed3. So who knows? We will try to confirm or disprove this as soon and as best as we can. In the meantime, feel free to be hopeful, but do not be surprised if you are let down.  Otherwise, the article is very lengthy and gives great insight to upcoming Nintendo products, so check it out if you are interested.

Source: Joystiq

It is going to be interesting to see how capable the Revolution acutally turns out to be because if this is true, this will be the third game that are both on the PS3, Xbox360, and Revolution. It could possibly turn out to be another GameCube where Nintendo was down playing the capabilities of the GameCube prior to release and it turned out that it was a little less powerful then the Xbox, but cost Nintendo significantly less to produce.

Edited September 5, 2005 by jmole

[Erich]

I like cel-shading, just not for zelda games. Don't get me wrong, windwaker was fun, but it felt exactly like the story line, a random kid who is living in the shadow of the great legendary warrior "link"

[Bant Veteran]

link was always just a kid thrown in the middle of an epic story, and before windwaker, the zelda games had seriously lost its artistic character... the move to 3d was not very stylized. windwaker felt like alttp realized in a 3d world... with lots of water and a fat green fairy.

ok, i just convinced myself to play this game again...

[firebud]

One week from now and Iwata will be revealing the Revolution.

Hopefully. :p

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THQ Onboard Revolution

Company president pledges support, hints at aggressive Nintendo.

by IGN Staff

September 8, 2005 - Tonight at THQ's year-end press event, IGNcube caught up with company president Brian Farrell and quizzed him on Revolution plans. Farrell did confirm that THQ is developing "games for Revolution." Providing more details than that, Farrell indicated wide support for all the next-generation consoles including Revolution, saying, "THQ's plan is to serve gamers no matter what platform they are on." Backing that up, he also firmly stated, "We are commited to Nintendo's [Revolution]."

However, when asked about what plans Nintendo has laid out for THQ, Brian was hush-hush on the matter. But he claims that based on his discussions with the hardware giant, he feels that "Nintendo is waking up."

Finally, when confronted with the question of whether or not THQ was in possession of development hardware, Mr. Farrell declined to provide specifics due to non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). All he would say was that "We're seeing more from Nintendo now [for Revolution] than we have an any other Nintendo platform."

THQ, joins the ranks of Square Enix, Konami, Bandai, and a few other publishers that have pledged support for the Revolution, which, as a reminder, is not the finalized name. Read our Revolution FAQ now for a full list of known details.

Source: http://cube.ign.com/articles/649/649292p1.html

[nav1]

^^ Interesting ... I swear, if Iwata doesn't say anything about Rev, I'm going to shoot someone

[Laughing-Man]

^^ Interesting ... I swear, if Iwata doesn't say anything about Rev, I'm going to shoot someone

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He's going to speak in riddles and it shall drive the internet into madness. It will be a glorious eight months of more speculation until E3 2006.

[Dale]

-bYtE,Sep 9 2005, 02:52]Source: http://cube.ign.com/articles/649/649292p1.html

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well.. the "[Revolution]" and "[for Revolution]" i believe the words

"and a few other publishers that have pledged support for the Revolution, which, as a reminder, is not the finalized name" is trying to hint at us that the revolution now has a brand new name. if they don't show us what the revolution is. its probably a given that they will tell us the new name for the Revolution.

[nav1]

well.. the "[Revolution]" and "[for Revolution]" i believe the words

"and a few other publishers that have pledged support for the Revolution, which, as a reminder, is not the finalized name" is trying to hint at us that the revolution now has a brand new name. if they don't show us what the revolution is. its probably a given that they will tell us the new name for the Revolution.

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Nice find, I agree with you. Well, at the very least then they'll provide the actual name, which it'll surely be better than the lame-ass names of the competition ("360" sucks, and "3" is plain old repetitive).

[x-byte]

Not surprisingly there are a lot of rumors and speculation on the net starting to appear now. Something about Mario's birthday (13/9) and that Nintendo will reveal things before the keynote.

I will not post link because it will only fuel the fire.... but you'll read about on the most popular gameforums right now. For myself, I'm not getting into this like I did at 19th May... If something happens we'll know soon :)

[Dale]

Not surprisingly there are a lot of rumors and speculation on the net starting to appear now. Something about Mario's birthday (13/9) and that Nintendo will reveal things before the keynote.

I will not post link because it will only fuel the fire.... but you'll read about on the most popular gameforums right now. For myself, I'm not getting into this like I did at 19th May... If something happens we'll know soon :)

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I do not believe anything will happen. there have been too many dates that information may have been unvieled on. If any date. I believe the 16th.

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I do not believe anything will happen. there have been too many dates that information may have been unvieled on. If any date. I believe the 16th.

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Yea, I'm thinking that too. I'm just saying there's a lot of rumors and speculation right now. Guess it's only the beginning.

I sincerely hope Nintendo reveal the controller the 16th, or else I think it will be to long of a wait until E3 next year. Show us the controller this week and games and hardware etc at E3 2006. PLEASE!

[SonComet]

I don't really care what the controller is. I just want to see the games. Some trailers and screenshots would appease me at this point, lol.

[faraway.]

I don't really care what the controller is.  I just want to see the games.  Some trailers and screenshots would appease me at this point, lol.

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Lol, I am starting to think that too.

[Epimetheus]

I don't really care what the controller is.  I just want to see the games.  Some trailers and screenshots would appease me at this point, lol.

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:yes:

[Laughing-Man]

So I guess the NDA theory with developers is true.

From the GameCube mailbag on IGN: Link

I tell ya Matt, it's encouraging to hear these developers say Nintendo is moving into the right direction with the Revolution. Im less worried and all the more excited now and hope Nintendo blows our minds during TGS. Keep up the good Revolution news reporting.

Matt responds: I know what you mean. I wasn't expecting much when I cornered THQ's Brian Farrell last night, but was really surprised by his comments. He's very optimistic about Nintendo Revolution and he's definitely seen more than any of us. He kept telling me he couldn't say much because of NDAs and even that is encouraging because so often we just don't know if Nintendo is even reaching out to publishers. The simple fact that he's under NDA means that THQ is working with the Big N. And if THQ is there, it's very likely that most of the other big publishers have been contacted, too.

[firebud]

23 hours till the Tokyo Game Show, guys. :D

Can't wait!

[x-byte]

Thursdayton is real. But don't expect much now. Iwata's speech doesn't take place until Thursday at 7:00ish Pacific Time in the US.

Matt IGN

Edited September 15, 2005 by [X]-bYtE