I am very pleased that so many people are excited about this re-imagining of one of the great classics and hallmarks of the history of video games. Fans and hardcore gamers have been asking for a remake to this game for a long time, and seeing an opportunity to apply our new 3-D technology to a classic (as well as transfer development tools to our new platform), this decision was easy to make.
There is some criticism that we are "recycling old content." I would say this is a good point, however we did not lead our 3DS presentation with this game. We silently announced this game during the Electronic Entertainment Exposition in order to please our fans that follow us like hawks, and most are ecstatic.
I, too, also hope our strongest critics please make sure their criticisms are the thoughts of their own feelings, and not the cheaply-attained, phony outrage that the internet is known for. It would be
embarrassing for one of our strongest critics to consider the possibility of a purchase of a remake to one of our greatest games, only to turn one hundred and eighty degrees and chide us when we provide it along with new games a scant month later. One would think his opinion is not genuine, that he is impossible to please, and that he is a slave to argument in lieu of open discussion.