Post by: LassePalle on February 13, 2003, 04:38:43 AM
A LEGENDARY OFFER: ZELDA CUBED
Eager Consumers Jump Start The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Pre-Sell Program. The wait is almost over.
REDMOND, Wash. - Feb. 13, 2003 - On Feb. 16th, Nintendo of America Inc. kicks off the official pre-sell program for the eagerly awaited Nintendo GameCube game, The Legend of Zelda®: The Wind Waker®.
Designed with the overwhelming interest of gamers in mind, zealots of Zelda get a double-dose of their favorite franchise to keep them busy until the March 24th launch of the new Zelda adventure. With a deposit at any participating retailer, consumers receive a limited-edition disk featuring two playable, full-length games originally for the Nintendo® 64: the award-winning The Legend of Zelda®: Ocarina of Time®(a) and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest - an updated version of the game never released outside of Japan. Consumers get all three games for a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $49.95, while supplies last.
Already, more than 250,000 gamers have reserved their copy of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker before the official pre-sell program has even started.
"This truly is Zelda cubed! Two impressive Zelda games, leading to the highly anticipated new Zelda adventure, for the price of one and only for Nintendo GameCube," says George Harrison, senior vice president, marketing and corporate communications, Nintendo of America Inc. "What better way to celebrate the forthcoming release of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker than to give Zelda fans a collectors item that will provide a nostalgic or for some, a classic introduction to the series."
The latest in The Legend of Zelda® series is an epic adventure that will have the character Link sailing the high seas and searching for clues to his sister's mysterious disappearance. The game is brought to life with incredible toon-shaded visuals and a unique facial animation system. Link's eyes not only show his emotions, but also provide hints and spot danger, inspiring a sense of wonder in players of all ages. Using the Wind Waker, Link learns to compose songs that control wind patterns and even summon cyclones. Connect the Game Boy® Advance, via the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance cable, and players can summon the mapmaker Tingle to uncover hidden secrets to help Link in his voyage.
Post by: The Caucasian Cubist on February 13, 2003, 05:44:43 AM
Post by: baberg on February 13, 2003, 07:49:26 AM
Maybe in the console world, but in the PC world Warcraft III topped 4.5 million pre-orders worldwide.
Post by: joshnickerson on February 13, 2003, 08:11:52 AM
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Post by: Azule on February 13, 2003, 09:51:40 AM
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Originally posted by: baberg
Ocarina set the pre-order record with about 500,000, right?
Maybe in the console world, but in the PC world Warcraft III topped 4.5 million pre-orders worldwide.
You're not comparing even figures here, that's worldwide, was the Ocarina figures just for the US? Also, you can't really compare PC games to console games that way, the likelihood of someone having a PC is greater than one having a specific console at any one time.
Post by: baberg on February 13, 2003, 12:40:11 PM
I'm not saying that I'm unexcited about Zelda. I've had mine preordered for a month, and I picked up my bonus disk yesterday. It's just not coming close to any kind of "record" that I could find online.
Post by: Kuchakor on February 13, 2003, 01:35:17 PM
Post by: Mingesium on February 13, 2003, 01:51:30 PM
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Originally posted by: baberg
I found a single link that says GTA:Vice City gets 4 million in North America, but have been unable to back that up with more sources. Take this with a grain of salt. But even taken as a percentage, assuming 50 million PS2s, that's a little under 10% of North American PS2 owners preordering GTA:VC. 250,000 Zeldas preordered, with around 6 million Gamecubes in North America, yields under 5% of the Gamecube owners.
I'm not saying that I'm unexcited about Zelda. I've had mine preordered for a month, and I picked up my bonus disk yesterday. It's just not coming close to any kind of "record" that I could find online.
50 million PS2 is worldwide and not just North America.
GTA: VC
1,412,429 - Oct
1,452,729 - Nov
1,581,519 - Dec
4,446,677 - Total
Unless people waited two months for their pre-order, GTA: VC did not have 4 million pre-orders. GTA: VC could be the fastest selling game as it top a million plus in its first three months.
Post by: GaimeGuy on February 14, 2003, 01:26:29 PM
