Wind Waker almost killed Zelda....but did Twilight Princess revive it?

In a recent interview with Aonuma on this very site, he mentioned how Wind Waker had almost killed the franchise, and how if Twilight Princess hadn't of worked it would have basically been the last Zelda. Now, I know most of you want to put up arms and defend Wind Waker to the bitter end, but please remember, you are a minority. The issue is not whether Wind Waker was a good game or not, because it most definately was....it's how the game was recieved by the mainstream gaming public.

Has Twilight Princess really made the Zelda franchise top tier again in the eyes of the average gamer? I don't live in North America so I wouldn't know.....but judging from the reactions I see on this site, I would say Twilight Princess has suffered somewhat of a backlash. I imagine a majority of people who play games are not nerds like us that bother to notice what other people think on some gaming site.

So how was Twilight Princess recieved according to the masses? Is Zelda back in a big way, or is it just another entry in a franchise that is slowly slipping of the mainstream gamer's radar and into a niche category with the likes of Castlevania and Mega Man?

Any opinions?

Didnt Zelda: TP sell at a 2/3 ratio at launch in NA

I don't recall reading Aonuma saying that WindWaker almost killed Zelda.

All he said in the interview was that the game wasn't as well recieved in Japan as it was here in NA.

With regards to Twilight Princess, he states that it was refreshing and a reborn effort to implement something like the Wiimote control scheme to the game. Also, he states that TP had to be realistic because he wanted to keep zelda fans and at the same time, he was trying to sell the concept of the Wii as well.

windwaker was a good game. Even the person that makes the game bashes it.

this is sad.

I don't recall reading Aonuma saying that WindWaker almost killed Zelda.

All he said in the interview was that the game wasn't as well recieved in Japan as it was here in NA.

With regards to Twilight Princess, he states that it was refreshing and a reborn effort to implement something like the Wiimote control scheme to the game. Also, he states that TP had to be realistic because he wanted to keep zelda fans and at the same time, he was trying to sell the concept of the Wii as well.

ExactlyEv

Man, what is it with people who can't read? No offense, but the headline of the interview says: Nintendo manager of software development says Wind Waker nearly killed the franchise; devs tried first-person combat for Twilight Princess. If it was any clearer, it'd be transparent. Here is a link to the article, in case you are all having trouble navigating THIS site: http://www.gamespot.com/events/gdc07/story.html?sid=6167134&tag=latestnews;title;1

I am merely asking you if the main stream public likes Twilight Princess, or whether it has recieved the same backlash with the main stream public it did on damn near every forum post about Twilight Princess that I read on this site. Sales figures have NOTHING to do with this. In 1999, Star Wars Episode 1: made more money than almost any other movie in history, does that mean it's widely regarded as a masterpiece?

In my personal opinion, Wind Waker was one of the best games of last generation. Twilight Princess was one of the best games I'd played in a long time, and I love it alot more than most of you do, I suspect. I did not write the article, nor do I share the opinions written in it.

dude zelda is one of the best series around, nothing even comes close to in in terms of gameplay so if you think a series like that will ever die out think agian.Also i can bet you 7 out of every 10 true zelda fans loved wind waker. and last but not least The Wind Waker has presold 560,000, that means just in preorders it beat gta vice citybxgt

I am SO sick and tired of this 'only TRUE Zelda fans liked Wind Waker'. It's absolutely absurd. Not liking a single game in ANY series doesn't make you any less of a fan. This is like hating the newer Star Wars trilogy and losing your 'status' as a 'true' Star Wars fan.

dude zelda is one of the best series around, nothing even comes close to in in terms of gameplay so if you think a series like that will ever die out think agian.Also i can bet you 7 out of every 10 true zelda fans loved wind waker. and last but not least The Wind Waker has presold 560,000, that means just in preorders it beat gta vice citybxgt

If WW apparently was doing so good than explain why Aousaksa of whatever his name is said that WW almost killed it.

[QUOTE="bxgt"]dude zelda is one of the best series around, nothing even comes close to in in terms of gameplay so if you think a series like that will ever die out think agian.Also i can bet you 7 out of every 10 true zelda fans loved wind waker. and last but not least The Wind Waker has presold 560,000, that means just in preorders it beat gta vice cityCFH90

I am SO sick and tired of this 'only TRUE Zelda fans liked Wind Waker'. It's absolutely absurd. Not liking a single game in ANY series doesn't make you any less of a fan. This is like hating the newer Star Wars trilogy and losing your 'status' as a 'true' Star Wars fan.

Good man.

In a recent interview with Aonuma on this very site, he mentioned how Wind Waker had almost killed the franchise, and how if Twilight Princess hadn't of worked it would have basically been the last Zelda. Now, I know most of you want to put up arms and defend Wind Waker to the bitter end, but please remember, you are a minority. The issue is not whether Wind Waker was a good game or not, because it most definately was....it's how the game was recieved by the mainstream gaming public.

Has Twilight Princess really made the Zelda franchise top tier again in the eyes of the average gamer? I don't live in North America so I wouldn't know.....but judging from the reactions I see on this site, I would say Twilight Princess has suffered somewhat of a backlash. I imagine a majority of people who play games are not nerds like us that bother to notice what other people think on some gaming site.

So how was Twilight Princess recieved according to the masses? Is Zelda back in a big way, or is it just another entry in a franchise that is slowly slipping of the mainstream gamer's radar and into a niche category with the likes of Castlevania and Mega Man?

Any opinions?

LordelX

i think zelda was dead when it started. ive played oot ww and tp and all of the have bored me to near death i mean a game without a good storyline is a game thats no fun especially in the adventure genre this series is just boring and was dead for me when it started
cloud31blunt

That's a bit harsh! I think it's one of the best series of games ever. But if you think it's not good at all, then that's your opinion.

i think zelda was dead when it started. ive played oot ww and tp and all of the have bored me to near death i mean a game without a good storyline is a game thats no fun especially in the adventure genre this series is just boring and was dead for me when it started
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