The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - will it be the biggest Wii game to date????

Zelda attracts a hardcore following. Especially if it turns out to be 3D Zelda's equivalent of A Link To The Past which I think it will be.

The new Zelda is part of Nintendo's accessible series of games taking causals who play games like NSMBW and SMG a step further into gaming. Nintendo have taken out complex parts of the interface and replaced it with a pocket inventory system.

People who sold their Wii's will buy a new one to play Skyward Sword. People who where holding out on the Wii will buy one to play Skyward Sword.

And of course Zelda itself has a following that tops games like Call Of Duty and Halo in terms of their overall fanbase. On top of this gamers will want to see what Nintendo can do with Wii Motion Plus.

Biggest game of the generation?

Biggest game of the generation?

Fried_Shrimp

Doubt it. It will be very good, but biggest game this gen? Nope.

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Biggest game of the generation?

waltefmoney

Doubt it. It will be very good, but biggest game this gen? Nope.

[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

[QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"]

Biggest game of the generation?

Fried_Shrimp

Doubt it. It will be very good, but biggest game this gen? Nope.

[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

[QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"]

Biggest game of the generation?

Fried_Shrimp

Doubt it. It will be very good, but biggest game this gen? Nope.

Wii Fit, Kinect Sports, Sports Champions.

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[QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"]

Biggest game of the generation?

Fried_Shrimp

Doubt it. It will be very good, but biggest game this gen? Nope.

[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

[QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"]

Biggest game of the generation?

Fried_Shrimp

Doubt it. It will be very good, but biggest game this gen? Nope.

Really dude? I love me some Zelda, but it won't outsell Call of Duty.

Maybe even not Halo Reach. Its not going to be the biggest game this gen, and Zelda games are often some of the most praised and critised games in the industry.

There is almost as much game media frenzy praising upcoming zelda games as bashing it usually.

All in all, we just have to wait till it comes out. (And a real trailer that isn't essentially a demo reel, I want an epic trailer that gets the blood flowing!)

Hopefully it follows Punch out and SMG2's trend of April-May releases for Wii, i doubt it comes out in March coz the 3DS comes out then

[QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"][QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

Doubt it. It will be very good, but biggest game this gen? Nope.

Giancar

To put it simply, Zelda: Skyward Sword is where casuals and hardcore gamers will find a common interest.

Its gonna get 8.5 how is that gonna be the biggest wii game to date??? :lol: Ratchet_Fan8

[QUOTE="Giancar"][QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"] Name one game with a larger potential audience.Fried_Shrimp

To put it simply, Zelda: Skyward Sword is where casuals and hardcore gamers will find a common interest.

[QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"][QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

Doubt it. It will be very good, but biggest game this gen? Nope.

waltefmoney

Wii Fit, Kinect Sports, Sports Champions.

Wii Fit? Yes. Kinect games? No. So what if 5 million Kinects are sold, we have no idea how much software the Kinect base, which is going to be different from the Core 360 user base, will buy of Kinect games since its too early to tell.

I see it this way, as far as IPs not on Wii, that Halo, GTA and COD are the only titles bigger than Zelda sales wise and that is assuming Zelda doesn't return to its better selling glory days ala Ocarina of Time.

We could seeSkyward Swordbreak10 million, but I doubt much more.

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[QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"] Name one game with a larger potential audience.darth-pyschosis

Wii Fit, Kinect Sports, Sports Champions.

Wii Fit? Yes. Kinect games? No. So what if 5 million Kinects are sold, we have no idea how much software the Kinect base, which is going to be different from the Core 360 user base, will buy of Kinect games since its too early to tell.

I see it this way, as far as IPs not on Wii, that Halo, GTA and COD are the only titles bigger than Zelda sales wise and that is assuming Zelda doesn't return to its better selling glory days ala Ocarina of Time.

We could seeSkyward Swordbreak10 million, but I doubt much more.

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[QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"] Name one game with a larger potential audience.darth-pyschosis

Wii Fit, Kinect Sports, Sports Champions.

Wii Fit? Yes. Kinect games? No. So what if 5 million Kinects are sold, we have no idea how much software the Kinect base, which is going to be different from the Core 360 user base, will buy of Kinect games since its too early to tell.

I see it this way, as far as IPs not on Wii, that Halo, GTA and COD are the only titles bigger than Zelda sales wise and that is assuming Zelda doesn't return to its better selling glory days ala Ocarina of Time.

We could seeSkyward Swordbreak10 million, but I doubt much more.

Notice he said "potential" audience. What bigger potential gaming audience than the millions of casual gamers out there?

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[QUOTE="Giancar"] pfff, there are many COD, Halo, Gt, Wow, Wii"games" and many more :? that being said I like Zelda more than thoseGiancar

To put it simply, Zelda: Skyward Sword is where casuals and hardcore gamers will find a common interest.

What is to be hardcore? Are these hardcore players truly "hardcore" if they play nothing but that game and don't take risks buying new, small IPs? So how are they less guilty than the Wii Fit gamer who doesn't buy Okami if these "hardcore" players don't stop playing Halo to buy Tropico or Eternal Sonata?

I doubt Zelda is the defining game this gen, I really think COD has a shot at that purely from the point that it, along with Halo, has really shown how much the gaming industry can compete with the film industry.

I mean Harry Potter DH Part One took in 330 million dollars its first weekend, half of what Black Ops made in its first week. That is huge that a single game is making that much darn money. If anything represents this gen, its going to be how "punk rock" and destructive the core gaming base is when outsiders invade their territory and how big budgets/revenue on games are now.

Sales wise MW2/Wii Sports/Black Ops will have it beat and quality wise MGS4 will have it beat :)

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[QUOTE="waltefmoney"]

Wii Fit, Kinect Sports, Sports Champions.

waltefmoney

Wii Fit? Yes. Kinect games? No. So what if 5 million Kinects are sold, we have no idea how much software the Kinect base, which is going to be different from the Core 360 user base, will buy of Kinect games since its too early to tell.

I see it this way, as far as IPs not on Wii, that Halo, GTA and COD are the only titles bigger than Zelda sales wise and that is assuming Zelda doesn't return to its better selling glory days ala Ocarina of Time.

We could seeSkyward Swordbreak10 million, but I doubt much more.

Notice he said "potential" audience. What bigger potential gaming audience than the millions of casual gamers out there?

Same thing could've been said in the first days of the Eye Toy and many other titles, doesn't mean we actually throw their unproven names around in a discussion like this.

Argueably there is a larger potential audience for everything, including WWE video games

What is to be hardcore? Are these hardcore players truly "hardcore" if they play nothing but that game and don't take risks buying new, small IPs? darth-pyschosis

meh it's just zelda, you can hype it all you want, and i know there a millions of fans but zelda never impressed me to be honest

[QUOTE="darth-pyschosis"]What is to be hardcore? Are these hardcore players truly "hardcore" if they play nothing but that game and don't take risks buying new, small IPs? Giancar

[QUOTE="Giancar"][QUOTE="Fried_Shrimp"] Name one game with a larger potential audience.Fried_Shrimp

To put it simply, Zelda: Skyward Sword is where casuals and hardcore gamers will find a common interest.

Define 'biggest'. Biggest as in best? I doubt it. Sure, it will naturally be a quality game like pretty much any Zelda, but for it to beat, say, Super Mario Galaxy 2, it would have to be something really, really special. And from what I've seen of and read about the game so far, I'm still having my doubts about it having an impact on the genre that will be in any way comparable to what, say, LttP andOoT did. If you define biggest as the most sales, I also doubt it. I know of no Zelda game to date that has come even close to selling 10 million copies. So I really have no clue why you claim the potential following of the Zelda series is larger than that of CoD or Halo, because that simply isn't true.

Biggest game of the generation? Slim chance. When you look at the tons of amazing, monumental, revolutionary and memorable games that have come out in this gen so far, Zelda: SS will have to exceed the expectations of many, including myself, to even qualify. And this is coming from a Zelda fan.

mario glaxy 3 will probably beat it if mario galaxy 3 comes out

I am guessing it will be in my top three games of this gen...at least top 5 no doubt :P. Could be my number 1 IDK. I love zelda and this game looks very promising. I cannot wait to see more :).

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Biggest game of the generation?

Fried_Shrimp

Doubt it. It will be very good, but biggest game this gen? Nope.