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Nintendo: The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker HD Can be a System Seller

For the past 8 months, Nintendo hasn’t been doing so hot lately in the sales performance department with the period between April and June being their worst. In order to remedy this clearly problematic issue, Nintendo is planning on launching a number of high profile system-selling franchises onto the console with Nintendo UK believing that The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD is one of arguably many.

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ritsuka6663882d ago

Zelda is a massive system seller and ... will appeal to allot of youngsters and sell systems , wich is a good thing for Nintendo.

Eonjay3882d ago

Yes, assuming the parents don't get the kids GTA V instead - facepalm - The $299 pack with Zelda is a great deal when compared to what $349 got you just a weak earlier. And the remake looks great BTW... even though it is a... well a remake. I can't find this package on Amazon though but it is listed on Walmart.com Will this be enough to get them to their 8 million unit goal by year end... I'm not that confident.

ritsuka6663882d ago

It's true a lot of people don't realize that newer Zelda games in fact sell very well.

Yep3882d ago

Not sure what's up with all the disagrees. Perhaps fanboys thinking you were being sarcastic.

PopRocks3593882d ago

A remake of a game from Nintendo's slowest selling console could prove to be quite helpful to Wii U, especially with the limited edition bundles. But I wouldn't call it one of the heaviest hitters. I imagine Mario making a bigger impact since that one is technically a newer game.

Yep3882d ago

Market that b***h. Then you have my permission to sell.

pecorre3882d ago

It was the only reason why I got a gamecube 10 years ago. I still have my copy. However, I'm not getting a Wii U only for a remake.

Trago13373882d ago

If they advertise the hell out of this game.

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Game Developers Have Begun Confirming Nintendo Switch 2 Support

Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno7d ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.

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Nintendo's Massacre Of The 3DS And Wii U Is Finally Complete, Regrettably

Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."