Zelda Being Tweeted About 40,000 Times Shows Nintendo Still Has It

Hardcore Gamer Writes: "Last weekend was chock full of gaming news. With the Video Game Awards taking place, in addition to Sony’s PlayStation Experience, it was just an all-around good few days for gamers. What’s interesting about it all, though, is despite the magnitude of PSX, it was not the most active gaming-related news tweeted about. No, that award goes to the Zelda."

[MrSwankSinatra]

I can't wait to play this.

[Relientk77]

Well the new Zelda game looks awesome, so I'm not that surprised

[phoenixwing]

Let's hope they don't recycle assets this time around. Which seems to be pointing to a no they won't so I'll probably be more impressed with this one.

For the disagrees: Disagree all you want. I personally am never happy revisiting a dungeon I've already been through.

[jholden3249]

I'm not disagreeing, but I am at a loss over what you're talking about. Assets get reused all the time in the industry. Not the same thing as copy-pasting an entire dungeon into a new game.

[phoenixwing]

Many Zelda games have you retread the dungeon later in the game that you've already been to for different reasons, sometimes for good and other times for wasting time. it's a form of padding and reusing areas. It's just not my cup of tea to come back to a dungeon. A more open Zelda games means there will probably be less re-using a dungeon in the game and more unique one time experiences with each dungeon they have.

[vakarian75]

I wouldn't say many Zelda games do that.

[Geekman]

The only one I can list off the top of my mind that had you revisit a dungeon was Skyward Sword. Not only were you not in there for that long, but it was actually a decent revisit.

[Hoffmann]

Hmm.

If all the tweets related to the different games shown at that Playstation Experience show would be added together..I wonder if they are a lot more than 40k.

[Spotie]

They would, but that would kinda defeat the purpose of the article.

[Dubaman]

Well considering just one garnered more interest than an entire event, that's pretty damn good going.
Though just to give an idea of how popular the Zelda series is and your question has gotten me curious, so i did a little searching:
From 14th November - 14th December, the amount of retweets were as follows:
Uncharted - 92,854
The Order:1886 - 15,218
Project Morpheus - 3,888
Bloodborne - 30,744
Street Fighter V - 44,899
Drawn to Death - 6,573
Until Dawn - 15,680
MLB 15 - 8,089
LittleBigPlanet3 - 24,073

Zelda - 185,705

Of course adding all those PSX games together would give a higher number than just one Zelda game. Considering the consumer base of the PS4 when compared to the WiiU though, it just shows the power of a Zelda title and the love it gets from it's fans.

[vakarian75]

I added those together the only reason its higher than Zelda is Uncharted without that it only equals 149,164 which is 36,541 short of Zelda and Uncharted brings it over to 242,018 a 56,313 difference.

[lefty]

Who ever said they lost it?

[higgins78]

Didn't you hear the angry self-proclaimed 'hardcore' shouting it from the darkness of their bedrooms?

[Letthewookiewin]

I am getting a Wii U very soon. They deserve my money.

[Scatpants]

I will get a WiiU when this comes out. I'm guessing at least 300 other people will as well.

[BX81]

I think Zelda is going to move units.

[Scatpants]

no doubt.

[Summons75]

I'm excited about this. The announcement trailer was great and the gameplay delivers on what the announcement teased. It was no doubt I'd be buying this day one but all I need is a Story trailer with a bit more gameplay and release date and I would be willing to go dark on anything pertaining to the game so everything is fresh when it comes out.

[Kumomeme]

no suprise since nintendo also got most of tweet on previous E3

[jcnba28]

Wow the Zelda tweets peaked higher than PSX.

[higgins78]

As somebody better, way, way better than me once said...they never lost it. Its Sony and Microsoft (particularly this gen) who need to focus and up their game, while there still is some kudos left to be gotten.