Zelda 2005 - Gamecube Seller?

How many of you think that this will be the game that brings the Xbox/PS2 players over to Gamecubetopia?

This game will most likely bring an older audience to Nintendo, and maybe hurt Sony and Microsoft's prospects a bit. Oh well, Nintendo can use all the help it can get.

Oh yes, if Nintendo does a wonderful job, they will crumble Sony and Mircrosoft to the dust....Even......make OoT seem like Mario 64 compared to this new game, if they do a wonderful job on it.

Turn Sony and Microsoft fans over from the Dark Side to the Nintendo/Zelda side? I do not know. Meditate on this, i will.

EDIT: Finished my Meditation, i did. Now, I'm not exactly sure if diehard/hardcore Sony and Microsoft fans will be able to buy the Gamecube and the game, no....They are lost in the tightning grip of the X-Box and the PS and PS2. Now, semi fans of the PS and PS2 (Like me) who can buy the Gamecube without acting like they are betraying their fav. company and get the game....Yes, i'd say that they will become intrested in the Nintendo games and all that.

It will DEFENTILY draw back all those old Zelda peeps who left cause of the WW.

Hmmm for the poll I said yes, but in reality...I'd say yes and no. Like Ogmios said earlier, it will bring back old Zelda fans. But like everyone knows, Zelda'05 isn't the only new game comming out next year. There may be "better" games for the other systems. All we can do now is hope.

-BGS

As much as many people will want the Gamecube revived, I believe it can basically never be revived. The next few games (eg. RE4, Metroid Prime: Echoes, and LoZ) can still not revive such a horrible few years for the Gamecube. Although, as BigGoronSword said, I wish I could vote "yes", but the chances of Sony and X-box players buying Gamecube just for 2-3 more good games is quite slim.

Why did the Gamecube fail, or IS failing to you?

I think the Gamecube is doing great! I mean, look at what WW and the rest of the Gamecube games did for it!

Originally Posted by Aragorn

Why did the Gamecube fail, or IS failing to you?

I think the Gamecube is doing great! I mean, look at what WW and the rest of the Gamecube games did for it!

Well the only thing that is going great for the gamecube is the price. However, most people would like to play online nowadays and have multiple purposes for their entertainment system. GC has one game that is multiplayer compatable (Mario Kart: Double Dash) and one other game that can be played online (Final Fantasy: ____ Cards). What Nintendo wants to do is make their game systems nice and simple....only made for gaming purposes. As the other competitors can play Mp3s, DVDs, backwards capability, and a larger variety of games. Those are my reasons as to why Gamecube is failing...but I'm a hardcore Nintendo fan, and will always be by their side (I've owned, at one point or another, every entertainment system made by Nintendo.....except for virtual boy, and nothing has stopped me from being an active Nintendo consumer).

-BGS

Originally Posted by BigGoronSword

Well the only thing that is going great for the gamecube is the price.

GC is extremly cheap now and it has it's potential mega killer app.
The situation can only improve.
Low cost will always be an important factor.

Beat Sony? No.

Originally Posted by Zeldafan

GC is extremly cheap now and it has it's potential mega killer app.
The situation can only improve.
Low cost will always be an important factor.

Beat Sony? No.

yes, but I also find it funny that it cost the exact same price as the handheld system, GBA SP. I find that there's something wrong with the situation. I can't find it yet (heck, it's making the customers happy), but I'm willing to try and investigate. I've noticed, (if you ever go into a trade game shop...like GameStop), whenever I want to buy a used GC game (for example...Spider-Man), and then check the price of the PS2 version, the PS2 one is at least $5-$10 cheaper than the GC. I asked the clerk this and he said "It's hard to come by GC games. Plus it's supply and demand".

-BGS

I see that most people are viedo gamers for graphics. To be a true "viedo gamer" you have to try and under stand all aspects of viedo games. The zelda series is just a plain classic, and even if those dark siders do come to Zelda, they won't appreciate it as much as me or you. To make a long story short, yes it will help the game cube, but when the sony/x-box people can't appreciate it as much, or become to challenged by the Classicness of the Zelda puzzles, Nintendo will be flamed, and sales and things could be worse then they are now.

Originally Posted by BigGoronSword

yes, but I also find it funny that it cost the exact same price as the handheld system, GBA SP. I find that there's something wrong with the situation.

I think its because of the GBA's display and of its smaller electronical (desktop pc <-> laptop) components. A further reason is surley that it solds very well, so why should Nintendo make it cheaper.

One big problem of Nintendo today are imo especially games like this new Zelda. The wiered thing is that Nintendos games are to good. Many people buy a Gamecube (me included) because of Nintendo in-house games. Third party developers have reacted and abandoned the cube.
The casual gamer (which is the majority) who is interested in NFL 2022, NBA 2134 and Ultra Violent Game X won't buy a cube. It goes around in circles and it has started with the Nintendo 64.

I kind of doubt it. PS2 has made its way into most people's mind as a mainstream console, and you must have one because "Xbox is too big, and Gamecube is for children". Not to mention most PS2 players are madly in love with RPGs.

As for the Xbox players, most of them are like PC players - they want nothing but action and sport games.

What I wrote in this post doesn't have to be true, but atleast be aware of the fact that this is how I look at PS2/Xbox fans.

Originally Posted by BigGoronSword

Like Ogmios said earlier, it will bring back old Zelda fans.

How can they even consider themselves a Zelda fan if they didn't play WW just because of its graphics?

It will DEFENTILY draw back all those old Zelda peeps who left cause of the WW.

Exactly, I didn't buy a Gamecube because of the looks of Windwaker, but when I saw the new Zelda, I bought one, then rented Wind Waker- Do I hate the graphics? Yes Does it make the game any less fun at all? No Way

Originally Posted by William Zelda4ever

Not to mention most PS2 players are madly in love with RPGs.

As for the Xbox players, most of them are like PC players - they want nothing but action and sport games.

What I wrote in this post doesn't have to be true, but atleast be aware of the fact that this is how I look at PS2/Xbox fans.

Don't worry, I know it's true, although some can also appreciate all genres.

Originally Posted by Fierce Deity

How can they even consider themselves a Zelda fan if they didn't play WW just because of its graphics?

Because not everyone can see beyond looks-and I don't wish to talk like TWW has bad graphics-because it doesn't.

As for the fans of a series, they aren't all the same. Some like the graphics most, some like gameplay more, and the old fans that BGS mentions (I think) are the ones that grew up playing Zelda games and are now in their twenties, but left Nintendo/Zelda games because they didn't like the graphics of TWW.

As for my opinion on the matter, I think that this will help a lot, due to the shallow world that gaming has become, where the majority of people prefer licensed games and realistic graphics over good gameplay. It's sad, but the main crowd puller to non-Zelda fans will be the graphics of Zelda '05.

I don't think anything will take Sony though-they're too high up now. At least, not in this gaming generation...

As much hype as there is for Zelda 2005, I personally believe that the Nintendo line-up for this year is good enough to convince more than a few gamers to get a Cube even before this Zelda game is released. There are quite a few great games coming out around the holiday season this year.

If this Zelda game is good enough, it could restore other peoples faith in Nintendo again. But in less than a year, almost everyone that wants to play Zelda 2005, will have. And what then? PS2 and Xbox players wont buy a new system for one game, if they want to play Zelda, they can go to blockbuster, rent a GC and a copy of the game. Once the replay-factor has worn out even the slightest, people are going to want another great game. And i dont see that game coming.
Now i think that Zelda 2005 will be awsome, but its just one game, and i dont think it's enough.

Gamecube is nice and cheap for those of us who enjoy great games, plus is the only system that has my favorite games. Who needs a CD player and DVD player in a game system? That kind of crap just drives up the price unnecessarily, most people already have a DVD player, and since the discs aren't propriatary like Gamecube's discs, piracy is made simpler (which leads to lower profits).

Yeah, people are taken in by fancy trailers and visuals, so I agree that Zelda 2005, if marketed properly, can very well sell the system more. There are people out there who probably liked Zelda but felt it wasn't necessary to get a Gamecube for it when they already had PS2 or X-Box. This game will give them a reason to buy a GCN, even if it's a superficial reason.

This new Zelda is sure to be one amazing game and it has the potential to be the greatest game of all time. I can see a lot of Sony and Microsoft fans wanting this game badly by the time it gets closer to release. And look at the price of the GameCube now - it's dirt cheap. You would be a very wise person to splash a bit of cash out on a Gamecube and Zelda 2005 with it when the time comes round. I can see good things coming once Nintendo release it.

Originally Posted by MalonLover

This new Zelda is sure to be one amazing game and it has the potential to be the greatest game of all time. I can see a lot of Sony and Microsoft fans wanting this game badly by the time it gets closer to release.

I can see them buying a Gamecube and buying the game, and if they really liked it, i can see them going on a perilous money quest to buy the rest of the Zelda games.

Hey, there are Sony/X Box fans who own a Gamecube and is looking forwards to this. (Me for example), but you mean the fans who ONLY has the X-Box/PS and PS2, so i agree on that fact that many of them may want the game SO badly that they would get the Gamecube and the game nad play it.