TP should allow more letters for you to name Link with.

In every Zelda game my first plan is to name myself Alexander after Alexander The Great but there's never enuf letters, and simply Alex just doesn't have the epic ring i'm looking for.

And now Especial with TP since you'll also be able to name the Horse, that makes me wanna do it even more since then I could also name the Horse Bucephalas. after Alexander's horse who he named a city in India after.

does anyone else agree, that they should give us more letters.

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WTF I came back here to correct the mistake I made in the Title and apparently we can't edit the Title, Anyway I meant TP, and I'm sure you all know what that means.

Originally Posted by JaredThaJa

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WTF I came back here to correct the mistake I made in the Title and apparently we can't edit the Title, Anyway I meant TP, and I'm sure you all know what that means.

No worries, I did it for you. And as for the topic at hand, I think anything beyond 5-7 letters would be too much. Pretty much any name, could be made into a nickname. From Anthony becomes Tony, Christopher/Christien becomes Chris, Theodore becomes Teddy, etc. I'm sorry for your loss, but names aren't that important to Nintendo's eyes (I guess). My guess is, Nintendo assumes that everyone will call their hero "Link", but to the ones that don't know the series, they will call the hero something else. As for the horse call it "Bruce". Pick your battles son.

-BGS

I think that they should allow more, but BGS has a point, because in all of the text where your name shows up, you dont want 14 characters just being spilled all over the place, but he's right, you could easily just change to a short name, althought i know exactly how you feel about the epic ring.

Originally Posted by BigGoronSword

No worries, I did it for you. And as for the topic at hand, I think anything beyond 5-7 letters would be too much. Pretty much any name, could be made into a nickname. From Anthony becomes Tony, Christopher/Christien becomes Chris, Theodore becomes Teddy, etc. I'm sorry for your loss, but names aren't that important to Nintendo's eyes (I guess). My guess is, Nintendo assumes that everyone will call their hero "Link", but to the ones that don't know the series, they will call the hero something else. As for the horse call it "Bruce". Pick your battles son.

-BGS

Thanxs.

I'v never just called him Link I find that realy unorigonal.

Having too long a name would probably interfere with any text boxes relating to other characters in the game mentioning your name.

Nintendo have to calculate just how many letter's they can include in a text box along with the name so they don't need to take any extra.
For example, the quotes in the following statements represent the beginning and ending of a text box:

"Hi Link! etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc."

"Hi 20digitnamerighthere! etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc."

"etc etc etc etc etc."

If that make's any bloody sense to anyone of course.

~ Adhamh.

Originally Posted by Adhamh

Having too long a name would probably interfere with any text boxes relating to other characters in the game mentioning your name.

Nintendo have to calculate just how many letter's they can include in a text box along with the name so they don't need to take any extra.
For example, the quotes in the following statements represent the beginning and ending of a text box:

"Hi Link! etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc."

"Hi 20digitnamerighthere! etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc."

"etc etc etc etc etc."

If that make's any bloody sense to anyone of course.

~ Adhamh.

Then they change the source code to allow for longer names. Instead of 7, it should be 10 characters. Seriously.

I think those letters are enough...
I name Link...Link!
And I'm going to name Epona...Epona...
So, no more letters needed!
For me...

Ya sometimes little things like this can be a bother at first, but once you start playing, it doesn't matter what your name is it becomes epic because the game is epic.

You wouldn't called Martin Luther King Marty would you?
You wouldn't call Abraham Lincoln Abe would you?
You wouldn't call Albert Einstein Al would you?
You wouldn't called Steven Hawking StevieH would you?

No.

Same. Applies. Here.

I want to be able to call him Link Æwondåslåmon, after my most usual forum name. So, I definitely think they should allow for more.

Originally Posted by Tjalian

You wouldn't called Martin Luther King Marty would you?
You wouldn't call Abraham Lincoln Abe would you?
You wouldn't call Albert Einstein Al would you?
You wouldn't called Steven Hawking StevieH would you?

No.

Same. Applies. Here.

Er...why not? I can understand why it gets annoying, there were times where I would try to fit in a name but it wouldn't make it. I could usually find a substitute name. Since names that long aren't that common, Nintendo just goes with a decent amount (I think it's 7). Sure it would be nice if you could name yourself something big and fancy but I don't have a hard time getting over it.

I really don't care as long as you can fit 6 letters into the name box. It really doesn't matter, so you can't fit alexander, big deal. Look at the big picture, once you get into TP, it really won't matter how long or small your name is, what really matters is the gameplay.

I think the reason that the name is limited to only a few letters is because in the Japanese language, no person's name has more than six kanji in it. I think they should allow for up to sixteen letters.

Originally Posted by Tjalian

You wouldn't called Martin Luther King Marty would you?
You wouldn't call Abraham Lincoln Abe would you?
You wouldn't call Albert Einstein Al would you?
You wouldn't called Steven Hawking StevieH would you?

No.

Same. Applies. Here.

Those men are very well respected. You are not.

Originally Posted by Adhamh

Having too long a name would probably interfere with any text boxes relating to other characters in the game mentioning your name.

Nintendo have to calculate just how many letter's they can include in a text box along with the name so they don't need to take any extra.
For example, the quotes in the following statements represent the beginning and ending of a text box:

"Hi Link! etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc."

"Hi 20digitnamerighthere! etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc."

"etc etc etc etc etc."

If that make's any bloody sense to anyone of course.

~ Adhamh.

That makes perfect sence, and that why Im siding with you.

Originally Posted by Sotiris

I think those letters are enough...
I name Link...Link!
And I'm going to name Epona...Epona...
So, no more letters needed!
For me...

I agree... I'd like to play as Link. Not some Link with V99 pasted on to him.
Same goes for Epona

I can see both points of the issue, mainly because I feel for both sides. I would like it if you could input more letters, but at the same time, there can be too many. And it can interfere with the text and all of that...and a plus for the side who thinks it should remain the same, why change tradition?

Originally Posted by BigGoronSword

No worries, I did it for you. And as for the topic at hand, I think anything beyond 5-7 letters would be too much. Pretty much any name, could be made into a nickname. From Anthony becomes Tony, Christopher/Christien becomes Chris, Theodore becomes Teddy, etc. I'm sorry for your loss, but names aren't that important to Nintendo's eyes (I guess). My guess is, Nintendo assumes that everyone will call their hero "Link", but to the ones that don't know the series, they will call the hero something else. As for the horse call it "Bruce". Pick your battles son.

Heck, I'm thinking the only reason they really allow the "renaming" is so that families with multiple kids don't get their savegames mixed up. This is true for quite a few Nintendo titles. Pokemon. 'nuff said.

Pokemon allows only one save slot per cartridge IIRC.

Heck, I'm thinking the only reason they really allow the "renaming" is so that families with multiple kids don't get their savegames mixed up. This is true for quite a few Nintendo titles. Pokemon. 'nuff said.

I don't believe that's the reason. Nintendo wants the player to feel like they are Link, to have their own opinion of his personality. Therefore it just makes sense that they let you name him.

However, Link is still his own character as much as Ash is. This isn't KOTOR. The fact that it's common with Nintendo titles tells me it's just some sort of company tradition, whatever the reason may be. Once again, I don't think there's any deep reason.