Zelda Wii in 2011

Obviously, a balance needs to be struck between waiting until the game has sufficiently progressed such that the released trailer is an accurate representation of what we can expect and leaving enough time for promotion.

Here's an early Twilight Princess trailer (from 2004):

I remember first hearing about twilight princess on IGN.com I said to myself ...theres another legend of zelda game out? and then I got really excited and I wanted to play so bad.

Aside from the forest i don't see any environments that were left out. I even see some of the dungeons fromm the finished game.

Originally Posted by Oni Dark Link

I'm not saying we won't know anything about the new game i'm saying we just won't have a trailer. You are a prime example of why we won't have a trailer, they want to avoid people like you flaming them, what cool environments where left out?

Why would I flame them? The only Zelda game I ever disliked was Tp.. and that wasn't until I was at least 10 hours into the game. So you're wrong.

Lots of things were taken out of TP or moved to a different location. Just watch the teaser.

Originally Posted by MrBaconsock

Screw 2011, just give it to me now!!

YES.

2011 damn that i want it now

If it is released 2010,

2010 is going to be the awesome'st year ever. Think about it. Mario, Metroid and Zelda at the same year??

Originally Posted by Enuf3

Why would I flame them? The only Zelda game I ever disliked was Tp.. and that wasn't until I was at least 10 hours into the game. So you're wrong.

Lots of things were taken out of TP or moved to a different location. Just watch the teaser.

Now that i think about it that wasn't so much a trailer for TP as it was a short video that is being utilized as a technical demonstration(ever heard of the spaceworld 2000 demo?), it shouldn't be called a TP trailer unless it was already named as such.

Originally Posted by Oni Dark Link

Now that i think about it that wasn't so much a trailer for TP as it was a short video that is being utilized as a technical demonstration(ever heard of the spaceworld 2000 demo?), it shouldn't be called a TP trailer unless it was already named as such.

But it was intended to be developed into TP (though the name wasn't set back then) so it is, in fact, a beta of TP. Reggie even said that it was coming to GameCube when he presented the trailer, so not calling it a trailer for TP would be wrong.

The Spaceworld demo, however, is a true tech demo because they never intended to use any of it for a game and they were pretty clear on that.

EDIT: I just remembered that Aonuma even mentioned, after the trailer was released, that they allowed one of the devs to simply play around with the game, recorded it and edited it for E3:

Originally Posted by Eiji Aonuma

I'm sure all of you saw the video of the new Legend of Zelda game at this point. One thing that I'd like to point out to everybody is that none of that is CG. It's all done in real-time and running on the [game] engine. That movie was actually created by somebody who took a version of the game, played it, videotaped and then cut the pieces together to make the movie.

http://cube.ign.com/articles/514/514589p1.html

Originally Posted by Ganon the King

Are you dum?

In a word, no.

Originally Posted by Astarael

Oh the irony.

Indeed.

Originally Posted by Senap

But it was intended to be developed into TP (though the name wasn't set back then) so it is, in fact, a beta of TP. Reggie even said that it was coming to GameCube when he presented the trailer, so not calling it a trailer for TP would be wrong.

The Spaceworld demo, however, is a true tech demo because they never intended to use any of it for a game and they were pretty clear on that.

My mistake, still that looks very little like TP at all. Wait do you have a source to back this up?

Originally Posted by Oni Dark Link

Wait do you have a source to back this up?

Not really, but it's common knowledge (ask anyone - a sane person preferably - who was online back then) and if you look around (google) you'll see that there is heavy emphasis on it being a tech demo and that it was indented to show off the capabilities of the GameCube. I know I read somewhere, probably IGN, that some Nintendo rep confirmed it to be a tech demo and nothing more - but I can't find the article.

I think even "Mario 128" was shown at the very same Spaceworld, another tech demo with spherical worlds. You know what I mean if you're a Mario fan

I still maintain that it while we will get some info we won't have a full blown trailer until the game is finished.

Originally Posted by Oni Dark Link

My mistake, still that looks very little like TP at all. Wait do you have a source to back this up?

Which is why a lot of us were pissed when TP came out looking a whole lot different from the teaser. Looking at the teaser and looking at the full trailer (which ALSO had content which never made it to the game) the two look like different games.

Why the downgrade.. idk.

Originally Posted by Enuf3

Which is why a lot of us were pissed when TP came out looking a whole lot different from the teaser. Looking at the teaser and looking at the full trailer (which ALSO had content which never made it to the game) the two look like different games.

Why the downgrade.. idk.

How was it downgraded? TP's visuals actually look more impressive. Once again, the fact that people like you whine about how things didn't make it into the final game that should have is precisely why we won't have a trailer until it's finished, they want to avoid disappointing people!

Originally Posted by Kankki1

If it is released 2010,

2010 is going to be the awesome'st year ever. Think about it. Mario, Metroid and Zelda at the same year??

Think about that for a sec. Yes it would be awesome if all three came out in one year, but not everyone is or can buy them altogether/one after another. It might be a tough choice and decrease sales of one of em. Releasing 2 huge games in the same time area is already enough. It would be smarter to release it by itself or maybe with another big hit

In a later time I mean (sorry I never double post but I can't edit posts ony
phone with the mobile skin)

Originally Posted by Oni Dark Link

How was it downgraded? TP's visuals actually look more impressive. Once again, the fact that people like you whine about how things didn't make it into the final game that should have is precisely why we won't have a trailer until it's finished, they want to avoid disappointing people!

Look how wide and open the over world is in the teaser. Then look at the final product. Everything is closed in and leads you down forced paths. The teaser shows a much more detailed and open map.

Originally Posted by Enuf3

Look how wide and open the over world is in the teaser. Then look at the final product. Everything is closed in and leads you down forced paths. The teaser shows a much more detailed and open map.

I'm pretty sure i see the field north of Faron and the field north of Kakariko, they are big and in no way closed in. I don't think the map is any more detailed.

Originally Posted by Oni Dark Link

I'm pretty sure i see the field north of Faron and the field north of Kakariko, they are big and in no way closed in. I don't think the map is any more detailed.

Hyrule field is in no way as open as the teaser shows or early photos from the game shows.