Did Nintendo copy?

Kokiri are alot like a certain story, this one

a boy, garbed in green, who never grows up and has a fairy

thats the kokiri, right?
No that is the story of Peter Pan

just coincidence?
I dont know?

Is there anything else that you think nintendo copied?

Well, I thought TP link looked link peter pan when i first saw him. (the one off the movie)

they do bear very same qualities...

It's not a matter of copying peter pan, it's a matter of evolving a certain idea, nintendo took peter pan to a whole new level, the kokiri are spiritual lost boys, and I'm fine with that. Did ninty copy?, no, they borrowed, and because zelda is greater now because of it, nintendo has done more than enough to pay homage to the fantasy tale.

Yeah...
I hadn't noticed that before!!!
And, yes, I think the Kokiris borrowed from Peter Pan...

Wow, I have never look at it in that kind of light... I havn't read nor watched anything related to peter pan since I was 5 or 6 or soming..... WAIT!! I played Kingdom Hearts two years ago... Oh well

Another thing, Ninty also stole/borrowed the idea of Pokemon, though they kinda bought it. They found a manga in a book store and thought the idea was great, and went to the author of the comic book and bought it off him for big bucks. Now both sides of the deal are happy... although ninty made more money off it...

Anyway,'bout the only thing I can think off with the Big N stealing ideas.... Wait, what about the revolution and the design something similar to those of Apples creations (ie Ipods etc)?? Another thing that I can think off.

And that's that.

Yeah I'll bet Nintendo borrows SOME ideas....I think when Link gets the Master Sword from the Temple of Time it kind of ressembles King Arthur.

Well...its not really a matter of borrowing or copying. If you think about it, its nearly, if not, impossible to come up with a whole new original idea. Why? Because, everything has been done before. Plain and simple. You may come up with an idea that you think is 100% your own, but then you may find out that someone else did the same thing 40 years ago.

After 2,000+ years of civilization, you start to run out of new and original ideas.

Other than the fact Link wears a green tunic Zelda and Peter Pan are completly un-alike.

i didnt say that zelda was like peter pan
i said the kokiri. And there is more than them just having a green tunic

kokiri have fairies/ Peter Pan has a fairy
Kokiri Never grow up unless they leave the forsest/Peter Pan nevergrows up unless he leaves Never Land
Kokiri are dressed in green/Peter Pan is dressed in green

Nintendo didn't copy at all. Link has always worn a green tunic, so when they made Ocarina Of Time, they thought of the idea that Link would think he's a Kokiri and all that, so the story can go forward. And fairies have been a part of Zelda since the beginning. Would it seem right to have adult Kokiri roaming about the place? Ninty didn't copy it's just coincidence. I agree it's hard to come up with new ideas, it's just coincidence, nothing less, nothing more.

It's more like insperation then copying. Like everyone takes a little from someone else. Exept katamari dimashi. That was just insane. Like ninja gidan takes off of all ninja stories ever made. Okami takes after ancient legends and what not.

Exactly, you can't come up with new ideas, just improve on them.

They also borrowed alot from Scottish/Celtic Mythology aswell.

Originally Posted by lugeasilver

It's more like insperation then copying. Like everyone takes a little from someone else. Exept katamari dimashi. That was just insane. Like ninja gidan takes off of all ninja stories ever made. Okami takes after ancient legends and what not.

I havta 100.5% agree with that statement.

Such as all the FPS games saying that it is "better than halo" when it either is a true copy, just with less things, and whatnots. Also there's been quite a few wanna-bes of Dynasty warriors, GTA.....

I'm trailint off

Peter Pan? These beings are in Norse mythology...

The lost boys in Peter Pan are copied off of immortal child-sprites from various other fairy-tales.

Just discovered this today: In OOT, at Hyrule market you'll see that prancing thief guy (his name's Sakon in MM). If you talk to him, he'll say "I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date": Alice in Wonderland.

But, yeah, I agree with statements above. It's more like inspiration than actually stealing/borrowing.