Last time I checked developers made multiplataform console games to the lesser comon denominator (PS2). So that means that once all the next-gens are out, developement for the Revolution will be the base of the multiplataform titles so the ports will be the other way around.

Besides the mayor diferences are the HD textures and not so much the polygon count and those are not that dificult to downgrade.

And you must remember that Revolution developement is a lot like the GC so most developers already have expirience giving them a head start when compared to the PS3 and XBOX 360 development enviorment.

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That will balance it self out with the fact that revolution games are not going to get more expensive since the developement will be cheap (No HD) and the media is not going to be expensive (Blue Ray).

And its not like EVERY game will require a new add-on.

I'm still guessing that the Rev will be either $200 or $150.

I say $200 because that's the price that the Gcube launched at and it'll still be cheaper than the X360 (I don't see them lowering the price next year because the PS3 will still be more than likely a higher price).

Then there are the rumors of $150 that popped up when what was thought to be the Rev specs were released. Coming out at $150 would be great, and will be cheaper than the DS's current price. In fact, it's possible that by the time the Rev comes out the DS will have another price drop to closer to $100, and then if they still have game bundles, the DS plus the game wouldn't cost more than $130 or $140.

Anything under $200 would be a great launch price. Sub-$100, and it'll get the "cheapo console" tag, that the Cube suffers from.

Meant to say *they HAVE been reliable

:D

"Considering that Nintendo's putting their heart and soul into this game, I doubt they'd want to cheapen it by adding some half-assed Rev. compatibility."

Why does it have to be "half-assed"? Nintendo did took a lot of extra time if it's just to add some extra dungeons and stuff. Maybe this time will really be used (in addition to making more dungeons) to make the Revolution controller work as perfectly as it can.

This doesn't really matter to me. It's a nice bonus, but nothing more. The game is still what's important, and the more this game is like Link to the Past and less like WW and OoT, the better.

joesteele: Well, I'll have to take your word for it, since I don't know much about code and stuff (I only play games, I don't know how they're made. :P)
Another question is that since this game isn't being built from the ground up with Rev compatibility, would that not cheapen the effect of the revolution control scheme, like make it seem like a gimmick rather than an integral part of the game? Considering that Nintendo's putting their heart and soul into this game, I doubt they'd want to cheapen it by adding some half-assed Rev. compatibility.

I question the integrity of this article, but Aonuma clearly said that they were adding more content to make the game longer, such as more dungeons, more secrets, etc. I doubt the Gamecube disc would be able to hold all that content AND have a completely different mode of play programmed in too. It seems fishy to me.
The only reason I could see it being delayed for the sake of the new mode of play is that if Zelda was released long before the console, the game would get kind of old to gamers before they even get to try out the new style of gameplay.

I'm sorry, but I seriously doubt I'm going to want to wait to play this on the Revolution since it's thought to be coming out around April or so.

And I am not going to want to replay it for on the Rev when it finally does come out just for the queer wand waving.

Note, queer was not meant as "gay".

Well, this kind of reminds me of the Zelda: Link's Awakening remake for the Game Boy Color. You could play the game on the regular game boy, of course, but if you chose to play it on the GBC, you were able to access a secret dungeon. However, you could play it on a GBC or GB, regardless.

It's welcome, but in the end... why play it on the GB if you have access to the GBC? I guess that's kind of my point with Twilight Princess. I do know I'll be getting it for the GCN though, since I won't have a Revolution for a long, long time.

Can they really program a GC game to accept the unique input from the Rev controller? It just doesn't sound possible to me. It's sort of like how a GBA game can't take input from DS's touch screen.

Sweet. I'm not sure what else to say except that I like the idea.

Oh, and I'm not sure why some people are calling it fake because (the ones who have good reasons are in the right) Nintendo said it was a GC game.

Well, it IS a GC game. Just with changed features on Revo. It's not unusual. It's been done quite a few times.

What a waste of time. I don't plan on buying that revolution, so why can't I have my cake now?

nintendo being the sly devilish marketeers they are could probably release it today, and sell it with the rev support and all the damned fanboys would rebuy it.

Assuming that this is true, and assuming that the controller support will be for the whole game and not just the fishing game, mini-games, etc., I think that letting people use the Revolution controller to play Zelda is a great way to let people get a feel for what exactly the controller can do in a game that they (probably) will already own by the time the Revolution comes out. Not to mention the fact that people are going to be able to check out and compare the two types of game play (traditional and Rev-style) within one game.

@ toiletduckbaby -- It's always been my assumption that Zelda wasn't going to come out until at least middle (summer) of next year.

As far as I know, Nintendo's only stated that it'll be coming out after their new fiscal year starts (April 1st,) and I never thought for a minute that it was going to be right after their year starts. I think that, at the earliest, we're going to get it late May after E3.

And as for the Revolution, wasn't there a rumor that it was going to come out November 21 next year? That was when I was expecting it to hit, because it seems like all their latest systems have come out around then, or am I just loco?

Anyway, if this "play Zelda with Rev controller" business turns out to be true, then I think that the gap between Zelda's and the Revolution's respective releases is going to be much smaller than some of us have anticipated, though I don't think that they're going to wait until the Revolution comes out to give us Zelda, because they probably want to milk it for the GCN a bit.

And as kokichi stated earlier, it's probably going to take a while to get some LoZ Rev-lovin' going on, so this is a good way to tide people over, methinks.

Not to mention a Zelda game just isn't a Zelda game if it isn't delayed. OoT, now that was some classic delaying!

I predicted this before anyone else. I also predicted the revolution's controller design down to the large, centered "A" Button. Mikey is never wrong. Such is the magic of Double-Think.

Did I mention I invented the airplane?

eightbitonline,

Heh, yes I am. I own all the consoles (excluding 360) and both handhelds, so the delay of one title (no matter how excellent) doesn't bum me out too much. And if the delay makes it a better product in the end, I'm all for it.

I thought they said it would use the rev controller a long time ago. Maybe that's just what I thought. Well, I was right. That would be the smart thing to do anyway.

It could definetly be killer app material, but you seem to kinda be jumping it a bit and thinking you were right all along, when there's still too many unknowns to declare victory. You're one step closer, no doubt, but I wouldn't bust out the superbowl shuffle quite yet.

No ability to gloat, proppat, since this means nothing. This isn't even confirmed, it's just rumor. On top of that, even if it does support the revolution controller, the extent is an unknown and that can hardly warrant 'killer app' status. For all we know, the support is simply using the remote to navigate the title screen.

I am left-handed.

Lefties ftw!

Actually, I think I'll disagree with drumlord this one time :P I think that this would be a perfect opportunity for Nintendo to really put the controller to good use. The Legend of Zelda series is a very strong franchise for them, and it seems as though their games come out once in a blue moon. If TP comes out around the same time as the Revolution does, or even a few months earlier, how long do you think it'd take for us to get a LoZ game on the Revolution? A year? Maybe two? I think that with this game coming out right now, with the graphics looking superb and the gameplay assumedly going to be awesome, it'd be a good opportunity for Nintendo to take advantage of and, in a way, have the Revolution ride its coattails.

Anyways, how they'll implement it is anyone's guess. A lot of people think it'd be awesome for swinging Link's sword....sure....if you're left-handed -_- Otherwise your swings will be inverted...unless they suddenly make link ambidexterous instead of left-handed.

As a game.

Alas, I don't think the Revolution controller would even be applicible to any portion of the game except maybe the Fishing game.

TP will undoubtedly utilize most if not all buttons on the GameCube controller, thus, for the vast majority of gameplay, either the GameCube controller will be needed, or the Rev-Controller in the classic controller shell.

Now, in the classic controller shell, the only added feature is pretty much tilt controll, and well, I can see no benefit to tilt controll for a Zelda game that's utilizing the same controll scheme as WindWaker.

Now, of course, there is the Fishing game the developers were talking about.

For that, the Rev controller in and of itself is very applicible. They would need to program support for the Rev controller into the mini-game, but it may be doable.

However, for a mini-game, I question whether it'd be worth it.

sgt. baker, they're already developing Zelda Revolution. Aonuma has said so in some interview. This won't be Zelda Revolution.5, just Twilight Princess for Gamecube, which you can choose to play with the Revolution controller (if this "fact" is right) if you want to.

TP won't be released in a while yet, so a couple of months here or there won't matter much. If TP will be released in April, they can still say "but you just had Twilight Princess" when asked about Zelda Revolution.

Boo. I don't like it.

To me, it seems like this means the Big N will putz around making a true Zelda Rev for a while. They will be able to say "but you have Zelda Rev .5!"

Either way, when I watch the trailer for this game from last year's E3, I still get blown away. This may be THE game of the console generation... Oh dear me, don't let me down Aonuma. I know how you read these comments and everything.

Would be neat to have some minigames or use de bow with the controller, something like that, but obviuslly they are not going to revamp the game. I hope/think that the real cause was to make it bigger and better.

Anyway i can't wait to see new screens and play the damn game.

Doubtful, after all the reports that this isn't for the Rev (what was it, three times they had to quash those rumors?).

I'm actually hoping against this, because I'd much rather not try to mix styles here. Give me TP for the GC, and an entirely new Zelda for the Revolution.

Besides, I _like_ WW's fighting engine...

Hmm, I'm kind of surprised at the reaction of people with this. I personally think it's pretty whack. A tacked on feature seems neither the best way to handle the Zelda game, nor show off what the rev is capable off. I would have rather got Zelda now, and had the rest of the time spent on something developed specifically for the revolution.

But honestly I think this article is a bit misleading. I think drumlord pretty much hit the nail on the head on what this will most likely turn out to be (if anything).

"It's not like there aren't a dearth of other quality games to play in the meantime"

I assume you're either a) being sarcastic or b) refering to a system other than the GameCube.

Craziness! Twilight Princess basically looks like a next-gen game anyway, and the possibility of playing the grandest traditional Zelda ever with the slick new controller is just mind-boggling.

Here's hoping it's true! I wonder if there would be any other "hybrid" GameCube/Revolution games?

"I really doubt that the entire game is programmed to use either controller. It's possible though."

Ahh, but didn't they do it with Metroid Prime 2 at the Tokyo Game Show? Also, didn't Nintendo state that programming for the Revolution would be easier, cutting development costs? If these aren't petty boasts, then it really might be feasible to delay the game by 6-8 months to get the revolution controller to work with the game.

Personally, I think this could quite possibly be bogus. If anything, there may be some mini-game only available for Revolution and maybe an extra item shop (like the GBC games). I really doubt that the entire game is programmed to use either controller. It's possible though.

Squee!! Does this mean there is a better chance of a Zelda bundle coming out for Revolution?!

That's one hell of a feature. They'd still better have lots of dungeons 'n s***e. My brain is exploding... *_*