Are you ready for the fan backlash that will come from Zelda Wii?

[Azelover]

You know Khuutra, this has been something that was in the back of my mind last year and in 2008. It seemed completely part of linearity.

True, Zelda fans can be very bitchy but it depends on the time and circumstance. I believe you could be right, but that depends on a number of different things including where all platform holders go.

If Zelda Wii was unveiled last year, or in 2008, I think the backlash would be almost impossible to avoid.

There's a lot of expectation right now but it's not negative, it's not the type where the game can't be anything other than what one person wants, and everybody wants something different. Last year people were like that, but this year I don't think so.

The momentum has changed, partly due to Spirit Tracks laying down a visible spectrum from which to draw expectation, potentially whacky ones. And also because Nintendo announced other games like Galaxy 2 and Metroid, so not as much energy is on Zelda anymore.

You're potentially right, but you would have been absolutely right a year or two ago. However presently you could be wrong, which is a good thing. Obviously Microsoft will buy a bunch of press and viral marketers to try orchestrating a backlash like they always do, but I'm not sure it will fly too well. And even if it does, eventually it will settle down.

Remember "Wii"?