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cusman on 24 January 2013
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SxyxS said:

an HD port as systemseller-lol.

If you announce an HD port for ps360 of a similar game with similar quality people couldn't care less.
500k-1mio units will be sold.That's it.

What is so amazing about wind waker HD?Nothing.The only amazing thing will be that Nintendo will try to sell this games for full prize,just like they did with OOT.
Nowadays a new MGS is selling better than Zelda,but noone has become ecstatic about MGS 3 HD or called MGS HD a system seller(and MGS HD has 3 games in 1,wind waker is just 1 game)

Maybe Wii U owners are a little bit desperate now(like vita owners) that they are thankfull for every little game but
it's the same situation for Wii U now Nintendo Fanboys were criticizing the Vita for.
Almost only sequels(and i'm pretty sure mario cart is more HD using old tracks but new.)and games everyone knew that they will be released.
Vita was criticized by nintendo fanboys for virtua tennis,uncharted,wipeout,fifa

nintendo is worshipped for doing the same with mario3d,mario cart(the same games that were released in the past month for 3ds,being released again on wii u=boring)and wind waker.
that's pathetic.

 

Now I"ll try to find out what was so amazing about Nintendo direct.I've only heard about games everyone  knew that they would be released on wii u anyway.

Nintendo Direct was good... but you are right to say mostly it revealed games that people already expect. The games with footage shown however, were looking spectacular, so any gamer should be salivating over that stuff.

As for whether Wind Waker "remaster" is a system seller... it sure would be for Zelda enthusiasts. I doubt all the Zelda enthusiasts which made the Wii launch a success have picked up Wii U yet. Remember the Wii launched with Zelda Twilight Princess and Wii Sports... sales of both together put demand in the news and caused even more public awareness primarily focused on Wii Sports.

Also, please don't confuse "remaster" with HD port... very different level of effort and possibly vast difference between original and "remastered". MGS games HD collections were HD ports... the Silicon Knights developed version of MGS-Twin Snakes was a "remaster" of the PSOne classic on Gamecube. The Resident Evil version of PSOne classic on Gamecube was a "remaster".

Anyway, for me personally... Ninja Gaiden 3 - Razor's Edge was enough to justify buying the Wii U but as with any gaming hardware, that single game isn't my only benefit. I also got to play and enjoy Nintendo Land, New Super Mario Bros U, and bunch of other titles on the system already in addition to Razor's Edge.

I am an enthusiast for Ninja Gaiden... bought original Xbox for it... bought the PS3 when Ninja Gaiden Sigma went to it. Bought Xbox 360 when Ninja Gaiden 2 went to it. Bought the PS-Vita when it launched with Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus.

A gamer should view "value" in terms of time spent and enjoyed... not money spent. What difference does it make if you already own Wind Waker for Gamecube but never play it... but if you buy the remaster on Wii U and play that for 20-30 hours and really love it then I would say you got value.

Have you never bought a Blu-Ray for a movie you already watched or maybe even own on DVD? If not bought... then rented the HD version of it? Same principal applied to games.