Zelda U: The Zelda title the Wii U deserves, but not the one it needs?

[VanceIX]

amak11 said:

VanceIX said:

Ungrateful? I bet you didn't read the OP either.

sigh

Look, a realistic art style would move more Wii Us, thats a given. All I want is the Wii U to get its footing back. This game won't do it. Cartoon games don't get the same kind of respect that realsim games do. 

I love the shit out of Wind Waker, so I'm not "ungrateful". I'm sure the game'll be great. But it's not the Zelda the Wii U needs right now to get its footing back.

For a 19 year old you really have no clue since your first real experience for a Zelda game was likely on the Gamecube. Since the first Zeldas were made well before you were born you missed a lot of the higher acclaimed Zelda titles. Majoras Mask and Ocarina of Time were both very cartoony. A "realistic art-style" failed to beat OoT so your logic here is broken. A cel-shaded game, on this scope, will move a significant amount of Wii Us. From the sounds of it though, you're sound ungrateful. My current prediction for this Zelda title is 7 million in lifetime sales since it touches base with this title: http://www.vgchartz.com/game/6925/the-legend-of-zelda/ 

lol

So you automatically assumed that my first experience was Wind Waker, without knowing who the hell I am, just because of my age? I started with Ocarina of Time as a kid with my N64. I think you need to go back and see the Zelda release timeline. 

I also think you're also woefully ignorant of the graphical capability on the N64. Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask were some of the most realistic games released on the N64. They put a huge emphasis on darker hues. If you want to see a "cartoony" game, look at Super Mario 64. Big emphasis on brighter hues. Nintendo could have easily done the same thing with OoT and MM, but they didn't.

And if you honestly believe that a cel-shaded Zelda will move nearly as many units as a more realistic Zelda, power to you. You're wrong though.