Does Zelda U Have a Chance At 5Mil+ Lifetime WW? (Or Close To It)

[binary solo]

Samus Aran said:

contestgamer said:

binary solo said:

I dunno. Obviously you frequent websites and forums related to Nintendo much more than I do. But not being a member of the Nintendo inner circle of fans I am not perceiving  a huge amount of hype. So the hype possibly is only within the Nintendo fanbase, which might not be enough to get it to 5 million.

Zelda U will probably need to be received almost as well as OOT to hit 5 million on the sort of install base Wii U is looking to achieve. And of course Zelda U could achieve that sort of acclaim. The Wii U is a suffiently powerful machine that Nintendo can do things with Zelda that it has never done before, and I'm sure they will make excellent use of the gamepad. It's still an up hill battle to 5 million though.

 

"Zelda U will probably need to be received almost as well as OOT to hit 5 million on the sort of install base Wii U is looking to achieve. And of course Zelda U could achieve that sort of acclaim."

What would make you believe that a franchise in decline will have a hit game that is recieved as well as the game that is widely considered the greatest of all time even today?

OoT is the most overrated game of all time.

I certianly agree with that. Well I dunno about all time, but I personally didn' like OOT all that muc, I never bothered to finish it, but that might be bcause I tried to play it on 3DS and did not enjoy the experience. Perhaps on a regular TV using regular controller it might be a better experience. But is remains a critical darling, and a favourite among the masses, pretty much always hitting the top 10 best 100 games of all time lists.

The reason I say Zelda U could be received as well as OOT (whether or not you personally agree with OOT's critical and popular acclaim, the fact is it has atttained legendary status) is because of the tech that is available for this game. People say specs don't matter, and to a large degree this is true when talking about within generation competition. But when it comes to generational improvements within a game company specs matter a great deal, as better specs provide opportunity for expanded creative horizons. With Wii U being a huge leap above Wii technologically there is a great deal of potential for Zelda U, if the minds behind Zelda U remain fresh and creatively energised.