Quote:The much anticipated Zelda bonus disc contains several games from the Zelda series; The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: Adventures of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and a 20-minute demo of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.
Each game has their own save file and the block amount that they take up can be found below.
The Legend of Zelda- 3
Zelda II: Adventures of Link- 3
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time- 9
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask- 21
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker does not save and a 20-minute demo can be played in The first dungeon, the fortress or on Windmill Island. It should also be noted that the Ocarina of Time save file is different to that found with the bonus disc with The Wind Waker.
The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: Adventures of Link have had slight graphical updates. Ocarina of Time has an improved framerate and a better control system than the Wind Waker bonus disc. Majora's Mask's screen resolution has also been improved
Quote:Nintendo said at a press conference in Japan that they will debut a new video-game machine in Japan next year and start console sales in China (with the IQue) to spur revenue after posting its loss. Notice they didn't say console specifically, only game machine, it could be handheld or console. Reuters has a key piece of information about this product, which we assume is the game machine. Its reported that the system will be revealed at E3 2004 and will be released by the end of 2004 in Japan.
"We want to launch the product worldwide simultaneously, but we don't know if that will be possible because of the issue of production capacity," Senior Managing Director Yoshihiro Mori told a news conference.
"GameCube is selling well after the price reduction, and Nintendo is in a better position than Microsoft, because the GameCube is more popular with younger kids,'' said Kota Nakako, an analyst at JP Morgan Securities Ltd. in Tokyo. "The price reductions should have been factored into the company's full-year forecast, and should not affect earnings."
Nintendo's group net loss totaled 2.89 billion yen ($26.6 million) in the six months ended Sept. 30. The Kyoto-based company generated profit of 19 billion yen a year ago. First-half sales rose 1.6 percent to 211.4 billion yen, the company said in a statement released through the Osaka Securities Exchange. For more on this, head to the previous news article.
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Posted by Ethan Pearson, Founder, Director
Source: Bloomberg
