16th August 2005, 12:32 PM
wow I didnt expect this. It's good news though really. I wonder what they're adding/changing? GBA/GC connection? or maybe just a graphics update for certain areas?
alot of people find faults in the ground textures or how the horse's mane isn't rendered hair but none of those things warrant a push to next year. I have a feeling that this comes down to something in the story and a major change to it's content and flow. Or, it could just be a tweak to the physics which would also take alot of time to overhaul.
Regardless of why we'll end up with a better game.
I just realized something; the push could be because the Revolution is going to be pushed back. If the rumors and quotes are true, then the Revolution will be launching with a Zelda title within 6 months of its release. This could mean that the seperation of Zelda GC and Zelda Revolution could be up to a year which would put Revolution in 2007. If this is true then we can expect the announcement of a push 6 months before its original release date. I can totally see Nintendo doing that, even showing games, the controller and then announcing the actual release date at some point in 2007 relying on Zelda:tTP to carry them.
Now, if all of this is true then I wouldn't be surprised to see Metroid Prime 3 released for Gamecube. There's two things to note; the video shown at E3 of Prime 3 was running off a Gamecube and the development kits for Revolution are actually the same development kits for GC which mean a down conversion would be easy and since the game is probably past the 50% mark in terms of completeness we could probably see the release as early as Christmas (at this poiint, Nintendo does not have a major Christmas release) and a last hurrah with Metroid and Zelda on Gamecube would give Nintendo plenty of time to deliver Revolution.
alot of people find faults in the ground textures or how the horse's mane isn't rendered hair but none of those things warrant a push to next year. I have a feeling that this comes down to something in the story and a major change to it's content and flow. Or, it could just be a tweak to the physics which would also take alot of time to overhaul.
Regardless of why we'll end up with a better game.
I just realized something; the push could be because the Revolution is going to be pushed back. If the rumors and quotes are true, then the Revolution will be launching with a Zelda title within 6 months of its release. This could mean that the seperation of Zelda GC and Zelda Revolution could be up to a year which would put Revolution in 2007. If this is true then we can expect the announcement of a push 6 months before its original release date. I can totally see Nintendo doing that, even showing games, the controller and then announcing the actual release date at some point in 2007 relying on Zelda:tTP to carry them.
Now, if all of this is true then I wouldn't be surprised to see Metroid Prime 3 released for Gamecube. There's two things to note; the video shown at E3 of Prime 3 was running off a Gamecube and the development kits for Revolution are actually the same development kits for GC which mean a down conversion would be easy and since the game is probably past the 50% mark in terms of completeness we could probably see the release as early as Christmas (at this poiint, Nintendo does not have a major Christmas release) and a last hurrah with Metroid and Zelda on Gamecube would give Nintendo plenty of time to deliver Revolution.