What’s truly baffling is that you can’t play all Zelda games on the switch. Nintendo is so bad at porting titles.
Yeah I have to dust off the ol Wii U for Twilight Princess and Wind WakerWhat’s truly baffling is that you can’t play all Zelda games on the switch. Nintendo is so bad at porting titles.
To be fair, Mario and Pokémon probably are among like the top 10 or so most popular IP in the world. I don't think Zelda will ever match that level cause that's such a tall ask, but it doesn't really need to to make sense as a land.
I think Zelda's strength which is true of most Nintendo franchises is that they've been able to keep it consistently popular across the generations for decades now. That's a problem with a lot of long running franchises is that people could eventually lose interest or new generations don't get into them like their parents, but Zelda is arguably at its biggest peak ever with the popularity of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.
I do think there was a fear within Nintendo like a decade ago that Zelda was fading away and would be one of those franchises people move on from since there was declining sales for the games, but the series reboot with Breath of the Wild secured its future.
I fully agree with this. I’d argue Zelda was waning in relevancy post Twilight Princess, but Breath of the Wild restored and elevated its position.
I get what you're saying, but also consider that Breath of the Wild has outsold both the last mainline Mario and Pokemon games. It's only being outdone by Mario Kart, Animal Crossing (which I think we can all agree owes a majority of its insane sales numbers to its lightning in a bottle release window), and SSBU. Its sequel has sold over half the amount of units in just over three months that BotW has sold in over six years. It's very much still a mega IP on the same level that Pokemon and Mario are.As a huge Zelda fan, I'd say the series still has a long way to go before it gets anywhere near Potter levels of popularity. Pokemon? Yeah. Mario? Probably. Zelda is not there yet. It's very much still the runt of the Big 3, ToTK or no. We'll see what the movie does for the franchise.
Being successful with games sales doesn't translate into being popular among general audiences/non-gamers. Mario and Pokemon have mainstream appeal and pretty much the most iconic gaming properties, Zelda raise in popularity is incredibly recent and its no guarantee it'll reach the popularity levels that Mario/Pokemon have with mainstream audiencesI get what you're saying, but also consider that Breath of the Wild has outsold both the last mainline Mario and Pokemon games. It's only being outdone by Mario Kart, Animal Crossing (which I think we can all agree owes a majority of its insane sales numbers to its lightning in a bottle release window), and SSBU. Its sequel has sold over half the amount of units in just over three months that BotW has sold in over six years. It's very much still a mega IP on the same level that Pokemon and Mario are.
Wind Waker and Twilight Princess will likely be part of the last few games released on Switch just like how the last 3DS games were a bunch of ports and remakes. We’re already seeing this with Luigi’s Mansion 2/Dark Moon coming next year. Regarding Virtual Console, unlikely since they’ve already spoken about being able to carry Switch online to future consoles. Technically that would still be an improvement since classic releases wouldn’t be starting from scratch again like every generation since the Wii. I’m not fully defending it though, I would still very much prefer a return to Virtual Console and I can also say I’ve had my Switch since day 1 and have never signed up for Switch online.Just wanna be clear, I never doubted that Zelda had the chops to be a land, it absolutely does and I am incredibly excited for it. I was moreso responding to the assertion that Zelda is currently bigger than Potter which I think in terms of current online discussions might be true, with the Hogwarts Legacy thing being in the rearview and TotK being the new talk of the town, but in terms of actual sales and brand saturation it is still a very large. gap between the two.
And yeah, I am really surprised that the Wii U Wind Waker and Twilight Princess remakes haven't been ported to Switch yet and honestly I feel like they are either coming next year or are being used to support the new console in 2025. I also can only hope that Virtual Console comes back as well so we can get some better legacy support than the Switch does.
It is Zelda, and it also has to open by a specified date,,
Are we all agreed, @Tomfoolery ?We are all in agreement that a LC replacement is likely set for 2027 and not before right?
0-10%So I’ve been thinking…
What do you guys think the chances are that Nintendo allows Universal to turn things like The Bottom of the Well or the Shadow Temple into houses for Halloween Horror Nights?
Alicia seems pretty sure for what that's worth.Are we all agreed, @Tomfoolery ?
To me it always felt like the heart of IOA. It felt like the land that Port of Entry was meant to set up. IOA is my favorite park by far but it always feels weird to go from the beautiful and intricate port of entry to 90s superheroes. I think lost continent truly felt like the extension of the grand setup we get at the entrance of the park. Hopefully Hyrule maintains the feeling of scale, mystery, and adventureSo is Dueling Dragons at HHN making anyone else really sad that Lost Continent is seemingly about to be lost forever? Probably one of the most creative and well themed areas from Universal and maybe even one of the best in it’s prime. Was always really cool to have something original to Islands.
I miss Merlin's Woods and the rest of the original Lost Continent, but it was a worthwhile sacrifice to save the parks as well as the catalyst for the current boom time under Comcast.So is Dueling Dragons at HHN making anyone else really sad that Lost Continent is seemingly about to be lost forever? Probably one of the most creative and well themed areas from Universal and maybe even one of the best in it’s prime. Was always really cool to have something original to Islands.