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Pre-Release The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Pre-Release Discussion Thread

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Yeah. It’s odd that we haven’t get a proper trailer but we already know the exact release date.

Guess this is some new approach and they may try in the future for some games, regardless of the name or the franchise.
 
Awesomegames23 said:
I bet May 12th doesn’t have anything to do with the game, that May 12th 2023 date is just the release for the next trailer.
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I'm just looking forward to some random Wal-Mart employee finding a copy in the back room before May 12th and finally releasing some footage of the game.
 
Awesomegames23 said:
Why are details of this game 100x more secure than US government documents?
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Because Nintendo terrorizes their employees to stop leaks. They take it surprisingly hard, at least from when Kit and Krysta talk about it. And it does seem that Nintendo has tightened the ship even more.
 
Lozjam said:
Because Nintendo terrorizes their employees to stop leaks. They take it surprisingly hard, at least from when Kit and Krysta talk about it. And it does seem that Nintendo has tightened the ship even more.
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I just watched that video from Kit and Krysta and it’s an interesting take of what it feel likes at Nintendo before a big game releases and just how threatened the employees feel. It’s funny they even mention the Nintendo ninjas several times when they were worried about potentially leaking info on Smash early.
 
I have one question regarding the cover: Do we have any confirmation that the key art we all know is the final cover?Because I still have in mind the possibility that it is just some kind of placeholder, given that it's the only official artwork of the game that has been published.
 
korok said:
I have one question regarding the cover: Do we have any confirmation that the key art we all know is the final cover?Because I still have in mind the possibility that it is just some kind of placeholder, given that it's the only official artwork of the game that has been published.
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I have the same thought. I also think it is just a placeholder for now and only when they show the box in a Nintendo video of sorts or when you can finally preorder it on the Nintendo shop, will we actually know for sure what the cover art will be. It might end up being this current one, but I still won't trust until Nintendo officially shows it off lol
 
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This was the BotW box art from the E3 2016 press kit:

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While the TotK art is nice, certainly much better than the above, and may easily be box art for the game, it could very well be a placeholder.
 
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I feel like at least for one region, it is the box art...
ZeldaPY said:
I just watched that video from Kit and Krysta and it’s an interesting take of what it feel likes at Nintendo before a big game releases and just how threatened the employees feel. It’s funny they even mention the Nintendo ninjas several times when they were worried about potentially leaking info on Smash early.
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not suprizing at all. Just think about how much hype control, marketing push, marketing deals, etc are connected to stuff like revealing smash characters, the new zelda, etc.
They can push the sentiment of "nintendo has nothing to show" to "uh, such a great direct" with a well targeted suprise, making the online discourse (and by that sadly) the investors happy. The influence of influencers and their sentiment (if they are happy or not) also to some degree influences release day sales, especially for core audiences.

There is a huge financial insentive for them.
maidhhc said:
I really hope they do a 'the making of TotK' youtube series again
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Yeah, that was really great.
I would like those for multiple games they have.
 
k samedi said:
You should let your imagination run wild. The risk of exploration is higher in the sky as you can fall off or have some king of flying device like in the trailer to traverse big distances. It changes things up plus I like the feeling of exploring small patches of land in the sky. Don't know what it is but it gives me a cozy kind of feeling.
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Oh, that was not meant negative. On the oposite, without any changes, just putting BotWs loop but on islands would work perfectly fine.

Im aware and giddy what pottential there is if they can add features, mechanics, and cool designs
 
Silent said:
I've been to Japan once before about 5 years ago. I've been excited to go back for a while now. I've had plans to go in 2020, but Covid-19 forced me to postpone it to 2021, and now finally I'm able to go. And yes, I've already gotten my tickets for Super Nintendo World!

That's just at thing with me and movies. Unless there's something I'm super interested in, I feel like I want to know what happens in the movie without sitting 1-2 hours actually watching it. The last time I was invested in a movie was probably Avengers: Endgame. But I'm not a movie connoisseur and was only really interested in Marvel movies for a time.

Anyway, yeah, my hype for the game is subdued, but for sure it's my most anticipated game of the year. I'm sure when the Direct is announced I'll be more visibly excited.



We've got a lot of food places on our list! Midnight/early morning runs to 7-Eleven were great when I went to Japan the first time, haha. I just hope my small appetite keeps up with the many things I want to eat.
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Super Nintendo World will be awesome!!!!
Have a great time there, when you go!
The food is the best in Japan. Especially Lawson's chicken. The 7- Eleven are amazing over there. So many good foods.
 
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Plan was for me to go to Japan during the launch of this game but my friends bailed. Looks like I won't be making the trip after all
 
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Dragoncaine said:
Thread's dead, baby. Nintendo pls move the February 8th direct to this week thx
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Nintendo has "reasons" to not show this game. Haven't even show off the final box art as they don't want to reveal the "Compatible with Switch 2" and "4K/60" labels before the big Switch 2 hardware blowout reveal video.

Just kidding, Nintendo is dead, bankrupt, sold to Microsoft for pennies on the dollars, Tears of the Kingdom was canceled and made into an Xbox exclusive featuring Master Chief and all we have left is those seconds of gameplay footage. Sorry guys!
 
Pavolink said:
Yeah. It’s odd that we haven’t get a proper trailer but we already know the exact release date.

Guess this is some new approach and they may try in the future for some games, regardless of the name or the franchise.
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New?

Have people already forgotten Splatoon 3's weirdo advertising?
 
Concernt said:
New?

Have people already forgotten Splatoon 3's weirdo advertising?
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Splatoon 3 appeared in two 2021 Directs, then again in February last year, then it got a Twitter-dropped gameplay video and another trailer in September, plus a dedicated Direct in August. And some of those were pretty lengthy. TOTK has three teasers so far.
 
carlosfilho said:
Splatoon 3 appeared in two 2021 Directs, then again in February last year, then it got a Twitter-dropped gameplay video and another trailer in September, plus a dedicated Direct in August. And some of those were pretty lengthy. TOTK has three teasers so far.
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But Splatoon is not Zelda. If there was E3 lat year we probably would have got longer trailer + demo already. When next Zelda is announced it will be once again 3+ years before it's release and people will say that it will release soon.
 
LukasManak22 said:
Can't imagine how must it feel for developers when the game is finally released.
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Just to get out from under the Nintendo Ninjas as well, it’s got to be like being released from prison almost. I’m always thankful and greatful for the Devs who deserve every penny they earn.
 
LukasManak22 said:
But Splatoon is not Zelda. If there was E3 lat year we probably would have got longer trailer + demo already. When next Zelda is announced it will be once again 3+ years before it's release and people will say that it will release soon.
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We don't know if it would've unfolded that way or not. But that's not the point. The point is: there's a huge difference between these two games on that aspect. Splatoon got a lot more exposure, period.
 
carlosfilho said:
We don't know if it would've unfolded that way or not. But that's not the point. The point is: there's a huge difference between these two games on that aspect. Splatoon got a lot more exposure, period.
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Yeah it did. Zelda is far more cryptic and everything. Going to sell the game that is sequel to one of the greatest game of all times is far more easier than sell you a sequel on multiplayer shooter that already had one instalment on the Switch.
 
This has been weird marketing cycle. With out E3's I'm curious how they go about showing gameplay. Will this even be played by anyone before reviewers get their hand on it? Will this be at PAX?
 
I'm convinced Nintendo will release Zelda Maker so we can finally make and release Tears of the Kingdom ourselves. Please be excited!
 
Soralink91 said:
This has been weird marketing cycle. With out E3's I'm curious how they go about showing gameplay. Will this even be played by anyone before reviewers get their hand on it? Will this be at PAX?
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I think it also depends if there is something Nintendo and the Zelda Team think there is something truly groundbreaking in this game on rather they will have it playable at PAX, it could go either way. If there is something completely new and different, it makes sense that we haven’t seen anything with that in mind. Splatoon was just more Splatoon with some cool new features, it needed the Marketing to sell it all over again IMO.
 
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Pavolink said:
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Splatoon 3 showed a lot more before its release, than TotK has so far. And that’s without counting that Splatoon 3 was announced way after TotK and has already been released.
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If that's what one means: Breath of the Wild's wacky advertising happened.
 
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carlosfilho said:
We don't know if it would've unfolded that way or not. But that's not the point. The point is: there's a huge difference between these two games on that aspect. Splatoon got a lot more exposure, period.
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Because it got its own dedicated direct and a pre-release advertising bash.

Because it's come out.

Why the thought that same won't happen for TOTK?

There's 4 months to go, and we already have... 3 trailers. That's more than most Nitnendo games 5 months from launch.

It's not like it's not being marketed. It's just half a year away.
 
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Splatoon 3 was pretty similar to TotK's cycle. A hype trailer announcement, radio silence, two boring teasers that revealed very little (the campaign and Salmon Run ones), then a gameplay sequence to reveal the release date that once again showed almost nothing of the new stuff. And a month before release, the community was angsty because they didn't know what the game actually was in terms of new stuff. Then the direct happened and finally revealed everything. The only thing it had over TotK is a semi active japanese twitter account that would tease some stuff.

New Horizons was even worse. It released in March but until February we had nothing since the E3 showcase. Those are the last three big releases from EPD.
 
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Charamiwa said:
Splatoon 3 was pretty similar to TotK's cycle. A hype trailer announcement, radio silence, two boring teasers that revealed very little (the campaign and Salmon Run ones), then a gameplay sequence to reveal the release date that once again showed almost nothing of the new stuff. And a month before release, the community was angsty because they didn't know what the game actually was in terms of new stuff. Then the direct happened and finally revealed everything. The only thing it had over TotK is a semi active japanese twitter account that would tease some stuff.

New Horizons was even worse. It released in March but until February we had nothing since the E3 showcase. Those are the last three big releases from EPD.
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Oh god

Thankfully it feels like there's a 0% chance Nintendo waits until APRIL for our next look at Zelda.
 
While BOTW last trailer music almost surpassed this it is still my favorite. Love the vibes of this song. Don't expect any less than this for next Totk trailer.
 
Golden said:
I'm still shocked at how we don't have TP/WW HD on the console by it's sixth year. The franchise exploded and they are already remaster AND they love porting Wii U games on Switch. Literally why hasn't it been done ?
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Make of it what you will but it seems like the bulk of the most requested ports are the ones Nintendo has consistently ignored. Zelda: Twilight Princes, Zelda: Wind Waker, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Yoshi's Wooly World, several Paper Mario games, etc. So many games are constantly asked for almost daily and Nintendo has consistently ignored the pleas while giving us stuff nobody has asked for like Kirby's Return to Dreamland complete with remade visuals. Why? I have no idea but yeah it sucks.
 
Kevin said:
Make of it what you will but it seems like the bulk of the most requested ports are the ones Nintendo has consistently ignored. Zelda: Twilight Princes, Zelda: Wind Waker, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Yoshi's Wooly World, several Paper Mario games, etc. So many games are constantly asked for almost daily and Nintendo has consistently ignored the pleas while giving us stuff nobody has asked for like Kirby's Return to Dreamland complete with remade visuals. Why? I have no idea but yeah it sucks.
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There will be no Kirby's Return to Dreamland trash talking in this thread or so help me god
 
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Golden said:
I'm still shocked at how we don't have TP/WW HD on the console by it's sixth year. The franchise exploded and they are already remaster AND they love porting Wii U games on Switch. Literally why hasn't it been done ?
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There's a myriad of reasons. For one it was never a guaranteed thing, people just kept "leaking" it because it makes sense since they're "already remastered." However that's not really the best reason to assume Nintendo would waste the time to port them, as while they are already remastered you can't just press a switch and put them on the switch. They have to be retailored for the systems different architecture, and elements exclusive to the Wii U Remasters need to be removed or changed like the Tingle Bottles and Stamps. Ergo they'd have to spend some level of time and money on them, and it simply just may not be worth it to Nintendo when they know they probably can't or at least, public image wise, shouldn't, charge people $60 for each of these games again, meaning a lesser profit for them for work that is frankly not super important or crucial. Moreover the 3D Remasters honestly don't feel like they were made as ports for money or anything, they're more of a anniversary thing, I mean:

Wind Waker 2003 -> Wind Waker HD 2013
Twilight Princess 2006 -> Twilight Princess HD 2016
Skyward Sword 2011 -> Skyward Sword HD 2021

I don't know if those were coincidental or not, but if they were intended to be staggered like that, than I could see why they're hesitant to release them again.
 
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Looks like another optimization method, used for drawing transparent objects while reducing processing load.

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Guessing they want to express transparent surfaces to indicate which parts of a wall you could enter?
 
Serif said:
Looks like another optimization method, used for drawing transparent objects while reducing processing load.

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Guessing they want to express transparent surfaces to indicate which parts of a wall you could enter?
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That's what I'm thinking, itll show what you can or cant phase through, like how stasis highlights objects you can stop/freeze.
 
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