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Zelda:Twilight Princess for GameCube NOT to be sold in U.S. Retail Stores!
joystiq.com — Joystiq has confirmed with numerous Gamestop and EB Games retailers that the Gamecube version of the newest Zelda offering has been removed from their computer system. Their websites have also been updated to reflect the change. Get out the pine box and some nails, prepare to bury your Gamecube. It's over. The Gamecube is dead, long live the Wii.
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- KathyAlbrecht, on 10/12/2007, -160/+6Duplicate story
http://www.digg.com/gaming_news/The_legend_of_Zelda_twilight_princess_Canceled_for_the_game_cube- Edrick, on 10/12/2007, -12/+130Just for that, I'm digging this one.
- kingfoot, on 10/12/2007, -51/+11wow so sony is going to be the only one supporting their previous console? strange. ps2 lovers rejoice!
- MSTK, on 10/12/2007, -6/+25^^ This doesn't mean that the Wii won't support Gamecube games.
They're just not going to release a gamecube duplicate of a Wii agme. - kingfoot, on 10/12/2007, -31/+4oh ok, i C now. thanks for the info. Wii looks better and better day in and day out. would be a good cheap fun alternative to ps3 until i can get my hands on one.
- kcpwnsgman, on 10/12/2007, -6/+23Why thank you for informing me of that story you linked us to to being a duplicate, I will now digg this one, and bury that one.
And please stop replying to the top post, for the sake of getting your post read more. - johnnintendofri, on 10/12/2007, -35/+6WTF is wrong with you people? It is a duplicate. Do you like this one better for some reason?
damn Digg is getting lame. At least its full of Wiiggers.
yay Wii. I was going to get both, but meh. - RandomGuySteve, on 10/12/2007, -6/+24Its pretty well known that 99% of digg's userbase have no respect for dupe checking. I usually won't complain about a funny video or a cool web game thats been posted more than once, as long as its been significantly long between postings.
I just don't have much respect for a site that disrespects is regular users with such a horrible design flaw. Write an script that checks for dupes, before letting articles get "greenlit" (aka frontpaged or RSSed). Write a script that doesn't let too many of the same subject get frontpaged or RSS (Apple, I'm looking at you).
Fix the goddamn comments so this place isn't a mad house where there's 50 comments replying to the first one just so that they can be seen.
Get rid of the ***** captchas and implement flood protection like a normal goddamn website.
Fix the Digg system. Mob rule has failed here and it shows.
I'm not whining. I'm not threatening to leave. I'm providing constructive criticism. I'm telling what to fix, and how. Hopefully those extra PHP coders will actually be able to code. - Silentshadow900, on 10/12/2007, -15/+5Hey, this is joystiq. ***** that *****. Nintendo themselves said they're bringing out the game for gamecube, and I'm sticking with that. They said that we would be getting a final price in september, I believed them, and they delivered.
Nintendo DELIVERS. - Blah_Blah_Blah, on 10/12/2007, -6/+6mmm Nintendo pizza...
- TrainwreckX, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1REAAAAAAAAAAALLY old news. What is this a new record? I think I knew this about a month ago.
- Splitt3rxx, on 10/12/2007, -29/+5doesn't bother me too much, i don't own a gamecube. the gamecube kinda sucked, i am looking forward to wii, I don't think nintendo really wants to support a dead system with all the hype wii is getting, they should focus solely on wii and DS.
- BassCadet, on 10/12/2007, -15/+8larrabee seems to be getting sexually aroused by the prospect of the Gamecube dying.
Dude, it's a fricking console and it is not dead. The Dreamcast isn't even dead. No popular consoles ever die.
I'm going to buy a Wii to put next to my 360 but it doesn't mean I'm going to throw my Gamecube into the trash to make room. - OrangeTide, on 10/12/2007, -21/+5The processing power between Wii and Gamecube is not hugely different. I like my Gamecube because I can run every official Zelda on it. using the gameboy player for some of the games. Wii will never have gameboy player (or a DS version of it), at least that is what they have told us. For a Zelda fan, no Gamecube version of Zelda in the US is a real let down. I'm hoping this is just a Gamestop/EBgames issue, and not real.
- zebov, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10OrangeTide, please provide citations for your processing power comments.
- TyRaNNOus, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2I thought all the wii fans didn't care how powerful the system was? Yet everytime I see someone say its a bit weak on the hardware side(which it is, but not a bad thing) Wii fanboy's spaz out about something they aparently don't care anything about. It's about gameplay right why don't the majority of the hypocrits respond like it then.
- dandiemer, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1BaseCadet: Ever heard of the NES or the Atari? Unless you count fanmade games and emulation, those suckers are dead.
- BassCadet, on 10/12/2007, -15/+8larrabee seems to be getting sexually aroused by the prospect of the Gamecube dying.
- killinger777, on 10/12/2007, -43/+4http://www.2old2play.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=659
Hope you have insurance for the carpal tunnel your going to get with that remote.- Bob042, on 10/12/2007, -5/+39Yes, because moderately large hand gestures are so much more likely to cause carpal tunnel than small repetitive button presses or mouse movements.
/sarcasm - killinger777, on 10/12/2007, -28/+4The fanboys have spoken.
- Samix, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3Scared to think of a comeback? :(
He IS right. - Tochi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4For those of you who are scared of getting carpel tunnel syndrome from playing the Nintendo Wii system, you really have no idea what carpel tunnel syndrome is... here's some recommended reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpel_tunnel
http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/what/patient_e/carpal.asp
In Particular:
http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/images/carp_tunl_big_05.jpg
- Bob042, on 10/12/2007, -5/+39Yes, because moderately large hand gestures are so much more likely to cause carpal tunnel than small repetitive button presses or mouse movements.
- Bara, on 10/12/2007, -5/+23Yea well, EB Games and Gamestop aren't exactly the end-all be-all fact shapers of the gaming industry. Perhaps they should get an official word from Nintendo?
- korbink, on 10/12/2007, -3/+33Nintendo.com still mentions the game for GameCube everywhere.
- Flump5000, on 10/12/2007, -2/+28Well, theres still super paper mario...
- mildewmedia, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9Obviously this is wrong. Read the story, it says EB has taken it out of it's reserve sku. Lame.
- Etheo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1What's funny is that they don't have the game for GC, but the strategy guide for it: http://www.ebgames.com/search.asp?find.y=0&Ntt=twilight+princess&N=146&find=Search&find.x=0&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&Ntk=TitleKeyword
I'm sure the game is still coming out, I HOPE... just that EB doesn't carry it anymore. While this is a quite an upsetting news, it's better than not coming out at all and get screwed anally... OR IS IT?!
- Etheo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1What's funny is that they don't have the game for GC, but the strategy guide for it: http://www.ebgames.com/search.asp?find.y=0&Ntt=twilight+princess&N=146&find=Search&find.x=0&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&Ntk=TitleKeyword
- MontyZooma, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12Remember that EB is Gamestop. It's not surprising that the game's been removed from both companies computers considering they share the same distribution centers.
- bennyboy371, on 10/12/2007, -12/+11This pisses me off. I bought a Gamecube shortly before it was to come out... last year. Then it was delayed. I waited another 5 months, it was delayed. Then it was announced it'd come out on Gamecube AND Wii this year. I was happy again. I don't have the money to blow on things, as much as I would really love to have the Wii, I could only afford the GC version. They promised to release it for both consoles. They'd better damn well have online orders.
- pmuse, on 10/12/2007, -30/+4Oh, poor you. You spent the what... $50 dollars for a Gamecube for a game that wasn't even out yet? Now you're upset?
Waaaa... I'm sure you had to scrounge and save for weeks, buddy. You bought a console on speculation about a game that *might* come out and you got burnt.
Learn a lesson, don't whine and complain. - bennyboy371, on 10/12/2007, -8/+16It was to come out a few weeks later, and it wasn't $50. We're talking a year ago. Actually Like I said, I can't really afford things as much as I'd like to. If you'd prefer I'd gladly accept a donation of a Wii from you so I won't have a right to complain. Thanks for being a ***** though, much appreciated.
- bpapa, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8Why would you buy a Cube before the game you really wanted came out? In the world of tech software gets cancelled.
- Etheo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I did the very same thing, but at least the cube let me experienced a few good games (RE4, Killer7 namely) so I'm not really THAT pissed... but I'd still be really upset if I ended up not getting a copy of Zelda:TP at all for the GC.
- pmuse, on 10/12/2007, -30/+4Oh, poor you. You spent the what... $50 dollars for a Gamecube for a game that wasn't even out yet? Now you're upset?
- Bob042, on 10/12/2007, -5/+9Marked as innacurate, because 1 company (EB = Gamestop) doing something does not kill a game. Would Nintendo not say anything about it?
- ZenMojo, on 10/12/2007, -14/+5This better be wrong. We already know that the Wii is just a Gamecube with a sensor bar, and if Nintendo tries to kill the Gamecube to preserve their "next-gen" system, that is low even for Nintendo.
I'm marking this as inaccurate and giving them the benefit of the doubt. If not, I'm boycotting Nintendo. - DS513, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20"Get out the pine box and some nails, prepare to bury your Gamecube. It's over. The Gamecube is dead, long live the Wii."
At least you won't have to make the hole too big. :P - larrabee, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11This announcement is right on the heals of Nintendo saying that the GCN version would only be sold online through the Nintendo website in Japan. So it isn't that surprising.
- Itazura, on 10/12/2007, -7/+4Gamestop/EB not carrying it pretty much does mean it is dead, if a video game specific retailer doesn't carry it who does? Also in Japan you cannot buy it except to order it online. So all you Wiig kids should chill out.
- Samix, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0You're forgetting about Gamecrazy and Fry's Electronics. (Not videogame-specific or nationwide [USA], but still.)
- 13tongimp, on 10/12/2007, -6/+14If this is true, then I will NOT be buying a Wii. Screw Nintendo and MS for dicking over last gen system owners. I'm not going to buy any new system until it has an extensive library and a couple of price drops. Trying to force me into getting the new system via Zelda after promises and delays after promises and delays is just *****.
If Sony pulled a stunt like this, you people would be demanding their head on a pike.- 0101010, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1all Nintendo ever has going for it is the typical mario ,zelda,metroid games,the rest of the 3rd party games pretty much suck,they depend to heavily on those games to rescue their system over and over.they've showed the same pattern with the N64 and Gamecube,the Wii wont be any different.
- Ub3rg33k, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8Inaccurate. The only thing they're doing is not taking pre-orders for the game in GC form anymore simply because they don't know how many they are going to get. You can still pre-order it from Amazon, among other places.
- bsonline, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5The game is off the ebgames site, but they left the GCN strat guide up.
http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=831752
Meanwhile, the GCN game is still available for purchase at other sites:
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2401492&cp
http://www.amazon.com/Legend-of-Zelda-Twilight-Princess/dp/B0009UBR3A/sr=8-1/qid=1161300686/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-8674793-9156807?ie=UTF8
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=201622603&SearchEngine=Froogle&SearchTerm=201622603&Type=PE&Category=Game&dcaid=17379
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=127295&WT.mc_n=4&WT.mc_t=U&cm_ven=COMPARISON%20SHOPPING&cm_cat=GOOGLE&cm_pla=DATAFEED->PRODUCTS&cm_ite=1%20PRODUCT&cm_keycode=4
So I think people will be able to get it for their Gamecubes. I already paid for my Wii version! - dolemite5005, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6It's going to be sold online through the Nintendo store only. Mark my words.
- larrabee, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Lets hope so. At least GCN owners won't be totally screwed.
- UncleCrapper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Why available only through the on-line store? Why not everywhere? It doesn't make sense to me. You spend all that money developing a version for both consoles and you have an established base of existing Gamecubes, of which not everyone of them will translate to a Wii sale. On top of that if stores run out of Wii machines, as I expect they will, then people aren't going to buy either version.
Parents, Grand Parents, Uncles, Aunts, whomever are going to walk into a game store and not see the game after little Johnny or Sally put it on their Christmas list and walk out without making a purchse. How the ***** does that help Nintendo?
I realize it's Jotstiq so the accuracy immediately comes into question, but Nintendo is still selling the Gamecube version of Zelda only on-line in Japan, so all my arguments, except perhaps for Christmas (I don't know how Christmas freaky they get there), still apply. Anyway, I don't get it. What ***** stupidity if they choose to release exclusively on-line in North America.
- caddar, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2Well, the Wii is only $250, Im sure if you want to play T.P. that badly you can shell out the extra cash.
- larrabee, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Or Nintendo can follow through on their promise to release it on the GameCube.
- caddar, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Its nintendo.....
- DanteDefiance, on 10/12/2007, -9/+1This is the gayest thing to happen since gay came to Gay-Town.
WTF Nintendo I wanted a old school Zelda for my GC to go out on. - bpapa, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Eh, I don't care personally since I was getting it for the Wii anyway.
A lot of people are throwing their arms up in disgust right now, but seriously - look at it from this perspective - the people that were frothing at the mouth to get this on the Cube are probably all going to be buying Wiis anyway, so they aren't losing out on anything. - kingace, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2The repercussion for this will be excessive piracy of the game.
- ImTheDarkcyde, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3what about people who already paid in full for TP more than a year ago >_>
- scurker, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Marked as inaccurate. Still listed on Nintendo's website:
http://www.nintendo.com/gamemini?gameid=fce85fe2-688f-4276-a3c2-84e0f270ab8b&
Until official word is received from Nintendo proving otherwise, I still expect them to release it for the GameCube on December 11th. - KathyAlbrecht, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Damn it, i broke this damn story to joystiq, and i wanted a front page digg out of it....yes go ahead digg me down for bitching...
- nickdr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1what are you talking about?
if you are implying that you told joystiq this lie, then posted the article to digg- knowing it would get dugg to the front page you really need to reword your "bitching"
- nickdr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1what are you talking about?
- jsaic, on 10/12/2007, -7/+3nintendo better bring this game out for gc.
the wii is garbage.
what the hell is the deal with those wii sports characters?
what is that crap?!
expect 2 zelda games 1 metroids 1 mario game and 1 mario kart game and
the wii is dead.- noopzilla!, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2thank you, crystal ball... i'm glad you showed up.
- nickdr, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1i am sure this is true. just it like was true that eb games and gamestop were ONLY accepting wii and ps3 reservations with store credit. they were going to flat out refuse cash.
http://digg.com/gaming_news/Possible_Gamestop_EB_Games_Wii_reserve_details_this_will_make_you_angry
Yeah this is article is buried because it is inaccurate, but then again I see the same happening to this article in a few days. - lokon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'm mad about this. I pre-ordered this game last year when it was supposed to come out(that holiday season I think) thinking I was going to get it for gamecube. Now I've lost $5 to EBGames because I don't plan on getting a Wii
- gweedo767, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You lost $5 to them? No, you are just to lazy to go back to the store and get your money back. If you have your receipt they will give you our cash back, if not, you get store credit.
- LukeBK, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:The%20Legend%20of%20Zelda%3A%20Twilight%20Princess%20GameCube:1951017759;_ylt=Ah2_MyhCfMMF4bOh81O1LLsbFt0A;_ylu=X3oDMTBic2hxMGNhBGx0AzQEc2VjA3Ny?clink=dmps/zelda_twilight_princess_gamecube/ctx=mid:4,pid:1951017759,pdid:4,pos:1,spc:14489115,date:20061019,srch:kw,x:
Here it is for sale guys I think its just a mistake.- KiriA500, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Look at the release date listed on that site... An old link means nothing.
- Ocylith, on 10/12/2007, -5/+0Yes. Wii all the way. The GC sucked anyways... The only good game was Super Smash Bros. Melee... Other than that I wasted my money...
- ChildeRoland420, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1You should've gotten RE4.
- Misanthrope, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3And mario sunshine, and Wind Waker, and kiler 7, and Animal Crossing, and Pikmin, and Viewtiful Joe...
But yeah...total waste.
- techlinks, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Well, I'm sort of hoping they have support for GCN controllers on the Wii version, just incase I want to revert back to the "old school" controls.
- ahmerhussain, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1What if I made a reservation at Toys R' US when it was coming November 2005?
- jellygraph, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1somehow i very much doubt this...
oh gee, lookit, an update on the page simply says that its because it removes it from the system when pre-orders get maxed out
even then, i doubt it would have been cancelled, maybe just purchased online like it will be japan, but not cancelled... - anchondo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Innaccurate...Why do people always jump to conclusions. They would have made an announcement about it if it were true. Not to mention other sites have not yanked it off their shelves. Ex: Bestbuy.com and Circuitcity.com still has it in system. Why would nintendo only tell one company about this. Bury this story
- exec0extreme, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1another failure of Joystiq to report gaming news
- KJSatz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2You guys are fools. Nintendo wouldn't do something so asshateous (though that WOULD move some Wiis). It was simply a misunderstanding that there wouldn't be any Gamecube Z:TPs in November...because the Gamecube version was delayed to December! Durr!
- Greyline108, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Lawl, irony. The article now has an official statement from Nintendo at the very top.
It'll be in stores. ^_^ - hizzle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I work @ GameStop, reserves for a Gamecube Zelda are alive and well @ current time.
- Elric1977, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You can still odred the GC one online, not really a big deal though. Good marketing for the Wii, buy it, and you don't have to shop online :D Which my son can't do anyway.
- Federbeast, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Dammit!! I reserved this game 2 freaking years ago and this pisses me off!
- slaystench, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4It is not cancelled.
- larrabee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3FROM JOYSTIQ:
[Update: 1) Nintendo's PR company is attempting to confirm the information. 2) Some Gamestop and EB Games employees say the reason the game is no longer in their computer system or online is that pre-orders have been maxed out. Apparenly once the company stops taking pre-orders, they remove the game from their computer system entirely. 3) As previously reported, even if the Gamecube version -- the system the game was originally developed for many moons ago -- still comes out at retail, gamers will still be forced to wait until December 11. A full three weeks after the Wii version is released. 4) Nintendo of Europe has apparently confirmed that the game will retail normally there saying, "It's a safe bet to assume the US will be doing the same as us - a full release, though it will be printed in smaller numbers than the Wii version.] - BleedingHollow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1http://www.amazon.com/Legend-of-Zelda-Twilight-Princess/dp/B0009UBR3A/sr=8-11/qid=1161320570/ref=sr_1_11/104-9666523-9268716?ie=UTF8&s=videogames
- Seraph7250, on 10/12/2007, -0/+01 ) Nintendo is known to keep promises.
2 ) Can we truly trust Joystiq very well? Does anyone remember back at E3 when we first saw the Revolution and Joystiq claimed they were able to sneak in to the room with the console and that it was nothing more than an empty plastic box with some lights?
http://www.engadget.com/2005/05/19/nintendo-revolution-prototype-has-no-working-disc-loading/
And remember, we had other sources telling us that the disc-loading mechanism DID WORK. More reliable sources, might I mention. - Snowcone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I just confirmed with Nintendo's PR Firm, Golin Harris, that this was false. See this story for the details:
http://digg.com/gaming_news/Zelda_TP_Gamecube_coming_to_US_Retail - sabertooth, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20050606
- Chaoswing, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Funny how people react to quickly to speculation...
- randomguy0, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Marked as inaccurate. Joystiq is not a credible source.
- jmdajr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I hope this is bogus
- z.unit, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I was a Joystiq fan but dear lord they are starting to lose credibility with me
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