Brand new Zelda trailer!

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Click on "Zelda GDC Trailer." It makes babies weep with sheer, unblemished joy.

Yes I saw it. I'm either going to buy a gamecube when it comes out, or wait for the new nintendo revolution since it's going to be backwards compatibel.

The Rev isn't out until winter of 2006, though. You can pick a GCN up for 100 bucks nowadays. Plus, you've got Resident Evil 4 out right now, and it's one of the best games I've ever played.

Why wait to pay more money for a next-generation console to play a current-generation game, especially if you're not even sure if you want that new console yet? We don't even know what the game library looks like.

This looks promising.

Right I thought it was q1 2006 instead of winter 2006... and I thought the zelda game was due q4 2005 but I see now they havent set a date yet.

What I figured was that with the releases so close together I could just wait a couple of months. Also by then there will surely be alot more info known about the revolution like what games are in development. I didnt mean that I was going to buy it no matter what.

Oh, okay, I gotcha.

You can be rest assured that Nintendo won't be launching the Revolution any earlier than Q4 2006. It's absolutely stupid to launch any piece of major gaming hardware outside of November. Prime sales are in November, and companies need parents buying their kids these new consoles come Christmas.

The new Zelda and the Revolution are going to absolutely be a year apart in release timeframe. Zelda 2005 will most likely be released between November 8th and 16th (a hot week for November releases) and the Rev will most likely launch on November 21st 2006, considering that at least the last two Nintendo consoles have launched on that date. I don't recall the exact dates that the SNES and NES launched, but I know both the GCN and N64 launched on 11-21.

In other words, it wouldn't be economically or logically viable to wait for the Rev. It's gonna cost a minimum of 100 bucks more, it's still almost two years away and we don't know what kinds of games it even has on the plate. You can grab a GCN now with a free game for 100 bucks (they're still bundling Metroid Prime and Mario Kart: Double Dash, I believe). Plus, need I reiterate how amazing Resident Evil 4 is?