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Zelda GameCube Bundle Dated
Thanks to the Gaming-Age forum regulars for pointing out that the GameCube hardware bundle, including classic Zelda titles will have a November 18th retail release at a $99 price point, according to the EBGames site. This means the hardware bundle, including bonus disc "containing multiple classic Zelda titles" (specifically The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, and a demo of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker) will now arrive in stores on the same day as Mario Kart: Double Dash, another eagerly-awaited Nintendo title.
I buy a GCN for $200, two weeks later they lower the price to $150, then $100, and now they give you half a dozen Zelda games to boot.
Sorry, my karma just ran over your dogma.
to know if they will provide early adopters a chance to actually get these instead of shelling out for the hardware again.
Exactly where can I order this and be guaranteed to have this bundle?
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Maybe I'm just out of it, but I am not seeing where on the ebgames site you are getting this November 18 date from.
Could we have a direct link, please? Thanks.
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Why was this great title for SNES left out?
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"Oh my god I cant beleive I need to buy another gamecube, hey honey want a gamecube?"
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Not long after Wind Waker's release, tons of the preorder bonus disc were available "used" at game stores like EB (though most of the copies were untouched). I'm sure plenty of people just wanted Wind Waker, and saw selling the unwanted bonus disc back as collecting free money (or free store credit, more likely).
Likewise, plenty of holiday GC purchases will be by people uninterested in "that crappy old games disc". If the used bins aren't polluted with a bunch of copies before Christmas, they certainly will be after.
Still, hopefully there will be more direct ways of getting a copy, similar to the Wind Waker ones you cited.
(BTW, Super NES through S-Video is awesome. Enjoy.)
will it include Master Quest?
Looks like I'll be purchasing a Gamecube at walmart and be returning it sans-bonus disk. Walmart is the greatest rental store/free components store ever.
I wonder if the straws Nintendo is grasping at are smooth or if they have those messed up little barbs on them. I hate those barbs, it can take some nasty tweezer work to get those out. Maybe they are wearing gloves, that would be a good idea.
How is it that everyone believes that this bundle has been confirmed, when all stories simply point toIGN's report??? IGN is the only website that has "confirmed it", but the only proof they offer is an easily created image of the bonus disc packaging, and every other site on the Internet has been quoting them like it's gospel!
Despite my cynicism, I sincerely hope the bonus disc exists. I've been a Zelda fan since the first game was released way back in the day, and I'd love to have it on a console again. But claiming that it's been confirmed just because one website has a story about it is irresponsible and annoying. It's times like this I truly hate the Internet, because it validates rumours with no real proof.
Finally, if you believe IGN and the rumour mill, and are displeased with the idea that the bonus disc may only be packaged with new Gamecubes), e-mail Nintendo. If they get enough e-mails, perhaps they'll release the disc separate from a bundle as well, even if it is at the normal retail price of a Gamecube game (it'd certainly be worth that price to me).
perhaps a bit too long, but this is what will finally get me to shell out $100 bucks for a GameCube. Though personally, I do wish it came with A Link To The Past (rather than forcing me to get the GBA version)
It's sad in a way that this will be my first Nintendo Console since the NES. With the exception of my Gameboy, while there have been enough titles available for the other consoles that I own, Nintendo has always been had issues. Even on the Gamecube, the only games I'm really after is are Pikmin, Zelda, and Super Mario Sunshine.
Even sadder that the only reason I'm buying it, is that someone gave me a $100 Amex Gift Certificate that I earmarked 6 months ago for the originally rumored price drop in May.
I spent 4 times that much in PS2, Xbox, Saturn, and GBA games in the last month.
Might be too little, too late. But one of my fridge magnets will soon be available for other purposes. Hmm, maybe I should set aside $10 for an N*Gage once that bottom falls out on that in a week or two.
Dr. Wu
"Yes, There's Gas In The Car"
Why don't you throw in Link's Adventure while you're at it?
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Absolutely Perfect timing. I just bought a gamecube this weekend. Now what am I going to do?
It's already on GameBoy Advance, so you'd have to buy the GBA->GCN Adapter.
With all of these "new" old releases, I've been wondering how much effort is needed to port a game to the GameCube format. I assume it is very little overhead, and they are likely almost 100% portable to newer systems. That is a pretty nice feature. Only if there was a converter which allowed users to load in cartridges as well as the GC mini-disc!
from the IGN article:
At Nintendo's request, we have removed the package art from our site. With no official Nintendo announcement, this is still to be treated as a rumor.
Also, the link provided to EBGame's reference of this bundle has been taken down.
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