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Zelda GameCube Bundle Dated

Posted by simoniker on from the mm-retro-creamy-goodness dept.

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.

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  1. They won't be hard to come by by AvantLegion · · Score: 3, Informative
    Nintendo is stubborn occasionally to the point of outright stupidity (read: N64 cartridge format, continued anti-online gaming nonsense), but this will be available to people one way or another.

    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.)