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Key Publishers Scaling Back GameCube Titles, Zelda Sequel Hints

Posted by simoniker on from the gc-on-the-dl dept.

Thanks to Gamesindustry.biz for its article discussing the list of specific games and publishers going without GameCube support, mentioning: "Joining the swelling ranks of publishers without any Cube titles in their portfolios (which already includes the likes of Acclaim and Eidos) is Lucasarts, which currently has no titles for the platform on its internal schedules." It goes on to note: "While support from Japanese publishers remains strong... Western third-party support for the Cube is facing a serious decline this year." Elsewhere, 1UP reports that a Game Developer's Conference lecture by Nintendo's Eiji Aonuma had oblique news on a GameCube Zelda sequel, since he "showed in his presentation a slide reading 'Wind Waker 2: 2XXX,' so we can expect to play the game within the next 996 years." Aonuma also "strongly hinted at the prospect of a new Legend of Zelda or Zelda-related game for the DS."

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  1. Re:It's been said before by GearType2 · · Score: 2, Troll

    Your one of those people that bought the virtual boy because mario tennis was awesome right?

    So let me get this straight, smart people don't buy stupid generic movie based games apparently... smart people buy rehashes of popular 80s titles? It's all the same to me.

    I am in awe of the moderation of this post...

    "soul calibur 2" succeeded right? Now was that because the other two versions were of lesser quality or because it had link in it? yes, cube owners are just too smart to fall for those simple advertising ploys right? I'm sure if another high level company made a marketable game, maybe even some kind of additional equipment being required, you would buy it, I mean what else would you buy?

    Also, I don't think i need to mention that lucasarts is not on the same level as acclaim.