Official Game: GC or Wi

[ironknuckle1]

Ok well i have beaten the Wii Tp but just recently bought the GC version and i have to say i like it better but thats not why i made this topic. Ok we all know that the GC version was in production and was going to come out until they decided to let it out for the wii too. So does this mean that the GC TP is the official TP. If so then these things that people are asking about if Link going to be right handed from now on are wrong because so far (if GC is officially the one that theories and such should be based off of) their has only been let handed link's because in the GC version he is left handed. This also means that everyone would probably need to refer to the GC map not the Wii map.

[Durion]

Yes, Twilight Princess was originally planned to be released on the Gamecube and the Gamecube only but Nintendo being the company they are that just wants more and more money saw potential in releasing this game for the Wii so they decided to change the controls used in the game and flipped the entire game over so that east was west and Visa Versa.

I don't know what you mean by that because TP is officially a Gamecube title that people should refer to the gamecube versions map, It's not as if they are going to give 6 figure references for anything found within Twilight Princess, you just have to say the name of the area you are talking about and people will know (unless they've never played that part of the game before but that doesn't change anything, they still wouldn't know if you referred to the Gamecube version). The only reason I can think that would change when talking about areas on the map is for guides, as they are usually written for the more popular version of the game (well, I think the Wii version is more popular anyway) so the guides directions need to be flipped for gamecube players.

They will most likely make Link right handed on Zelda Wii because most people are right handed, not left, thus Nintendo having the idea that it will be easy for people to play. It would be confusing for them to make Zelda Wii contain a Left handed Link because most gamers will find the controls very strange, I for one would hate to have to use my right hand to use the sword when on the game it's in my left hand.

I don't know why but I would find that if the next Zelda Wii contains a left handed Link for the fact that I'm one of the majority out there that is right handed, after that however, I don't care which hand Link is using to wield his sword and which for his shield. Nintendo will probably make Link left handed again if/when they return to using the controllers that Nintendo consoles had before the Wii came out.

Sorry if I went a little of topic there or not, I'm not quite sure if you wanted to discuss the latter topics as well or just the former one of my post.

[ironknuckle1]

its ok i was just trying to point out to the people that havent played the GC version that the official gam eis from the GC so certain arfuments like what hand he uses are irrelevent

[Master Kokiri 9]

I'd have to say that the GC version is the official version. After all, the Wii version, when you look at it, is just a remake of the GC version. Not to mention it at first was only supposed to be released for the GC.

[Axle the Beast]

Yeah, in my opinion the GC version is the official version of the game. I see the Wii version as little more than a port really. Additionally the fact that the game is mirrored messes with things a bit. As you suggested, the fact that he was right-handed has little validity, same with the placement of locations on the map. The people who choose to look at the position of areas on the map for theorizing (not something I generally approve of, but meh, that's besides the point) shouldn't be looking at the Wii version since it's not accurate: it's not the real map of the game. The GC version's is.

Nothing wrong with the Wii version, it's just not really the official version in my opinion. I also personally prefer the GC version because of the mirroring and a few other reasons, and would actually recommend the GC version over the Wii version. But that's just me.



Yes, Twilight Princess was originally planned to be released on the Gamecube and the Gamecube only but Nintendo being the company they are that just wants more and more money saw potential in releasing this game for the Wii so they decided to change the controls used in the game and flipped the entire game over so that east was west and Visa Versa.

I don't know what you mean by that because TP is officially a Gamecube title that people should refer to the gamecube versions map, It's not as if they are going to give 6 figure references for anything found within Twilight Princess, you just have to say the name of the area you are talking about and people will know (unless they've never played that part of the game before but that doesn't change anything, they still wouldn't know if you referred to the Gamecube version). The only reason I can think that would change when talking about areas on the map is for guides, as they are usually written for the more popular version of the game (well, I think the Wii version is more popular anyway) so the guides directions need to be flipped for gamecube players.

They will most likely make Link right handed on Zelda Wii because most people are right handed, not left, thus Nintendo having the idea that it will be easy for people to play. It would be confusing for them to make Zelda Wii contain a Left handed Link because most gamers will find the controls very strange, I for one would hate to have to use my right hand to use the sword when on the game it's in my left hand.

I don't know why but I would find that if the next Zelda Wii contains a left handed Link for the fact that I'm one of the majority out there that is right handed, after that however, I don't care which hand Link is using to wield his sword and which for his shield. Nintendo will probably make Link left handed again if/when they return to using the controllers that Nintendo consoles had before the Wii came out.

Sorry if I went a little of topic there or not, I'm not quite sure if you wanted to discuss the latter topics as well or just the former one of my post.
What he means by people should refer to the GC version is when people use the maps and placement of areas on the map for theorizing. Some people have used it for timeline theories. He's just saying that doing that with the Wii version's map is incorrect because the real map is in the GC version.

There was a rumor posted online about being able to choose between Link being right-handed or left-handed at the start of the game. It's just a rumor of course, but it's extremely likely. Since this game is going to use Wii Motion Plus, they're going to need that so people can play well. So I think it's definitely an accurate rumor and I'd be really surprised if it turned out to be wrong.

[Alex_Da_Great]

Well Twilight Princess was meant to come out on the Gamecube but because of the Wii's release in 2006, Gamecube would become out of dated so Nintendo also put Twilight Princess on the Wii for popular ratings. With Link being Right-handed in the Wii, the game is just mirrored to the Gamecube version. For example, Lake Hylia on the Gamecube is on the left while on the wii is on the right etc. It is similar to Majora's Mask and the introduction of the Gamecube.

So in the future, if any Zelda game is released on the last years of the console, it will also be transfered to the next console.

[Zenox]

I like to think of it being originally intended for the Wii, as I think of it as the superior, but I have been convinced otherwise.

[Seth]

I think both are official, just the Wii version is like looking it it trough a mirror...

[Seanileus]

I will back you up on Twilight Princess being better on Gamecube without hesitation.

Isn't the project name for the upcoming Zelda called, Zelda Wii?
So does this issue really matter?

[ironknuckle1]

I will back you up on Twilight Princess being better on Gamecube without hesitation.

Isn't the project name for the upcoming Zelda called, Zelda Wii?
So does this issue really matter?

this has nothing to do with zelda wii if you read the comments you would see that we were pointing out to the people who only have played the wii version that the official version is the GC one and that all references should be towards it

[Seth]

Their both exactly the same game, just the Wii version is like looking at it through a mirror.

[Axle the Beast]

So in the future, if any Zelda game is released on the last years of the console, it will also be transfered to the next console.
I wouldn't necessarily assume that would be the case every time in the future. Though I suppose it is likely. ;) Personally, I think Nintendo would have learned from their mistakes on this and I don't think we'll ever really see this happen again.



I like to think of it being originally intended for the Wii, as I think of it as the superior, but I have been convinced otherwise.
Yeah, the Wii is a superior console, but Twilight Princess is actually identical on both consoles save for the mirroring and the controls. The graphics weren't upgraded at all (although they did intend to do that, they just ran out of time).



Their both exactly the same game, just the Wii version is like looking at it through a mirror.
But that's exactly the point. Some people use the placement of locations on the map for theorizing, particularly with the timeline. What we've been saying is that if you're going to theorize like that, don't base it off the Wii map because it's a mirror of the original map in the Gamecube version. The Gamecube map is the real map. ;)

The mirroring is actually my main issue with the Wii version. I think it's a silly, unnecessary change and I find it irritating.

[Seanileus]

this has nothing to do with zelda wii if you read the comments you would see that we were pointing out to the people who only have played the wii version that the official version is the GC one and that all references should be towards it

Well if that's the case, then it's the Gamecube version thats the offical game...even if you first played it on the Wii, why would you deny it?
What about arguing about multi-platform games, it's pointless, it doesn't take anything away from the game.

All it comes down to is who enjoyed which version better, and that doesn't need to be questioned.

[athenian200]

GCN, hands down. The worst evidence is that in one part of the game, you have to solve a puzzle by making a "Z" shaped path with your boomerang to open a door. On the Wii version, it's a backwards Z. :(

Flipping the whole world to make Link right-handed... what a sloppy hack, they should have taken the time to change his sprite. Not to mention that the new design is very unfriendly to lefties. I'm disappointed in Nintendo, designing something so that it's only comfortable for "typical" people.

[bellum]

Yes, the Gamecube version of the game is technically the official game, but I wouldn't be calling the GCN or the Wii game official or not. Just because they were already in production of the GCN version and the Wii came out, Nintendo figured more people were right handed( because Link is left handed), and they didn't have enough time to fox everything, so they mirrored it, doesn't mean you shouldn't call it unofficial.

Both of the games have Nintendo's official seal on it, so I'd be thinking that they both were official games.

No matter what, just play the game and have fun, doesn't matter if the Wii version is the official TP or not, does it?

[jugglaj91]

The only way i get into this is by pointing out that I don't consider TP on the Wii an official Zelda for the Wii. Hence why I don't get why people are calling the new Zelda, Zelda Wii 2. IMO GCN is the real deal. But whether or not which is "official" is irrelevant in overall gameplay. Sure the Timeline makes it worth arguing about but most, if not all people know the Wii version is a mirrored port, which has some poorly done aspects has they taken the time to re work it entirely for the Wii and had a later release date with a couple extra features maybe.

[JosephII]

I think that it is irrelevant. I just call Zelda Wii, Zelda Wii, because that is what it is. People who add the "2" are simply being overly technical. Then the people who think otherwise are usually overly technical too. Its a Zelda game, its going to be on the Wii. It does not matter.