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The Legend of Zelda placed first in Game Informer's "The Top 200 Games of All Time" list. [http://www.nintendoeverything.com/?p=28230 Game Informer Top 200 Games of All Time] | The Legend of Zelda placed first in Game Informer's "The Top 200 Games of All Time" list. [http://www.nintendoeverything.com/?p=28230 Game Informer Top 200 Games of All Time] | ||
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The Legend of Zelda was paramount in establishing the Action-Adventure genre.<ref>[http://www.azubu.com/board_view/articles/board_id/10000000001533/re_url/game_info/keyword_id/10000000377 Azubu: Games That Were Genre Pioneers]</ref> Several games in the late 80's and 90's replicated the formula with games even today being referred to as being Zelda-like or Zelda-clones. Some games such as 3D Dot Game Heroes have been cited as being almost exact replicas of the Zelda series.<ref>[http://ps3.ign.com/articles/108/1083142p1.html Just How Zelda-like is 3D Dot Game Heroes?]]</ref> | |||
The original Legend of Zelda started the Legend of Zelda. A series that has featured over 20 games, including the various side stories and multiplayer games, while selling over 60 millions games.<ref>[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/11/the-legend-of-zelda-launches-today-check-out-our-review/1#.T5o12KtYvp8 April 2011: Legend of Zelda Series 62 Million Games Sold]</ref> | |||
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The Legend of Zelda was one of the most highly acclaimed games of all time and this warranted several re-releases. In November of 2003, the game was re-released as part of the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition]]'' for the Nintendo GameCube. The collectors edition included the original Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Ocarina of Time, and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''. | The Legend of Zelda was one of the most highly acclaimed games of all time and this warranted several re-releases. In November of 2003, the game was re-released as part of the ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition]]'' for the Nintendo GameCube. The collectors edition included the original Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Ocarina of Time, and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]''. | ||
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The [[Nintendo 3DS]] released in 2011 at the price of $249.99 US Dollars. After slow sales numbers early on, Nintendo announced a significant price cut to $169.99. However, early adapters would become part of the Ambassador program, getting 10 free NES games and 10 free GBA games. The NES games released on September 1st, 2011 and it included another release of the Legend of Zelda. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link was also included as part of the Ambassador program. | The [[Nintendo 3DS]] released in 2011 at the price of $249.99 US Dollars. After slow sales numbers early on, Nintendo announced a significant price cut to $169.99. However, early adapters would become part of the Ambassador program, getting 10 free NES games and 10 free GBA games. The NES games released on September 1st, 2011 and it included another release of the Legend of Zelda. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link was also included as part of the Ambassador program. | ||
==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||