Why not?
I mean, stuff is changing all the time, I don't see why there should always be such things fixed as " Link's tunic in reveal trailers."
There are probably better and more important things to care about.
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Eiji Aonuma: No one explicitly said that that was Link.
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Why not?
I mean, stuff is changing all the time, I don't see why there should always be such things fixed as " Link's tunic in reveal trailers."
There are probably better and more important things to care about.
peronmls
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STUPID HORSE! EPONA!!!! NOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Alex_Mexico
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No one else noticed that this character is clearly right handed? Unless this game is controlled with a Wiimote and Nunchuk (I doubt it, they'll stick to Gamepad instead) this person ain't Link.
Yes there's the TP and SS precedence of Link being right handed but those are the exceptions and only because of the Wiimote. Link even after TP and SS still appears left handed on Smash Brawl, Smash 4, Wind Waker HD and everything else.
I don't know who this character for this new WiiU Zelda game is but that ain't Link. No doubt about it.
Yes there's the TP and SS precedence of Link being right handed but those are the exceptions and only because of the Wiimote. Link even after TP and SS still appears left handed on Smash Brawl, Smash 4, Wind Waker HD and everything else.
I don't know who this character for this new WiiU Zelda game is but that ain't Link. No doubt about it.
I think I want it to be Zelda.
Even if it would be a princess warrior coming of age story that is better than Brave.
And then in Skyward Sword Link is right handed yet holds it in his right hand anyway.
Basically, if they changed handedness within the same character, something like this does not strike me as particularly odd.
When you say SS he uses it "left handed", do you mean he uses it like a left handed person (and thus in his right)?
In SS, he uses it in his right hand fro the same reason his sword is in his right hand - for the motion controls. Yes I'm aware, typically right-handed peoplewould use a bow in their left hadn, but in the game, the wii remote was used for the sword AND the bow.
When aiming the bow, you could hold it up vertically like a bow to aim, and pull back on the nun-chuk while holding C to quick charge, and release C to fire.
Thus, to simulate that in game and match your motino input, bow was in the right hand.
Uncle Rupee
Banned
No
If someone takes a photo of you / slow-mo video of you while exerting yourself you may be pulling a weird expression, in motion it looks fine
SuperAndroid17
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This better not be a WW sequel... :|
...because of motion controls they had to make him use the sword in the right hand but not for the bow.
SenorArdilla
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Doubt it. We already got two.
Because of motion controls, they left the bow in the right hand.
Because character are everything to Nintendo . If it was link he would have had his tunic.
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
Because? I don't get why anyone gives a shit about the Zelda timeline, because the games are always pretty self contained regardless of chronology. As long as I don't have to sail big empty stretches I have no problem with the game being set in the same world.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Last page man
It's a reveal trailer.
I don't think it's necessary to do anything.
IF anything, it's necessary to show they're changing and doing things differently.
I'm not saying this is or isn't; link, male or female, but I just don't think they HAVE to stick to any conventions at all. They can do whatever they want.
I double checked. In TP they just mirrored the whole game so he uses the sword right-handed and holds the bow in his left hand and draws the string with his right. Right eye dominant. In SS he holds the bow in his right hand pulls with his left. Left eye dominant.
RMS Gigantic
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Those are marked physical morphological differences between the human sexes. Regardless of gender identity, biological females generally have wider hips and... well, you know the case with breasts. Without behavior information or even hardly so much as a voice clip, this is the only way to go about hypothesizing the sex of this character.
I feel like Aonuma is sitting back and laughing as he hears about speculation like what we're doing here.
"Frame by frame analysis searching for jiggle physics? Ha! If it's indeed in there, find the programmers and animators responsible and fire them!"
Nintendo's never done jiggle physics for an internally developed game to my knowledge.
But seriously, the wider hips, seemingly A- or B-cup-sized breasts, unusually long hair, and Aonuma's remark sparking all of this have led me to believe that this character is indeed female.
#teamfemale... or maybe #teamf for brevity?
Yeah that's what I mean.
MisterGrey3000
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"Phantom Hourglass" already came out, and Spirit Tracks was it's sequel.
Any game set in the WW(Adult)timeline would be a Spirit Tracks successor set in "New Hyrule".
They can wipe the slate clean in terms of story and setting thanks to New Hyrule's relative newness.
Randomizer
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I think it's far more likely to be a Skyward Sword sequel.
Lupin the Third
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Sheik had a pretty masculine-looking physique too, that's all I'm sayin'.
YES, because of motion controls with the bow! TP doesn't use the motion controls, just the pointer, and as you say, the whole thing was mirrored for "ease" in development.
In SS, when they built the game for motion control ground-up, the bow is in the right hand to mimic the bow in the player's right hand. In SS, you can hold the wii remote vertically, and pull back on the nunchuk and release C to fire.
The technology shown, i.e the laser blasts are clearly akin to the technology depicted in Skyward Sword. So I'd venture a guess that it is a direct sequel to Skyward Sword, depicting Link's ancestors settling Hyrule.
We are in the same boat. There doing this to show it is a new era in the zelda series. Im just saying this is not link.
SatoAilDarko
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Female confirmed.
As much as I can't imagine Nintendo not having a male main playable character in this game (I would love it) that's a girl.
Amazing.
RMS Gigantic
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Though the volcano and seeming Hyrule town, castle, or city have me convinced that this is indeed Hyrule prior to the flood, or at leas the same area geographically, with Death Mountain playing the part of the volcano."Phantom Hourglass" already came out, and Spirit Tracks was it's sequel.
Any game set in the WW(Adult)timeline would be a Spirit Tracks successor set in "New Hyrule".
They can wipe the slate clean in terms of story and setting thanks to New Hyrule's relative newness.
Mr. Bamboo
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For a better Like Like?
Will this game feature a forbidden romance between Link and a Like Like?
yeah, kind of misunderstood what you meant. I thought you were meaning they didn't change the bow due to motion controls, as in the bow was unrelated to motion controls. But all of this stuff can be read in multiple ways.
Would be a kinda depressing game. You'd go on this great journey to save all of Hyrule, fail and watch as the world is flooded.
WrenchNinja
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Making Zelda the star of the series would be good
Fuck Link
Fuck Link
I'm not saying either way. Could be link, might not be. He could be just teasing us or maybe he's actually dropping a hint.
I just don't think the colour of his tunic gives ANY clue as regards to that.
It has.
I'm saying it's not Link, not someone playable, someone "related" to Link, and not a girl.
Caddywompus
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Zelda please save Prince Link. "The Legend of Link" coming in 2015
Or they'll convolute the timeline yet again. NEW HERO SUCCEEDS = GUYS WE GOT A FOURTH TIMELINE!
Although, it might be interesting if they ran with failing... then traveling back in time and fixing things after seeing how they'd go wrong. Cliche, but I'm not playing Zelda for profound narratives anyway.
Fine Ham Abounds
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Chico is Link confirmed
It's happening.
The gender discussion has been ongoing about the character shown for a little bit now, and all the theories are interesting.
To hear it from the man himself though, holy fuck.
You heard nothing!
"We didn't explicitly say that was Link."
What if tomorrow he says,
"We didn't explicitly say that was NOT Link."
?
Nothing in Aonuma's statement has anything to do with gender. Y'ALL are delusional. It's like everyone instantly forgot that many Japanese male characters look feminine. It's not like we're breaking new ground here.
Most likely it's just a descendant of Link. Or there is going to be some level of customizablility for his appearance because they player character is unique to each player. Possibly some multiplayer component as well.
Most likely it's just a descendant of Link. Or there is going to be some level of customizablility for his appearance because they player character is unique to each player. Possibly some multiplayer component as well.