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[Tristam]

I can tell from the anguished cry of the faithful and the jeering of the usual suspects that I'm supposed to be crushed by this news. Oddly, I'm not. I still don't really give a shit.

I'm not sure what's worse: drohne's carefully constructed strawman, or the "anguished [cries]" -- cries suggesting that people will pay $20 for Duck Hunt.

 

[SuperAndroid17]

PLZ be fake

 

[donkey show]

Sweet! Zelda is gonna get milked!

Is this some kind of light gun bukkake game I don't know about? Sounds hawt.

 

[DDayton]

Ooh, time for idle, baseless speculation!

1) If this IS true, it might actually be ingenious for one reason only... Nintendo is releasing a "gun peripheral" with a non-gun game. Yes, I know, a crossbow is a weapon, but it would be harder for a whiny group to complain about "Link's Crossbow Training" than it would be if the game involved shooting an actual gun.

2) "Link's Crossbow Training" could be one of a small selection of gun-games on a disk.

3) There is no truth to this at all.

Take your pick!

 

[Zeed]

OMG THE MEGATON!

Here's the hands-on video!

<removed>

You can get banned for that you know.

No seriously, you can.

 

[Juwanna Peezadis]

 

[Crushed]

I just called Ken Levine to tell him that a Nintendo character would star in a tech demo that comes as a controller accessory pack-in.

I think I heard some sobbing, tearing up of Bioshock 2 design documents, and a gunshot.


I then called Hideo Kojima, who informed me that he was canceling MGS4 and abandoning his life to go to live in the wilderness.


Atlus HQ is in flames.

Capcom is a war zone. Inafune is feasting upon the bodies of the fallen.

Will Wright is stopping work on Spore to create a Monster Garage game.


When I called up Iga, I heard him pressing the Ctrl+V on his keyboard faster than usual.

 

[Zeed]

Capcom is a war zone. Inafune is feasting upon the bodies of the fallen.

Will Wright is stopping work on Spore to create a Monster Garage game.


When I called up Iga, I heard him pressing the Ctrl+V on his keyboard faster than usual.

This is good reading. You should write a fanfiction called "The Gaming Apocalypse", where the advent of Nintendo's non-gaming brings about the end of days (of gaming).

So, what happens to Miyamoto?

 

[hellclerk]

Capcom is a war zone. Inafune is feasting upon the bodies of the fallen.

Will Wright is stopping work on Spore to create a Monster Garage game.


When I called up Iga, I heard him pressing the Ctrl+V on his keyboard faster than usual.

doesnt he do that anyway?

 

[KiticanaX]

You can get banned for that you know.

No seriously, you can.

What why? I edited it for your post so thanks.

 

[NPC]

So, what happens to Miyamoto?

Prison... you know... for printing money.

 

[Jiggy]

Sweet! Zelda is gonna get milked!

I can't wait for The Legend of Zelda: slumber party!

I'd buy it just to see Zelda, Marin, Ilia, etc. in nightgowns.
Wait, never mind. Someone would YouTube it and then I wouldn't have to.

 

[DDayton]

Wait one second... I'm as amused as anyone else, but why would we "find out" about something like this on 9pm on a Sunday night?

 

[Zeed]

What why? I edited it for your post so thanks.

It counts as a Rick Roll. If you mislabel a link like that you get banned.

 

[Nabs]

What why? I edited it for your post so thanks.

i must say that video was awesome. i wish i had halo on my pc to try that out

 

[sprsk]

What why? I edited it for your post so thanks.

This is like, strike 85 for you bro.

 

[CubeRevolution]

More news on Wednesday?

 

[godhandiscen]

I wish MS did this kind of shit with Halo.

 

[zallaaa]

As long as they don't fuck the main series up, they can produce all the (good) spin-offs /wiimote gimmicks they like

 

[Tenbatsu]

Some Wario Ware mini games with Zelda element with be good.

 

[grandjedi6]

It counts as a Rick Roll. If you mislabel a link like that you get banned.

You tried to save him but alass it was to no avail

 

[sprsk]

You tried to save him but alass it was to no avail

If you look through his post history you can see it was only a matter of time.

 

[Twilight Princess]

Great, now I have to buy this PoS gun thing because it has a pack in zelda game.

 

[DDayton]

Again, perhaps I'm denser than Jack Tramiel, but...

If this were true, WHY are we hearing about it on Sunday night? If someone were going to leak info, wouldn't it have been earlier?

 

[Dark Ninja]

Link's Crossbow Training

 

[Zeed]

You tried to save him but alass it was to no avail

*shrug* He was a good hearted junior that lacked common sense. Too bad. We got rules for a reason, the reason in this case being that Rick Rolls are fucking annoying.

 

[angelfly]

The game sounds like it could be fun so I'm curious why so many people seem to be upset.

 

[Kyosuke]

Looks like Nintendo thought they'd need a stronger horse than Duck Hunt to pull the Wii Zapper. But since this is only a pack-in, I couldn't care less.

 

[Popstar]

.

 

[HyperZone<3]

I just called Ken Levine to tell him that a Nintendo character would star in a tech demo that comes as a controller accessory pack-in.

I think I heard some sobbing, tearing up of Bioshock 2 design documents, and a gunshot.


I then called Hideo Kojima, who informed me that he was canceling MGS4 and abandoning his life to go to live in the wilderness.


Atlus HQ is in flames.

Capcom is a war zone. Inafune is feasting upon the bodies of the fallen.

Will Wright is stopping work on Spore to create a Monster Garage game.


When I called up Iga, I heard him pressing the Ctrl+V on his keyboard faster than usual.

:lol:lol well played sir.

 

[GrimReaper]

GAF overreacting, as usual...

 

[VOOK]

Tomato its my Trusted Source

 

[Joe Molotov]

Serious business. Permban Artanisix if OP is posting real news.

And permaban Wario64 if it turns out to be old news.

 

[BooJoh]

Ars Technica also with a "trusted source" http://arstechnica.com/journals/thu...es-wii-zapper-pack-in-zelda-crossbow-training

...third person lightgun game? Doesn't that sort of defeat the purpose?

 

[sprsk]

The Wiimote isn't a light gun.

 

[Thrillhouse]

It all seem so clear now, Nintendo is building an army.

First they brainwash us with "braintraining", then they try to get us in shape with Wii Fit and now? Combat training! World domination in 2010?

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

It all seem so clear now, Nintendo is building an army.

First they brainwash us with "braintraining", then they try to get us in shape with Wii Fit and now? Combat training! World domination in 2010?

Go hide man, the ninjas are coming.

 

[dyls]

I wish MS did this kind of shit with Halo.

You mean like selling a helmet with absolutely no functionality whatsoever for $50?

 

[GrimReaper]

Go hide man, the ninjas are coming.

TOO LATE!

 

[Linkhero1]

TOO LATE!

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Gamer @ Heart]

TOO LATE!

http://i6.tinypic.com/4um4fnp.jpg

Awesome, but Nintendo Ninjas have red hats.

 

[PuppetSlave]

Wait do you need this game to have their gunthingy? Or is it not packed in with the umbrella game also?

This must be the worst goddamn title since last thursday... atleast

 

[Rocket Punch]

http://www.gaming-age.com/news/2007/9/9-7

LMAO!!!!

Nintendo shall bring GAF to its knees!!!!!

 

[Weisheit]

I wish MS did this kind of shit with Halo.

 

[Ashhong]

Actually thats probably a hugely reliable source. The conference consists of Nintendo, Sony, MS and other vendors talking about their new stuff and explaining to the managers so they know how to sell it. So this is probably guaranteed.

 

[davepoobond]

this is a sick joke or something.

 

[G-Fex]

Ha, while you suckers are bitching for a next-gen Duck Hunt, I'll be playing this gem:

The dog must have a huge part in the storyline, and the guy isn't even aiming at the duck that is somehow lower than him.

 

[AniHawk]

When I called up Iga, I heard him pressing the Ctrl+V on his keyboard faster than usual.

:lol

 

[BlackTyrano]

What the Fuck. GAF will whine about anything

 

[FitzOfRage]

GAF overreacting, as usual...

No kidding. Nintendo needs to pack in Common Sense Training apparantly.

I mean first of all, just think about the name - Link's Cross Bow Training. I can't imagine trying to market that. Sounds like a game that appeals to no one instantly.

Take the "training" games, which have gained a certain stigma among hardcore gamers, and then slap on a character that is favored among hardcores, but has limited name recognition among casuals (not to say the Zelda franchise has limited recognition, but without a doubt, "Link" on his own is less well known).

The only merit to the name is to get a rise out of forum goers, and the same for including Link.

I would think Nintendo could easily sell this without a mascot or franchise to anchor it, but even if they decided to go in that direction, Link is a pretty poor choice.

Really, if somone posted an equally improbabe, but potentially positive news item for Nintendo, a lot of people here wouldn't be so accepting. It's silly.