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Hello. So my first post... what to say. Well I have something pretty interesting. I hope you guys think so. I have been think of the recent Nintendo Direct of January 23, 2013, where Mr. Aonuma mentioned "Rethinking the Conventions of Zelda". As you all should know one of those conventions was: play by yourself. When he said this I thought of multiplayer. I want Zelda as a singleplayer experience, but if there is multiplayer I don't want another Four Swords or PH and ST type multiplayer. I came up with my own ideas and sent them to nintendo to see what they would say. If you could please read to see what I think Zelda Wii U multiplayer should be like and what Nitendo had to say.
Please read the ORIGINAL POST before the reply from Nintendo.
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Nintendo Consumer Service
Hello,
Thanks for sharing your comments with us. Its great to hear from huge The Legend of Zelda fans like myself. I’ll make sure that what you said about future Zelda games will be forwarded, so your feedback will be heard. While I can’t guarantee that we’ll make the type of changes you suggested, we do take all feedback into consideration.
You can be sure that Nintendo is constantly at work developing new and exciting product and game ideas.
Keep checking our website's “What’s New” section (http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew) for the latest information and announcements.
Sincerely,
Brian McFarlane
Nintendo of America Inc.
--- Original Message ---
Subject: Rethinking the "Conventions" of Zelda
From a huge Legend of Zelda fan.
Dear, Sir or Madam.
My name is Anthony and I am a huge fan of The Legend of Zelda.
I know many fans probably do what I am about to do and send game
recommendations to you, but I feel Nintendo should listen more to fan
ideas. I had watched the Nintendo Direct of January 23, 2013. Mr. Aonuma,
the producer of the series, talked about "Rethinking the Conventions of Zelda"
and seeming to mention a way for more people to play Zelda instead of only
one. I would rather not have another Four Swords games, and I don't
think the majority of fans would, so I had some ideas of multiplayer options
that can hopefully be kept as ideas or actually applied in a Zelda game! I
feel most fans would like some kind of online multiplayer, and so my ideas
apply to that.
I have always found Zelda to be a singleplayer experience and would
rather not have that change to, for example, one person using the Wii U
gamepad and one person with the pro controller for singleplayer. I have two
multiplayer ideas I would like to share. First I would like to share my idea
of a multiplayer mode that needs less explanation. I have thought of a mode
where you can connect with at least one other person online to complete a
co-op dungeon. There can be several different dungeons exclusive to
multiplayer and made with co-op in mind. There can be different
difficulties for the dungeons to add extra replay value, and new dungeons
could be added via Dowloadable Content.
This second idea will need some more detail. The idea doesn't really
fit Zelda, but I believe Nintendo can make it feel more like Zelda than
anybody. The idea is a team deathmatch style mode. Maybe there could be at
least 8 players per match; four versus four (4v4). If character models are
not different, then everybody could be different colored Link's, similar to
Four Swords. Everybody would play with a standard sword and shield for main
battle. Items can be unlocked or bought with earned money. Items can be the
ones you receive in the singleplayer (i.g. Using the hookshot to pull
enemies toward you, Bow and Arrow to snipe enemies that are further away).
Maybe even magic can be used (i.g. Din's Fire similar to Ocarina of Time).
Hearts can be used for health just like in singleplayer, maybe up to six
hearts or more. After defeating an enemy, they could drop a heart or magic.
There can be different environmental maps of different sizes; big and small.
To make this mode feel even more like a Zelda experience, One Epona
could be spawned in a random spot of the map at anytime during the match. A
lucky player could find her and use her to fight, similar to Twilight
Princess. She could also be faster so the person riding is harder to hit.
This could actually be used to add more gameplay elements. An example of
that is, Epona being to fast to hit the rider up close. Enemies could take
the offensive and use the Bow and Arrow to snipe the rider off the horse. If
the rider is knocked off, Epona would disappear, again, only showing up
once a game. There could be even more game elements added just like my
Epona idea to give the multiplayer more of a Zelda feel. I wouldn't want Zelda
feeling like a clone of Call of Duty or other 1st and 3rd person shooting
games these days.
There can be so much more thought put into this to make a great
multiplayer experience for Zelda Wii U, and I hope you like and appreciate my
ideas even if it isn't possible to consider them. Of course I am just one fan
telling what I would like to see, when this might not please everybody, but
what really will please them. I can guarantee another Four Swords won't and
most might agree Zelda is meant to be a singleplayer experience, but
if multiplayer
will be added, I hope my ideas can contribute in some way, shape, or form.
Thank you so much for your time.
Sincerely,
A Loyal Zelda Fan
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So what do you guys think of my ideas. If you like them, say something. Maybe we can get Nintendo to llok into this even further. If not then sorry. Thank you everybody.
Please read the ORIGINAL POST before the reply from Nintendo.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nintendo Consumer Service
Hello,
Thanks for sharing your comments with us. Its great to hear from huge The Legend of Zelda fans like myself. I’ll make sure that what you said about future Zelda games will be forwarded, so your feedback will be heard. While I can’t guarantee that we’ll make the type of changes you suggested, we do take all feedback into consideration.
You can be sure that Nintendo is constantly at work developing new and exciting product and game ideas.
Keep checking our website's “What’s New” section (http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew) for the latest information and announcements.
Sincerely,
Brian McFarlane
Nintendo of America Inc.
--- Original Message ---
Subject: Rethinking the "Conventions" of Zelda
From a huge Legend of Zelda fan.
Dear, Sir or Madam.
My name is Anthony and I am a huge fan of The Legend of Zelda.
I know many fans probably do what I am about to do and send game
recommendations to you, but I feel Nintendo should listen more to fan
ideas. I had watched the Nintendo Direct of January 23, 2013. Mr. Aonuma,
the producer of the series, talked about "Rethinking the Conventions of Zelda"
and seeming to mention a way for more people to play Zelda instead of only
one. I would rather not have another Four Swords games, and I don't
think the majority of fans would, so I had some ideas of multiplayer options
that can hopefully be kept as ideas or actually applied in a Zelda game! I
feel most fans would like some kind of online multiplayer, and so my ideas
apply to that.
I have always found Zelda to be a singleplayer experience and would
rather not have that change to, for example, one person using the Wii U
gamepad and one person with the pro controller for singleplayer. I have two
multiplayer ideas I would like to share. First I would like to share my idea
of a multiplayer mode that needs less explanation. I have thought of a mode
where you can connect with at least one other person online to complete a
co-op dungeon. There can be several different dungeons exclusive to
multiplayer and made with co-op in mind. There can be different
difficulties for the dungeons to add extra replay value, and new dungeons
could be added via Dowloadable Content.
This second idea will need some more detail. The idea doesn't really
fit Zelda, but I believe Nintendo can make it feel more like Zelda than
anybody. The idea is a team deathmatch style mode. Maybe there could be at
least 8 players per match; four versus four (4v4). If character models are
not different, then everybody could be different colored Link's, similar to
Four Swords. Everybody would play with a standard sword and shield for main
battle. Items can be unlocked or bought with earned money. Items can be the
ones you receive in the singleplayer (i.g. Using the hookshot to pull
enemies toward you, Bow and Arrow to snipe enemies that are further away).
Maybe even magic can be used (i.g. Din's Fire similar to Ocarina of Time).
Hearts can be used for health just like in singleplayer, maybe up to six
hearts or more. After defeating an enemy, they could drop a heart or magic.
There can be different environmental maps of different sizes; big and small.
To make this mode feel even more like a Zelda experience, One Epona
could be spawned in a random spot of the map at anytime during the match. A
lucky player could find her and use her to fight, similar to Twilight
Princess. She could also be faster so the person riding is harder to hit.
This could actually be used to add more gameplay elements. An example of
that is, Epona being to fast to hit the rider up close. Enemies could take
the offensive and use the Bow and Arrow to snipe the rider off the horse. If
the rider is knocked off, Epona would disappear, again, only showing up
once a game. There could be even more game elements added just like my
Epona idea to give the multiplayer more of a Zelda feel. I wouldn't want Zelda
feeling like a clone of Call of Duty or other 1st and 3rd person shooting
games these days.
There can be so much more thought put into this to make a great
multiplayer experience for Zelda Wii U, and I hope you like and appreciate my
ideas even if it isn't possible to consider them. Of course I am just one fan
telling what I would like to see, when this might not please everybody, but
what really will please them. I can guarantee another Four Swords won't and
most might agree Zelda is meant to be a singleplayer experience, but
if multiplayer
will be added, I hope my ideas can contribute in some way, shape, or form.
Thank you so much for your time.
Sincerely,
A Loyal Zelda Fan
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So what do you guys think of my ideas. If you like them, say something. Maybe we can get Nintendo to llok into this even further. If not then sorry. Thank you everybody.