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Zelda: Ocarina
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Nintendo 64 - 1998
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Information:
Wanna read some really interesting
interviews with Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Zelda? Click HERE.
Gamepro readers awards
04/05/99
 In the
Gamepro Reader Awards Zelda took home 9 Awards including:
Best Game
Best Supporting Male and Female character
Best Level Design
Best Dialogue for a Prequel or Sequel
Best Graphics
Best Use of Rumble Pak or Dual Shock
Best Music Score
In the Editor Picks it took home 4 awards
Best Level Design
Best Dialogue for Prequel or Sequel
Best Graphics
Best Graphic effects
Zelda
add-on announced
03/24/99
 There
are some rumors about a release date for the Zelda add-on. People
told me that some sites (two to be more precise) are claiming
that Miyamoto announced a release date for the next Zelda. I
want to clarify this by saying that Miyamoto never announced such a thing. Miyamoto commented on the fact that he has not
even begun work on another Zelda title later at the Game Developers
Conference in San Jose, therefore don't believe everything you
read, there is no add-on announced. One thing is sure, you'll
not see a new Zelda game in long, long time.
Zelda
situation in Japan
03/24/99
 In the
land of the rising sun, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of
Time is forgotten. It shows that new survives, and old
dies. This covers March 1st to March 7th.
1. Final Fantasy VIII (Square) PSX
2. Silent Hill (Konami) PSX
3. Monster Farm 2 (Tecmo) PSX
4. Chocobos Mysterious Dungeon (Bandai) WS
5. Tomb Raider 3 (Enix) PSX
6. Gunpey (Bandai) WS
7. Super Smash Bros. (Nintendo/HAL) N64
8. Psychic Force 2012 (Taito) DC
9. Puyo Puyo (Sega) DC
10. Aero Dancing featuring Blue Impulse (CRI) DC
...
14. Dragon Quest Monsters (Enix) Game Boy
15. Game King Dual Monsters (Konami) Game Boy
18. Mario Party (Nintendo) N64)
This
week charts
03/09/99
Multiplayer
games rule the rental charts this week. Mario Party comes
in first, while South Park, the crazy game based on the hillarious
show comes in 2nd place. Nintendo's very own masterpiece,
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time comes in at 4th, and
its ironic that 4 is the luck number. Nintendo holds 4
out of the 5 spots this week!
1. Mario Party (Nintendo) N64
2. South Park (Acclaim) N64
3. WCW/NWO Thunder (THQ) PSX
4. Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo) N64
5. WCW/NWO Revenge (THQ) N64
Zelda
awarded again!
03/03/99
 The Agency
for Cultural Affairs in Japan gave Zelda: The Ocarina of Time
another award to its growing list. It was recognized for its
special achievement in CG and animation, and it also was given
the Agencies grand prize in the Digital Intercative category....that
is amazing! It is a big category!
On another note in a recent eddition of Nintendo Power (March
'99) Zelda was nomintated for almost every one of the magazines
awards....strange huh? Okay, not really, in a little note the
editor put in the magazine, it said something like don't vote
only for Zelda and give other games a chance....Nintendo knows
they have a winner on their hands. I think they are getting big
heads!
Awesome
Zelda stuff
02/17/99
If you're a zelda fanatic and can't
stop collecting Zelda related stuff then you MUST check this
site right now. See what they are offering, You don't want to
miss this:
http://www.clayz.com/zelda.html
The Zelda record!
01/30/99
Zelda
has sold at an alarming rate! In fact world wide it has sold
over 6 MILLION copies!!!! Nintendo is probably sitting up there
really happy about now! I guess there statement about selling
8 million by March will come true.
Zelda Vs.
Goldeneye
01/26/99
The
top video game (all platforms) sales of the year: GoldenEye is
#1 with 2.1 million (mind you the game was released all year
long...DUH) and tied for first it Zelda 64 with 2.1 million.
WOW!!! Zelda was only released the last 39 days of 1998. Impressive!
Top 10 in
Japan
01/23/99
A magazine called 64Dream in Japan recently conducted
a servey with their readers. They were asked what Nintendo products
they bought in the last month. Here are the results...and Zelda
is in 3...
1. Pikachu Genki Dechu (Nintendo)
2. Mario Party (Nintendo)
3. Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo)
4. Banjo-Kazooie (Nintendo)
5. Pokemon Stadium (Nintendo)
6. Ganbare Goemon 2 (Konami)
7. F-1 World Grand Prix (Nintendo)
8. Legend of the River King 64 (Victor)
9. Diddy Kong Racing (Nintendo)
10. Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo)
Source: 64Dream (IGN64)
Zelda
in the UK rental charts
01/21/99
This week, Zelda: The Ocarina of
Time slipped down to the 9th posistion in the UK pal charts.
Why? If you are completely in the dark, Zelda shipped to UK countries
in very low quantities. Therefore, people had to turn to other
Nintendo 64 games to buy. Hopefully, our favorite game will rebound
back into first, but we'll just have to wait and see. Luckily,
however, the chart is dominated by Nintendo 64 games!
1. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
2. 1080 Snowboarding
3. V-Rally Edition '99
4. Banjo-Kazooie
5. F-1 World Grand Prix
6. Mario Kart 64
7. GoldenEye 007
8. Mission: Impossible
9. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
10. Diddy Kong Racing
Top 10 charts
01/16/99
In
the volatile market in Japan, Zelda: The Ocarina of Time loses
its Top Ten location. However, this chart is somewhat misleading.
Titles can bounce back at any moment, or vice versa. Zelda: The
Ocarina of Time has had a posistive effect on console sales,
as many Japanese people have bought the system to just play Zelda
(Pikachu Genki Dechu also has helped sales.) Here's the top ten
list:
1. Chocobo's Mysterious
Dungeon 2 (Square) PSX
2. Tales of Phantasia (Namco) PSX
3. Street Fighter Zero 3 (Capcom) PSX
4. Game King Dual Monsters (Konami) Game Boy
5. Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped World Tour (SCEI) PSX
6. Beatmania Append 3rd mix (Konami) PSX
7. Sonic Adventure (Sega) DC
8. Mario Party (Nintendo) N64
9. Pokemon Card (Nintendo) Game Boy
10. Dragon Quest Monsters Terry's Wonderland (Enix) GBC
11. Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo) N64
14. Pocket Monsters Pikachu (Nintendo) Game Boy
11. Banjo-Kazooie (Nintendo) N64
19. Pikachu Genki Dechu (Nintendo) N64
Source: Famitsu
On US soil, the game is doing better, in fact, much better. This
week's rental charts prove it. Good luck trying to rent Zelda:
The Ocarina of Time. If you want to play it, then buy it!
1. The Legend of Zelda:
Ocarina of Time (N64)
2. WCW/NWO World Tour (N64)
3. South Park (N64)
4. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (N64)
5. Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (N64)
Source: Video Software Dealers Association
Zelda's sucess is worldwide. Across the pond, Zelda takes its
rightfully seat as number one in UK's weekly video game sales
No more shall PSX dominate the charts over there; mnow its time
to show who's boss!
1. Zelda Ocarina of Time
(Nintendo) N64
2. FIFA 99 (EA Sports) PSX
3. Crash Bandicoot Warped (989) PSX
4. Tomb Raider 3 (Eidos Interactive) PSX
5. Turok 2 (Acclaim) N64
6. Brian Lara Cricket (Codemasters) PSX
7. Oddworld Abe's Exodus (GT Interactive) PSX
8. Toca 2 Touring Class Championship (Codemasters) PSX
9. Small Soldiers (EA) PSX
10. Spyro the Dragon (SCEE) PSX
Zelda
64 Awarded!!!
01/04/98
Zelda 64 won 3 Videogame.com Best of the Year Awards.
They were as follows:
*Action/Adventure Game of the Year
*Nintendo 64 Game of the Year
*Overall Platform Game of the Year
Zelda beat out games such as Metal Gear Solid, Tekken 3, Gran
Tourismo, Turok 2, and Tenchu: Stealth Assasians
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