It has become apparent to me that in the past I have been criticized by loyal Nintendo fans for being too hard on the good people who have not only given us the best games of all time, but also single-handedly spearheaded console gaming into the culture that we enjoy today.

It is actually for these reasons that I choose to be so cynical – for if we are to deem Nintendo to be the father of console gaming as we know it, should we not expect the best? Well, I never expected that Nintendo would decide to postpone the release of Zelda: Twilight Princess to 2006.

I mean, Ouch.

I was so very impressed with Zelda: the Windwaker for Gamecube but at the same time have always felt that the Ocarina of Time for Nintendo 64 was superior. Don?t get me wrong, coupled with its groundbreaking graphics, Windwaker took the Zelda mythos to fantastic places but the Ocarina of Time had so much more depth to it. When I defeated Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time I felt like David standing above the vanquished Goliath; I?ll never forget seeing Link regain the Master Sword and then deliver the apocalyptic final blow.

Thus, I have been indubitably excited for Zelda: Twilight Princess as Nintendo is taking our favourite hero in the green tunic back into a chilling, dark and gritty world. If you haven?t seen some of the in-game action, google ?Zelda feature E3? and check it out. In a nutshell, it?s a scene in which Link is charging on horseback trying to rescue a young boy captured from a village, who has been mounted onto a villain?s lance. The intense score, the unforgiving and hard rain, the doomsday-like storm clouds, the dancing thunder, the hooves of the horse pounding the raw earth ? impressive is an understatement. To me, it looked like a scene from Lord of the Rings in which Legolas fought a horde of Orcs.

In the meantime, Nintendo has assured our pacification with exclusive titles such as Battalion Wars, Fire Emblem, Super Mario Strikers and Pokemon XD just to name a few. Nonetheless, there?s no comparison: we want Twilight Princess.

Nintendo claims the reason for the delay is the fact that they need more time to make the game wholly flawless. Many fans have been wondering if Nintendo intends to make Twilight Princess for the revolution instead or if this move will perhaps hinder the sales of the Revolution. Well, I have one word for you: backwards compatibility.

Any way you look at it, yes, it?s disappointing we have to wait even longer for this epic but I am confident it is going to be well worth it.

Indeed, patience is a virtue.






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