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[Mononon]

Nintendo will do what will sell the system and first party core Nintendo games sell systems. Well, they sell handhelds.Granted, Zelda doesn't have the power of Mario, but it's got some oomph behind it. I'm sure they will remake the game if enough people want it. The only question is: what is enough?As for my opinion on it, Nintendo is kind of stretching themselves thin at the moment. They have 2 systems that aren't easy to develop for releasing nearly within a year of each other and the 3DS has lots of games planned. I'm worried they will try to rely on 3rd party support for the WiiU launch (which didn't go over so well with the 3DS) while they try to finish up development on all their 3DS projects.On the topic of Operation Rainfall, translating a game and remaking a game are different processes, and whereas it probably takes less effort overall the get those RPGs over here, they are niche games at best. The Wii has sold perfectly fine without any core RPGs, so obviously there aren't a lot of people clamoring for them, and even if there were, I doubt they'd all buy a Wii, whereas Zelda fans will definitely have a 3DS.

[slegiar]

i'm sort of split on this idea to be honest. while i did enjoy the original game; even though it took me years to get around to finishing it, i still enjoyed it when i did; the trouble i see with remakes is a lack of innovation. a console or handheld should be able to stand on its own not from gimmicks or remakes or any of that stuff, but instead have at least a few, maybe even just a small handful, of games that are only available on that system, and original ideas. bear in mind, when i say original ideas, i mean it can fall into either something truly original, or perhaps a better looking continuation in a series. ratchet and clank did this with tools of destruction on the ps3, and thats the entire reason i first bought a ps3. so to sum it i'm, i think they need some different games first.

[PokeSTD's]

I first played Majora's Mask on a 4 zelda game disk on the Game Cube. Is that the original or is that a remake?

[KidDivinegon]

The one in that collection was just a port. The original Majora's Mask came out on the Nintendo 64. As for any kind of remake on the game I would buy it day one. I loved that game more than Ocarina Of Time.

[LizasLilProtege]

I'm probably in the minority here, but I actually didn't like that game. It seriously creeped me out, which I thought I was just being my usual wuss self over, until all my siblings played it and subsequently were all freaked out by it too. Not a fan of that game in this house.

Would I like to see a remake? I'm pretty neutral. I personally wouldn't buy it, obviously, since I didn't like it to begin with. But I know there were plenty of players out there who loved that game, whom would quite possibly buy the remake as well. It wouldn't necessarily be a *bad* move for Nintendo, but, I don't particularly see this being a big deal in the long run if they do it. We've seen this over and over with the Mario games....they get remade, there's tons of hype leading up to it, and then there's the great fandom divide: there's the people who like it, and then there's the hardcore fans who will b**** about how the remake wrecked the original game by changing it, etc etc. Still using Mario as an example, there's only a few titles I can think of that can really stand up to time with being worth playing over and over again. Sure, the others might be fun to whip out for old time's sake when you're feeling nostalgic, or even for a younger player who wasn't around the first time around, but there's a few titles that stand apart from the crowd: things like Mario 3, Paper Mario, things like that. The same can be said with Zelda games. There's a few that might be worth remaking, but the others....it will be a very niche market. I think this particular title falls into the latter.

[Chizzy]

I would be interested, but i dont want to have to buy a 3DS just for remakes.
Why not release them for the wii or the Wii YUU?

[LizasLilProtege]

As of yet, the Wii U hasn't exactly received the best reception by the press or by fans, despite its not even being released yet. To try and bank on the success of a game as old as Majora's Mask, which is somewhat of a niche market to begin with, could be one of those make it or break it moves for the Wii U's success. And with the release of that new system in the not so distant future now, upscaling the game for a system like the Wii wouldn't make much sense to do for something that may or may not become obsolete once the Wii U is here. It's a catch-22. So, it makes plenty of sense why they'd want to release this for the 3DS.

[Chizzy]

id rather play these remakes on the wii tho,
i dont like having to buy a complete new system just to play 2-3 games.

[elloguvna]

I have the original so I probably wouldn't buy a remake even if it is portable and has extras. That said, it really is a great game!