In 2014 Nintendo of America did a good job of attending a whole load of expos and putting on special events, and it's kicking off 2015 with a focus on New Nintendo 3DS at this weekend's PAX South; it's running from 23rd to 25th January in San Antonio, Texas.
NoA is taking a relatively small presence to the event, based on the games and hardware that'll be on show. It'll all be about the New Nintendo 3DS XL, while The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS will be playable.
Majora's Mask 3D will be the main theme, too. Over the three days NoA will be running a "72-Hour Mask Challenge" through Twitter and at the event, while there'll also be "the opportunity to take photos with a real-life replica of the Majora's Mask and receive paper versions to wear around the convention". Lots of gamers will have paper masks on, then, though those that put in real effort with Legend of Zelda-themed costumes will be able to skip lines to try the upcoming 3DS release.
It's a relatively limited output, this time, though it's understandable that the company's keen to keep all attention on the New Nintendo 3DS XL until it launches. Are you planning to go to PAX South, and will you be pushing over fellow attendees to get a paper mask? Let us know.
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I don't understand why anyone would actually stand in line to play Majora's Mask at this point. You might as well stand in line to play Super Mario Bros or Street Fighter II.
@Quorthon New features, a lot of gameplay changes, harder boss fights, nice visuals, etc.
It releases in less than 4 weeks... Save play time for when you buy it.
Why do people all of the sudden care about this game? It wasn't popular when it was released and everyone was let down due to it's weird nature and the fact that it didn't feel like OOT.
@BlatantlyHeroic
Yes, and you're sure to experience all that crap in the 5 minutes you have to play the game on a demo station. It's Zelda, everything you're going to see in those 5 minutes is not going to be anything terribly new.
I never finished this MM. It's not that I hated it, I just never could get into it. I felt like I was repeating so much of the game. Given the storyline, I suppose that's the point. It just didn't do it for me.
Oh well. I am, however, ready for MH4.
@OneBagTravel
I've been trying to figure that out for months. I loved the game back in the day--largely for the reasons it was so hated.
I'm especially confused how anyone could fall for the hype around it as if there's anything really new here--the game can be played right now on the Wii or Wii U for what, half the price of the remake?
The only real difference is graphics. Otherwise known as the thing Nintendo fans claimed "didn't matter" in so many conversations defending the Wii for 6 years. One things for sure, it doesn't matter what it is, Nintendo can slap "Zelda" on the cover and LET'S GO HYPE TRAIN and it works every time. For Nintendo fans, that is one carrot on a stick that always works.
@Quorthon You're forgetting the fact that the only version of Majora's Mask that actually works properly is the original N64 cartridge. So the choices are:
@OneBagTravel
I like it because it is the only game that plays like Groundhog day. The more you play, the more you know what people will be doing at the specific time. You have to be at the right place at the right time to solve many puzzles. I think that makes the game unique, there should be more games that uses this type of mechanics.
You may have seen the article, but Club Nintendo started sending out Monster Hunter 4 demo codes to select members today. Im giving out 2 demo codes in this video, and those with extra codes have been posting them in the article on this site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkD99_5J2U0
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