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Miyamoto was originally gonna make OoT like Super Mario 64

Ganon's castle was originally gonna be a hubworld very similar to Peach's Castle. Link would travel to different stages, like in SM64 Complete idiocy (talk) 19:39, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To be included in the article, this needs a reliable source that verifies it. Do you have one? Sergecross73 msg me 20:24, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty sure Miyamoto said that in an interview. Complete idiocy (talk) 13:12, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea when it was, or who interviewed him. I can't find the article that said this anymore. I'll look further into it. Complete idiocy (talk) 13:15, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, feel free to post it here if you find it. Until there's a source, we can't add it to the article though. Sergecross73 msg me 14:23, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alright. Complete idiocy (talk) 16:12, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wait, it's in the article. Complete idiocy (talk) 16:15, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, yup, it is. The article seems to cover it pretty well as is. Sergecross73 msg me 16:23, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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"Zelda 5" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Zelda 5 has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 August 14 § Zelda 5 until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 15:02, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

GameCube on "releases" on Infobox, is it necessary?

In general I think Wikipedia articles can be kind of inconsistent on what it considers a release of a game on other consoles, and here, I'm not so sure. Because wasn't the GameCube release just originally a pre-order bonus and then later on simply part of the "Collector's Edition" compilation disc? And it's known that the GameCube version is just emulated, which raises my question, how would this be different from the versions on the Wii Virtual Console, Wii U, and Switch Online Service? I feel like either all of that needs to be included, or none of it at all (including removing the GameCube version from the infobox) for consistency sake. I mean if you look at the page for Super Mario 64 for example, There was the Super Mario 3D All-Stars compilation on Nintendo Switch, but Nintendo Switch isn't listed as a platform the game was released on. Effectively how is that different from the Ocarina of Time Collector's Edition disc which was also a compilation?

tl;dr, I think it's inconsistent, feel free to discuss with me if you disagree. Just my suggestions, I didn't want to edit without posting here first. Toadguy64 (talk) 02:56, 10 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]