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Nintendo isn’t scared of GTA VI
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While everyone else is avoiding Rockstar’s next game, the Ocarina of Time remake is going right up against it.
While everyone else is avoiding Rockstar’s next game, the Ocarina of Time remake is going right up against it.
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There’s never really been a game like Grand Theft Auto VI before, one that has completely altered the lineup of games around it. Everyone, it seems, is scared of going up against Grand Theft Auto VI. Everyone, that is, except for Nintendo.
The company held a 30-minute showcase this morning focused entirely on its Legend of Zelda franchise, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. We got a title for the live-action movie, a series of orchestral concerts, and a very glittery special edition of the Switch 2. But most of the runtime was dedicated to the upcoming Switch 2 remake of Ocarina of Time. There was a new trailer and a lengthy gameplay video that showed how Nintendo is approaching this remake, which includes more realistic graphics and new features like a free camera. But perhaps the most notable detail is when the game launches: November 5th.
Grand Theft Auto VI, if you’re unaware, launches on November 19th. It’s a date that has caused a seismic shift in the video game release calendar as virtually every major publisher has either delayed games or moved their release dates up in order to avoid GTA and the all-encompassing vacuum it creates. September just began, and already we’ve had launches like Star Wars Zero Company, The Blood of Dawnwalker, and Onimusha: Way of the Sword, with heavy hitters like Marvel’s Wolverine, Control Resonant, and a remastered Witcher 3 coming later in the month.