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[BY2K]

The site I got it from says its for Mario's anniversary which wouldn't make too much sense since both Link and Pikachu are included
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That's a brand new render. WHY!?

 

[DownGrader]

Thats not twilight princess link though! We must dig deeper!

About that new Link render... I think Nintendo based that on the model of Link for Mario Kart 8...

...which was based on Skyward Sword Link but has different color scheme and belt position...

...and made it look more like Smash 4 Link, adding higher amount of detail (most noticeably, hair)...

...but keeping bright color scheme to distance him more from Twilight Princess/Smash Brawl Link:

Maybe they wanted New Render Link to look more like Link from Mario Kart 8 and Smash 4, two biggest and most recent games which feature him, or maybe they just want people to forget about "gritty Link". I don't know.
I'm pretty sure, though, that this is not a Twilight Princess Link in HD.

 

[James Scott]

Thats not twilight princess link though! We must dig deeper!

Well it looks like him. If it's an HD remake from Grezzo them they could make him more colorful

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Of course Link looks like Link. But that is a brand new renders. And renders are for certain games even the amiibo line uses the same old renders for the silouhettes and stuff.

 

[shadyspace]

All their consoles have Nintendo at the front haha.

The Wii and Wii U don't.

 

[nubbe]

Each era has a new Link, they should really look vastly different

 

[James Scott]

Of course Link looks like Link. But that is a brand new renders. And renders are for certain games even the amiibo line uses the same old renders for the silouhettes and stuff.

Well, WWHD had a new render.
Also, it could mean nothing seeing as Fox got a new render that's not the Smash nor the Zero one

 

[Mpl90]

Yeah, that looks like a brand new Link render heavily inspired by his Smash 4 / Mario Kart 8 representation. Especially Smash 4.

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

This is pretty cool love the old Nintendo red and white logo

 

[Iacobellis]

Going back to the red logo (assuming they are) is quite a big deal. They had big reasons for changing it to grey in the first place, that being doubling down hard on the broad, lifestyle-y image they'd started to cultivate during the DS Lite/Wii era. Going back to the impactful and iconic red after spending 7 years flirting with the style-conscious, Apple-esque grey is a potentially significant indicator as to where they're going as a company.

Also it can't be stressed enough how effective it is having a company mascot the same colour as your logo.

Is this why Master Chief is green?

 

[James Scott]

Is this why Master Chief is green?

Pretty sure Halo was being made for Macs before MS stepped in. Not sure if they based their console around it, tho

 

[DownGrader]

Am I insane for looking for differences between Master Sword sheath from the render and from Skyward Sword and Hyrule Warriors? There's something... odd in it. Looks more curved than usual.

 

[James Scott]

Am I insane for looking for differences between Master Sword sheath from the render and from Skyward Sword and Hyrule Warriors? There's something... odd in it. Looks more curved than usual.

The sword is weird. The scabbard is curved on the top which is new

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Well, WWHD had a new render.
Also, it could mean nothing seeing as Fox got a new render that's not the Smash nor the Zero one

What fox?

 

[James Scott]

What fox?

This one

 

[th4tguy]

The site I got it from says its for Mario's anniversary which wouldn't make too much sense since both Link and Pikachu are included
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All in prep for nx (now simply named Nintendo) launch with the new Zelda game. Spring 2016...

 

[DownGrader]

Pretty sure Halo was being made for Macs before MS stepped in. Not sure if they based their console around it, tho

Probably no.

And they made it even more clear in 2002.

 

[DownGrader]

The sword is weird. The scabbard is curved on the top which is new

I think that's exactly how it was in Skyward Sword:

The sheath is bothering me, but sadly I cannot find high-quality pics of it in SS. Might want to boot the game to look.

 

[Joqu]

That new Link render is getting me excited for no particular reason. I know it shouldn't, it's probably their new "generic Link" render. But what if it isn't man

 

[James Scott]

I think that's exactly how it was in Skyward Sword:



The sheath is bothering me, but sadly I cannot find high-quality pics of it in SS. Might want to boot the game to look.

Scabbard=sheath. (I think)

 

[KingJ2002]

The re-branding is definitely a decision from NoA's marketing team.. if they're downplaying the Wii and DS brands to focus more on the company name... then not only are we are starting to see the early stages of the hardware change but any other services (such as mobile offerings) they may put under their banner will be available in that section next year.

 

[DownGrader]

Scabbard=sheath. (I think)

Oh. We are both concerned about the same thing then. I thought scabbard = guard, and English being my second language definitely didn't help me.

 

[James Scott]

Oh. We are both concerned about the same thing then. I thought scabbard = guard, and English being my second language definitely didn't help me.

It's definitely different

 

[DownGrader]

It's definitely different

And shiny! That's why I actually noticed it.

 

[Neoxon]

It's most likely a generic promotional model.

 

[BY2K]

It's definitely not Zelda Wii U Link though.

And Nintendo never really bothers making new arts if it's not part of the promo art of a new gamw.

 

[Plinko]

Isn't that Skyward Sword link?

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

This one

That fox doesnt look new though, look like its from smash or something

Link actually looks like its from something new be it a TP HD or whatever. I dont think they will do TP HD though if Zelda U is supposed to come in 2016.

 

[AGoodODST]

Link looks really nice there. A good mix of TP/SS.

Obviousy looks different from Zelda U Link though. I wonder if they are changing the style of that game.

Or it's just promo art.

 

[Notorious_Roy]

Isn't that Skyward Sword link?

Nah, SS Link is right handed, this Link is left handed.

 

[specialK]

A pic will be much appreciated.

lol

 

[Joqu]

It's definitely not Zelda Wii U Link though.

And Nintendo never really bothers making new arts if it's not part of the promo art of a new gamw.

Don't they? I'm pretty sure most of the Mario renders they use aren't game specific. Or are those from Mario Party games or something?

From what I remember they've never done it with Zelda though

 

[BY2K]

It looks like a mix of SS and TP Link.

 

[AdanVC]

There's no way to see the new render of Link somewhere else, right? In Nintendo's website or something? Mario get new renders for advertising all the time but it's rare when Link get new renders as well so this is intriguing

 

[DownGrader]

I'm still not sure if it's a new Master Sword or a Skyward Sword one. Can't do a proper comparison without the photo of sheathed SS Master Sword. Will probably boot up the actual game tomorrow - it's too late in my time zone to do anything productive.

 

[BizzyBum]

I'm digging the red background with white text for these displays. Really makes it pop out.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Don't they? I'm pretty sure most of the Mario renders they use aren't game specific. Or are those from Mario Party games or something?

From what I remember they've never done it with Zelda though

Usually mario is from another game or promotional material but mario can literally be for anything since he is Nintendo's mascot. There is so many marios from club nintendo to hardware manuals.

 

[Nightbird]

I hope Red becomes Nintendos main colour starting with NX.

 

[Joqu]

It's definitely not for Zelda U, it really just looks like Skyward Sword Link for the most part. I thought it was from the cgi trailer but the hair is too detailed, like Twlight Princess's. Definitely new.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

Next console to simply be called the Nintendo?

Brilliant plan to take advantage of the 20 million grandparents who call everything a Nitendo

 

[Zalman]

It's definitely not for Zelda U, it really just looks like Skyward Sword Link for the most part. I thought it was from the cgi trailer but the hair is too detailed, like Twlight Princess's. Definitely new.

It could easily be for Zelda U. The Skyward Sword artwork looked pretty different from the in-game models.

 

[spyroflame0487]

I'm straying a bit here...but as a designer this is kind of interesting. So, you guys prefer the white text on red, or the opposite; red on white?

I think the white on red works well for advertisement purposes (signage, even potentially billboards and stuff), but for actual merchandise (Amiibo, games, toys, etc) the white on red would likely get more use.

Of course the logo with the red on white could also change colors for a variety of products (The World of Nintendo figures for instance have different color boxes)

EDIT: Oh, could new Link be for Zelda U?

 

[Zalman]

I'm straying a bit here...but as a designer this is kind of interesting. So, you guys prefer the white text on red, or the opposite; red on white?



I think the white on red works well for advertisement purposes (signage, even potentially billboards and stuff), but for actual merchandise (Amiibo, games, toys, etc) the white on red would likely get more use.

Of course the logo with the red on white could also change colors for a variety of products (The World of Nintendo figures for instance have different color boxes)

White logo on red background. It stands out more.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Too detailed for skyward and it looks nothing like Zelda U Link, Like 0 resemblance

 

[Nightbird]

I'm straying a bit here...but as a designer this is kind of interesting. So, you guys prefer the white text on red, or the opposite; red on white?



I think the white on red works well for advertisement purposes (signage, even potentially billboards and stuff), but for actual merchandise (Amiibo, games, toys, etc) the white on red would likely get more use.

Of course the logo with the red on white could also change colors for a variety of products (The World of Nintendo figures for instance have different color boxes)

white on red is definetly more flashy if you put them side by side like this

 

[Obliterator]

I'm straying a bit here...but as a designer this is kind of interesting. So, you guys prefer the white text on red, or the opposite; red on white?



I think the white on red works well for advertisement purposes (signage, even potentially billboards and stuff), but for actual merchandise (Amiibo, games, toys, etc) the white on red would likely get more use.

Of course the logo with the red on white could also change colors for a variety of products (The World of Nintendo figures for instance have different color boxes)

I like the current color scheme. White logo on red. I love how red everything with their new marketing is. It really "pops"

 

[dampflokfreund]

Found a new one

That's a new Link render, right?

That really looks like TP Link.... Is it possible? A HD remake of TP in tech demo style? Oh my god, this would be.... no I can't even...

Hah, it's Nintendo we're talking about! As if they want to please their fans. That's of course just a promo render, nothing more!

 

[Joqu]

It could easily be for Zelda U. The Skyward Sword artwork looked pretty different from the in-game models.

I guess? Maybe if they changed the design drastically? I don't see why you'd assume so though. The Zelda U Link they've shown off didn't look that similar to Skyward Sword's. This one does.

 

[DownGrader]

I'm straying a bit here...but as a designer this is kind of interesting. So, you guys prefer the white text on red, or the opposite; red on white?



I think the white on red works well for advertisement purposes (signage, even potentially billboards and stuff), but for actual merchandise (Amiibo, games, toys, etc) the white on red would likely get more use.

Of course the logo with the red on white could also change colors for a variety of products (The World of Nintendo figures for instance have different color boxes)

Or they can use red logo on white backgrounds...

and keep using white logo on bright or dark backgrounds:

 

[Zalman]

I guess? Maybe if they changed the design drastically? I don't see why you'd assume so though. The Zelda U Link they've shown off didn't look that similar the Skyward Sword's. This one does.

I honestly think it's just generic promo art like the old Fox render turned out to be, but I wouldn't rule out anything. It's definitely new though.