That was not the case with the 3DS, which will not have its first major release, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, until June.

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Now it makes Zelda, Mario, a host of other first party franchises and hardware.

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The first anonymous leak that Nintendo is working to craft the biggest most amazing Zelda game ever for the Wii U hardly comes as a surprise.

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