The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is the first Zelda game for the Nintendo GameCube and also the first in the series to employ cel-shading, a lighting and texturing technique that results in the game having a cartoon-like appearance. Like its predecessors, The Wind Waker is an action game with puzzle-solving and light role-playing elements. Basic gameplay mechanics are similar to those found in Ocarina of Time, but it differentiates itself with its massive Great Sea which m

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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Limited Edition

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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD

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Developer
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3
Publisher
Nintendo
Release · Nintendo GameCube
  • WorldwideApr 16, 2003
  • WorldwideDec 13, 2002
  • WorldwideMar 24, 2003
  • WorldwideMay 02, 2003
  • WorldwideMay 07, 2003

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