Another Zelda Cuusoo Set Hits the Magical Mark

[Hapori Tohu]

The third time is a charm, right? After the recent announcement that two LEGO Cuusoo projects for a Legends of Zelda set have been turned down, another Zelda project gathers 10,000 supporters. Only time will tell if the Iron Knuckle Encounter can gain LEGO's approval.View the full article

[Eeko]

As much as I would love a Zelda LEGO set, I don't think one will ever get through their system.Although seriously, it would be the coolest thing ever.

[Torran]

Love the video games, would love a set. Fingers crossed!

[Manterax Prime]

Overrated game series. Don't need a set.

[TNTOS]

LEGO, I think the fans are trying to tell you something .

 

In all seriousness, if the last two didn't pass, I don't think this one will. Might be cool if it did, but again I doubt it.

 

-TNTOS-

[P~M]

You misspelled Kamikez.

[Meiko]

Kinda getting tired of people making new Zelda projects even when its a given fact that it won't get passed in review, especially when the designs of the projects are progressively getting less interesting, it seems.

[General Scales]

Now THIS is a cool set idea, but, y'know, Lego totally has something against popular video games having sets. Still, this is cool. I would definitely buy it.

[~Shockwave~]

I don't see it happening... But it would be awesome.

 

I would love some nintendo sets...

[TheSkeletonMan939]

If something's hitting the review stage for the third time, Lego might take the chance and make these things. They would sell very well. What was the reason the other two weren't accepted?

 

Overrated game series. Don't need a set.

 

Not true at all. The only Zelda game (though I've only played a few) I think was underwhelming was Four Swords.

[Black Six]

What was the reason the other two weren't accepted?

I don't know that a reason has been given. K'nex, however, has a Nintendo license for Mario Kart and Super Mario, which probably prohibits LEGO from doing and Nintendo license.

[Manterax Prime]

 

What was the reason the other two weren't accepted?

I don't know that a reason has been given. K'nex, however, has a Nintendo license for Mario Kart and Super Mario, which probably prohibits LEGO from doing and Nintendo license.

 

 

Chief reason of course. Not to mention the Mario Kart sets are brick based as well.

[Timelady Gallade]

I hope the pokemon one gets 10,000 too. I would totally buy it. But, yeah, hope this gets past reveiw. ^.^

[xccj]

Well, when they rejected the first one, they said that they would be opened to future projects, which makes me think the deciding factors were project-specific. But they didn't quite explain why for the second one, so maybe the licensing issue is the big deal. But I think the requirement of new molds also hurts these projects, so that could be another reason.Either way, it'll be interesting to see what comes out of this.

[Manterax Prime]

I hope the pokemon one gets 10,000 too. I would totally buy it. But, yeah, hope this gets past reveiw. ^.^

 

Oh god, there's a project for that? That has a toyline already. It doesn't need a lego set.

[Obsessionist]

I know the reasons something like this wouldn't get through, but none of them seem definite enough to make it not worth a try. Here's hoping.

[~Shockwave~]

 

I hope the pokemon one gets 10,000 too. I would totally buy it. But, yeah, hope this gets past reveiw. ^.^

 

Oh god, there's a project for that? That has a toyline already. It doesn't need a lego set.

 

That's a terrible reason for something to not be made into a set.

I'm not sure how well it would translate into lego to be perfectly honest...

But if we get Zelda and Pokemon through than maybe we can have METROID Lego sets!

 

I can hope, right?

[Toa Smoke Monster]

This set isn't the coolest CUUSOO Lego set I've seen go into the review stage, but I still think its neat. I really like the shield Link is carrying. The Iron Knuckle looks cool too.

 

 

 

 

 

I hope the pokemon one gets 10,000 too. I would totally buy it. But, yeah, hope this gets past reveiw. ^.^

 

Oh god, there's a project for that? That has a toyline already. It doesn't need a lego set.

 

That's a terrible reason for something to not be made into a set.

I'm not sure how well it would translate into lego to be perfectly honest...

But if we get Zelda and Pokemon through than maybe we can have METROID Lego sets!

 

I can hope, right?

 

I would definitely buy Metriod Lego sets if they ever came to be.

[Ektris]

The fight against the Iron Knuckle is kind of a weird one to pick... But if this project has anything going for it, it's the narrower scope.Still, I don't see it going any farther than the previous suggestions.~|ET|~

[Manterax Prime]

I'd rather have Metroid. But again, Knex and even Max Factory have a Nintendo license.

[Lyichir]

I doubt licensing is going to be an issue, because if it were they would probably be able to nip these in the bud by now. I doubt K'nex's Mario license includes Nintendo's other properties, because if it did, they'd make use of them (and I doubt Nintendo would be boneheaded enough to sign away an exclusive deal for their entire portfolio to a company that didn't intend to make use of it). Unfortunately, the problem with Zelda projects on Cuusoo has consistently been the need for new molds, a problem that this proposal, awesome though it might be, doesn't avert.I would love a Zelda Lego theme, but I don't know if Cuusoo is the right way to get the Zelda theme fans deserve. The only Zelda project I've seen on Cuusoo that is high-quality without needing new molds is this stylish Master Sword build, and unfortunately the minifigure-based projects keep leaving it in the dust.

[Arzaki]

Inappropriate language removed. -B6

I don't exactly see how that's inappropiate, but I'll reword that for you anyway.

*LE MELTS FROM FAN-NESS*

this stylish Master Sword

Inappropriate language removed. -B6

*LE MELTS FROM MORE FAN-NESS*

Edited November 11, 2013 by Arzaki

[Just A Dot]

As long as they don't even consider making a LEGO Legend of Zelda video game, I'm indifferent.

[Aanchir]

As long as they don't even consider making a LEGO Legend of Zelda video game, I'm indifferent.

Technically, they could probably do that... after all, Nintendo DID publish LEGO City Undercover. But I can't say whether Nintendo would really want to.

[Just A Dot]

 

As long as they don't even consider making a LEGO Legend of Zelda video game, I'm indifferent.

Technically, they could probably do that... after all, Nintendo DID publish LEGO City Undercover. But I can't say whether Nintendo would really want to.

 

And what worries me is that they could potentially do that if there were LEGO Zelda sets.

[Lyichir]

 

 

As long as they don't even consider making a LEGO Legend of Zelda video game, I'm indifferent.

Technically, they could probably do that... after all, Nintendo DID publish LEGO City Undercover. But I can't say whether Nintendo would really want to.

 

And what worries me is that they could potentially do that if there were LEGO Zelda sets.

 

I wouldn't even mind. I think it'd be fun to play a "light" Zelda game that pokes fun at the series and its tropes, and is chock-full of puzzles and traps made of Lego.

[Just A Dot]

 

 

 

As long as they don't even consider making a LEGO Legend of Zelda video game, I'm indifferent.

Technically, they could probably do that... after all, Nintendo DID publish LEGO City Undercover. But I can't say whether Nintendo would really want to.

 

And what worries me is that they could potentially do that if there were LEGO Zelda sets.

 

I wouldn't even mind. I think it'd be fun to play a "light" Zelda game that pokes fun at the series and its tropes, and is chock-full of puzzles and traps made of Lego.

 

I think the ridiculously milked gameplay of the LEGO series would be awful to pair with a series that almost always produces top quality games. I can see where you are coming from, but this would be like Link having a playable appearance in Call of Duty or Angry Birds; it'd just be insulting.

[Eyru]

it would be a dream come true, but i'm not optimistic.

 

still, there's only one new mould. and everyone obviously loves it: we've seen 3 zelda sets hit the 10K mark.

 

we can hope...

 

-jb

[Lyichir]

 

 

 

 

As long as they don't even consider making a LEGO Legend of Zelda video game, I'm indifferent.

Technically, they could probably do that... after all, Nintendo DID publish LEGO City Undercover. But I can't say whether Nintendo would really want to.

 

And what worries me is that they could potentially do that if there were LEGO Zelda sets.

 

I wouldn't even mind. I think it'd be fun to play a "light" Zelda game that pokes fun at the series and its tropes, and is chock-full of puzzles and traps made of Lego.

 

I think the ridiculously milked gameplay of the LEGO series would be awful to pair with a series that almost always produces top quality games. I can see where you are coming from, but this would be like Link having a playable appearance in Call of Duty or Angry Birds; it'd just be insulting.

 

See, I disagree there. I think the gameplay of the Lego games isn't so much "ridiculously milked" as "tried and true". While I've also gotten a little burned out on the licensed Lego games, they remain marvelously easy to pick up and play, and feature some of the best co-op play of any games I've ever played. And I know that whenever I end up getting a Wii U, Lego City: Undercover is likely to be one of my first purchases. The TT Games Lego games are just fun.Besides, a Lego Zelda game wouldn't necessarily need to follow the same formula as, say, Lego Star Wars. TT Games has proven that they can do different things with games such as Lego Battles. I doubt we'd see a full, multi-hour platformer if Lego Zelda became a thing; rather, I'm envisioning something smaller. Perhaps a downloadable title for Wii U/3DS, or an online game? Perhaps a more traditional top-down dungeon crawler, but with great cutscenes? The possibilities are almost endless. I think a series that has room for more than one game purely focused on Tingle, of all characters, wouldn't be too tainted by a single tongue-in-cheek Lego game.

[Just A Dot]

 

 

 

 

 

As long as they don't even consider making a LEGO Legend of Zelda video game, I'm indifferent.

Technically, they could probably do that... after all, Nintendo DID publish LEGO City Undercover. But I can't say whether Nintendo would really want to.

 

And what worries me is that they could potentially do that if there were LEGO Zelda sets.

 

I wouldn't even mind. I think it'd be fun to play a "light" Zelda game that pokes fun at the series and its tropes, and is chock-full of puzzles and traps made of Lego.

 

I think the ridiculously milked gameplay of the LEGO series would be awful to pair with a series that almost always produces top quality games. I can see where you are coming from, but this would be like Link having a playable appearance in Call of Duty or Angry Birds; it'd just be insulting.

 

See, I disagree there. I think the gameplay of the Lego games isn't so much "ridiculously milked" as "tried and true". While I've also gotten a little burned out on the licensed Lego games, they remain marvelously easy to pick up and play, and feature some of the best co-op play of any games I've ever played. And I know that whenever I end up getting a Wii U, Lego City: Undercover is likely to be one of my first purchases. The TT Games Lego games are just fun.Besides, a Lego Zelda game wouldn't necessarily need to follow the same formula as, say, Lego Star Wars. TT Games has proven that they can do different things with games such as Lego Battles. I doubt we'd see a full, multi-hour platformer if Lego Zelda became a thing; rather, I'm envisioning something smaller. Perhaps a downloadable title for Wii U/3DS, or an online game? Perhaps a more traditional top-down dungeon crawler, but with great cutscenes? The possibilities are almost endless. I think a series that has room for more than one game purely focused on Tingle, of all characters, wouldn't be too tainted by a single tongue-in-cheek Lego game.

 

Alright. Let's give LEGO Tingle's Adventures a chance. When people say new LEGO games, I envision the console platformers, which, while initially nice back in the days of LEGO Star Wars, grew tedious and very dull by the age of Batman. Oh, and they apparently talk now. Not saying that they aren't funny, but I thought it was pretty cool when they could be entertaining without words.

[Kopekemaster]

Even though I don't play it very often, I like the Zelda series, and would be very interested in this if it gets through.

That being said, it isn't very likely, seeing that LEGO has said no to the others.

[TakuaZeChronicler]

But as of the recent policy update we might never see this. It's promoting Nintendo or endorsing. Would love to see this set or sets, but these rules with the new policy will make sure this never exists. I doubt this will ever happen like Minecraft did.

[Lyichir]

But as of the recent policy update we might never see this. It's promoting Nintendo or endorsing. Would love to see this set or sets, but these rules with the new policy will make sure this never exists. I doubt this will ever happen like Minecraft did.

Yes, the new policy will end this proposal, but not for the reason you say. The "Promoting or endorsing" rule applies to company mascots and logos alone (like Purdue Pete or Andy the Bugdroid), not to intellectual properties and their associated iconography. The reason this project will fail is that while it kept new molds to a minimum, it still requires one too many (Link's hat/hair). There are still ways a Zelda proposal could technically achieve success: these three projects are all excellent set concepts that would not have any issues except the potential for licensing complications.

[Obsessionist]

 

But as of the recent policy update we might never see this. It's promoting Nintendo or endorsing. Would love to see this set or sets, but these rules with the new policy will make sure this never exists. I doubt this will ever happen like Minecraft did.

Yes, the new policy will end this proposal, but not for the reason you say. The "Promoting or endorsing" rule applies to company mascots and logos alone (like Purdue Pete or Andy the Bugdroid), not to intellectual properties and their associated iconography. The reason this project will fail is that while it kept new molds to a minimum, it still requires one too many (Link's hat/hair). There are still ways a Zelda proposal could technically achieve success: these three projects are all excellent set concepts that would not have any issues except the potential for licensing complications.

 

 

Also this one, my personal favorite.

[Voltex]

I doubt this will make it through. If it does, I'll cry because I'm going to have to start buying all the Lego Zelda sets that they will eventually make.

That said, Zelda would make for a cool Minifigures series. (So could a lot of things, though)