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9,966 supporters |
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The Legend of Zelda is an Archived project on LEGO CUUSOO created by MINGLES on December 18th, 2011. The project reached 10,000 supporters on May 4th, 2012.
MINGLES created 3D scaled models for Zelda minifigures and sold them on Shapeways, soon he wanted an offical Legend of Zelda LEGO set. The project underwent many changes. At first, the project only contained the Legend of Zelda's main protagonist, Link, but eventually evolved so it had two new characters, a flesh tone colour for the character's skin, new items, and a model for a possible set idea.
It underwent a review, and the result was that it was archived. The reason cited was that it required too many new molds.
It was highly anticipated by many users, as they would have loved to have a LEGO Legend of Zelda set/theme. The project even had articles written about it on Kotaku, N-Europe, Cubed3, Geekologie, Zelda Dungeon, Zelda Universe, Siliconera and IGN. However, the use of many new elements, and possibly the difficulty LEGO may have had in obtaining a license from Nintendo, obstructed the possibility of this project's passage.
The project's comment section was a busy center of trivia, with new quizzesappearing aproximatly everyday. So much trivia was posted that many CUUSOO users felt that it was all just too much. It then was decided, that only certain users should be able to post trivia, and that people would have to take turns.
Mingles' Shapeways Account, which has the new pieces used in this project, can be found here: http://www.shapeways.com/shops/MINGLES
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A massive thank you to Kotaku, N-Europe, Cubed3, Geekologie, Zelda Dungeon, Zelda Universe (and again!), Siliconera and IGN for the articles!
Over the last year I have personally spent a huge amount of time designing these 3D models of LEGO scaled items from the Legend of Zelda series. Despite being able to manufacture them to be actually used in LEGO via the 3D printing service Shapeways, I and many other fans have a strong desire to see an official LEGO version of the franchise.
The LEGO scaled items I designed above are only a small portion of what could be in theory achieved with official Legend of Zelda LEGO. Along with an official inventory of items, swords, hats and shields would be an immense quantity of locations and scenarios which could be played out in sets.
The set shown above is of the finale of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. This is one of the most iconic moments of the game, featuring all main 3 characters in adult form. The organ is heard throughout the ascent of Ganon's Castle and plays an important role in building the suspension as Link climbs the seemingly endless stairs to aid in Princess Zelda's rescue.
Along with a set representing an iconic moment of the series, I feel it is also necessary to include multiple swords, shields and items as they play such a large and important role in the series.
Check out my Flickr page for high resolution and older images from the project!
Thank you everybody for your support!
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Congratulatory message from LEGO for +500 votes
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Congratulatory message from LEGO for +5000 votes
Congratulations on passing this milestone of 5,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO for The Legend of Zelda! You're halfway there!
As your concept artwork mostly consists of new elements, we will not be producing a concept model until it reaches the LEGO Review stage. We encourage you to come up with a concept for a single set that you feel best commemorates the game, and we can work from there.
Best wishes as you continue on your journey to achieving 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO.
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Congratulations on 10,000 Supporters, MINGLES!
Also, you built a very nice set design for the finale from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It's a great response to our request from the comment we made for 5,000 supporters. This gives the concept some focus and something from which our team can work.
What happens now? This project moves from the Idea stage to the Review stage. A "LEGO Jury" composed of designers, product managers, and other key team members will examine the idea. We'll build concept models and determine if the concept meets our high standards for what it takes to be a LEGO product, including playability, safety, and fit with the LEGO brand. Every LEGO product goes through a process like this and must meet the same standards.
Timing of the LEGO Review From here forward, the LEGO Review will take place quarterly. The next review will be held starting in June and will include all projects that reach 10,000 between now and then. We'll update the LEGO CUUSOO blog with additional details soon; this project crossed the threshold before we were fully prepared to provide this update.
The review is a thorough process and from its start, it will take several weeks. When finished, we make a "go/no go" decision to develop and sell a LEGO product based on the Legend of Zelda. Naturally before we can announce the results of the review, we will need to secure a license to produce this product--and we can't give an estimate on how long that will take. We will inform you of our decision, and if green-lighted, this project goes into the longest phase of the project; the Development phase. During this time, LEGO model designers refine the product and develop it for release, we create the product materials (box, instructions, marketing), and get everything ready for a production run. This takes several months.
We will post follow-up information and our decision here.
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Results of the LEGO Review for The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda project shows broad support among gaming enthusiasts. This project has provided great inspiration and concept work for what could be a very nice product.
However, multiple new element molds would be required to create the minifigures for such a product, and the expense of these molds means that the Legend of Zelda project unfortunately does not pass the LEGO Review on the basis of the business case.
MINGLES has been a pleasure to work with throughout this process and has shown a lot of passion and enthusiasm for his idea and LEGO bricks. We also recognize the intense interest of all of you who supported this project, and we are sorry to deliver this disappointing news.
For further details on the results of the LEGO Review visit the LEGO CUUSOO blog at http://legocuusoo.posterous.com
The original picture for the project.
Some of the proposed items.