Link is a man — or, depending on the game, a very, very young boy — with his finger in a lot of metaphorical pies. He’s the Hero of Time. Sometimes, he’s the Hero of Two Times. He’s the savior of Termina from impending lunar destruction, and perhaps most inexplicably, he’s also a train conductor-in-training. His latest role, however, is Hero of the Nintendo 3DS: For the first time since April, the dimensionally-endowed handheld took top honors in the Japanese Hardware Sales ranking, largely thanks to the arrival of Ocarina of Time 3D.
Personally, we don’t see why Link’s lengthy list of occupations has to stop there. Let’s see if we can get him a gig as Legolas’ stuntman in the next Lord of the Rings title. With that goofy-looking cap, we think he could definitely get a steady wage serving as an airport windsock. Sure, that might not make for the best video game experience, but the dude is apparently too broke to purchase pants. We think he needs all the nine-to-fives he can get his hands on.
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Japanese hardware sales, June 13 – June 19: Working it OoT edition originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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