Despite the fact that several years have lapsed since 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' was released for the first time, many still believe that it is among the finest games developed by Nintendo thus far. Besides, this game has proved to be the blueprint for all the 'Legend of Zelda' games that followed. Having developed to dissimilar remakes for the Nintendo 3DS and Gamecube, not the Japanese game developer has announced that it would soon launch a new version of 'Ocarina of Time' for the Wii U in the form of a virtual console game.

A report in IB Times stated that Nintendo Europe recently revealed that the new 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' game will be released for Europe on Thursday for the Wii U Virtual Console. Since not much detail regarding the upcoming game has been revealed yet, people expecting the new version of 'Ocarina of Time' to be an improved remake ought to know that in all probability it will be a direct port of the Nintendo 64 classic. Hence, they should expect a somewhat blocky link. At the same time, it is aso likely that the new version of the game may end up as a port of the Gamecube version of 'Ocarina of Time.'

As of now, Nintendo has not made any announcement on whether or not the title will also be coming to U.S. gamers anytime soon. According to Bleeding Cool, 'Ocarina of Time' may ultimately make its way to U.S. versions of the Wii U virtual console, since it does not make any sense not to bring the title to the West.

It is worth mentioning here that 'Ocarina of Time' was believed to be among the best games that ever came out on the Nintendo 64. Many reviewers even gave the original version very high marks for having an open world that's full of enemies to combat and puzzles to solve. When Nintendo announced a remastered version for the 3Ds, the reaction was generally positive, and nearly all gamers appeared to be content with the handheld version of 'Ocarina of Time.'

Considering the popularity of the title, it would be odd for Nintendo to release the game only for Europe. Hence, U.S. fans should expect an announcement regarding the virtual console version of 'Ocarina of Time' soon. In the meantime, gamers in Europe should be thrilled, as one of the best "Zelda" games ever is soon coming to the Wii U.