Every form of entertainment has its artistic pinnacles. On Monday, Nintendo will make The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time available for download in the Wii Shop Channel of the hot new Wii video game system. Originally released in November 1998 for the Nintendo 64 console, the game is widely considered by critics and industry observers to be one of the greatest video games of all time.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time inspired millions of players around the world with its in-depth game play, rich 3-D visuals and memorable adventures. It set the standard by which all other games have been judged. And now it�s available once again, both for veteran gamers to relive their gaming glory days and for younger players to discover it for the first time.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be available for 1,000 Wii Points when it goes live at 9 a.m. Pacific time on Feb. 26. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. The Wii Shop Channel now boasts more than 55 downloadable classic games, in addition to the dozens of new disc-based games available for Wii.

Nintendo press release

    

OMG NO WAY!!!! IM DEFINITELY BUYING THIS!!

HAHAHA score one 4 me, im getting this on saturday coz australia got it on the 23rd!!!!

…It seems Nintendo is trying to squeeze OOT’s nuts too hard…

Whoa… and how many Zelda games can you play on Wii now? Like seven? I lost count.

Im tempted to buying it but I have the Legend of Zelda Collectors Edition for Gamecube, which includes OOT, NES ZELDA 1 & 2 and Majoras Mask

I wonder if we can use that cheat that turns all the people in kokiri village into Arwings?

… Im guessing not