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I pre-ordered my copy of USAopoly's Nintendo Collector's Edition of "Monopoly" as soon as you could, though ironically I would be beaten out by ThePrincessZelda in this race to get a Zelda product first. At this past weekend's San Diego Comic-Con International, she got her hands on an elusive early copy of the new Nintendo Monopoly. But this is one version you can' t get from the stores.

I believe if you ordered online, you should have gotte your copy if it was not back-ordered by now. Mine arrived Saturday, and it was shipped Thursday. ThePrincessZelda got her copy Friday morning, but I had no way to cover the product until now when I had some time with it. As to what makes her version superior to mine - it is autographed and personalized to her from the legendary Charles Martinet, who gave her a special birthday message.
Yes, that's Charles Martinet's signature.
The game itself is no different than your standard monopoly. As you can see in our media gallery, which has a shot of every space on the board, Mario and Luigi take top honors, while Link, Zelda and Ganondorf follow close behind. The money is currency with Mario's face (I didn't bother to open anything of either of our copies - they're collector's items, after all) as far as I can tell. The tokens are really small, but they are identical to what we saw on the USAopoly site.
Zelda for only $300, huh?
The background of the board and the cardboard holder in the box are composed of screenshots of various Nintendo titles. I only looked quickly, but I saw A Link to the Past and The Adventure of Link on there. Seriously, it's a really great collector's item, though the 35+ price tag on it is a bit steep (it costs more than a Nintendo DS game).

It is currently on back-order at USAopoly.com, and Nintendo reps at Comic-Con said it would be in stores next month (August 2006). So if you want one, better get one fast - they are limited editions.

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Did you know there is a documentary on The Legend of Zelda series? Unfortunately, it is only in Japanese, but with the help of some fans, one day this priceless work may be translated for all to enjoy!