(08-27-2012, 02:40 PM)Kriven Wrote: According to Nintendo there are three timelines, or "universes."
yup, it's divided at Ocarina of Time's climax:
timeline 1: ganon takes over (link to the past, wind waker)
ganon kills the hero of time (as an adult), and slowly destroys the land of hyrule.
timeline 2: ganon exposed (majora's mask)
link returns to his child form and tells the king that ganondorf will betray him, thus preventing events from getting out of hand.
timeline 3: ganon dies (twilight princess)
link (as an adult) slays ganon and stays as an adult.
it gets confusing, but makes sense if you... actually, never mind.
I never really read NP for the ratings, because they could only really compare games to other nintendo games, causing a convoluted rating system. the articles were interesting and it was always nice knowing about games i've never heard of. still sad to see that they are discontinuing the magazine though.