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''The Wind Waker'' was released on December 13, 2002, in Japan,<ref name=Japanesetitle/> on March 24, 2003, in North America,<ref>{{cite web|date=December 4, 2002|title=Zelda Gets US Release Date|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/12/04/zelda-gets-us-release-date|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212232613/http://cube.ign.com/articles/379/379325p1.html|archive-date=February 12, 2012|access-date=June 28, 2016|website=IGN|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and on May 2, 2003, in Europe.<ref>{{cite news|last= Kennedy|first= Colin|date= October 15, 2004|title= Zelda: The Wind Waker Review|url= http://www.empireonline.com/gaming/zelda-wind-waker/|newspaper= [[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]|access-date= July 5, 2016|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160309074243/http://www.empireonline.com/gaming/zelda-wind-waker/|archive-date= March 9, 2016|df= mdy-all}}</ref> To promote the release, Nintendo offered a bonus disc as a [[pre-order incentive]] which included a GameCube port of ''Ocarina of Time'' as well as its previously unreleased expansion, ''[[Ura Zelda]]''.<ref name=Schneider>{{cite web|url= http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/27/legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-master-quest|title= Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time / Master Quest|last= Schneider|first= Peer|date= April 15, 2003|website= [[IGN]]|access-date= July 6, 2016|url-status= live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150129135809/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/02/27/legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-master-quest|archive-date= January 29, 2015|df= mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=November 22, 2002|title=More Zelda for Japan|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/11/22/more-zelda-for-japan?amp=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306032917/http://cube.ign.com/articles/378/378378p1.html|archive-date=March 6, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2016|website=IGN|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''Ura Zelda'', largely an adaptation of ''Ocarina of Time'' with some changes, including new dungeon challenges, had been developed for the Nintendo 64's [[64DD]] [[peripheral]], but was shelved when that system failed. ''Ura Zelda'' was named ''Ocarina of Time Master Quest'' in North America and Europe.<ref name=Schneider/><ref>{{cite web|date=December 4, 2002|title=Zelda Bonus Disc Coming to US|url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/379/379346p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222050058/http://cube.ign.com/articles/379/379346p1.html|archive-date=February 22, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2016|website=IGN|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Europedisc">{{cite web|date=April 15, 2003|title=Limited Edition Zelda in Europe|url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/393/393625p1.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306032928/http://cube.ign.com/articles/393/393625p1.html|archive-date=March 6, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2016|website=IGN|df=mdy-all}}</ref> ''Ocarina of Time/Master Quest'' discs became popular items in their own right in North America, with some customers making and then cancelling preorders to get them. To avoid this issue in Europe, Nintendo released the item only in two-disc packages with ''The Wind Waker''.<ref name=Europedisc/>
In May 2003, Nintendo bundled ''The Wind Waker'' with limited edition GameCubes in North America and Europe.<ref>{{cite web | title=European Zelda Bundle | website=IGN | date=March 26, 2003 | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/03/26/european-zelda-bundle | access-date=July 6, 2016 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421230454/http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/03/26/european-zelda-bundle | archive-date=April 21, 2016 | df=mdy-all}}</ref> On November 17 that year, Nintendo launched another promotion via a [[bundled software|compilation disc]], ''The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition''. The disc includes ports of the [[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|original ''Legend of Zelda'']], ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'', ''Ocarina of Time'', and ''Majora's Mask'', as well as a ''Wind Waker'' demo and two featurettes. The ''Collector's Edition'' was included in another GameCube bundle and was made available to existing GameCube owners who either registered their system or subscribed to ''[[Nintendo Power]]''.<ref>{{cite web|date=November 4, 2003|title=Zelda Bundle at $99|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/04/zelda-bundle-at-99?amp=1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817232641/http://cube.ign.com/articles/457/457897p1.html|archive-date=August 17, 2012|access-date=July 6, 2016|website=IGN|df=mdy-all}}</ref> This compilation was never sold commercially, and originally could only be obtained by purchasing a GameCube bundled with the disc (in North America, Europe and Australia), by registering a GameCube and two games at Nintendo.com, or by subscribing or renewing a subscription to ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' (in North America) or [[Club Nintendo]] (in Sweden).<ref name="IGN 99">{{cite web | url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/04/zelda-bundle-at-99 | title=Zelda Bundle at $99 | author=IGN Staff | website=IGN | date=November 4, 2003 | access-date=June 26, 2006}}</ref><ref name="GameSpot UK">{{cite web | url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/new-zelda-promotion-for-uk-6086040 | title=New Zelda promotion for UK | last=Calvert | first=Justin | website=GameSpot | date=January 5, 2004 | access-date=March 19, 2007}}</ref
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