<s>
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
twelfth	O
entry	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Flagship	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
overseeing	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2004	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Australia	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
the	O
Four	O
Sword	O
,	O
a	O
weapon	O
introduced	O
in	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
and	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
retains	O
many	O
elements	O
common	O
to	O
previous	O
Zelda	O
games	O
,	O
especially	O
top-down	O
predecessors	O
such	O
as	O
A	B-Application
Link	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
and	O
includes	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chiefly	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Link	O
acquires	O
a	O
magical	O
talking	O
cap	O
named	O
Ezlo	B-Application
,	O
who	O
can	O
shrink	O
Link	O
to	O
the	O
diminutive	O
size	O
of	O
a	O
Minish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
among	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
named	O
the	O
20th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
in	O
an	O
IGN	O
feature	O
and	O
was	O
selected	O
as	O
the	O
2005	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	O
U	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
Zelda	O
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
titular	O
"	O
Minish	B-Application
cap	I-Application
"	O
refers	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
ability	O
that	O
allows	O
Link	O
to	O
transform	O
into	O
"	O
Minish	O
size	O
"	O
using	O
portals	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
items	O
common	O
to	O
Zelda	O
games	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
bombs	O
and	O
arrows	O
)	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
introduces	O
three	O
new	O
items	O
:	O
the	O
Mole	O
Mitts	O
(	O
allowing	O
Link	O
to	O
dig	O
through	O
earthen	O
walls	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Gust	O
Jar	O
(	O
which	O
sucks	O
up	O
enemies	O
and	O
other	O
objects	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Cane	O
of	O
Pacci	O
(	O
which	O
flips	O
objects	O
upside-down	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
certain	O
areas	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
create	O
multiple	O
copies	O
of	O
Link	O
;	O
although	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
game	O
,	O
this	O
ability	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
multiplayer-focused	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
Zelda	O
chronology	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
between	O
Skyward	B-Application
Sword	I-Application
and	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
story	O
in	O
that	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
tells	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
Vaati	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Four	O
Sword	O
,	O
which	O
both	O
feature	O
in	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventures	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Traveling	O
to	O
Minish	O
Woods	O
,	O
Link	O
encounters	O
Ezlo	B-Application
,	O
a	O
magical	O
hat	O
,	O
who	O
decides	O
to	O
accompany	O
Link	O
and	O
grants	O
him	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
shrink	O
to	O
Picori	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
journey	O
,	O
Ezlo	B-Application
explains	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
once	O
a	O
Minish	O
sage	O
who	O
created	O
the	O
Mage	O
's	O
Cap	O
,	O
a	O
hat	O
capable	O
of	O
granting	O
wishes	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
apprentice	O
Vaati	O
stole	O
the	O
hat	O
and	O
became	O
a	O
powerful	O
sorcerer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fascinated	O
by	O
evil	O
and	O
seeking	O
the	O
Light	O
Force	O
's	O
power	O
,	O
Vaati	O
used	O
his	O
new	O
abilities	O
to	O
trap	O
Ezlo	B-Application
in	O
his	O
current	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Link	O
and	O
Ezlo	B-Application
also	O
learn	O
that	O
the	O
Light	O
Force	O
is	O
passed	O
down	O
within	O
Hyrule	O
's	O
princesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vaati	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
demonic	O
form	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
vanquished	O
by	O
Link	O
,	O
restoring	O
Ezlo	B-Application
to	O
normal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ezlo	B-Application
thanks	O
Link	O
for	O
his	O
help	O
,	O
giving	O
him	O
a	O
new	O
hat	O
as	O
a	O
parting	O
gift	O
,	O
and	O
departs	O
through	O
the	O
door	O
to	O
the	O
Minish	O
Realm	O
as	O
it	O
seals	O
itself	O
for	O
another	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Capcom	O
and	O
its	O
scenario	O
writing	O
subsidiary	O
Flagship	O
had	O
finished	O
developing	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
and	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
they	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
Zelda	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
suspended	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
teams	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
,	O
but	O
in	O
February	O
2003	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
and	O
Eiji	O
Aonuma	O
revealed	O
that	O
development	O
of	O
what	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
called	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
was	O
"	O
well	O
underway	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
launched	O
a	O
website	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2004	O
,	O
showing	O
concepts	O
of	O
Link	O
's	O
shrinking	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aonuma	O
was	O
reportedly	O
impressed	O
by	O
what	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
achieve	O
with	O
Hyrule	O
Town	O
,	O
particularly	O
given	O
the	O
restrictions	O
of	O
a	O
2D	O
game	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
even	O
surpasses	O
Clock	B-Application
Town	I-Application
in	O
Majora	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mask	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
were	O
inspired	O
or	O
directly	O
lifted	O
from	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
and	O
Four	B-Device
Swords	I-Device
Adventure	I-Device
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
Minish	B-Application
Cap	I-Application
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
concept	O
of	O
shrinking	O
to	O
Minish	O
size	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fleshed	O
out	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
function	O
of	O
the	O
Gnat	B-Language
Hat	O
from	O
Four	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
,	O
a	O
hat	O
which	O
allowed	O
Link	O
to	O
shrink	O
in	O
to	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
a	O
gnat	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
a	O
developmental	O
in-joke	O
to	O
the	O
Oracle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ages	I-Application
and	I-Application
Oracle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Seasons	I-Application
titles	O
in	O
an	O
optional	O
side-quest	O
which	O
sees	O
the	O
player	O
aiding	O
three	O
females	O
travelers	O
from	O
distant	O
lands	O
who	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
place	O
to	O
stay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
cited	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
:	O
with	O
the	O
European	O
DS	B-Device
Launch	O
scheduled	O
for	O
Spring	O
2005	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
Europe	O
pushed	O
to	O
make	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
its	O
handheld	O
Christmas	O
"	O
killer	O
app	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
held	O
back	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
so	O
not	O
to	O
"	O
cannibalize	O
"	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
that	O
is	O
now	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	O
Console	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Ambassadors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
available	O
either	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
packaged	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
pack	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
25,000	O
limited	O
edition	O
,	O
Zelda-themed	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
launch	O
promotion	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
Europe	O
also	O
produced	O
seven	O
24-carat	O
gold	O
plated	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
SP	I-Device
consoles	O
,	O
with	O
six	O
given	O
away	O
to	O
people	O
who	O
found	O
a	O
golden	O
ticket	O
inside	O
their	O
Triforce	O
SP	O
package	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
seventh	O
as	O
a	O
magazine	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
selling	O
97,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
sold	O
217,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
of	O
January	O
2005	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
fourth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
closed	O
the	O
year	O
as	O
the	O
seventh	O
best-selling	O
game	O
of	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
sold	O
680,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$21	O
million	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
37th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
commended	O
by	O
most	O
sites	O
;	O
GameSpy	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
even	O
the	O
music	O
is	O
outstanding	O
,	O
featuring	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
highest	O
quality	O
tunes	O
to	O
ever	O
come	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
's	O
little	O
speakers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
various	O
other	O
complaints	O
from	O
reviewers	O
:	O
IGN	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
kinstone	O
system	O
is	O
overly	O
repetitive	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
criticises	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
on	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
and	O
RPGamer	O
details	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
low	O
difficulty	O
level	O
as	O
a	O
disadvantage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
won	O
the	O
'	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
of	O
2005	O
 '	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
over	O
such	O
finalists	O
as	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Sacred	I-Device
Stones	I-Device
and	O
WarioWare	B-Application
:	I-Application
Twisted	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
;	O
GameSpot	O
labelled	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
we	O
remember	O
the	O
most	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
20th	O
best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Minish	I-Application
Cap	I-Application
received	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
90	O
percent	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
,	O
a	O
site	O
that	O
compiles	O
media	O
ratings	O
from	O
several	O
publishers	O
to	O
give	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
.	O
</s>
