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RUMOR #5: Workout "king" Richard Simmons will voice Tingle in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
Source: Various Zelda fan forums courtesy of The Internet Movie Database's listing for the game.
The official story: See below.
What we heard: Now that IMDB posts listings for games, keen-eyed gamers can not only spam another message board worshipping or flaming upcoming titles, they can also get a sneak peek at who may be voicing their favorite characters. The site's listing for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess shows game voice vets Nobuyuki Hiyama (Link) and Takashi Nagasako (Ganondorf), as well as Richard Simmons as Tingle. Richard Simmons!? Though the resemblance may be uncanny (Tingle is an older man who wears tights and has fairy-like qualities), it appears that Nintendophiles won't be "Sweatin' to the Oldies." The Richard Simmons probably isn't the Richard Simmons, but likely a voice actor who happens to share the same name. However, the listing for the voice-acting Simmons doesn't list any previous credits or information, which doesn't make the extra Richard Simmons listing concrete evidence that Tingle won't be spouting, "And one, and two, that's right ladies, keep those arms moving."
Bogus or not bogus?: We're going with Bogus, but secretly praying that we're wrong.
~~ GameSpot - "Rumor Control: Revolution pics...again, Thompson becomes marked man" - Tim Surette, Brendan Sinclair, Curt Feldman - 08/05/2005 - Link
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RUMOR #5: Workout "king" Richard Simmons will voice Tingle in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
Source: Various Zelda fan forums courtesy of The Internet Movie Database's listing for the game.
The official story: See below.
What we heard: Now that IMDB posts listings for games, keen-eyed gamers can not only spam another message board worshipping or flaming upcoming titles, they can also get a sneak peek at who may be voicing their favorite characters. The site's listing for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess shows game voice vets Nobuyuki Hiyama (Link) and Takashi Nagasako (Ganondorf), as well as Richard Simmons as Tingle. Richard Simmons!? Though the resemblance may be uncanny (Tingle is an older man who wears tights and has fairy-like qualities), it appears that Nintendophiles won't be "Sweatin' to the Oldies." The Richard Simmons probably isn't the Richard Simmons, but likely a voice actor who happens to share the same name. However, the listing for the voice-acting Simmons doesn't list any previous credits or information, which doesn't make the extra Richard Simmons listing concrete evidence that Tingle won't be spouting, "And one, and two, that's right ladies, keep those arms moving."
Bogus or not bogus?: We're going with Bogus, but secretly praying that we're wrong.
~~ GameSpot - "Rumor Control: Revolution pics...again, Thompson becomes marked man" - Tim Surette, Brendan Sinclair, Curt Feldman - 08/05/2005 - Link
