Looking forward to a brand new Legend of Zelda for home consoles? According to Nintendo head honcho Satoru Iwata, you won't have to wait that long. The president has confirmed that the next big Zelda game is due to release before the end of 2010, which means we in the West may very well get the thing in time for Christmas.
It all depends, of course, on when Japan gets it, since Nintendo's never been a big fan of worldwide launches. Nevertheless, it's still earlier than I'd have anticipated it, and this would seem to indicate that we'll be seeing much more of the mysterious new Zelda title at E3.
Frankly, given Nintendo's commitment to things that make their long-term fans unhappy, I didn't expect to see a new console Zelda until 2011, so this is a pleasant surprise. Can't wait to find out more about it, since a brand new Zelda is always fine by me. What about you lot?
Report: New Zelda Out By End of 2010, First DS Successor Details [Kotaku]
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7:30 AM on 01.06.2010
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Here's hoping it comes out just before Christmas...
What with the motion plus a success, something Nintendo wanted to be sure of.
And the fact that Miyamoto said last year that the game would mostly likely be revealed at E3 2010. And Nintendo like to only hype their game for 4 or 5 months.
Now whether or not we'll see a trailer at E3 or GDC, we'll just have to wait.
I should make that a monthly musing.
Soooo...that means we still have two, maybe three delays left, judging by Nintendo's typical track record, correct?
I hope not: As cool as Majora was, I'm really not as interested in the "Not about the Triforce" Zelda games.
Besides, not holding my breath for an actual 2010 release.
DarkSiders is the 2010 Zelda.
Twilight Princess was also almost ready for release before they changed the entire game to work with the Wii. So that delay was more than understandable.
With their ungodly sales slowing a bit, perhaps they are starting to focus more on long-term fans again? It would be pleasant, and make a lot more sense on Nintendo's part. Granted, the sales boom of the Wii helped them tremendously, but even they considered it a fluke of the market that the Wii became as popular as it did. When you think about it, a majority of Wii purchases were made by casual gamers. There has been a lot of debate over what that means to us, and there was I believe someone who commented that a gamer is a gamer, and the sales from them are just as good to Nintendo as "hard-core" fans. I'll give them that to an extent, with one stipulation.
Casual gamers don't religiously buy systems and games every generation. Nintendo really needs to get back in the game of appealing to us again, especially now that they are thinking about their next console. With NSMBW, Metroid Trilogy and a few others released recently, and this announcement added to the Mario Galaxy 2 later, I'd say this will end up being a great year for Wii owners.
Damn.
Time.
2010 is the year of the hardcore gamer on the Wii. There are still games we know nothing about like Retro's next game, and whatever Project Sora is. Plus what about the Japanese games like Cosmic Walker and that online co-op RGP game that's coming out soon in Japan. Who knows what else Nintendo will reveal at E3 this year for 2011. Maybe a new Paper Mario, or StarFox, or Kirby, or WarioWare game. It's looking like a great year for Wii owners. Now I just have to buy one and become a Wii owner myself LOL.
I'm hoping (hoping) that this game has more innovation than "Link can ride a boat!" or "Link can be a wolf" or "Link has a train!" Actually, the boat would be okay. If it's as innovative as Wind Waker was, I'd be okay with it.
1. Would love to see A Link To The Past remade in glorious 3D.
2. Would LOVE to see this new Zelda in HD, which brings me to #3
3. Would FUCKING LOVE to see Nintendo start publishing its games on other consoles. Seriously, how many people would have bought NSMBW for their PS3 or Xbox360? I know I would have. It's not like they need games to drive Wii sales anymore, with everyone in the world already owning a Wii.
Also i want to see some Big N franchise games for the DS: Metroid, Kirby, Mario or SSB, hell even Kid Icarus.
I really doubt they'll be able to release it this year. It's just not gonna happen.
I don't think there's ever been a Nintendo game that HASN'T been delayed at least a little bit.
And since we're almost a year away from when they say it SHOULD be released, we should all know better by now not to expect it before the beginning of 2011.
From what we have seen of the game? You mean the one single concept art! You're basing your whole judgment on a game from one single piece of concept art? You haven't even seen the game in any form yet. Anyway whatever, to each his own. As for wanting Pinkmin 3, you'll have your wish soon enough, because Nintendo has already announced that the game has been in development for quite some time now.
Not buying another Wii though.
The last Zelda game I truly enjoyed from start to finish was The Minish Cap. It controlled way better than its DS-stylus-led brethren (and looked damn better too, with kickass sprite graphics). It had some really cool new weapons like the Gust Jar, and being able to shrink to tiny-size is a pretty cool mechanic, as it added a layer of depth to the world map. It also had some really fun dungeons, sword-learnin', and a couple of great characters (I really like Link's Hat!!) ... and maybe it's a bit on the shorter side, but I would rather have a better-paced game than an "epic" chock-full of filler and needlessly-long journeying via horse or boat or train.
So, needless to say, this quote has me most intrigued: “So far, the basic flow of the Zelda games is you’re exploring a field, you go to a dungeon, you conquer it and return to the field. We’re looking at altering that traditional flow. That’s all I can share, and I can’t say more until E3 next year.”
Hope Aonuma's not lying!
It just doesn't make any sense...if you can count on ANYONE to not put all their eggs in one basket, it's Nintendo. And the fact is, they shouldn't. Other M, Galaxy 2, AND Zelda Wii all in the same year? Other M and SMG2 should be enough to sate those chomping at the bit...this is just a bad idea.