No original
console Zelda game has come out on time since Wind Waker, and Nintendo basically said later on they should have delayed that one too.
Wind Waker came out for the GameCube in early 2003 in North America, and it came out right on schedule — a rarity for the Zelda series (In fact, it hasn't happened for
a console Zelda game since).
Easily one of the greatest launch titles in gaming history, the first new
console Zelda game since 2011's Skyward Sword (and the first Zelda game to debut in HD) introduces new features like a massive open - world Hyrule, nonlinear gameplay (go anywhere and solve challenges — or goof off — in any order), and some voice acting.
Despite being a Zelda fanboy, I have never completed
a console Zelda game released prior to Ocarina of Time, and have never completed a handheld Zelda game released prior to Phantom Hourglass.
Probably a given since just about every single
console Zelda game has to be playable on Nintendo's current hardware every generation!
Easily one of the greatest launch titles in gaming history, the first new
console Zelda game since 2011's Skyward Sword (and the first Zelda game to debut in HD) introduces new features like a massive open - world Hyrule, nonlinear gameplay (go anywhere and solve challenges — or goof off — in any order), and some voice acting.
The days of 2D, top - down
console Zelda games could very well be over.
It relied on a repetitive time - limit mechanic many players detested; it told an uncharacteristically bleak story set in a decidedly non-uplifting place called, appropriately, Termina; and Nintendo released it only 17 months after Ocarina, an unusually short interval between major
console Zelda games.
The console Zelda games have always been excellent in one form or another, each very different from the last, but the cartoony - style Zelda games have a very repetitive feel to them.
On the surface this was due to many gamers wanting
the console Zelda games to continue like Twilight Princess, i.e. darker, gloomier, and more mature.
Not exact matches
Nintendo will stop making its NES Classic Edition
console, a retro gaming device introduced in November that reprised older
games like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of
Zelda.
The
Zelda franchise has been massively successful in the U.S. — so successful that its most recent iteration, The Legend of
Zelda: Breath of the Wild, has been outselling Nintendo's popular new
game console.
Nintendo Switch and the
console's flagship
game, The Legend of
Zelda: Breath of the Wild, are really, really popular.
Indeed, the NES Classic Edition — a $ 60
game console with 30 classic
games, from the original «Super Mario Bros.» to «The Legend of
Zelda» — is what we're talking about.
They'll still be talking about how gorgeous it is, how smart and funny its main character is, how it succeeded commercially in the shadow of a new Nintendo
console and a new «Legend of
Zelda»
game.
The phenomenal numbers put Super Mario Odyssey on the path to becoming the best selling
game for the Switch, Nintendo's latest gaming
console; fans are buying it even faster than they bought The Legend of
Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a launch title that was heralded as one of the best
games in the
Zelda franchise's history.
Nintendo's new
console may be fast, and it may be decently priced at just $ 300, and it may have a new, massive, excellent
Zelda game as a launch title, but it has some tremendous limitations.
Nintendo uses the ad to show off its new Switch video
game console and a new version of the classic
game The Legend of
Zelda.
The newer
console did get a sales bump this holiday season thanks to new
Zelda and Mario
games, but sales were amazingly lower than last year.
IGN indicates the combination of
consoles Nintendo Wii U and the NX will carry a
game Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Nintendo has announced that Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition will see release on Nintendo Switch in May, the over-the-top action
game set in The Legend of
Zelda universe making a return on the portable home
console.
Nintendo has recently announced that the new Legend of
Zelda game for the Wii U, would not be making an appearance at E3 2015, quite possibly their biggest title currently in development for the Wii U. Shigeru Miyamoto the father of Mario himself stated some time ago that the company was planning on bringing Mario in a new way for their next
console, perhaps as an innovative launch title.
If you pre-order the
game at select retailers, you will get a Classic Link costume set (the same as the bonus that came with the New Nintendo 3DS XL — Hyrule Edition
console in Japan), but also a costume for My Fairy, based on The Legend of
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD.
If
Zelda U is released not too far into the
console's life, like Skyward Sword was, the assets could be used again to create a
game in much less time, ala Majora's Mask.
It's a book containing thousands of official artworks from all the
games from the Legend of
Zelda series, created by the Nintendo Dream staff (a Japanese magazine entirely dedicated to Nintendo
consoles and
games).
Surprisingly, Nintendo has only released two HD remasters on its first HD
console, both of them GameCube
Zelda games.
A Lego
game like this would never sell on cod
console called x360 and a GTA
console called PS3 adopters of those systems have so many missed opportunities for not liking Mario,
Zelda and Lego undercover
games (majority of the adobters including you)
Anyway while they're stuck to their one
console, I'll be playing
games like The Legend Of
Zelda, Bayonetta 2, Devil's Third, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Star Fox, Fatal Frame - The Black Hair Shrine Maiden (hopefully it comes to US), Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, Sonic Boom - Rise Of Lyric, etc., on my Wii U and The Evil Within, Assassin's Creed Unity, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Final Fantasy XV, Kingdom Hearts III, Uncharted 4, Bloodborne, Batman Arkham Knight, etc., on my PS4.
US was undertracked for wii u by 5k so european numbers could be undertracked (or overtracked but who knows) mario kart is doing something like iwata said a stream line of
games can sell a
console and thats whats coming a stream line of
games we have hyrule warriors, bayonetta 2, sonic boom, toad, smash bros, yoshi, kirby, devils third, xeno x,
zelda u, star fox, mario vs dk, mario maker, mario party 10, wii sports club u retail, watch dogs, project cars, skylanders, disney infinity, lego
games, tons of amazing indies like fast racing neo its there its enought
games for a secondary
console its still being supported thats how nintendo will work they wont give up until wii u owners are satisfied (according to iwata)
Nintendo might be stereotyped as constantly relying on Mario and
Zelda games to headline their
games consoles, but the last few years have shown them to also experiment with new genres and styles of gaming.
According to
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma in a new interview with 4Gamer, the development team spent six months porting the
game to the new
console, and improving the visuals to HD.
Despite the huge following that the Legend of
Zelda series has in the rest of the world, the
game is molded after Dynasty Warriors gameplay with a
Zelda skin, so it's likely this will be a
game and special edition release only, with no
console SKU attached.
Breath of the Wild is by far the hardest
Zelda game, certainly amongst the 3D
console games, and putting nostalgia aside, it's a fair assessment to say overall.
Hmm how come the producer (or the director I do nt know the guy who is responcible to make
zelda games) said that it took them (him and his
zelda team) to make wind waker hd for 6 months and trough that they got to know the
console more better so since they finished that work they went back to help the rest of the stuff and make the new
game faster and more better.
Before The Legend of
Zelda, no
console game allowed you to save your progress without using a password so good thing Nintendo decided to start putting batteries into cartridges!
the last
Zelda game on a Nintendo home console, was in 2011 with Skyward Sword, which is almost 3 years ago (will be 3 in november) so no, they need to bring out a new zelda game, and yes, Mario needs a vacation, at least until holiday
Zelda game on a Nintendo home
console, was in 2011 with Skyward Sword, which is almost 3 years ago (will be 3 in november) so no, they need to bring out a new
zelda game, and yes, Mario needs a vacation, at least until holiday
zelda game, and yes, Mario needs a vacation, at least until holiday 2015.
It's hard to take a
console seriously when previously exclusive
games are announced for other
consoles, yet that's exactly what Nintendo did with the «exclusive»
Zelda for the Wii U.
The worst part about this rumor is that a new
Zelda was promised to Wii U owners in 2012, but a mere four years later Nintendo is ready to introduce the Wii Uâ $ ™ s successor without the very
game thatâ $ ™ s promise sold so many
consoles in the first place.
The trailer shows a new 3D Mario
game, Skyrim: Definitive Edition, The Legend of
Zelda: Breath of the Wild, NBA 2K17, and what appear to be updated versions of Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon running on the
console.
10/10 — Dual Shockers: «Breath of the Wild may not only be the best
Zelda game ever produced, but it rivals Super Mario 64 and Halo: Combat Evolved for the best launch
game ever shipped with any
console»
Visually, the new
Zelda is on - par with Twilight Princess but doesn't exceed what you've come to expect a
game to look like on the Wii and isn't competitive with
games on other
consoles.
Now it seems Nintendo doesn't want to wait an entire
console generation for a new
Zelda game — at least if this job posting is anything to go on.
Links Awakening, Oracle of Ages / Seasons, Four Swords, Minish Cap (one of my favorite
Zeldas period), Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks, and then all the iterations of the
console games.
Nintendo has officially mailed it in when it comes to the Wii U. It's a dead
console, the only thing it will get is a poor version of the next
Zelda game.
Several major
games and series from their home
consoles are making the jump to the handheld, alongside new amiibo, a big update to Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and a bit of love for
Zelda's 30th anniversary.
Praised as one of the best
Zelda games, and worthy on its own to justify buying a new
console just for this purpose, Breath of the Wild gave players a fantastic, deep, detailed and lively open - world in a sea of bland and empty ones being produced by the AAA corporate machine.
Even if it had wind waker is, I believe, one of the lowest selling
Zelda games and is hardly a
console seller as aremake
I am getting Shovel Knight,
Zelda: Hyrule Warriors, Wii Sports Retail, Sonic Boom, Captain Toad, Bayonnetta 2 (Bayonetta included), Smash Bros, One Piece plus many more indie and virtual
console games.
Mario Kart,
Zelda, Bayonetta2, Smash Bros and other huge AAA
games are not coming till mid 2014!!!! Fact is Nintendo should have NEVER made a new
Zelda game for the wii which took them 4 years, it only sold 5 million with a
console fan base of 100 million!!!
Zelda Wii U has been in development for 4 years already...
games are in development before a
console released.