It had been 6 years since Zelda got
its last home console release with Twilight Princess — so fans and critics alike were intrigued with the potential powers of the Wii U based on what they saw on the year's E3 trailer.
Therefore, it's safe to assume we are going to see a large technical improvement over
the last home console release.
The image also included Link on horseback and the graphics seem cel - shaded to a similar degree as
the last home console release, Skyward Sword but obviously in far greater detail.
Not exact matches
The game we just
released (
last year for
home consoles) is Mortal Kombat 9, so they really need to see something that's a new experience or they're going to feel like they've already played it.
I am suggesting that DKCR was and is a proper
console game but the article above is suggesting that it wasn't as it says that the
last proper
home console game they
released was Metroid Prime 3 in 2007.
When the news came to my ears that a brand new 2D Castlevania for an actual
home console was on the way, my heart leapt — aside from a couple of ports and remakes of classic titles it's been two years since the somewhat disappointing Order of Ecclesia on the DS, and a whopping thirteen years since the
last release of a non-remake 2D «vania on a
home console — Symphony of the Night.
The problem is that in the
last 10 years Nintendo has
released three new
consoles (one handheld and two
home units) along with multiple re-designs of existing systems and every single time their supply chain has run well short of demand.
The
last two
home consoles released by Nintendo, players had the option of purchasing a pro controller.
And
last month, Disney announced their «Infinity» project, which they expect to be a blockbuster once it's
released for the
home consoles and mobile phones.
Twilight Princess will soon be a Zelda game that has been physically
released for Nintendo's
last three
home consoles.
Though the discontinuation of the Dreamcast marked the end of an era for SEGA, it lives on through
home - brew culture and indie titles — mostly scrolling shoot»em ups, such as
Last Hope, Sturmwind, and Fast Striker — that are still being
released for the
console to this day.
It recently
released a mobile tech demo, Epic Citadel, on the App Store — a free application which demonstrates how graphics quality in mobile devices has already surpassed
last - gen
home consoles.
It's been a long time since we've seen the
last proper Tekken game on
home consoles — Tekken Tag Tournament 2
released in 2012 on the PlayStation 3, while the now - discontinued Tekken Revolution launched in 2013.
Yet even with a new entry in the famed Pocket Monster - collecting franchise dominating the minds of consumers, the surprise hit of the holiday season was definitely
last month's
release of the NES Classic Edition: a miniaturized version of Nintendo's very first
home console that came preinstalled with 30 retro classics.
Unique concepts like Seaman and inventive takes on established genres like Typing of the Dead were pouring out of SEGA's
last home console when Jet Set Radio originally
released.
The original Squids game was
released on 3DS earlier this year and on iOS
last year, with a
release on the Wii U only recently and marking its first edition on a
home console.
It's still thinking: Two of the games
released on SEGA's
last home console system, the Dreamcast, are making a triumphant return to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network!
From the Acorn Plains to the Rocky - Candy Mines, the road to Princess Peach's castle is littered with tiny details, signs of attention that haven't graced the Mushroom Kingdom since the
last time a 2D Super Mario Bros. game launched alongside a new Nintendo
console — for those keeping score at
home, I'm of course referring to Super Mario World, which
released with the Super Nintendo back in 1990.
It's so good in fact, that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the only must - play game on the Nintendo Switch - the brand new hybrid portable /
home console that
released last week (Read: Nintendo Switch review).
2010's Metroid: Other M was the
last Metroid title to
release for a
home console; akin to the gap between Super Metroid (SNES) and Metroid Prime (GameCube), no new Metroid titles
released for the Wii U. Despite the game successfully answering questions sparked by Metroid Fusion «s story, the Team Ninja - developed Other M received negative backlash for poor writing and characterization, reducing Samus Aran from a confident bounty hunter, to a frail former soldier who blindly follows orders.
The
last title
released on a
home console for Yoshi was Yoshi's Woolly World in 2015.
Released to home consoles in November of last year, Sonic & All - Stars Racing Transformed ended up being one of the best games SEGA released
Released to
home consoles in November of
last year, Sonic & All - Stars Racing Transformed ended up being one of the best games SEGA
released released in 2012.
Originally
released last year for
home computers, Tower of Guns has made the move to
consoles, bringing a distinct spin on the first - person shooter to new audiences through a simple set - up on which several eccentric, fourth wall - breaking narratives are built.
Now that Dark Souls is done and complete, Bandai Namco has decided to make one
last and final effort to get gamers to buy into the series by
releasing a complete edition for the
home consoles and PC.
According to figures
released by Famitsu and Media Create on Mar. 25, Nintendo's portable
home console surpassed the 4 million units mark for lifetime sales within its country of origin
last month.