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This is being delayed for NX launch. Just like Twilight Princess was. Nintendo is just giving a PR spin answer.



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brute said:
JazzB1987 said:
I wish we would get a new Zelda+engine and then using the same engine a second story like MM every 2or3 years.

I dont want to play 5 zelda games on consoles and then suddenly think "da fuck? I am 50years old?"


My exact thought, lifes too short to have a LoZ game every 5 years


lets hope fusion will be a thing then we will get twice as many  Zelda games on our "console" because instead of making mobile and console zeldas all will be fusion zeldas.



Soundwave said:
This is being delayed for NX launch. Just like Twilight Princess was. Nintendo is just giving a PR spin answer.


I've been thinking the same thing, but I think the NX will be a Handheld, but it will still get this LoZ.



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brute said:
Soundwave said:
This is being delayed for NX launch. Just like Twilight Princess was. Nintendo is just giving a PR spin answer.


I've been thinking the same thing, but I think the NX will be a Handheld, but it will still get this LoZ.


I think NX will be both (handheld and console fusion platform, runs the same games, just at perhaps different resolutions, few graphical differences)

The platform name isn't even trying to be all that subtle, lol ... NX ... c'mon. Nintendo Cross (as in the portable and console division's crossing). 

All of this has been fairly predictable to be honest, it's just people didn't want to hear it. 



Soundwave said:
This is being delayed for NX launch. Just like Twilight Princess was. Nintendo is just giving a PR spin answer.

So cross gen? Or exclusive to NX?



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Soundwave said:
brute said:


I've been thinking the same thing, but I think the NX will be a Handheld, but it will still get this LoZ.


I think NX will be both (handheld and console fusion platform, runs the same games, just at perhaps different resolutions, few graphical differences)

The platform name isn't even trying to be all that subtle, lol ... NX ... c'mon. Nintendo Cross (as in the portable and console division's crossing). 

All of this has been fairly predictable to be honest, it's just people didn't want to hear it. 

Yet they already said it won't share games. Iwata compared their next consoles to the common IOS system shared between Apple products.



Samus Aran said:
Soundwave said:


I think NX will be both (handheld and console fusion platform, runs the same games, just at perhaps different resolutions, few graphical differences)

The platform name isn't even trying to be all that subtle, lol ... NX ... c'mon. Nintendo Cross (as in the portable and console division's crossing). 

All of this has been fairly predictable to be honest, it's just people didn't want to hear it. 

Yet they already said it won't share games. Iwata compared their next consoles to the common IOS system shared between Apple products.


iOS shares all the same apps. That's what iOS basically is, simply being a common system means nothing if the apps (software in effect) are not shared. 

Where was the quote that says they won't share games?



Soundwave said:
Samus Aran said:

Yet they already said it won't share games. Iwata compared their next consoles to the common IOS system shared between Apple products.


iOS shares all the same apps. That's what iOS basically is, simply being a common system means nothing if the apps (software in effect) are not shared. 

Where was the quote that says they won't share games?

Apps are not games.

Find it yourself, I don't keep track o feverything I read.



Samus Aran said:
Soundwave said:


iOS shares all the same apps. That's what iOS basically is, simply being a common system means nothing if the apps (software in effect) are not shared. 

Where was the quote that says they won't share games?

Apps are not games.

Find it yourself, I don't keep track o feverything I read.


They are the software equivalent, and they are actually games too. 

If I make a game for the iPhone that means it basically works on the iPad and iPod Touch by default. 

Iwata has said they are aiming for the same kind of set up. 



Soundwave said:
Samus Aran said:

Apps are not games.

Find it yourself, I don't keep track o feverything I read.


They are the software equivalent, and they are actually games too. 

If I make a game for the iPhone that means it basically works on the iPad and iPod Touch by default. 

Iwata has said they are aiming for the same kind of set up. 

Iwata:

Last year Nintendo reorganized its R&D divisions and integrated the handheld device and home console development teams into one division under Mr. Takeda. Previously, our handheld video game devices and home video game consoles had to be developed separately as the technological requirements of each system, whether it was battery-powered or connected to a power supply, differed greatly, leading to completely different architectures and, hence, divergent methods of software development. However, because of vast technological advances, it became possible to achieve a fair degree of architectural integration. We discussed this point, and we ultimately concluded that it was the right time to integrate the two teams.

For example, currently it requires a huge amount of effort to port Wii software to Nintendo 3DS because not only their resolutions but also the methods of software development are entirely different. The same thing happens when we try to port Nintendo 3DS software to Wii U. If the transition of software from platform to platform can be made simpler, this will help solve the problem of game shortages in the launch periods of new platforms. Also, as technological advances took place at such a dramatic rate, and we were forced to choose the best technologies for video games under cost restrictions, each time we developed a new platform, we always ended up developing a system that was completely different from its predecessor. The only exception was when we went from Nintendo GameCube to Wii. Though the controller changed completely, the actual computer and graphics chips were developed very smoothly as they were very similar to those of Nintendo GameCube, but all the other systems required ground-up effort. However, I think that we no longer need this kind of effort under the current circumstances. In this perspective, while we are only going to be able to start this with the next system, it will become important for us to accurately take advantage of what we have done with the Wii U architecture. It of course does not mean that we are going to use exactly the same architecture as Wii U, but we are going to create a system that can absorb the Wii U architecture adequately. When this happens, home consoles and handheld devices will no longer be completely different, and they will become like brothers in a family of systems.

Still, I am not sure if the form factor (the size and configuration of the hardware) will be integrated. In contrast, the number of form factors might increase. Currently, we can only provide two form factors because if we had three or four different architectures, we would face serious shortages of software on every platform. To cite a specific case, Apple is able to release smart devices with various form factors one after another because there is one way of programming adopted by all platforms. Apple has a common platform called iOS. Another example is Android. Though there are various models, Android does not face software shortages because there is one common way of programming on the Android platform that works with various models. The point is, Nintendo platforms should be like those two examples. Whether we will ultimately need just one device will be determined by what consumers demand in the future, and that is not something we know at the moment. However, we are hoping to change and correct the situation in which we develop games for different platforms individually and sometimes disappoint consumers with game shortages as we attempt to move from one platform to another, and we believe that we will be able to deliver tangible results in the future.