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Azhraell on 27 April 2016

Wait so nx won't be holiday 2016 release and zelda is confirmed on it?



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Ultrashroomz on 27 April 2016

I'm still skeptical about all this to be perfectly honest, and I won't be surprised if the game gets pushed back again.

We'll see.



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t3mporary_126 on 27 April 2016
leyendax69 said:
Wait so nx won't be holiday 2016 release and zelda is confirmed on it?

You just found out? Oh boy.



Cloudman on 27 April 2016

Well, guess I'm just gonna buy it on NX then. Looking forward to it! x )



 

              

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Azhraell on 27 April 2016
t3mporary_126 said:
leyendax69 said:
Wait so nx won't be holiday 2016 release and zelda is confirmed on it?

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You just found out? Oh boy.

I need to catch up with gaming news :P I'm saying because I remember a lot of people claiming it would release this year



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Robert_Downey_Jr. on 28 April 2016

Remember when it was supposed to come out holiday 2015?



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Platina on 28 April 2016

Hurray, I guess? :p

Hopefully this date is set and no more delays!



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Miyamotoo on 28 April 2016

This basically confirms that Zelda is delayed because of NX.



WoodenPints on 28 April 2016
shikamaru317 said:
Meelow said:

Umm...No, they aren't going to delay a whole system for 1 game, they would launch it with Pikmin and third parties and ride it till March 2017 if that were the case, Zelda was delayed because of NX, this confirms it.

Then why do you think NX got delayed then? Nearly every rumor and leak pointed to an E3 reveal and a Holiday release before this. Not only that, but there are already reports that NX got delayed because software wasn't ready for a Holiday release (not necessarily just Zelda, likely others as well, though Zelda being the biggest exclusive likely would have been the main reason).

Edit: Why would they delay Zelda because of NX delay? It would have made more sense to release Zelda U Holiday 2016 and Zelda NX March 2017. A staggered release makes people more likely to double dip and get both versions. 

I agree with this Wii U owners would spend a few hundreds of hours in the game on Wii U over the holiday/Q1 then do the same again when they buy the NX in March. I also think that Zelda U is already 100% complete and is just sat on the shelf waiting for the NX to arrive.



teigaga on 28 April 2016
shikamaru317 said:

Edit: Why would they delay Zelda because of NX delay? It would have made more sense to release Zelda U Holiday 2016 and Zelda NX March 2017. A staggered release makes people more likely to double dip and get both versions. 

A staggered release wouldn't help the NX at launch, which is their main priority. 1 extra million software sales isn't a biggie for them.

 

Pushing Zelda as a brand new game with marketing exclusive to the new Console is better as a launch title compared to a late port which has already been released and marketed for the tainted Wii U. Also Zelda has typically been very front loaded, so much of its audience may already consume it by time of NX's launches if it was  released this holiday. they'd feel less concerned with actually adopting the new Console around launch window, especially if Zelda is the biggest thing on offer and theyve literally just completed on their Wii U