In my current situation. It still irritates me that Nintendo didn't release Breath of the Wild back in 2015 like they said they would. Why? Let explain

2015 I graduated high school. I had all the time in the world! Shortly after, I got a part time job. So now I had money AND time.  So what did I do? I BOUGHT GAMES AND HAD FUN. I got Super Mario Maker, Black ops 3, bought Super Smash Bros DLC but besides all those games... Where was Zelda? I had a Wii U, I had money, I had time and they said "Zelda U" would release that year. They delayed it. 2016? ugh, well okay. Just hurry up and release it.

2017 I got accepted into a University, so my money is tight. and my free time gone. THEN NINTENDO FINALY RELEASES BREATH OF THE WILD. It's like they were waiting for me to get back into school. Like now I own a PS4 Pro and NOT a Nintendo Switch. and I WANT to play Breath of the Wild. They had a chance to take my money for 2 YEARS, 2015 and 2016, but they don't want my money I guess. but yeah once I get a Switch I might pick up Breath of the Wild. But since my money is tight at the moment, I'll get Splatoon 2 first. Because I LOVED SPLATOON.

But hey, timing is everything right? I'm pretty sure someone had no money back then and has money now to buy Breath of the Wild. I'm glad Breath of the Wild is killing it on the market and I hope one day I'll play the game. All I'm saying is Nintendo made me lose my chance to play BotW sooner. I'll most likely play it this holiday if no other game has my attention. I'm pretty sure I could've had the time of my life playing it back in 2015......   

No, I'm over it. But I guess I'll read this thread after a few replies to see if others share your opinion.

Not mad, but still a little annoyed, maybe? More so because they decided to stop supporting their then-current gen console which would've benefited a lot from this game releasing earlier. It could've released for the Switch later on and still be as successful, just like TLOU was very successful both in the PS3 and PS4.
But all that is past history. Now we gotta focus on the future: porn games.

No. The wait made it a better game.

No, I'm glad they took their time with it in the end.

Would it have been as much of a masterpiece had it released in 2015? I suspect not, so I feel it was worth it.

Also, how is it that nearly every thread from you sets a new record in self-entitlement? "They don't want my money I guess"? Yeah, because Nintendo clearly had no reason to delay the game other than to personally inconvenience you.

And considering the success of the Switch launch, your money is far less important than the money of the millions more people who will now be able to buy the game.

Yes. Part of the delay was the Switch port, which was a rushed port according to devs themselves.

I am glad it was delayed.

they delayed it for an honest reason. as they were nearing the end of development in 2015 they felt the game was incomplete, and they had a ton more ideas come up during development that didnt want to just scrap. the original vision for BotW would not be the same game we got in 2017, it would have been different, and it would have been worse.

but thats how delays work, you gotta take the good with the bad. you could have gotten an okay game in 2015 or a masterpiece in 2017

No beacuse they delayed it for all the right reasons.