| the_dengle said: We have no clue how far along it is. We only know that it was technically ready to be shown at E3 2013, but to what extent? The last two home console Zelda titles were revealed or teased long before their release (Twilight Princess teaser at E3 2004, 2.5 years before release; Skyward Sword artwork leak at E3 2009, 2.5 years before release). That would make your Holiday 2015 prediction look pretty good. But both of those reveals were 'accidental' in a sense -- Twilight Princess was delayed, and may have been intended for release in 2005; and as I mentioned, the Skyward Sword announcement took place behind closed doors and I don't think that artwork was meant to be shown to the public. It's not out of the question that the game might have been farther along than that. Maybe what they had ready was more akin to the E3 2010 showing of Skyward Sword. Maybe they're aiming for Holiday 2014. Maybe, maybe, maybe; we have no leads. Personally I don't think Nintendo would reveal a brand new Zelda title fewer than six months before release, but what do I know? They're willing to do this with almost every other franchise they have, including Zelda on handhelds and major 3D Mario titles. |
"Ready" by Nintendo's standards means functional gameplay generally, though the look of the games will go through a few more coats of spit-n-polish (a la Skyward Sword and the texture overhauls from E3 2010 to release). If they had enough to show by their standards at E3 2013, they could certainly make it for holiday 2014
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.
