Prediction: Zelda U Will Release For Next Gen Nintendo Portable

[Soundwave]

Viper1 said:

Soundwave said:

Note I wasn't on this board back then, but I was saying Zelda: Twilight Princess would also be repositioned as a Wii launch title and back in 2005 or so a lot of people were saying that was crazy. Look at how that panned out and in hindsight it was a smart business move too, Zelda: TP released only on the GameCube would've probably sold maybe 3-4 million WW tops. 

When Twilight Princess was announced, so too was the GC successor (the Wii).   The launch period of Twilight Princess and the Wii were already pretty close so it made sense to port it over as a launch title.  Especially given how easy it was to port given the similarities in hardware architecture.

Zelda U was announced (unofficially) already and a 3DS successor is most certainly not hitting stores in 2015.  That's little more than 4 years on store shelves.

I also doubt the next portable will have an architecture similar enough to Wii U to make a downward port worthwhile.  Don't forget that TP was up ported, not down ported. 

We are reaching the point where by fall 2015 even Nintendo will have access to widely mass produced mobile chips that are capable of generating Wii U like graphics at an affordable price. By then even Vita will be dated tech, Nintendo will be able to get something 4-5x more powerful with 2GB of RAM under the hood and still be able to sell it for under $250. 

3DS sales will be in major decline by 2015 btw. Just watch and see how it plays out this year, it will be like clockwork. Nintendo no longer can just dictate how long consumers should remain interested in something, they are going to have to adapt with a fast moving mobile industry or be left behind. Simple as that.