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spemanig said:
Soundwave said:

To be honest I think Nintendo is kinda content on the Wii U being what it is. It's not going to have some huge surge in sales, it will have some bumps now and again, but it's headed to about a 18 million LTD finish barring a miracle.

Zelda in November 15 versus Zelda in May 16 isn't going to change that.

What Zelda in May 16 does though ... it could allow it to also act as a launch title for the next Nintendo handheld. Which could be a really big thing for them, it gives them a big title to launch with and probably channels an extra couple of million in sales into the game. Something I don't think Nintendo takes lightly as it will likely be the most expensive Nintendo game ever made (gotta maximize its sales potential).

I think it will release in spring 2016 for Wii U + a launch title for the next Nintendo handheld. 


No one is clamoring to play the biggest and most open world Zelda game yet on a handheld.

If I can play it at home and on the road on a nice quality (5+ inch) tablet style handheld with an HD screen ... some of us might. You may not. But that's the whole point of giving the consumer a choice. I think as above Nintendo could offer a scenario where Wii U buyers of Zelda could get a free voucher for the game on the handheld (so they can play at home and on the go, assuming they own both systems). Nice incentive to get Wii U owners to buy a Fusion handheld perhaps earlier on too.