Soundwave said:
DélioPT said:
Wii U will always be competing with the other consoles. Maybe not at the same level, but Nintendo will always try to convince as much people as they can to buy their games, be it Zelda, Smash, MK 8, etc. Those games can have an effect on HW sales.
And even if Wii U doesn`t surpass GC, games like Zelda are needed to make an impact.
GC "started" very well, but ended it`s life like so many Nintendo consoles: without support. Wii U seems to be doing the exact opposite: no real (consistant) support in it`s firt 2 years and now seems to be getting real support.
Of course, without 3rd parties, it will be hard to pull ahead of the GC.
System sellers will always have an effect for latecomers who only only later decide/want to buy a Wii U or can only buy a cheaper Wii U or really are expecting one of the big names to say: "ok, now it`s time to get one. I got all that i wanted".
WW is not a new game and HW is not a true Zelda game.
I`m not saying that the game shouldn`t be delayed even if there`s a good reason to do so.
But if you can`t get another holiday title of the same caliber, delaying Zelda will really hurt sales of the game and of Wii U aswell, in a time where Nintendo consoles usually do very well.
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To be honest I think most "hardcore" Zelda fans already own a Wii U or will be the end of this holiday. Link in Smash + Mario Kart, Hyrule Warriors, Zelda WWHD, etc.
GameCube finished weak but it didn't impact the success of the Wii at all, so I don't really see any huge pressure on Nintendo here. In fact that just goes to show that people have pretty short memories.
Wii U is going to sell 17-20 million no matter what, doesn't make a huge difference if Zelda U is there for Nov. 2015 versus April 2016.
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People love Link, but they love a Zelda game, more! :D
We can`t really compare GC and Wii. Had Wii been just another console with better graphics, the most likely scenario would be that it would indeed impact Wii.
I`m not sure that delaying Zelda, even for a few months won`t hurt the games sales or even Wii U.
It wouldn`t be the first time that a Zelda game got released after the holiday period, but wouldn`t it be bought by more people during Christmas or TG - as a present?
For some reason, companies put a lot of games close to the holiday season, and when a lot of companies see a lot of growth.
