| Samus Aran said: Majora's Mask: one year development time - one of the best Zelda games Skyward Sword: 5 year development cycle and delayed many times - the worst Zelda game ever. ALBW: probably a short development cycle considering the overworld is a copy and paste job - the best Zelda game ever. |
Development for Link Between Worlds started in 2011, the game released late 2013.
Considering that Ocarina 3D released in the Summer of 2011, we can assume that a bunch of people moved straight onto the development of ALBW and the full team moved onto it shortly after Skyward Sword released in November 2011. A Link Between Worlds was probably in development for over 2 Years time, which fits in with other recent handheld LoZ outings. Phantom Hourglass released mid 2007, Spirit Tracks released late 2009.
