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There is no way a Zelda game takes that long to develop. It's simply franchise management. Nintendo wants certain properties to be long-term investments that will support consoles for many years. It's to keep the core concept fresh and anticipation levels high. The anticipation of certain games probably sells more consoles than the game itself.

Of course, that's a much more feasible plan when your present console is performing well.