Why do Zelda Console games take 5 years to develop.... ?

[Aerys]

bigtakilla said:

TK14 said:

Nintendo wants/expects console Zelda titles to sell 4 million+ which will be more difficult on Wii U. 

But not impossible. The headliner first party titles (3D World, Smash) seem to clock in at a little over 3 mil (MK8 being the exception with over 4 mil). It should be able to do 3.5 mil without question, with a life time of 4. (Optimistically I think it could do 4 mil easily 4.5 LT given the growth that will still come throughout this year and people who are specifically waiting for LoZ to come out to get a Wii U.)

Which is not enough, Mario/SSB always sell much more than Zelda, so if they sell 4M, Zelda will sell around 2M