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

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TheFallen said:

WhiteEaglePL said:
I think they experiment and come up with new ideas too much, which is why Zelda got delayed presumably to next year. Maybe it takes a long time to start off as the basic story and ideas ect need to be thought of.

That said, it makes it a better game overall but I wouldn't mind them having a bigger development team so it only takes 4 years.

Yeah I agree that obviously I prefer for them to make the game better and such,. BUT, Is lengthening development time the only way that Nintendo can achieve this? Or like you suggested , expanding their dev team. Nintendo seems to be like a painter that can't stop adding extra details to their painting. Finding the right time to stop is tricky .

is it tricky though? Nintendo has released hundreds of top tier games in the last decade and spent, relatively speaking, a lot of time on each of their games compared to other developers.

  I think Nintendo knows exactly what they need to do to make their software the best and complete enough to keep their fans stoked. I feel as if that's the tradeoff, wait a bit longer (maybe an extra year) and get the game you will exactly want. sure, Nintendo could release a 'pretty good' Zelda game in less time, but when considering the open world and HD elements certainly it makes sense that Nintendo is spending extra time to keep their legendary quality up

I was bummed when I originally heard about the delay too, but it happens