I have been pondering this since the NX announcement. They said they will be giving information on the NX next year. That doesn't mean it comes out next year, even though we all hope and want it to. Also it was ensured that Zelda U will come out next year on the Wii U.
We all keep thinking that because Nintendo has been mishandling the Wii U and rarely releasing games for it, that that means Nintendo has abandoned the Wii U. There is a difference between abandonment and struggling to releases games on their first HD console. Our views and expectations as Nintendo fans are often delusional and overly hopeful of the realities.
I love my Wii U but like others, I would rather see the new Zelda release on the NX exclusively in order to see Nintendo realize their ambitious idea of an open world Zelda title. I would rather see the huge scale and pretty visuals on the next console but I don't really see it being cancelled to in order to take advantage of the NX hardware. Plus from what we seen... It's amazing that the game can run on the Wii U. I think we may very well see it release on both consoles in the way Twilight Princess did. If it was cancelled for the Wii U and exclusive to the NX then many gamers would feel betrayed and Nintendo will be called out for excessively lying about Zelda U. This would be HORRIBLE press for the company.
