At this rate, Zelda X will arrive in 2021

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Miyamotoo said:

curl-6 said:

There is nothing uniquely demanding about developing cartoon action adventure games, or coming up with new art styles, or designing dungeons and bosses. (neither of which have really gotten drastically more complex since Ocarina of Time on the N64)

First HD game and open world are the only things you mentioned that are actually demanding, and even then we've seen other companies like Bethesda and Rockstar pull both off in 4 years.

Like already wrote, all things comibined that I mentioned clearly justify 5 years of development.

No, they don't. Other developers have proven you can make your first HD open world game in 4 years. For a competent and efficient developer, art style/etc would not add another whole year.