Do we (customer) really want Zelda Wii U on NX?

[Miyamotoo]

JNK said:

Miyamotoo said:

When was TP doesnt matter, point is same.

Nope times are changing. In 2006 Zelda was very popular and didnt had that much competition, especially on consoles. Zelda Wii U will have hard competition (Witcher 3, Final Fantasy 15 and co are all pretty similar games in terms of setting, open world and co. In terms of graphics even superior).

Most people buyed Wii because of Motion Controls, but some people buyed Wii because TP. I know for reports that on Wii launch Wii TP was sold everywhere.

See above. Most people got the console because of the gimmicky controls and then obviously needed a game. And Twilight Princess was probl the best launch title.

Also TP was that realistic looking Zelda game everybody waited for. Zelda Wii U is cartoony, similar to Windwaker. And that got released early in GC lifecycle and sold 4,6m lifetime. And the GC flopped anyway. And at that time Zelda was even much more popular, had less competition and Windwaker was exclusive on the Gamecube. Now you wanna tell me Zelda Wii U as a cross gen title will make the NX sell like hotcakes?

Skyward Sword is just one and pretty bad example, because arrived on dead platform and needed addon or different controller to be played. Also Skyward Sword sold 4m not 3m.

And Zelda Wii U on NX should be better? it will be available on 13 mio wii us (where the hardcore nintendo fanbase is atm at). It will not only need a complete new controller, it will need a complete new console. Why should people not bought a wii motion + for zelda skyward sword, but buy a 300-500 bucks console for zelda wii u on nx?

If NX will be success part of that success will definitely be because of great launch with great launch lineup including Zelda U, same like part of credit of great launch for Wii has TP.

The Wii would be a sucess even without Zelda. 

-Zelda is still very popular and Zelda still don't have competition. Witcher 3 and FF are not competition to Zelda. Witcher is more like Elder of Scroll game (Oblivion, Skyrim) than Zelda, and we having FF games from 80". Regardless graphics, Zelda U has very unique and beautiful graphics.

-Thats my point, Zelda TP was great launch title on Wii, same like Zelda U will be great launch title on NX.

-Yes, after initial bad reception of WW all that "we didn't want cartoon Zelda" forced Nintendo to make realistic Zelda that people wanted. But later after people actually played WW, WW become one of the most loved Zelda game and cartoon art style was accepted. You realise that WW sold 4.6 on 22m instal base while TP sold only 1.3m. Difference with Zelda U is that Zelda U has very positive reception from revile, over 90% people said "this looks beautiful" that wasn't case with WW, and Zelda U art style is far more mass appealing than WW. Also Zelda U is first HD, true open with biggest world ever Zelda game, so hype is huge. So yes, Zelda U will definatly move some NX consoles and definatly will be very strong launch title, people that dont own Wii U (and we know how small Wii U instal base is) will rather buy completly new Nintendo platform in order to play brand new Zelda game than basicly dead console.

-We cant know how much NX will actually sale, but pure fact is that on NX and Wii U will sell much better than on Wii U alone. You cant expect that TP would sell so much if stayed GC exclusive. Wii U owners will still have Zelda U, but people who dont own Wii U will not buy Wii U at end of life of console and when new console is on horizant just to play Zelda U, but they would buy brand new console with whole life in front on which they will play that new Zelda. Again you ignoring TP sales for GC and Wii, why people bought so many copies of TP on Wii that had price of $250 when GC had price of $100, you realise that TP on GC sold only 1.3m much worse than WW that sell 4.6m.

-Yes, Wii would be success even without TP because had strong and mass appealing gimmick, but point is that TP like launch title helped Wii to be so popular, Wii Sports was casual game but Zelda TP was core game, TP brought core games to Wii.

 

Again, with Zelda U port on NX Nintendo will have very strong launch title and they will sell several millions of copies of that game on NX alone. Only thing you can say is "Wii U will not have exclusive Zelda game", but nobody cares about that because that don't change anything, Wii U owners will still get game, fact that isnt exclusive dont change nothing esapicly in era where evre second game have some kind of a port or reamaster.