Nintendo is in an awkward situation... What will they do with Zelda?

[NintendoTogepi]

thetonestarr said:

The Ghost of RubangB said:
Didn't they say a while back that Twilight Princess was like the fanservice, the big culmination of mastering the traditional Zelda formula? And then they'd try something new?

It was a direct sequel to Ocarina, but 100 years later, and gameplay-wise better due to IR aiming and faster spinmoves, and finally established that there are several heroes of time who can even communicate now (in my opinion the ghost swordsman is the ghost of Link from Ocarina, passing down the Link-skillz). They really tied everything together, so they can finally move on. I swear Nintendo said something like that a year or 2 ago.

 

They already tried something new - Phantom Hourglass. They never said it'd be a console Zelda that was "something new", and Phantom Hourglass was most definitely something new.

Not to mention PH is the best Zelda to come out since OoT. Togepi above me doesn't have a clue what he's talking about.

What the hell?

PH wasn't really that innovative anyway. What did it bring?

1. Ship customization...an alright novelty

2. Temple of the Ocean King...which is possibly the worst idea ever.

3. Writing on map, good but really obvious

4. Touch controls, they work nice but that's about it

5. Online, I suppose some people might like it but I really really hated it

How was it "something new"? Follows the exact same Zelda formula and still manages to mess up. Hell, I'd say TP was more "something new" that PH.

I'm surprised whenever I hear people saying they liked PH, to be honest.