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Soundwave 19 hours ago
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Chrkeller said:
Soundwave said:

Game development times also didn't use to be 8+ years for a new Zelda game. 

Shit changes, "doesn't seem Nintendo to me" is a very tired (and quite often false) talking point, Nintendo changes policy all the time for whatever suits them in the moment. There are dozens of things they do today that would have been unthinkable to a lot of people even 6-7 years ago. Their big product release for the first half of this year is really a Hollywood movie, most people would never have seen that coming a few years ago even. 

If it makes sense to get a Zelda remade earlier in the Switch 2 cycle so they can sell systems rather than waiting until freaking 2031 for the next proper Zelda, then that's what Nintendo will do. 

There's a lot of reasons why an OoT Remake makes a lot of sense. 

Lol, except in the 80s Nintendo did make movie.  Mario and Wizard.  They also have a Mario and Zelda TV show.  So, the whole movie thing isn't a huge surprise.  At least I am not the least bit surprised.  

I think a OoT Remake (new graphics, QoL) makes sense.  I don't think a BotW imagining makes sense.  Let us be careful here and use the right terms.  As previously mentioned I could see a RE4 Remake, not a FF7 Remake.  Many people are expecting an Ocarina meets BotW, that I don't see happening.  

They didn't have any active production role in those films they were just licensed out products, the Mario movies are made with people like Miyamoto involved directly in their development and Nintendo owns the movie rights to these films. 

Nintendo was never going to release a live action Zelda movie and have no new major Zelda game product to sell within 4 years release of the movie. Zelda movie is spring 2027. 

A new Zelda game completely from the ground up is still probably 4-5 years away, something else was always going to fill the gap, a big budget realistic style OoT remake makes all the sense in the world to release just before the live action movie. 

The other obvious tell is why is LEGO making Ocarina of Time themed Lego sets as their new Zelda play sets for 2025/2026? Take a wild guess.