No it shouldn't. After much deliberation on the subject, I believe we Zelda fans deserve what we saw in that E3 '12 demo and nothing less than that perfection. Top down Zelda should remain handheld only.

1 & 2: No, a 2D Zelda wouldn't be the same bombshell that NSMBW was, and yes, no matter how you look at it, the best-selling Zelda game is either Ocarina or Twilight Princess. I don't think I implied otherwise. The NSMBW comparison was directed at some of the earlier posts that said that it would never happen or be successful.

3: It just makes sense to me that one 2D Zelda and one 3D Zelda would attract more people to buy the system than two 3D Zeldas would. It's hard to say by how much since, like I said before, the 2D Zeldas are criminally underrepresented on the home consoles, but I think the figure would be at least noticeable, since A Link to the Past was... well, a while ago.

@ the bolded: I don't see why it would need to have some cheap, shoehorned novelty that couldn't be emulated on a handheld or any other system to justify its existence. Most of the best-selling Zelda games could be and have been ported over to handhelds without detriment to the experience.

But I'm agreeing with the OP because I really prefer 2D Zelda to 3D Zelda, not because I think it's necessarily the best decision for Nintendo financially. Again, I don't think I implied otherwise.

@AlphaCielago

Four Swords Adventures was a multiplayer spin-off that was designed around GC/GBA connectivity, and had linear, stage-based progression without an explorable overworld of any sort. That's why I said traditional.

And people considering 3D World and TF a "waste" is just a part of the circle of life on Nintendo forums. I like to call it "the inverted Sonic cycle".

Agreed. And with those graphics at full HD:



I've never really liked 3D Zeldas that much, in fact, the only one I have completed is Majora's Mask. A new 2D version on a home console would be a dream.

One remake of a SNES zelda is enough, thanks.

Gimme a zelda with an inspiring, huge, open world map a la xenoblade.

No.

Personally I would love it, and it would probably sell well, but I think Wii U really needs a mature 3D Zelda right now to gain some street cred. That said, incorporating some 2D elements ala 3DWorld would be smart and allow for better game play and for more people to enjoy it. Also, if a 2D looked like the one in Razor's picture, that might really turn some heads.

For the love of EVERYTHING, we NEED a Four Sword adventures on the WiiU! IMAGINE!

Your buddy brings his own WiiU Gamepad, up to four players. Crazy mayhem.

Four Swords is probably one of the best cooperative games, ever.

I dont think it should. But Nintendo can clearly persue a side series in 2D topview (just like they do with mario).

Zelda U should be 3D, open world with gorgeous graphics.

This has to be the worst idea ever... Sorry, man...

Na na bra, na