I thought that Wii U will live until around 2017. There's been not even a whisper of dev kits going out so I am not too worried about a new console anytime soon.
| bunchanumbers said: I thought that Wii U will live until around 2017. There's been not even a whisper of dev kits going out so I am not too worried about a new console anytime soon. |
The Wii U will probably be supported until sometime in 2017 but I can see it's final six months up until the next home console being quite barren. I think we will probably see one or two more big franchises(hopefully F Zero and Metroid) after Zelda U and that's it. Hope I am wrong though.
But I wanted to play Zelda U this year... Fuck... 
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They just can't finish game of that scale this year.
Well, he said he wanted to make the "ultimate" Zelda game, so it that is the case I don't mind waiting, unless they have Christmas with nothing, which no-one can be sure of until E3.
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may buy Zelda WW HD for that December game for me. I can wait for the new Zelda game for another year.
NX is more than likely a handheld at this point and it makes more sense for it to be a handheld than a console. However yes bringing Zelda U to 2016 makes me wonder what is going to replace it? Will they announce like 3 new games at E3 for this year for that time spot? Will we finally see Animal Crossing, Retro and Next Level Games new project for this year on Wii U? Also when in 2016 will Zelda U hit? Will Nintendo have Zelda focused directs towards the end of 2015? Will Zelda U be a Q2 release next year? Will Nintendo have another major holiday Wii U game for 2016 such as Metroid? Too many questions, not enough Nintendo Directs.
"I think it will be the HDS"-Me in regards to Nintendo's next handheld.
Zeldas always get delayed.
Zeldas are always great.
I remember Ocarina of Time took ages before finally being released...but what a game it was...
The glory days of gaming...
DolPhanTendo said:
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If that is Wii U's biggest seller, then Nintendo has a big problem on their hands.
Starfox is a really cool franchise. We all love it. But it's not a system seller; It's not even a relevant franchise for a LOT of gamers out there. Why? Because the franchise has been dormant since the GC, which people didn't like that much (both Starfox Adventures and Assault).
And if we are talking about a mainline Starfox game, you have to go back to N64 to find one.
And the worst part might just be that they have to "trade" the highly anticipated Zelda U for a shooter. It will be like they have to settle for less.
Aielyn said:
I disagree. Nintendo always has unannounced stuff, usually at least a few that are set for release within about half a year of the time that they finally announce it. The fact that Nintendo delay Zelda in such a relatively off-hand way (notice that they didn't actually apologise, as they normally would when having to announce things like this?) suggests that they have some things up their sleeves. I'm betting that we'll be getting an April Nintendo Direct that reveals a big title for release by the end of the year (plus a couple of small ones). They'll have released this information now in order to make sure the ND has clear air rather than having to reveal the Zelda delay in amongst it all, and thus somewhat souring the ND's announcements. I'm also betting that they fill the gap with something more, remake-wise. Recall that Wind Waker HD came about due to Nintendo's experimentation with engines and styles towards Zelda U? Perhaps something more came of that - they wouldn't want to release another Zelda remake too close to Zelda U, or to Hyrule Warriors, but with the Zelda U delay, 2015 would be the perfect time to release another Zelda HD remake. But then, it might not be Zelda - it could be a Mario remake, for instance. Note that the expectation of more games to announce isn't based solely on this news - Iwata said as much last month. Another possibility is that they've already lined up the support of one or two third parties with exclusives for release in 2015. There's been a lot of speculation about the next Dragon Quest being on Wii U, on the basis of this, which comes just a week after this. There's also this, which is likely to be announced soon. There have also been other rumblings recently that suggest that there's more coming. Talk has started up again about the fact that a prototype of GTA V was up and running on Wii U a couple of years ago. Crytek has also been in the news in connection with a "huge new licensing deal" that they'll announce "soon" ("new licensing deal" doesn't sound like a normal relationship with existing partners). And then there's things like Pokken, which has been in a "it will eventually come to Wii U" state since initial announcement... given that it's almost certainly being developed semi-simultaneously for both Wii U and arcade, it's likely that they'll be able to announce the Wii U version for this year if they need to fill a gap. In fact, its "TBA" status is probably because they wanted freedom to use it to fill a gap. In short, the conclusion that it'll be a "grim year" for Wii U is unfounded, based mostly on a lack of experience with Nintendo's MO (this sort of thing happens when a person is used to the way Sony and MS operate - Nintendo does things differently, even on the announcements front). |
I was talking sales wise, but even game wise, hell its gonna be a grim year. Pokken wont appeal to the majority, GTAV is obviously not coming to wii u, crytek partnering with nintendo would be an absolute miracle, of which rarely happens, Dragon quest just had a game released so it will be a while before the next is announced and they seem to be edging towards playstation, almost all third party publishers have abandoned wii u (even ubisoft said watchdogs is there last Mature-rated wii u game)
The only hope is Splatoon and Star fox. Star fox isnt really that popular any more so wont cause much a stir, Splatoon if marketed correctly could be picked up by quite a few, but nintendo often fail with marketing new IP's so we must see.
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