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Paatar on 19 August 2015

May 2016. Hopefully.



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tripenfall on 19 August 2015

After such a disappointing E3 I would love to see a Nintendo Direct in the next few weeks with some completely new Zelda footage and a solid Wii U release date. It would breathe a little bit of confidence in the system.



hunter_alien on 19 August 2015
Soundwave said:
hunter_alien said:


True, but it could have been objectively worse. They need to milk the system as much as they can. WIth a 16 million userbase and 100 million + software sales (from which Nintendo would sell a pretty big percentage) they might have a chance to make some money from it

Zelda is one title that could push them there. An open world, critically acclaimed entry into the series would most deffinatly be a good reason for many gamers to jump on a 3.5 year old system that didnt really got a whole lot of traction this generation.


They don't "need" to do anything. Wii U is going to be a spectacular market failure, there's no release that is going to realistically change that now. 

The iceberg has already been hit and this ship's been sinking for a while now and it's destination is the bottom of the Atlantic. Ain't nothing changing that. 

The only real question I guess would be if Zelda U becomes the worst selling mainline console Zelda game, which is an open question if it's a Wii U only title (much like DKC is the worst selling DKC game, Mario 3D World is the lowest selling 3D Mario game, etc. etc. etc.). 

I am agreeing with you, dont get me wrong. The WiiU is a failure, as much as a main console entry can be. Never the less there is a difference if it can make a profit or only loos the company money. Nintendo is still not in the position tpo go bankrupt anytime soon, but a tiny installbase, yet profitable system could go a long way when it comes down to invester confidence. Zelda could only help achieve this.



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midrange on 19 August 2015

Assuming it comes in the summer,

In terms of sales........... Hahahaha ..... No. Zelda is not typically a huge seller like mario, cod, gta, and pokemon, and that is not changing with the wii u.

In terms of reviews, maybe but I wouldn't hold my breath seeing as how it's a huge open world hd game that has to outperform current and upcoming rpg's such as witcher 3 and fallout 4



Jumpin on 20 August 2015

There's a reason why new Zelda footage is being held off until the NX unveiling.



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Miyamotoo on 20 August 2015

Maybe, but I don't think so.



Edwardooo on 20 August 2015
Jumpin said:
zippy said:

Please, tell me everything you know about NX, im all ears.


For starters, we know it is Nintendo's upcoming home console. We also know three games from Square Enix coming for it: Final Fantasy 14, Dragon Quest X and Dragon Quest 11. We also know that Nintendo is going to present the console in 2016, perhaps as early as January to kick off the year. We know it will have some form of connectivity with 3DS, PC, mobile phones, and tablets. We know that Nintendo's upcoming QOL will have some sort of integration with the platform.

Speaking of probable outcomes - Zelda NX and Mario Galaxy 3 are likely headlining games to launch during the first year with at least one launching the same time as the console itself. It will probably launch sometime in late 2016. It will probably have an upgraded version of the Miiverse. It will probably have some new sort of rewards program and merchandizing platform accessible through the NX platform.


Actually, there is a lot of false things here. We don't know for sure is the NX is only a home console, or only a handled, or both. We just know that it will be the next generation of Nintendo consoles. And there is no way the 3DS won't be replaced in 2016.

Square Enix hasn't ever said that Final Fantasy XIV will be ported on NX. Square Enix said that if the NX allows cross-play then they will think about it, and they said that in answer for a question from a journalist.

And I've never read anywhere that QOL will have any sort of connection with the NX. We know a really little bit about QOL.



the_dark_lewd on 20 August 2015

They've repeatedly said that they sell a lot more games over the holidays. I'm guessing it'll be the good old November 21st release date.



fedfed on 20 August 2015

nice idea... let's see what Nintendo is pulling out for us?



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Edwardooo on 20 August 2015

And for Zelda, I think it's possible, a summer release and a NX port one year later, just like The Last of Us on PS3/PS4.