Golden Sun.

I want to say the reveal for the NX, but that doesn't quite fit here, soooo...

Zelda U and Smash 4 are and were painful waits for me... x_x I would be checking the smash boards everyday, hoping for news or leaks to appear. And just waiting for the fateful release alone was agonizing.

Zelda U, I am hurting to play in their beautiful looking world. I wish it came out last year... TT_TT

I'm not sure if mine even counts. Star tropics is never happening again.

Hey where is Captain Toad 2? I'd also accept Star Tropics, a true sequel to SMB 2, or SMRPG(SNES)

For the mentions of it in this thread... I'm not sure I'd count things like Super Mario RPG when Paper Mario is basically a spiritual sequel to that with all the same core gameplay.

Anyway, for me personally it was the gap between Pikmin 2 and 3. It's my favourite Nintendo franchise and 9 years was a painful wait. I'm glad it looks less likely to repeat itself at the moment.

If I were counting anything at all (I'm not), I'd say Baten Kaitos. I suppose it's always possible for the series to get a reboot but it's been 10 years and I'm not optimistic.

Kind of surprised to see Zelda leading the poll when the wait between home console releases has been 4-5 years for most of them. Between A Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time it was about 7 years, with only one handheld release (Link's Awakening) between them, while in the 5 years between Skyward Sword and Zelda U we've ended up with SIX other releases (A Link Between Worlds, Tri Force Heroes and re-releases of Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask).

It's impossible to choose between like five Nintendo series. Is it really good business practice to keep me wanting that badly all the time? Because I don't really think it is.

Animal Crossing!!!!!!!! I need the next version already!!!!! There is soooo much things they can add!!!!!

Definitely Star Fox... I want to know what the hell happens after Assault dammit!

Probably SOCOM II on PS2.

They do need a captain Toad 2, but it really hasn't been that long yet.