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[Nanashrew]

Wonder what they're going to fill the holiday void with.

Could be Xenoblade X.

 

[Killthee]

Wonder if it'll be another crossgen title like Twilight Princess.

 

[Plinko]

WAIT! HANG ON!

Not even at E3?

Why the hell not?

It has to be reworking it for NX.

 

[Dimentionalist]

I was expecting a delay, but it not being at E3 this year is something I wasn't anticipating.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Cross Gen release on NX

TP situation total

 

[Cramoss]

not even shown on E3? that's weird

 

[Jucksalbe]

Time to collect:

It'll absolutely hit this year.

If it doesn't, you guys can change my avatar to whatever you wish.

QUOTE ME ON IT.

Dunno where people started getting this idea that it'll be delayed.

IF ZELDA U GETS DELAYED OUT OF 2015 I'LL SUCK EVERY DICK HERE.

 

[Nothing1016]

They also didn't say delayed to 2016 either.....

 

[Rogue_Ledr]

Crap!

Too bad that guy doesn't work for Ubisoft. He'd be promoted.

 

[Mpl90]

That's like the only thing you got right in that pic so far lol,

It's Gonzo. He loses almost every time, but when he wins...oooh boy, you can't stop him!

 

[LeleSocho]

No E3 means that the next time we'll see the game it will be veeeeeery different from we've already seen.

 

[PhoenixDawn]

If it's not even at E3, I feel pretty confident that they're going to push it to their next system. That'd probably piss off a lot of people, although maybe they could still do a cross gen version like TP (rather they not though).

 

[orochi91]

Not even showing it at E3? Yeah, the NX is coming out in 2016. Quote me on this.

+1

 

[Ombala]

I hope it wont be on WiiU at all now so we can forget about that console and just move on too the next Nintendo console insteed.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Honestly... This makes me actually suspect that they're moving platforms.

He keeps referring to it as The Legend of Zelda for Wii U in the video, so at the very least i'd expect it to still release on the Wii U like Twilight Princess released on the GC.

 

[Dr. Black Jack]

Damn, probably saving it for either the NX launch or the Wii U sendoff in fall 2016.

Spoiler

or they played the FFXV demo and got scurred

 

[Orniletter]

That sucks. Oh well, the game will be even better and more polished next year.

I hope they'll pull a Twilight Princess and launch Zelda U for the WiiU and NX next year.

 

[Razmos]

They should make up for this by announcing Hyrule Warriors 2.

Please.

 

[Loofy]

Disappointing but makes sense since Zelda usually has 5 year development cycles.

 

[Volotaire]

The game not being at E3 is slightly worrisome, but hopefully Nintendo have a plethora of games to display. X or Animal Crossing U look to be the big titles this year.

 

[kittenbreath]

Disappointing but not unexpected.

Hopefully Star Fox still releases this year, but I actually thought that was the one more likely to be delayed. So...

 

[Spieler Eins]

By the way, bet on Mario Maker being the holiday game.

 

[_woLf]

Wow, no-showing E3 is pretty big after what we saw last year. I wonder if they took a huge step back to the drawing board after reading the reactions. (Female link pls?)

Splatoon in May, Yoshi Wooly World in June, Mario Maker in August, Star Fox in September, Unannounced HD remaster in October, and then Xenoblade X in November. Calling it now!

 

[Chaplain]

Mr. Aonuma, "As for games I’ve been interested in lately that were made by people outside of Nintendo, I guess one that stands out is Far Cry 4. I’ve long been interested in the Far Cry series and just had the chance to start playing this one, but I haven’t really seen all of the game yet so I’m just beginning to get into it."

I wonder if Mr. Aonuma's journey through Far Cry 4 has impacted his idea for Zelda's open-world mechanics and is the cause for the delay.

Just a theory of mine at this point.

 

[WillyFive]

Knew it.

Guess this E3 (and holiday season) will go to Star Fox, which I guess could indeed be finished first, which is weird because despite Miyamoto and Aonuma joking about which one might be finished first, Zelda actually had gameplay footage.

 

[DragonSworne]

I wonder if we saw at of Zelda was faked. Vaporware. :/

It looked so far along.

 

[Discomurf]

Well that sux. So one would assume this most likely means Holiday 2016.
Looking forward to playing the NX version with special features.

:/

 

[Xemnas89]

Such a shame but I don't think many of us are surprised. Still they could have at least given us some gameplay footage to hold us over for awhile.

 

[Mpl90]

Could be Xenoblade X.

I'm expecting Xenoblade X to be released during Fall as well, but it can't be alone. Isn't Nintendo working on other amiibo-focused titles? I suppose one of them will become an even bigger attraction for the Holidays (in terms of the promotion they're going to put in it).

 

[Spirit Icana]

Graphics overhaul, incoming! [/inmydreams]

I hope these "new" ideas are good ones. Guess it'll be a while before we hear anything more about this game.

 

[Ragelink26]

I'm not the last bit surprised by this news. The division is the next delay announced right? No way that's going to hit 2015

 

[GameE]

Fuck everything.

 

[The Last One]

So it's probably late 2016 or even 2017. Horrible News.

 

[emb]

Sad, but I'm so glad they're doing this instead of releasing and then adding content patches or dlc later.

Looking forward to playing a great game, hopefully.

Hopefully it doesn't end up pushed back to NX or anything.

 

[Jashobeam]

it really will be the Wii U's swan song...

 

[Pankratous]

This must mean NX is not in 2016. They wouldn't release new hardware and a system seller for older hardware in the same year.

Nintendos next system fall 2017 confirmed.

 

[Josh7289]

God dammit.

EDIT: I'd still rather the game be good than rushed, so whatever.

 

[dark_prinny]

Oh, Nintendo.

 

[Hikami]

Now, if Persona 5 gets delayed, I might just curl up in a fetal position.

It already was, Winter 2014 was the initial release date.

would be a real shame if it gets delayed again

 

[cmChimera]

This is pretty surprising. Especially that it's not being shown at E3. So, can I have a Twilight Princess HD to ease the pain?

 

[CengizMan]

Interesting move. Makes me wonder what happened to what we already have seen.

 

[AniHawk]

i am not even sure that it means it's a 2016 game actually. i think it means it's an nx release title, whatever year that would slot into. i'm sure the amount of time and effort they're putting into it now basically ensures it won't be stuck as a wii u game for now and forever.

This must mean NX is not in 2016. They wouldn't release new hardware and a system seller for older hardware in the same year.

Nintendos next system fall 2017 confirmed.

did you forget about twilight princess?

 

[Tobor]

I wonder if we saw at of Zelda was faked. Vaporware. :/

The hands on footage at the game awards wasn't very impressive technically. It was real, and obviously super early.

 

[Cramoss]

Time to collect:

Oh boy, haven't received a bj in years..

 

[Haunted]

Not being on E3 is weeeeiiiird. Wonder what is happening.

There are a couple possible reads, from most optimistic to realistic pessimistic:

1. They're playing with so many new ideas that they don't want to give the public a wrong impression of the game.
   
2. They're behind schedule and want to focus on development without the distraction of prepping footage/builds for E3.
   
3. They've run into problems and aren't ready to share more.
   
4. They're reworking it to make a WiiU/NX cross-release possible, Twilight Princess-style.

What all scenarios have in common is that the game is behind the internal schedule and there's still a lot of work to be done.

 

[Mortemis]

Won't even be at E3? Fuck. Nintendo better have something good during E3. Metroid?!?!

Spoiler

Lmao, no way.

Guess Zelda U will be the swan song for the wii u and it's port will be the grand opening for their next console.

 

[Plinko]

I wonder if the Retro Games title is much farther along than anybody previously thought.

 

[PadWarrior]

Mario strikers will be the holiday game and you know what I wouldn't mind

 

[El_Chino]

Please take all the time you need, Mr. Aonuma.

Too Human and Duke nukem forever say other wise Haha.

What a shame though, I was hoping to finally buy a wii u this year

 

[DoctorFling]

Well shit. 2015 seemed such a good year, but everything's leaving.