Hey look! It’s Twilight Princess all over again, despite Nintendo’s repeated previous denials.
As most gamers and pundits have surmised for some time now, the next Legend of Zelda, originally scheduled to release as a Wii U exclusive back in 2015, has in fact been in simultaneous development for Nintendo’s next console, the codenamed NX. Both versions will launch in tandem next year, Nintendo confirmed early this morning.
Yep, you read that right. This announcement also brings with it the news that the game has been delayed yet again, now to 2017. Obviously that means 2017 will be the year of the NX mystery console launch; a release window of March 2017 is the current projection.
With that said, Nintendo has confirmed that the NX will not have a presence at E3 but will be fully unveiled at a later date this year. The Legend of Zelda game, on the other hand, will be playable for the first time on Wii U during E3. In fact, Nintendo will be focusing its entire event around showcasing Link’s next adventure so much that it will be the company’s only playable game at the show.
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I’ve never really played any Zelda titles, but this one has me interested. Releasing the NX in March is better for my wallet, but I’m still on the fence about buying any Nintendo hardware unless they change their eShop policy of tying purchases to your account and not a specific device.
freemantim I’m still waiting to see what the gimmick of the NX is going to be before working up any excitement. Nintendo’s handling of the Wii U hasn’t inspired a lot of confidence, and the whole GamePad aspect made me not even want to bother with it. I just want a game console with a regular controller, but Nintendo always has to work in some gimmicky tech angle to their hardware.