Zelda Wii-U's Delay to 2016 Suggests Release on Nintendo NX

Well once they reported that Zelda Wii-U is not coming til' possibly 2016 or later, it's leading most to believe that the hardware development of the new Nintendo NX is so far near completion that most suspect it's slated for release on that system.

I personally think it's a smart move by Nintendo, Zelda is perhaps their biggest franchise, and if they save the very first open world Zelda for their next console, it could very well be as big as perhaps a Fallout 4 or Witcher 3 release.

If Nintendo announces this new console at this years E3, with a release date of 2016, then it's more or less a certainty.

What do you guy's think?

Ditching the WiiU after 3 years would be a terrible move,even with Zelda

"Eludes releasing on Nintendo NX"

uh, i don't think that means what you want it to mean

This will no doubt send Wii U sales sky high :o Whelp, if they have a fire sale selling the U for $69.99. :P

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Unless the NX is a handheld or yet another underpowered console, releasing Zelda across platforms would just lead to an underwhelming game experience regardless of which platform you choose to get it for.

It does suggest that, especially with the fact that they're not presenting it during E3 at all. It's just odd that Nintendo would be willing to stop hardware production for the Wii U so quickly. It could imitate a TP release but TP sold more successfully on the new console anyway.

So Nintendo start yet another gen too early with under equipt hardware. If they think they will force Sony and MS to just stop this generation and move on just for Nintendo, they are likely very wrong. Though at this point, Nintendo are a lone warrior doing their own thing and not even competing. I expect the NX to be very much like the Atari 7800 in terms of an interim system to hold over and actually gain market share from PS4 and Xbox One with up to date hardware for third parties, and no more custom Blu Ray formats. If it's actually a legit gen 9 console designed to compete with PS5 and XBTwo, I'm afraid theywill have released yet another out of date console with no third party support. The WiiU was their Sega Saturn, and this might be their Dreamcast, and that's not a good thing.

The way I see it, it's Twilight Princess all over again with the Wii version and GC Nintendo did and the GC version was a hell better then Wii but I doubt Nintendo won't make the same mistake like that again. I don't see any plus side to announcing a release date over a year out. Show the game if you want to sell systems.

Who said 2016?

Why is that odd, the Wii U costs too much to do a $99 gamecube, they have made 13 million consoles, and have only SHIPPED 9.2 million as of their last report to retailers, it's game support is bad, and it's getting less and less shelf space, Amiibo did nothing.

So I don't understand why people are thinking this is surprising or odd or anything of that nature. The systems has not done well.

The NX doesn't sound like a console, and Nintendo won't release a new console next year.

So...nope.

Nintendo never should've announced that stupid NX yet.

Google Zelda Wii-U release and you'll see the official announcement from Nintendo.

Why would nintendo wait until 2017 to release the game.Nintendo is not going to release the NX in 2016. Zelda WiiU will be done and will be in people's hands sometime in 2016. The game may be ported to their next handheld, but that it.

@Slimmin360: too lazy

When you say it's leading most to believe the NX is coming next year, do you just mean yourself?

The weird part about it, is that if you were planning to buy a Nintendo console, why would you buy the Wii U then :s Just wait one year if you know the better one is out in 2016...

I seriously doubt the NX will be out in 2016 and if it is then it's not the successor to the Wii U. It will be something that will be added to the family of Nintendo systems next to the Wii U, New 3DS, and now the NX.

Zelda Wii-U's Delay to 2016 Suggests Release on Nintendo NX

No, no it doesn't. It doesn't suggest any such thing. The only thing we've got on the NX is that we'll get details in 2016. There is absolutely nothing to indicate that it would be released that year or that Zelda would be ported to it.

We don´t even know what NX is or will be, linking a game delay to it is just pure speculation.

IT's been pushed back. Not coming out this year.

Nintendo would be stupid to end the Wii Us life cycle. Nintendo can turn the Wii U into something anytime they want. They need to stop blaming the product and look at themselves. There's nothing wrong with the Wii U.

Nintendo isn't releasing new hardware next year.

Releasing a new console so soon would be a huge middle finger to the people who bought a Wii U. That's assuming they stop developing games for it to focus on the new one.

It's kind of hard to make such a statement when we know pretty much nothing about the NX. Whether it will be a gaming system, a service, or if it will even launch in 2016.

Wait...is Nintendo going to release a new console on 2016? never heard of that...only heard about some NX stuff that might come out on 2020 for all we know.

Its doubtful. There would be dev kits sent out to 3rd party developers so that they have time to make a game for launch. Since this hasn't happened, I doubt that they are anywhere near any launch window. I'm predicting 2017 or so for NX..... assuming its a physical console.

Didn't you buy an alienware computer?

I guess I'll be buying 1 game this year for the WiiU total.

Naw, I think the delay just suggest they needed more time to develop the game for the Wii U. Games get delayed all the time but Nintendo were just weird announcing it and are in a weird position since this revelation of the NX. I don't think Zelda getting delayed was an indication they were going to release that on whatever the NX is. I still think the NX will be an updated Wii U gamepad but a new more powerful system is welcomed.

QFT.

It would also serve as a warning to other gamers that investing in a Nintendo console with the hope of future games is risky.

If anyone in Nintendo is seriously promoting this, they NEED to be fired.

No, they probably only announced it to keep interest in the Wii U high for the time being since it seems deserted for a while, it will not be going to the NX.

Considering this is Nintendo we are discussing, absolutely nothing should come as a surprise. This is the company that had the gaming industry by the balls and let it go. This is the company that wants the gaming market back but nothing it tries seems to work. Nintendo seems to be living in the early 90's or so while everyone else is living in the here and now. Releasing a new system only a few unsuccessful years into the Wii U would not surprise me at all. Nintendo dropped the ball with the Wii U and screwed all of us with promises that never came to light. Delaying Zelda is a big deal considering that was the last big name title that needed to drop on the system asap.

Lets reflect back since the beginning. When sales were poor, the next big name release would turn things around. When that didn't happen, people looked towards the next release. The same thing happened. Something has to give already.

Does it really suggest that though? We aren't even sure what NX is yet, nor even what Zelda really is for that matter.

They could pull another TP, but who knows. They tend to do weird things at even weirder times. Honestly like them a lot for it even if it may not result in anything fruitful. :)

Doubt it. They announced the codename for their platform just to settle the hysteria around the mobile announcement.

This move has absolutely nothing to do with the NX. Zelda games are notorious for being delayed multiple times. Nothing new here.

I really hope Nintendo isn't dumb enough to launch new hardware that soon. Christ, that'd be Sega stupid. But at the same time, just LOOK at how absolutely abysmal Wii U is actually doing. Can't really blame them for wanting to move on if they do that, but know doing that will hurt them. They are in a damned if you do, damned if you don't place right now. Even if they release a new console as powerful as PS4 or more than, I'd still end up with poor third party support that would leave PS4 and Xbox One remaining as better values, and when Sony and MS later released new hardware after a few more years, NX would be both poorly supported AND grossly outdated.

Me, I'd bite down and get real, try to stretch it into at least the end of 2017. Find a way to do a Kinect style divorce from the gamepad, pack in a classic controller, and slash the ever living **** out of that grossly inflated price, (being $100 less than PS4 is a joke, being $50 less than Xbone is simply outrageous… I'd aim for $149) get more storage in the system, pump out some more games from less appreciated IPs, get SERIOUS about the Virtual Console, (which has been a running joke on the U side) and stop dragging my feet on localizing promising looking games currently only available in one region. (Getting the rights to Fatal Frame to then just SIT on it in Japan is beyond stupid, it's insane)

I'd also look at a redesign thats more unique and streamlined, and in a bunch of damn colors. (people love that kind of shit) Do more limited edition bundles with special designs on the hardware the way they do with 3DS as well. (again, people eat that shit up but good)

Basically, they need to stretch this thing out as close as possible to Sony and MS hardware refreshes, and go crazy on it. It's not just casual gamers not buying Wii U, it's hardcore Nintendo fans who are still holding off as well. Right now, it's easily the absolute worst value on the market. I mean just insultingly bad.

I doubt NX is near enough for a pushed back game to be released on it and not the Wii U. They only said they would have more information next year, right? Anyways the whole thing just looked like a stunt to boost confidence while they continue planning and developing in the shadows. Zelda games tend to be delayed, I don't think the two things are related.

Remember when people thought Skyward Sword was going to be on WiiU?

2016? You know something no one else does? They said we won't hear anything on NX till 2016. 2017 or 2018 is most likey the release.

It is strange that they won't show it at all at E3. Maybe it's just going through a massive redesign.

No way. They wouldn't do that to WiiU owners. I can see a cross platform release like Twilight Princess, but there is no way the game is skipping the WiiU.

This is assuming that the NX is a new console. Good chance it's a new handheld. Though they could go the way of a handheld that can be docked. Basically a gaming tablet with a controller and dock. That would be cool and I can see Nintendo doing that.

Nintendo knows their biggest competition right now are cheap tablets. A straight up handheld would probably not do well in the market. Some sort of a tablet with expanded functionality would probably do much better. An Android tablet that has a snappable controller and a dock. That would be neat.

Late 2017, no way Nintendo ditches the Wii U until at least 5 years after launch.

That's what I've been saying since they first announced the delay, while everybody was too busy regurgitating "this is a good thing guys, Nintendo doesn't release glitchy games". And, if that was the case I'd agree, but some part of me is skeptical they're pulling a Twilight Princess all over again, it was continually delayed on GameCube until the Wii launched then released it as a GameCube/Wii game. I'm gonna be pretty pissed if Nintendo delays it for these reasons. Still, we don't know that's the case yet, I just fucking hope that's not the case, I'll be pretty pissed at Nintendo if that happens.

And, Nintendo I think has shown they've been rather unable in the past to focus on one platform without it being at the expense of another. The fact they're working on the NX leaves me to believe that Nintendo's support of the 3DS and Wii U is just going to slide further than its low it's already in at the moment. I think it's fair to say at this point they've pretty much ready to abandon both.

Uh...No, I wouldn't go that far......The hardware is last gen, and the online interface is lack luster to say the least....and 3rd party support is non-existant.

Now that I seriously doubt, Even if Nintendo announces a new console for next year, I don't think they would abandon game development for Wii-U for at least another 2 years or more.

If anything NX is 3ds successor it's still too early for Wii U successor Nintendo is not stupid to repeat Sega mistakes, if Nintendo is smart I think their NX should be a really high end portable device ( so it might get some of the third party multiplats ) but I don't think the technology is there yet for handhelds to match or be close in power to ps4 and X one