[Golden Legacy]

http://news.vgchartz...php?id=6422&a=2

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata talked with Asahi Shimbun about a host of Nintendo related topics through 2010 and beyond.

Next Nintendo handheld :

* Iwata wants high resolution image output, motion sensor technologies implemented

* Release date wants to remain mystery for now (E3 2010?)

* “DS saw its highest sales in North America in 2009″

DS :

* Iwata wants to expand partnership with McDonalds to other shops

Wii :

* Iwata says Wii “has started to accelerate again”

* “In North America and Japan, we recorded the highest system sales for the past three years.”

* Games for the Wii Vitality Sensor will be announced in July (E3 2010?)

* Zelda Wii to release before 2010 is over



More info on Zelda Wii has also become available:

Eiji Aonuma has revealed that the game will be shown at E3 2010. He said this back in November: “So far, the basic flow of the Zelda games is you’re exploring a field, you go to a dungeon, you conquer it and return to the field. We’re looking at altering that traditional flow. That’s all I can share, and I can’t say more until E3 next year.” Aonuma has also stated that Twilight Princess didn’t fully complete Nintendo’s objective of creating the most realistic and immersive Zelda experience ever, and says that Zelda Wii will take what they’ve built in Twilight Princess and adapt it for a more realistic playing experience.

[Someone Else]

Aaaand still not really caring D:

[Laharl]

is this the part where we act all excited before the inevitable disappointment a few years down the line?

[Aquamarine]

OH MY GOOOOOD, this Zelda is going to be something COMPLETELY NEW and UNHEARD OF!! I just frickin' KNOW it!!!!

[Golden Legacy]

Don't shoot the messenger fellas.

Aquamarine, on Jan 7 2010, 02:49 PM, said:

OH MY GOOOOOD, this Zelda is going to be something COMPLETELY NEW and UNHEARD OF!! I just frickin' KNOW it!!!!

HAV U HEARD, LINK RIDES A TRAIN NOW, ZOMG INNOVATION

[TheEnglishman]

I wish they wouldn't mess around with the Zelda formula, I actually still enjoy it as it is. However since I don't own a Wii, it's unlikely to affect me.

[Moonear]

Golden Legacy, on Jan 7 2010, 03:02 PM, said:

Don't shoot the messenger fellas.
HAV U HEARD, LINK RIDES A TRAIN NOW, ZOMG INNOVATION

Spirit Tracks isn't original, but it's fun. <_<

[Aquamarine]

TheEnglishman, on Jan 7 2010, 10:08 PM, said:

I wish they wouldn't mess around with the Zelda formula, I actually still enjoy it as it is. However since I don't own a Wii, it's unlikely to affect me.

Screw you, what do you know?! This will be the first console Zelda that I most likely won't bother purchasing, all because I'm sick of that over-used formula. If you ask me, they need drastic changes in order to get me, a Nintendo fanboy who used to absolutely love Zelda more than any other game, to buy it.

EDIT: @ihk: Nintendo seems to think that saying "OH, BUT IT'S FUN!!!" is enough to satisfy everyone, but it simply isn't. That's not the world we live in, concentrating exclusively on making a game fun doesn't work.

[Someone Else]

I'm glad to hear that they're looking into changing the formula to be fair, because while it's a decent formula that many people have tried to duplicate besides Nintendo and failed, even Nintendo themselves can't get it right. But I'm really doubting I'll like it regardless after I believe Iwata himself basically went out and said this game would be easier than Twilight Princess.

[TheEnglishman]

Aquamarine, on Jan 7 2010, 10:50 PM, said:

Screw you, what do you know?!

I know what I like, and I like the formula that's made the series so well known for the last twenty years. I prefer what I like to a game that doesn't feel like a Zelda game but that I feel I have to like because it wants to do something different.
Don't get me wrong, it's just my opinion and I understand why people want to see a change, but trying to change the nature of a game can end up with games like Bomberman: Act Zero, and the newer Sonic games.

[Caael]

Someone Else, on Jan 8 2010, 01:07 AM, said:

I'm glad to hear that they're looking into changing the formula to be fair, because while it's a decent formula that many people have tried to duplicate besides Nintendo and failed, even Nintendo themselves can't get it right. But I'm really doubting I'll like it regardless after I believe Iwata himself basically went out and said this game would be easier than Twilight Princess.

How does one scale down the difficulty of a game...that has no difficulty?

[Lemontime]

Get fucked nintendo, you had your chance..

[Someone Else]

I still think Nintendo should hand Zelda to a different development team that doesn't have Iwata. Can't hurt, might be good. Sims 3 was given to a different developer that didn't have Will Wright and it was great, AND still felt like the Sims.

[Nosferatu]

Lemontime, on Jan 7 2010, 07:34 PM, said:

Get fucked nintendo, you had your chance..

I know. It's too bad the game won't have online mulitplayer and guns.

[TheEnglishman]

Someone Else, on Jan 8 2010, 08:48 AM, said:

I still think Nintendo should hand Zelda to a different development team that doesn't have Iwata. Can't hurt, might be good. Sims 3 was given to a different developer that didn't have Will Wright and it was great, AND still felt like the Sims.

Isn't that what they're doing with the next Metroid? Maybe they should look at the results of that and see if it'll work for Zelda.

[Legolastom]

I look back at when I was a Nintendo fanboy and got excited about another new Nintendo game, and just facepalm myself. I mean seriously you respect Nintendo games to an extent (Because they are for all intents and purposes "Good") but then when you compare them to truly great games made by companies like Valve and Bioware, you just think "Lol".

[Mallick]

For the most part, Nintendo makes SNES games with cool(ish) graphics.. which is great if you're in that kind of mood. I'm not a big fan of the Zelda franchise though so I haven't got much of an opinion on this.

[Aquamarine]

Someone Else, on Jan 8 2010, 01:07 AM, said:

I'm glad to hear that they're looking into changing the formula to be fair, because while it's a decent formula that many people have tried to duplicate besides Nintendo and failed, even Nintendo themselves can't get it right. But I'm really doubting I'll like it regardless after I believe Iwata himself basically went out and said this game would be easier than Twilight Princess.

Wait, you actually believe Iwata when he says they're going to do something new?

Because I sure as hell don't. Oh, and adding "WHEN YOU SWING THE WIIMOTE LINK SWINGS HIS SWORD IN THE SAME FASHION" to the game isn't changing the gameplay.

[Someone Else]

Yes, whether I believe it'll be a good change I'll have to wait and see.

TheEnglishman, on Jan 8 2010, 04:53 AM, said:

Isn't that what they're doing with the next Metroid? Maybe they should look at the results of that and see if it'll work for Zelda.

Exactly.

Legolastom, on Jan 8 2010, 05:01 AM, said:

I mean seriously you respect Nintendo games to an extent (Because they are for all intents and purposes "Good") but then when you compare them to truly great games made by companies like Valve and Bioware, you just think "Lol".

Agrees

[Golden Legacy]

TheEnglishman, on Jan 7 2010, 05:08 PM, said:

I wish they wouldn't mess around with the Zelda formula, I actually still enjoy it as it is. However since I don't own a Wii, it's unlikely to affect me.

TheEnglishman, on Jan 7 2010, 09:13 PM, said:

I know what I like, and I like the formula that's made the series so well known for the last twenty years. I prefer what I like to a game that doesn't feel like a Zelda game but that I feel I have to like because it wants to do something different.
Don't get me wrong, it's just my opinion and I understand why people want to see a change, but trying to change the nature of a game can end up with games like Bomberman: Act Zero, and the newer Sonic games.

This is actually a fairly good point. After all, if Nintendo is going to "innovate" the next Zelda, why not just make it an altogether new franchise?

That's what I interpreted at least. Keep Zelda for its "Zelda style gameplay", and if Nintendo is going to create an entirely new experience, why insist on it being an old IP when you can make a new one?

[Nosferatu]

Golden Legacy, on Jan 10 2010, 03:35 PM, said:

This is actually a fairly good point. After all, if Nintendo is going to "innovate" the next Zelda, why not just make it an altogether new franchise?

That's what I interpreted at least. Keep Zelda for its "Zelda style gameplay", and if Nintendo is going to create an entirely new experience, why insist on it being an old IP when you can make a new one?

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For the picture-inept: Brand recognition.

[I'm Always BROKE]

I wanna see a trailer of this new Zelda. Actually, I'm pretty interessted. The formula may get old yeah, but so far I don't think it's too bad. This going from field to dungeon thing is only really obvious in Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess. Mayora's Mask and Wind Waker felt much different for example.

Most likely, in the end this game will not be what they're promising now. But it'll still be good enough to most people.

Is Spirit Tracks a good game btw?