Nintendo 'hasn't committed' to new Zelda for Wii in 2010
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Nov 8th 2009 at 3:30PM } 
So, feel free to keep that hope in your heart that you'll be Ganon-thwarting once more within the next 365 days -- but don't get too upset if it doesn't happen. Much like a college-aged Lothario, Nintendo's remaining non-committal. You might say the company's as free as a bird, darling -- and this bird, you cannot change.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
johnnynumber5 @ Nov 8th 2009 3:37PM
They need to put out a Zelda game on the Wii since they haven't done so yet this generation. Yes, I know they released twilight Princess but that was a Gamecube developed game that was ported to the Wii. I'm talking about a Zelda built from the ground up for the Wii.
Brodo @ Nov 8th 2009 4:26PM
Reggie always has to be the bearer of bad news....
Hey Mr. Khan.. still think the wii is the best thing since sliced bread?
Shmil @ Nov 8th 2009 4:30PM
Hey Brodo? Did you reply to Johnny just to appear near the top of the comments?
fffunfarm06 @ Nov 8th 2009 5:24PM
i replied to the top so everyone can see this.
"GRIFFIN, YOUR STORY IS 4 DAYS OLD. I WATCHED THE SHOW, THIS IS SO OLD! OMG"
Mr Khan @ Nov 8th 2009 5:36PM
And why, pray tell, would i change my opinion?
Just because the bitching on the internet has gotten louder doesn't mean it's reasoning has gotten any better.
Brysonial the Bison @ Nov 8th 2009 6:13PM
If it is a triple game year next year on wii i'll be pretty pumped I havn't bought a game on the wii since mario kart wii!
johnnynumber5 @ Nov 8th 2009 6:17PM
Nothing wrong with the Wii per se it just is what it is ... Mr. Khan is going to like whatever Nintendo makes because thats his preferences. There's nothing wrong with that and you shouldn't antagonize him about it either.
Urza @ Nov 8th 2009 9:29PM
LOL.. why are you still waiting and hoping for one? Move on, Nintendo only loves your money, not you.Their big game for this year... a DS to Wii port.. wtf is that?!
johnnynumber5 @ Nov 8th 2009 9:42PM
Who said they were waiting? Just saying they need one.
Cody @ Nov 9th 2009 10:58AM
"Nothing wrong with the Wii per se it just is what it is ... Mr. Khan is going to like whatever Nintendo makes because thats his preferences. There's nothing wrong with that and you shouldn't antagonize him about it either. "
Interesting johnny, considering you act just the opposite when referring to me. Double standards FTL
johnnynumber5 @ Nov 10th 2009 2:34PM
Cody
I hardly respond to anything you say. Big difference between someone as obnoxious as you are and Mr. Khan. In fact, anytime I mention the wii being my kids console you always rail on me. You have no room to talk anyway with the way you antagonize 360 owners and stereotype them as frat boys in a derogatory way.
gmrtom7 @ Nov 8th 2009 3:38PM
Oh, won't you flllyyyy hiiiigh, Freeeeebird, yeah!
jbloss @ Nov 8th 2009 3:38PM
They've said it themselves, "The Wii has stalled." This, in my opinion, is the only game out of the mentioned trifecta that is a guaranteed system seller. Galaxy 2, while it will most likely be critically acclaimed, is building off of a somewhat used up mechanic. I'm sure Metroid Other M will be phenominal as well, but it just cannot cater to the casual and hardcore markets nearly as much as a new and legitimate Zelda Adventure can. Nintendo needs to do everything they can to release this game next year if they want to save the Wii from itself.
Josh @ Nov 8th 2009 4:03PM
Your opinion is wrong, though.
embassy @ Nov 8th 2009 4:23PM
Are you sure? As iconic as the Zelda franchise may be, I wouldn't neccessarily call it "casual", especially not more casual or brand-centric to nintendo as a Mario game (like Galaxy).
Also, I highly doubt a new Zelda title would move systems, seeing as how most people who are waiting for a true, "next-gen" Zelda probably already have a Wii.
jbloss @ Nov 8th 2009 4:49PM
Well I'm kind of basing what i'm saying off of my experience when Twilight Princess came out. Yes, you're probably right about it not being so much a system seller, but a new Zelda game will be the game that makes people start to use the Wii again. While Galaxy was still a great experience, it didn't keep people attached to their Wii, many seeing it as a great at the time but ultimately somewhat forgettable experience (keep in mind I am basing this off of the Wii owners I know personally, I'm not very educated on how others see it). Twilight Princess on the other hand is the favorite game of all my friends who own a Wii, even if it was technically a gamecube game. I know for a fact that once this new Zelda comes out, their Wiis will turn back on.
Anti-Villian @ Nov 8th 2009 5:35PM
what would move systems is a fully fledged final fantasy or an uncharted 3 wii
Mr Khan @ Nov 8th 2009 5:37PM
I agree, in part. New Super Mario Bros Wii is going to be a big system mover, as will Wii Vitality whenever it rolls around, but Galaxy 2 and Other M are certainly not going to re-light sales fires.
johnnynumber5 @ Nov 8th 2009 6:19PM
You really think the heart monitor will move more Wii boxes? I could see the NSMB Wii but not that hear thingy.
embassy @ Nov 8th 2009 6:31PM
Johnny,
That sounds like what everyone said about the balance board.
Skaz @ Nov 8th 2009 7:32PM
good things happen in threes so do bad things.
good things happen in threes so do bad things.
good things happen in threes so do bad things.
jbloss @ Nov 8th 2009 7:47PM
Yeah, i'm thinking the vitality sensor will be the Wii Music of 2010.
Mr Khan @ Nov 8th 2009 9:39PM
The Vitality sensor will be the Wii Fit of E3 2010, if Nintendo swings it right. That's why we need to see some damn software.
johnnynumber5 @ Nov 8th 2009 10:42PM
I think there is a fundamental difference between Wii Fit and this heart monitor. I think when people were buying Wii Fit they were buying a platform more so than a add-on. I'm not really seeing this as a platform as much as I see it as a companion to the other devices. Thats just the way I see it. I'm sure it'll sell well enough in it of itself but I'm skeptical that it's going to move Wii units in bulk. None of the ideas we've heard from Nintendo (as good as some of them are) indicate this "thing" being a standalone platform.
What say you guys?
Nook @ Nov 8th 2009 10:42PM
100% agree with you.
@embassy - I don't know man (assumption on my part), my mom is the one who brought home the first Zelda.....after the family was done with the more 'casual' games of the time, such as World Class Track Meet.
Lost Garden had an article posted on lifecycles in game, this would be a progression IMO, now the casuals need top be roped in, just like my mom, in 1987, when she bought Zelda while seeking a new experience in video games.
Of course, we grew up with games, Atari 2600, 5200, NES...ect.
Anti-Villian @ Nov 9th 2009 1:15AM
so uncharted 3 and final fantasy don't move systems?
sam @ Nov 9th 2009 8:33AM
I don't think Galaxy 2 is a 'used up' mechanic. First let's see if they add some new things before judging.
Agree it might not be a system seller (who would buy Wii for Galaxy 2 if they didn't buy one for Galaxy - hasn't even been much of a price cut since), and it also might not sell as well as the first (if you didn't finish the first why get the expansion pack... and I'm willing to bet a LOT of people didn't finish the first). But regardless of sales it still has the potential to be a really great game. (And the expectation, from me at least; even if it's just more of the same.)
Certainly for me it's about a thousand times more interesting than NSMBW (which I'm not sure whether I'll even bother to buy).
As for Zelda I agree it will be a big game and has a wide audience but I'm not sure it will sell that many systems, because that audience does tend toward the hardcore end of the Nintendo-fan spectrum who probably bought a Wii already.
Personally, I'm a big Zelda fan, and initially I bought the Wii for Twilight Princess. (Sure I knew it was a GC port... but I knew the Wii version would be better, if only slightly, which it was. So rather than buying a last title for a dead system, I wanted to make TP my first title for a new one...) So, obviously, I'm not in the market for another Wii when the next Zelda comes out. And while there are the hardcore lefties/anti-waggle freaks among the Zelda fanbase who swore vengeance on all things Wii, I'm pretty sure that by this time most of those will have picked up the system anyhow.
Actually though I'm not sure anything will make a massive difference at this point. First, it doesn't really need to, except in Japan (where Zelda, um... is not the answer). Worldwide Wii is still massively outselling either competitor, and almost outselling both. Second, at this point it seems unlikely there will be really huge boosts to system sales from individual games. Instead they (Nintendo + third parties) need to have a constant stream of Wii software releases in a 'little but often' kind of manner to gradually maintain/build interest and slightly reduce the level of fan complaints. Oh, yeah, and another price cut.
BIGGEN (LIVE-PSN: BIGGEN1103) @ Nov 8th 2009 3:39PM
well, they gotta keep SOMETHING for 2011 right? right?
bongoes Sector 2814 @ Nov 8th 2009 5:04PM
2011 should be for F-Zero and Star Fox.
Mr Khan @ Nov 8th 2009 5:38PM
Project Sora, Pikmin 3, Dragon Quest X (though that's not from them), and i would also bet on a new Star Fox for that time-frame.
BIGGEN (LIVE-PSN: BIGGEN1103) @ Nov 9th 2009 9:22AM
like i said...
Anti-Villian @ Nov 9th 2009 10:54PM
There won't be another starfox for a while
Everready @ Nov 8th 2009 3:41PM
nintendo should just die
Mama Luigi @ Nov 8th 2009 3:47PM
You Mad?
DBuck_Eye @ Nov 8th 2009 4:18PM
I said the same thing about internet trolls just this morning.
edes @ Nov 8th 2009 4:49PM
You all lose for arguing over the internet
Asmerom (PSN: neon6plz) (XBL: reo6) (Waiting for NMH2) @ Nov 8th 2009 3:43PM
Once again, Reggie Fils-Aime has kicked me in the balls.
religiousjedi @ Nov 8th 2009 4:58PM
Well, he did say he's "kicking ass and taking names"...
:)
*prepares for downvotes*
Asmerom (PSN: neon6plz) (XBL: reo6) (Waiting for NMH2) @ Nov 8th 2009 5:10PM
Ah yes, I do believe he once called himself the "Regginator".
Dreaded Fear @ Nov 8th 2009 3:45PM
I really want, no I need a new console Zelda. For me at least, they never get old.
Skaz @ Nov 8th 2009 7:46PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mHw5g55oC4
they never do, do they
CaramelZappa @ Nov 8th 2009 3:46PM
Eh, there's already a Zelda game for the wii. Another one would be cool, but I just want pikmin 3.
Raffi @ Nov 8th 2009 4:05PM
No, they ported a Gamecube game to the Wii. There's never been a proper Wii Zelda title.
CaramelZappa @ Nov 8th 2009 4:20PM
Fair enough, but I still want my damn Pikmin 3
Roto13 @ Nov 8th 2009 5:23PM
Saying that Twilight Princess isn´t a Wii game because it was developed for the GameCube is like saying Bayonetta isn´t a PS3 game because it was developed for the 360.
rooshma @ Nov 8th 2009 5:38PM
No it's not.
Anti-Villian @ Nov 8th 2009 5:42PM
That comment is wrong on too many levels.
Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 8th 2009 6:53PM
A better analogy: There hasn't been a modern Splinter Cell game because Double Agent was just a port of the sixth generation versions.
Better?
tmacairjordan87 @ Nov 8th 2009 7:02PM
"Saying that Twilight Princess isn´t a Wii game because it was developed for the GameCube is like saying Bayonetta isn´t a PS3 game because it was developed for the 360"
That is awful logic. A game that was designed on a last gen system, then ported over at the last second is the same as having a game on 2 current gen systems?
jekoln @ Nov 8th 2009 3:47PM
maybe they'll push this back so far that they make it a launch title for their next console.