With regards to the new Legend Of Zelda release date, this is the first time that Nintendo has stated that the game will be available for the NX.
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Nintendo’s next dedicated gaming device, code named “NX”, now has a release window.
For all we know, Nintendo might be planning to make the game one of the console’s launch titles.
In the earnings report, Nintendo described the console as a “brand new concept,” and it won’t be making an appearance at this year’s E3 conference.
This announcement was made during a Nintendo briefing to shareholders in Japan Wednesday morning, and Zelda’s slide into 2017 was confirmed by financial statements.
It will be the first new console since the Wii U was launched in 2012.
On the other hand, the Wall Street Journal claimed in October a year ago that the NX would be a cross between a home console and a mobile games console.
A split-release means they’re holding off until both consoles are in the public eye, which surely indicates it’ll be a launch game on the former.
Nintendo’s keynote at the games show will focus instead on the next Legend of Zelda game, which will launch simultaneously on the Wii U and Nintendo NX in 2017.
With the shift in focus at E3 every year and with several major publishers not even holding booths, this is a very bold move for Nintendo.
Questions still remain as to what exactly the NX will offer.
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The Legend of Zelda Wii U has been delayed to 2017, Nintendo has confirmed. The company has only sold 12.8 million units so far, making it the worst performing Nintendo console since the Gamecube, according to The Verge.
