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[Shiggy]

Nintendo are internally aiming for a June 16 2017 UK Breath of the Wild Switch release. Aiming Wii U for June 23 2017 UK.

https://mobile.twitter.com/LaurakBuzz/status/801370512379224065

Laura Kate Dale in action again. She's also apparently been blacklisted by Nintendo UK now.

 

[Persona7]

Wii U's final L

 

[LordKano]

Worth mentioning the other info too : the Xenoblade X port is handled externally, while Monolith Soft is working on his own project.

 

[Dryk]

Laura Kate Dale in action again. She's also apparently been blacklisted by Nintendo UK now.

She has sources inside Nintendo so all this does is increase her credibility.

 

[Yoshi88]

Worth mentioning the other info too : the Xenoblade X port is handled externally, while Monolith Soft is working on his own project.

Best news this week Can't wait for their new project.

 

[Jb]

June's not too bad. I was afraid they pushed it to the second half of 2017.

 

[KingSnake]

I hope this is true. It's the ideal way to keep the Switch sales momentum post-launch up until holidays. And even if it misses the launch, there is not that much longer to wait in the end.

 

[dancrane212]

That's earlier than I thought when the last rumor said the game was going to be released after the switch launch. Figured it would be closer to the holidays.

 

[FrontalMonk]

Ah, the ol Twilight Princess switcharoo, only worse.

 

[frankie_baby]

Oh wow birthday release for me (uk) think i know what I'll getting as a present although I'm going to a festival so wont be able to play it all weekend

Edit - I've not had enough coffee this morning, its the wii u release not the uk release on my birthday lol

 

[maxcriden]

June is reassuringly soon. Yay. #Skittzowasright.

 

[KingSnake]

Ah, the ol Twilight Princess switcharoo, only worse.

How it's worse when it's just a week?

 

[The Hermit]

I am not holding my breath for a WiiU version anymore

The Switch version launches a day before my birthday... I swore I would never buy a system at launch since the 3DS. Goddammit Nintendo

 

[ggx2ac]

E3 and then Zelda in the same week.

 

[@MUWANdo]

I hope this is true. It's the ideal way to keep the Switch sales momentum post-launch up until holidays. And even if it misses the launch, there is not that much longer to wait in the end.

They did exactly the same thing with 3DS--release in March, hold OOT3D (and Starfox 64 3D) back until June to "give third-party publishers some breathing room"--and it backfired hard.

Then again, I'm sure they have better first-party launch titles lined up for Switch than Pilotwings and Nintendogs, which would obviously help just a little.

 

[Aaron Strife]

How it's worse when it's just a week?

Yeah, TP was about a month's difference.

Or maybe because TP was a launch title vs having to wait three months after the Switch launch.

 

[MomoQca]

Worth mentioning the other info too : the Xenoblade X port is handled externally, while Monolith Soft is working on his own project.

In addition to that, the game is coming in 2018 at the earliest.

 

[tolkir]

Worth mentioning the other info too : the Xenoblade X port is handled externally, while Monolith Soft is working on his own project.

I thought that Monolith Soft was working on Zelda.

 

[Lilalaunebaer]

That´s E3 week, which is when i take time off from work so that´s neat for me. E3 + Zelda.

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

i'm fine with that.

 

[maxcriden]

I hope this is true. It's the ideal way to keep the Switch sales momentum post-launch up until holidays. And even if it misses the launch, there is not that much longer to wait in the end.

Totally agreed. This is probably the smartest and most ideal way to delay. Plenty of time to play through Mario first, at the least.

 

[BocoDragon]

They need to stop announcing Zelda release dates.

Have they even made a single one? Thinking back 20 years, this is the norm.

 

[dex3108]

"Thank you for supporting us Wii U owners but now go and buy Switch if you want to play it early"

 

[DNAbro]

Man I'm really going to need a Switch.

 

[oti]

E3 and then Zelda in the same week.

Second Christmas just got Christmas-ier.

 

[heringer]

Just one month away from when I'm planning to buy a Switch. Not too bad.

 

[Ridley327]

I thought that Monolith Soft was working on Zelda.

They are, but it's a small chunk of the studio. They're assuredly hard at work on their next big RPG by now.

 

[Stilton Disco]

I know it makes sense financially, but Nintendo's willingness to toss WiiU owners under a bus for the sake Switch sales is really not treating their customers well.

I mean sure, they're mostly hardcore Nintendo fans and will somehow see the WiiU version's delay as a positive, but still, shifty behaviour by Nintendo.

In fact I wouldn't be at all surprised if the WiiU version were actually already finished, and the delays are purely driven by the Switch port.

 

[Persona7]

"Thank you for supporting us Wii U owners but now go and buy Switch if you want to play it early"

makes sense though.

 

[LordKano]

I thought that Monolith Soft was working on Zelda.

It's only a part of Monolith Soft who helps on different Nintendo projects.

 

[Skittzo0413]

June is reassuringly soon. Yay. #Skittzowasright.

We all win here!

In fact I wouldn't be at all surprised if the WiiU version were actually already finished, and the delays are purely driven by the Switch port.

Rumore from the same source indicate that localization and testing is what is making Zelda miss March, which affects the Wii U version equally. So no, it's not finished.

 

[13ruce]

Just in time for the summer vacation!

 

[NSESN]

Now i feel bad for wii u owners

 

[Jim_Cacher]

Right after E3 2017? Interesting. E3 can help me weather the hype of a new Zelda game.

 

[DKHF]

If it hits that date it will be very nice to have Zelda and E3 in the same week.

 

[maxcriden]

We all win here!

I meant it sincerely of course, I'm thrilled

 

[Eolz]

She has sources inside Nintendo so all this does is increase her credibility.

Even if she wasn't credible, she'd be blacklisted. Surprised it took this long tbh.

 

[Dreamwriter]

This flies in the face of what Nintendo has been saying, that BotW is launching simultaneously on Switch and Wii U.

 

[DrunkShogun]

That's good for me. Persona takes April and that leaves me May to catch up on anybgames I skipped during the busy period.

Another slap to wii u I guess. Guess I will buy switch in June.

 

[KingSnake]

They did exactly the same thing with 3DS--release in March, hold OOT3D (and Starfox 64 3D) back until June to "give third-party publishers some breathing room"--and it backfired hard.

Then again, I'm sure they have better first-party launch titles lined up for Switch than Pilotwings and Nintendogs, which would obviously help just a little.

The difference being that now they will have at least Mario 3d at launch plus a bunch of enhanced ports. At least.

 

[Matt]

This flies in the face of what Nintendo has been saying, that BotW is launching simultaneously on Switch and Wii U.

It's a few days, not really a big deal.

 

[13ruce]

Well it's only a week later for Wii U, Twilight Princess was like a month later on gamecube right?

 

[TheDinoman]

This flies in the face of what Nintendo has been saying, that BotW is launching simultaneously on Switch and Wii U.

Nintendo says a lot of things. But to be fair, even if it's a week apart, these versions still do come out right around the same time, so...

 

[hEist]

wow, ninty showing Wii U Users the middlefinger.

 

[Occam]

Hahahaha, the game won't even be ready in time for Switch's launch?
Oh Nintendo, what are you doing.

(Presumably everyone else already knew this, but I wasn't keeping up to date regarding Zelda BotW.)

 

[Yoshi]

https://mobile.twitter.com/LaurakBuzz/status/801370512379224065

Laura Kate Dale in action again. She's also apparently been blacklisted by Nintendo UK now.

What does the blacklisting entail?

 

[kulapik]

Matches with the Target leak.

What does the blacklisting entail?

No review copies or invitation to press events.

 

[KingSnake]

This flies in the face of what Nintendo has been saying, that BotW is launching simultaneously on Switch and Wii U.

When did Nintendo say "simultaneously"?

 

[Alienous]

It wouldn't be enough enough that they supported the Wii U? Nintendo really want to push loyal supporters to the Switch that badly - they bought the Wii U, they're diehard, they're buying a Switch regardless.

I hope the rumour isn't true.

 

[Persona7]

Well it's only a week later for Wii U, Twilight Princess was like a month later on gamecube right?

It was a few weeks IIRC.