Rumour: Nintendo aiming for Zelda BotW release on June 16 (EUR), Switch release first
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That's one day before my wedding....
Haha, that's a pretty funny coincidences
Skittzo0413
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That's one day before my wedding....
Hyrule Honeymoon?
I wish but my fiancé is not a gamer at all. Luckily my job gives me all summer off.
Agreed Zelda should release every 2.5 to 3 years now imo.
ALBW 2 plz
I guess I'm wrong there; but that doesn't negate that there is little reason for Nintendo to actively reward people reporting on leaks and I'm sure it would be the same for every single other company. They're not going against free press because LKD can still report on leaks and review Nintendo products to her hearts content, she just won't get any help from Nintendo in doing so.
That's a pretty steep slippery slope you've got going there. Where is there a precedent that Nintendo would do such a thing? Nintendo hasn't blacklisted GameXplain despite them actively reporting on and doing 30 minute plus discussions on all of the leaks coming out. By creating such a situation you're arguing that companies should not have the right to blacklist (which is, again, simply not giving them review copies or inviting them to events) people at all.
No company should be obligated to give out marketing material to journalists the same way no journalist should be obligated to silence themselves to help out a company.
short answer: Wii U a shit
slightly longer answer: It is no longer an especially profitable thing to do, magnified by the fact that the Switch (that thing the future of the company is riding on) will have been out for three months at that point. The Wii U market will be rapidly shrinking from the pittance it already is, and from a marketers pov those who still have a Wii U then will be less likely to get that version of BotW due to the mere existence of the Switch version, something they may be saving up for/waiting for a deal on.
In the cutthroat business that is video games, releasing BotW Wii U is a major courtesy. Be glad if it's even just a digital version.
Jonneh3003
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That's one day before my wedding....
Delay it man! (congrats)
abstract alien
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Good lord that sounds like a terribe step back for my tastes. Sigh, I'm confident the base game will be great, at least.
I've never given much attention to the demos honestly. I saw a few minutes, liked it, and went on a blackout from there on out. Almost everything in the e3 demo is unknown to me.
Zelda releases should be something special. So I don't have any objection to console games releasing with a 4-5 year gap. In-between they can always release gems like Spirit Tracks or A Link Between Worlds.
(But please no more Tri Force Heroes-esque games.)
Stallion Dan
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I think it fair to say it been held back a long time for Switch already, so it is the cherry on top.
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Not as bad as this.
Lol, shit I thought Nintendo was bad about this stuff.
Hibiki Kurosawa
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Jesus, these rumours never end. I'm okay with it though seemings how we'd have to wait until the middle of january for any news anyway.
Awwww yeeeah! That's what I assumed, buy still glad to hear.
Awwww yeeeah! That's what I assumed, buy still glad to hear.
https://www.videogamenews.co.uk/vid...er-taking-Nintendo-Switch-pre-orders-at-19850
UK retailer Gameseek taking Switch preorders at £198.50, with preorder price guarantee.
Seems somewhat reputable?
UK retailer Gameseek taking Switch preorders at £198.50, with preorder price guarantee.
Seems somewhat reputable?
mrmickfran
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If Breath of the Wild Wii U doesn't have a map on the gamepad, my Wii U belongs in the trash.
Jonneh3003
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I'll preorder just in case, is Gameseek reliable?
Yep. This game will be the last money i will give to Nintendo in quite a long time. After the wiiu, i have no intention of buying the switch and all those decisions only cements mine.
I hope that pays off for them.
Mac the KNife
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Nintendo sold Wii U systems on the promise of a new Zelda game. If they don't deliver that game they're telling people not to trust them to deliver in the future.
Also, if this rumor is true, I'd bet the Switch launches with Zelda in June. There's no reason to delay the Wii U version a week if the Switch has been available for months.
Herb Alpert
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On this day i'll attend the metal festival hellfest for 3 days. Each year, I'm depressed when it's over, but having zelda to play when coming home would be a nice way to chill out!
Always had my suspicions that Nintendo UK had blacklisted me.
Pancakes R Us
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Does she work with Nintendo UK? What does this blacklisting do, exactly?
It keeps her from getting review copies of Nintendo hardware & software early.
kunonabi
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Because there is practically 0 reason to do it. The wii u sales aren't going to hurt switch sales in any meaningful way.
clevbrowns94
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I don't see the big deal in a one week delay for the Wii U. Frankly, I'm surprised it's still coming to the Wii U. I mean, Nintendo didn't even release ANY holiday title for the system, not even crappy titles like they did last year with Animal Crossing and Mario Tennis. And I'm glad it's still coming to the Wii U because I won't be getting a Switch at launch. I want to see how the third party situation works itself out.
they are delivering that game though
Switch is pretty much defo coming out in March.
Pretty smart but kind of anti consumer.
They will get quite a few diehards to buy a switch and botw solely because it isn't coming as soon to Wii u. Most likely a lot of those people would eventually picked up a switch anyway for other titles and a probable Zelda double dip, but this will help them with their upfront switch adoption.
They will get quite a few diehards to buy a switch and botw solely because it isn't coming as soon to Wii u. Most likely a lot of those people would eventually picked up a switch anyway for other titles and a probable Zelda double dip, but this will help them with their upfront switch adoption.
Really, two months after Switch launch is way later than you expected? I expected it to launch somewhere around the Holidays, to be honest. I'm really glad if this turns out to be true.
Skittzo0413
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Someone posted earlier that it would alleviate any potential confusion about which version works with which device. I don't know if that confusion would happen (probably not) but it's at least an excuse.
Also they may want to have as much shelf space at retail dedicated to the Switch version, so they'll put off releasing the Wii U version by one week to get those shipments separated.
thecouncil
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Oh... oh... stop right there. That's all that matters.
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Davey Cakes
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Zelda will be their biggest game of the year. If they need to keep it in the cooker until late Q2 then so be it. If it's a timing thing more than development thing then Nintendo is just trying to be strategic and I understand.
As for the Wii U version of BotW, the swan song for the system, it's still a strong title but at this point it seems like an afterthought. I was always 100% in on the Switch version anyway but for those who just wanted one last big game for Wii U the news is a little sad.
As for the Wii U version of BotW, the swan song for the system, it's still a strong title but at this point it seems like an afterthought. I was always 100% in on the Switch version anyway but for those who just wanted one last big game for Wii U the news is a little sad.
Good call.
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