Miyamoto on Zelda Wii; his dream game?

Originally Posted by Marshmallow Moo

I find it interesting that one year after The Wind Waker was released--ONE YEAR, folks--a trailer for TP was shown at GDC. However, it's been THREE WHOLE YEARS since TP was released, and nothing. Either Nintendo wants to kill the hype for the game so it won't end up like TP, or they just haven't been working on it a whole lot.

If you look closely, Nintendo's ENTIRE WAY OF THINKING has changed from that time. Now, I think they only release trailers when a game is within a year of completion/release. I mean, look at SMG, SMG2, and (I think) Other M. Also, I think the same is true of the entire Wii series.

Originally Posted by Kastanj

I don't think Nintendo likes the gap between gamers like us and the new adopters. I think they'll try to bridge the gap, by including everything they like about Wii Sports etc. and then creating a nice Hyrule and context for that Wii Sports action for us.

"You liked Wii Sports? Well now there's a nice big world and a fantasy setting, go get it!"
"You like Zelda? Well here's Zelda with everything you used to like but now controlling Link, using items and playing the mini-games feels brand new and interactive, and the fighting is choice! Go get it!"

Of course, I am hoping that they'll try to do that. The thing is that TP did not do well in Japan. Maybe they'll try to appeal to the Japanese market or maybe they'll try to broaden Zelda's appeal to more segments in the western regions instead. I don't know, but in order to predict changes to the next Zelda it is vital to remember that it is a product that is to be released to a market.

Yay! Common-sense!

Unfortunately, according to Zeldablue (I think), Japan found TP too hard. Not difficult, hard, as in the game's difficulty wasn't too hard, but the controls were... or something like that.

Maybe they'll implement Super Guide... "Legendary" Guide?

They...might've been impressed simply by the monster designs...maybe. I thought it looked pretty. Though it is my overhyped opinion that Z-Wii will the best looking game on the Wii. Lol. I'm actually not very hyped, just expect the best.

This game won't fail simply, because it's not being hyped enough. And the new partner is the last of my worries. There will probably be a "shut up" button.

If you ask me, "hype" is a mistake.

As I've mentioned numerous times before, the hype for SMG2 did not come from the trailer itself, but from the presence of a sequel to one of the highest-rated games this generation.

Like MM? MM had some major hype and a lot of people hit the ceiling when the sequel to their favorite game was...nothing like their favorite game.

This isn't going to be a copy-paste sequel. They're doing something completely different with the series. That's the hype, the completely unexpected. This is no TP sequel. The fact that this could be aaaanything, is the real hype.

Exactly. There's no way of knowing what's coming. And that makes the wait much better. SMG did not reinvent platforming, it perfected it(as far as today standards): If you look at it from a very critical point of view, it's newarly flawless in controls and level design. You have to be very nitpicky, ignorant and ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥-ish(see Yahtzee's review) not to realize how far they've taken the genre. Sunshine, on the other hand, felt a little too experimental and gimmicky with the F.L.U.D.D. thing, as much as I liked the game's setting and theme. Super Mario Galaxy was a return to form and a rebirth of sorts, and I expect the same for the other Miyamoto's masterpiece.

Making 3D orientation on a globe and inside a cube intuitive is one hell of an accomplishment. I see nothing short of greatness coming from the next Zelda, given what was done with SMG.