how long has zelda wii been in development???

I remember when the wii was announced originally at e3 2005 (i think), miyamoto said that a new super smash bros, mario title, and zelda (nt tp) game were in development for the new console and that they were aiming for the games to be ready for launch. I think that when it was decided to port tp over to the wii work must have slowed down on zeld wii, but this still means the games been in development for almost 3 years. I am sure that miyamoto said this does anyone else remember?

We already have have galaxy and brawl so wheres zelda wii !!!

I'm writing this because most sources iv seen say zelda wii has been in development for just over a year, which would mean i must have either imagined this info (may be a possibility), or miyamoto was twisting the truth/ they had to scrap alot of ideas.

Not long enough. Be patient and hope nintendo does well.

I reaaally don't think the new Zelda has been in development for just over a year. I think they are almost always working on Zeldas. Remember WW was released in 2003 and then Nintendo gave us the TP trailer at 2004's E3, that was only about a year and 3 months later. If Nintendo worked as fast on this one that would mean we could've had a trailer 1 year and 3 months later after TP's release, which would be February 2008. But it seems they're taking more time doing this one (which is good) and been more secretive about it too. However, I do think they would already have something by now, something to show us that is. I think for this game we will have a 2009 announcement and then a release not so long afterward. Like, not 2 years later.
To answer the question more directly, I think the new Zelda has been in development for about 2 years now. That's my educated guess, considering the research I've done.

Yeah, they were first working on a zelda game and realized that it would take really long, so they ported TP from the GC to the Wii.
And about a year ago, they probably started editing and continuing the project .

They have been working on it since 2005, because I remember them saying they had already been working on a new Zelda game for a year when TP was released.

I'd estimate 2005, so hopefully all their hard work will soon pay off. I've got a feeling that it'll be beta time soon enough...

Originally Posted by Miyamoto

I reaaally don't think the new Zelda has been in development for just over a year. I think they are almost always working on Zeldas. Remember WW was released in 2003 and then Nintendo gave us the TP trailer at 2004's E3, that was only about a year and 3 months later. If Nintendo worked as fast on this one that would mean we could've had a trailer 1 year and 3 months later after TP's release, which would be February 2008. But it seems they're taking more time doing this one (which is good) and been more secretive about it too. However, I do think they would already have something by now, something to show us that is. I think for this game we will have a 2009 announcement and then a release not so long afterward. Like, not 2 years later.
To answer the question more directly, I think the new Zelda has been in development for about 2 years now. That's my educated guess, considering the research I've done.

Agreed.

The people developing Zelda are the Zelda "team". Once they finish one, some may be moved over to work on other games, but the Zelda team almost right away works on an other Zelda.

Yeah I'm pretty sure they're ALWAYS working on a Zelda... and they have always had SOMEONE at work on Wii Zelda for the past few years. I have a feeling that it is drastically different than anything before it and that is part of the secrecy. I am pretty sure we'll hear something about it next year.

I would also like to think that Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto was involved a bit more this go-round after his dissapointment in TP's sells.

Originally Posted by Hey! Listen!

Yeah I'm pretty sure they're ALWAYS working on a Zelda... and they have always had SOMEONE at work on Wii Zelda for the past few years. I have a feeling that it is drastically different than anything before it and that is part of the secrecy. I am pretty sure we'll hear something about it next year.

I would also like to think that Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto was involved a bit more this go-round after his dissapointment in TP's sells.

Was he dissapointed by sales? I think he was more dissapointed by how it didn't feel fresh enough. Because it sold well over 6 million copies(wii & gc sales combined... according to a recent article I read on IGN), which I think is good. I mean, according to Wikipedia, OoT sold like 7.6 million, MM sold about 3.36 and WW about 3.07, so I guess it's a good recovery.

A source says that it was supposedly under development a few days after the Europe release of TP.

But then again, it could just be speculation.

Well, Zelda Wii has been in development from the launch of TP for sure. As Miyamoto stated, Zelda and Mario teams are always at work. At what speed Nintendo are making them is another thing.

Originally Posted by Miyamoto

Was he dissapointed by sales? I think he was more dissapointed by how it didn't feel fresh enough. Because it sold well over 6 million copies(wii & gc sales combined... according to a recent article I read on IGN), which I think is good. I mean, according to Wikipedia, OoT sold like 7.6 million, MM sold about 3.36 and WW about 3.07, so I guess it's a good recovery.

Miyamoto was dissapointed that it didn't sell better in Japan.

Well, of course we all want to play the new Zelda as soon as possible, but I won't complain about how long it'll take with it's production. If we want a perfect game, we'll have to wait.

Originally Posted by Hey! Listen!

Miyamoto was dissapointed that it didn't sell better in Japan.

Oh I see. And I believe WW sold well in Japan. It seems that Japanese really like the toonish look and the rest of the world like it darker. It'll be VERY interesting to see how the new game turns out to be. Can't wait.