Miyamoto talks about new Zelda for Wii -- He hopes to reveal it next year

[GigaDrive]

The next Zelda game, unlike Twilight Princess, is being designed from the ground up for Wii. It has already been in development for at least two years now , if not three years. I'm guessing its development started anywhere from mid 2006 to as late as mid 2007. There's a chance it could be released by the end of 2010, but going by what Miyamoto said, perhaps not until 2011.

 

Miyamoto wanted to show the new Zelda at this E3, but he felt it would be better if the development team worked hard on makng the game rather than a demo for the show. He revealed that Zelda would make use of the Motion Plus unit, and may even require it, depending on sales (w Wii Sports Resort). He said that we should think about Zelda when playing the swordfighting & archery games in Resort.

 

At last nights roundtable, Miyamoto showed a piece of artwork with an even more mature, older Link, and a robed woman.

He said they would probably reveal the game at next years E3, but they're still trying to decide on how the game will be played. For those reasons, I'm thinking it could be upto 2 and 1/2 years (fall 2011) before it's released.

 

 

Next Legend of Zelda Wii Likely To Support MotionPlus, Possibly Coming Next Year

 

 

Shigeru Miyamoto wanted to announce a new Wii Zelda game this year, he revealed at a post-E3 session with journalists. But instead of rushing just to have something "new" for gamers, Miyamoto made a conscious decision to let his team in Japan work on coming up with something new for the next Zelda adventure.

 

"Basically," he said, "we're doing now is repeated experiments with different styles of gameplay, different level designs, different dungeon designs."

 

A new Zelda adventure for Wii is "quite far into development," however. Miyamoto hoped to release the new Zelda in 2010, but joked that "it may take a little longer."

 

Miyamoto also premiered the first piece of artwork for the next Zelda. I wasn't allowed to snap a photo of the art, however, but it featured a tall, strident looking Link in front of a blazing, fire-encrusted background. A mysterious, spirit-looking character was placed in front of Link and the logo was completely silver.

 

"We've been sitting down as a team and [talking about] what's the best way to continue this franchise, what can we do with the gameplay to move Zelda forward?" he said.

 

Part of moving Zelda forward may include supporting MotionPlus. In fact, Miyamoto said it's entirely possible the next Zelda would require the use of Motion Plus. There's a catch in this plan, however.

 

"The potential for it [Zelda] becoming Wii MotionPlus-only is depending on well Wii Sports Resort sells," he laughed.

 

http://e3.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/69612...-Next-Year.html

 

 

 

Miyamoto Wants To Announce New Zelda Next Year

By Luke Plunkett, 8:20 PM on Tue Jun 2 2009

 

 

Speaking at a small roundtable conference this afternoon, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has said that while a new Zelda game for the Wii was not at this year's E3, he hopes to announce it next year.

 

And to prove he's not kidding around, the series creator brought in a piece of concept art for the game, showing an oldish Link (late teen/early adult) and a woman in a blue dress (presumably Zelda).

 

He also mentions that he'd love the game to feature Wii MotionPlus for things like swordplay and archery.

 

So, anyone disappointed by a lack of Wii Zelda in 2009, 2010 might be a little rosier.

 

http://kotaku.com/5276559/miyamoto-wants-t...zelda-next-year

 

 

 

E3 2009: Miyamoto Talks Next Zelda

Series creator drops the details during roundtable discussion.

by Lucas M. Thomas

 

June 2, 2009 - If you were wondering why there was no new Zelda news at Nintendo's E3 press conference this morning, it's because Mr. Miyamoto wanted to save a little something for his own private roundtable. At the closed door, no-photographs-allowed discussion with a select group of journalists this afternoon, the man who created Link dropped details and showed off artwork of the Hero in Green's next iteration.

 

The next console Zelda adventure will feature a Link who is more mature than ever before, and a swordplay system that is far more advanced than any ever seen before in the series. The game may ship as a MotionPlus-only design, as well, which should give you an idea of the swordfighting scheme Shigeru has in the works.

 

"Think of Zelda while you're trying some of the archery and sword play in Wii Sports Resort," Miyamoto said.

 

If the next Zelda were to employ MotionPlus in that way (and it totally will), it would be a significant shift for the property -- and one that may well be the change the franchise needs.

 

"There are people who think of Zelda more as an RPG with simpler controls, so trying to figure out how to make everybody happy is something that's going to concern me," says Miyamoto.

 

Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available. And get hyped!

 

http://wii.ign.com/articles/990/990149p1.html

 

 

New Zelda in the Works With More Mature Link

 

June 2, 2009 at 21:00 PDT – Source: Miyamoto Roundtable

 

 

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Miyamoto and company are working hard on the new Legend of Zelda, and it might be Wii MotionPlus compatible.

 

At the Shigeru Miyamoto roundtable tonight, it was revealed that an all-new entry in the Zelda series is in development. While only a small sampling of artwork was shown, it did reveal that the new game will feature an older and more mature Link.

 

The brains at EAD are still working on many new ideas for the new Zelda, but they hope to include Wii MotionPlus support. In fact, depending on how well Wii MotionPlus works with the game they may make it mandatory. Miyamoto also asked the attendees to think about the new Zelda when playing archery and kendo in Wii Sports Resort.

 

Unfortunately, the game will not arrive until next year at the earliest.

 

Jared Rosenberg, Staff Writer

 

 

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=18699

 

 

According to Miyamoto “To be honest with you, I really wanted to announce a Zelda game for Wii at this E3. But rather than think about something to bring you to show you, we really wanted to focus on actual game development.”

 

He then revealed a new illustration for the next Zelda title, an image of an older Link, hoping to show that the team is quite far into the development of the new game (Pictures were banned at the event so a picture of Link from The Twilight Princess is displayed here).

 

However, before you get your hopes up too high, the new Zelda title may only be released in 2011. Miyamoto would like to bring the title to gamers in 2010 but warns that it may take a little longer.

 

Miyamoto also revealed that the new game is likely to be compatible with Wii MotionPlus, in fact it may be playable only with the new accessory, depending on how well received Wii Sports Resort is. He then went on to briefly discuss his struggles to juggle the elements of an RPG with the action of swordfighting and archery.

 

http://www.el33tonline.com/past/2009/6/3/e...o_confirms_new/

Edited June 3, 2009 by GigaDrive

[DaytonaUSA]

I won't buy it if it's called Twilight Princess 2. That seems to be Nintendo's lazy approach as of late (wii fit 2, wii sports 2, mario galaxy 2...).

Edited June 3, 2009 by DaytonaUSA

[Emehr]

I won't buy it if it's called Twilight Princess 2. That seems to be Nintendo's lazy approach as of late (wii fit 2, wii sports 2, mario galaxy 2...).

Considering the track record of the series, I'd say that's pretty doubtful. Either way, I'm in.

[DaytonaUSA]

I won't buy it if it's called Twilight Princess 2. That seems to be Nintendo's lazy approach as of late (wii fit 2, wii sports 2, mario galaxy 2...).

Considering the track record of the series, I'd say that's pretty doubtful. Either way, I'm in.

 

 

I know bud, sarcasm

[GigaDrive]

I wouldn't mind a Twilight Princess II, if they made it with all of the content seen in the E3 2004 and GDC 2005 trailers. Much was changed or completely removed with the final TP.

 

With that said, I don't expect the next main Zelda will be anything like TP. Nintendo & Miyamoto have said several times that TP wasthe last Zelda of its kind, meaning the gameplay they've had in the 3D Zelda games starting with OoT, which hasn't really changed much, even with the waggle controls in the Wii version of TP.

 

Zelda Wii will obviously be about more precise motion-controlled sword-play. With M+ I'm hoping its as close to 1:1 as possible.