In a recent interview Nintendo talk about the Zelda timeline, Zelda Skyward Sword and just all things Zelda for the 25th anniversary
Game developers have already started to confirm that they will support the Nintendo Switch 2 with their future titles.
Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."
The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.
i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.
nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.
people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly
mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.
zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.
nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.
its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.
but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.
Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.
Hanzala from eXputer: "The cruel hammer of Nintendo has fallen. Farewell, 3DS and Wii U, you surely brightened my life and many others; you won't be forgotten."
I was pretty bugged when the realization came that the demo would most likely not reflect anything planned for Wii U :/
So... irrationally... stoked. Oh, and you folks might know... I saw something yesterday - Ougon no Kizuna. I had never heard of it, and can't find any information on it at all. Anyone know anything?
As long as this Wii U version of Zelda won't have me launching my controller at the screen, I'll be satisfied.
sooo... we're going to visit familiar places on SS... that's not particulary on hyrule... are they talking about something from MM?
if they put termina town on SS i will cry... really...
I think that it is a mistake not to release an official timeline in some form. What better way to help sell all those Zelda ports/remakes, and celebrate the 25th anniversary.
well anyways, here's my timeline...
SKYWARD SWORD - OCARINA OF TIME (timeline split occurs after events of Ocarina of Time creating 2 universes)
a) Ocarina of Time - Majora's Mask - Twilight Princess - A Link to the Past - Oracle of Ages/Seasons - Link's Awakening - The Legend of Zelda - The Adventure of Link
b) Ocarina of Time - The Wind Waker - Phantom Hourglass - Spirit Tracks - The Minish Cap - Four Swords Adventures