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The Legend of Zelda on Wii U delayed past 2015

With an entire open world to play with, Nintendo isn't about to restrict themselves to a timetable. So don't look for The Legend of Zelda on Wii U to make it this year, after all.

Ozzie Mejia

March 27, 2015 3:19 PM

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When Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma revealed The Legend of Zelda on Wii U back in December during the Game Awards, there was a lot of doubt that it would reach its anticipated 2015 window. That's because this Zelda game was taking the series into the open world for the first time, offering entirely new possibilities. Aonuma has come to realize this himself and has announced that the game, indeed, will not make it to Wii U this year.

In a personal video message on the Legend of Zelda Facebook page, Aonuma cited that designers have found new gameplay possibilities for Link's first open-world adventure. Given the team's newfound ambition, the game is being pushed back into 2016 for polish purposes. Aonuma apologized to fans, but noted, "Our priority is to make [Zelda Wii U] the most complete and ultimate Zelda game."

Given that Nintendo has new hardware lined up for the future, the eventual Legend of Zelda looks to be quite the swansong for Wii U. Look for more information to (hopefully) come later this year. (Just... don't look for it at E3.)

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?