Miyamoto: Zelda Wii U still in research phase

I like the sounds of this and hope they offer options to the control method since i'm not a big fan of forced motion control.

And just so you don't think I'm only critical of N's MC, I think Steel Battalion Heavy Armor for Kinect should offer the option to use only the 360 controller plus I think it would improve sales big time. :P

Anyhoo, The story.

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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-08-miyamoto-zelda-wii-u-still-in-research-phase

Skyward Sword's controversial motion controls to be "evolved".

A Wii U incarnation of The Legend of Zelda game is still in the research and design phase, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has explained.

A tech demo at last year's E3 gave a first glimpse at how the Zelda series would look in HD. But while that experiment's visuals garnered a "positive reaction", Miyamoto stressed that Nintendo still needed to focus on how a Wii U Zelda game would play.

"With the last game, Skyward Sword, that was a game where you had motion control to use your weapons and a lot of different items, and I thought that was a lot of fun," Miyamoto told Entertainment Weekly. "But there were some people who weren't able to do that or didn't like it as much and stopped playing partway through it."

These controls will be "evolved" for the next Zelda, he added.

"We're in the phase where we're looking back at what's worked very well and what has been missing and how can we evolve it further."

Miyamoto explained that whatever comes next must allow the game to be accessible to a wide audience.

"We're seeing how the way that tastes are broadening in video games and you have some people who prefer more casual experiences, and you have some people who prefer sort of those more in-depth experiences. Obviously, as a company that's been making games for a very long time, we tend to be more on the deeper, longer game side of things. But really what we continue to ask ourselves as we have over the years is, 'What is the most important element of Zelda if we were to try to make a Zelda game that a lot of people can play?'"

"So we have a number of different experiments going on, and [when] we decide that we've found the right one of those to really help bring Zelda to a very big audience, then we'll be happy to announce it."

I was shocked that people were actually expecting some kind of announcement to do with Zelda Wii U, considering how SS only came out 8 months ago. Of course it's gonna be in the research phase!

Edit: Sorry my post was a little off topic. I think a combination of WM+ and the Pad would be cool. Maybe have the pad on a stand, acting as your inventory. And possibly even have the ability to be pointed at by the wii remote. So you essentially have two screens to work off.

You're late.nintendoboy16

... he arrives precisely when he means to. :oops:

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]You're late.SecretPolice

... he arrives precisely when he means to. :oops:

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[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]You're late.simomate

... he arrives precisely when he means to. :oops:

But that doesn't mean that all conversation on the subject is closed does it ? :o

I was shocked that people were actually expecting some kind of announcement to do with Zelda Wii U, considering how SS only came out 8 months ago.

trugs26

I totally agree they should know after it took what? 5 years for Skyward Sword to be released and they expect less than a year later to see a brand new Zelda? not going to happen unfortunately. A new 3D Mario or Metroid would have been far more realistic to have been seen.

Here's a more recent article on Zelda Wii-U http://mynintendonews.com/2012/06/08/zelda-wii-u-will-appeal-to-both-casual-and-hardcore-gamers/

Shigeru Miyamoto has explained that Nintendo is currently trying to find the right balance with the next Zelda game on Wii U. Miyamoto says that while the series ultimately appeals to the hardcore gamer, Nintendo is looking at new and different ways to make it more appealing to a wider audience.

?With the last game, Skyward Sword, that was a game where you had motion control to use your weapons and a lot of different items, and I thought that was a lot of fun.?

?But there were some people who weren?t able to do that or didn?t like it as much and stopped playing partway through it.?

?We?re seeing how the way that tastes are broadening in video games and you have some people who prefer more casual experiences, and you have some people who prefer sort of those more in-depth experiences. Obviously, as a company that?s been making games for a very long time, we tend to be more on the deeper, longer game side of things.

?But really what we continue to ask ourselves as we have over the years is, ?What is the most important element of Zelda if we were to try to make a Zelda game that a lot of people can play???

Here's a more recent article on Zelda Wii-U http://mynintendonews.com/2012/06/08/zelda-wii-u-will-appeal-to-both-casual-and-hardcore-gamers/

Shigeru Miyamoto has explained that Nintendo is currently trying to find the right balance with the next Zelda game on Wii U. Miyamoto says that while the series ultimately appeals to the hardcore gamer, Nintendo is looking at new and different ways to make it more appealing to a wider audience.

?With the last game, Skyward Sword, that was a game where you had motion control to use your weapons and a lot of different items, and I thought that was a lot of fun.?

?But there were some people who weren?t able to do that or didn?t like it as much and stopped playing partway through it.?

?We?re seeing how the way that tastes are broadening in video games and you have some people who prefer more casual experiences, and you have some people who prefer sort of those more in-depth experiences. Obviously, as a company that?s been making games for a very long time, we tend to be more on the deeper, longer game side of things.

?But really what we continue to ask ourselves as we have over the years is, ?What is the most important element of Zelda if we were to try to make a Zelda game that a lot of people can play???

simomate

And I'm very pleased they're taking a serious look into what control method will make for the best game rather than being tied too tightly to only Wiimote control.

[QUOTE="simomate"]

Here's a more recent article on Zelda Wii-U http://mynintendonews.com/2012/06/08/zelda-wii-u-will-appeal-to-both-casual-and-hardcore-gamers/

Shigeru Miyamoto has explained that Nintendo is currently trying to find the right balance with the next Zelda game on Wii U. Miyamoto says that while the series ultimately appeals to the hardcore gamer, Nintendo is looking at new and different ways to make it more appealing to a wider audience.

?With the last game, Skyward Sword, that was a game where you had motion control to use your weapons and a lot of different items, and I thought that was a lot of fun.?

?But there were some people who weren?t able to do that or didn?t like it as much and stopped playing partway through it.?

?We?re seeing how the way that tastes are broadening in video games and you have some people who prefer more casual experiences, and you have some people who prefer sort of those more in-depth experiences. Obviously, as a company that?s been making games for a very long time, we tend to be more on the deeper, longer game side of things.

?But really what we continue to ask ourselves as we have over the years is, ?What is the most important element of Zelda if we were to try to make a Zelda game that a lot of people can play???

SecretPolice

And I'm very pleased they're taking a serious look into what control method will make for the best game rather than being tied too tightly to only Wiimote control.

hopefully they just come up with multiple controls schemes....wiimote and nunchuck or the WiiU pad

they're doing this with Pikmin 3, so why not the next zelda game?

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[QUOTE="simomate"]

Here's a more recent article on Zelda Wii-U http://mynintendonews.com/2012/06/08/zelda-wii-u-will-appeal-to-both-casual-and-hardcore-gamers/

Shigeru Miyamoto has explained that Nintendo is currently trying to find the right balance with the next Zelda game on Wii U. Miyamoto says that while the series ultimately appeals to the hardcore gamer, Nintendo is looking at new and different ways to make it more appealing to a wider audience.

?With the last game, Skyward Sword, that was a game where you had motion control to use your weapons and a lot of different items, and I thought that was a lot of fun.?

?But there were some people who weren?t able to do that or didn?t like it as much and stopped playing partway through it.?

?We?re seeing how the way that tastes are broadening in video games and you have some people who prefer more casual experiences, and you have some people who prefer sort of those more in-depth experiences. Obviously, as a company that?s been making games for a very long time, we tend to be more on the deeper, longer game side of things.

?But really what we continue to ask ourselves as we have over the years is, ?What is the most important element of Zelda if we were to try to make a Zelda game that a lot of people can play???

CDUB316

And I'm very pleased they're taking a serious look into what control method will make for the best game rather than being tied too tightly to only Wiimote control.

hopefully they just come up with multiple controls schemes....wiimote and nunchuck or the WiiU pad

they're doing this with Pikmin 3, so why not the next zelda game?

As long as they it's not like Skyward Sword, I'll be there.charizard1605