Can you say Wii Zelda exclusive? I can, and I'm sure all the fan boys in the universe are about to explode in their pants.
Nintendo vaguely confirmed that the Zelda team is reassembled, along with the Mario team as well. So, expect at least two great titles, if not more if you are including the Nintendo DS.
I wouldn't expect anything in 2008, but 2009 has huge possibilities awaiting.
Reported from ign.com, Eiji Aonuma gave a presentation on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess at GDC 2007. At that time, he showed a brief snippet of an experimentation the Zelda team conducted -- it was Twilight Princess running in the first-person view. They asked Miyamoto if such a fundamental change could await players of Wii's next Zelda adventure.
"I don't necessarily think it will change that drastically, but I think that Zelda is a franchise that does need some big new unique ideas," he said. "And so the team right now is very focused on trying to find those ideas."
With the addition of Wii MotionPlus, the next Zelda could be out of control. I can't wait to spend 3 full work weeks playing video games.
Nintendo is already upgrading its every dominate motion sensitive controller. Nintendo will reveal the MotionPlus accessory at this year's E3 show.
The Wii MotionPlus plug-in accessory will redifine game control, by moe quickly and accurately reflecting motions in a 3-D space. The Wii MotionPlus accessory attaches to the end of the Wii Remote and, combined with the accelerometer and the sensor bar, allows for more comprehensive tracking of a player's arm position and orientation, providing players with an unmatched level of precision and immersion. Every slight movement players make with their wrist or arm is rendered identically in real time on the screen, providing a true response in their game play.
I bet George Lucas is going to have a field day with this new technology. Get ready for him to start his own Jedi army through his own Nintedno Wii MotionPlus Jedi academy.
