Nintendo Trying to Stay Relevant with Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WIld

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Perhaps the coolest thing about video game franchises is the way many transcend generations. While not every franchise manages this lofty task, one that truly gets it done is the Legend of Zelda franchise over at Nintendo.

Parents who grew up with the original NES had the luxury of growing with the franchise over the years, and those games have inspired the children of the Nintendo generation to pick up those older Zelda games. The great stories truly never age.

The cruel irony about the titles is that the recent games, like Twilight Princess, appeared on the Wii, which wasn’t exactly a cutting edge system compared to the other competitors in the industry. Now the newest Zelda title will be hitting the market on a pretty uneven playing field.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is coming to the Wii U sometime in 2017 and the footage released at E3 promises some of the most exhilarating action to take place in a Zelda game so far. While some things about the game are pretty clear, a lot still remains to be unfolded.

Ocarina of Time remains considered one of the most perfect video games ever created, and the Nintendo 64 launched a number of great titles into super stardom. However, none of the gems are as treasured as Zelda (Sorry Mario 64 fans). The new Zelda game has been hotly sought since the Wii U was released.

The problem with what will be considered a Game of the Year award winner is that console. The Wii U has not exactly been lighting the sales world on fire. Lack of support and games is again one particular reason the console has been lagging. The other, sigh, is that control set up.

The large touchscreen controller the Wii U comes equipped with offers little in the way of easy design. A game designed around the control setup, like Lego City or Nintendoland, can be surefire hits. For other types of titles the controller is just simply more of a hassle.

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be one of the hottest games of the year. Mostly because Nintendo created titles are really what drives the popularity of the Nintendo systems. Zelda is always at the very least a good game.

The gameplay footage alone does enough to inspire some pretty impressive visuals. Coupled with the usual great story and some intriguing puzzles, Breath of the Wild has the power to drive a few more consoles off the shelves and into living rooms.

Nintendo is still trying to play catch up with the Wii U, and this game is long overdue. The real problem is that this title comes at the end of the console life cycle, and it is probably too little too late. But that won’t stop millions of fans from snapping up the latest adventure of Link to swing the Master Sword one more time.