Nintendo at E3 2011

[Angrist]

It's a bit disturbing to see how Zelda games seem to take more time with every new game.
I blame the handhelds.

[Blix]

Originally Posted by Angrist

It's a bit disturbing to see how Zelda games seem to take more time with every new game.
I blame the handhelds.

I think it's because they want to make them unique (and they've been successful so far). The closest games have been OOT and MM and even then, when you play the game, the are very different. But it's also nice that they're not released every year. that would over expose the series and get some people tired.

[Ginkasa]

Originally Posted by Angrist

It's a bit disturbing to see how Zelda games seem to take more time with every new game.
I blame the handhelds.

Since you blame the handhelds I'll assume they don't count.

Original Japanese release years:

LoZ: 1986

AoL: 1987 (1 year)

ALttP: 1991 (4 years)

OoT: 1998 (7 years)

MM: 2000 (2 years)

TWW: 2002 (2 years)

TP: 2006 (4 years)

SS: 2011 (5 years)


So, sure, the wait for SS has been the longest since OoT, but its hardly the longest wait in the series. If you go ahead and include the handhelds (which, really, are typically just as full content wise as the console releases minus the graphical power) than Zelda has never been more prevalent.