Nintendo Announces The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD; New Zelda Wii U Still Set For 2016

What may be the worst kept secret recently from Nintendo, the rumored announcement has been confirmed to be real.

Just now during the latest Nintendo Direct, Nintendo has officially announced The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD for Wii U.

[AzubuEntus]

I was hoping for a 3DS version too. Oh well, Twilight Princess Wii U is still great!

[user8966828]

The 3ds has enough Zelda give the Wii u some love

[GordonKnight]

This announcement was great. The only thing missing was Zelda U. Is Nintendo trying to push the next big Zelda game to the NX? With releasing upgraded versions of Zelda games. I have a feeling that the 2016 holiday season will see the release of an upgraded skyward sword for the Wii U. Could the Wii U be the first Nintendo console without an original Zelda game?

[GordonKnight]

Reggie said that Zelda U will released in 2016 on Wii U. How did I miss that!

[Activemessiah]

Looks great!

[Concertoine]

Looks the same... might run at 1080p like WWHD did though.

Way to go Tantalus though. Risen the ranks to work for Nintendo.

[Segata]

Same minus the horrible Bloom on original release

[Nevers0ft]

It's the Tantalus name that worries me. As far as I know then only Wii U game they've developed before was Funky Barn. They should've gone with Straight Right - same city as Tantalus (if that matters) and they did a pretty competent job of porting Mass Effect 3.

[Germany7]

Twilight Princess is amazing, probably i will buy it again.

[bouzebbal]

definitely buying this again, even if it has some weaknesses like the wolf section that i think are terrible.
happy for this announcement, looking forward to seeing how the Gamepad will be used.

[Germany7]

I really liked to play with Midna and Wolf Link. :3

[Sm00thNinja]

Ugh I said I wouldn't buy anymore Wii U games....

[blawren4]

Any particular reason?

[Sm00thNinja]

Yeah the Wii U is dead in the water I planned on getting Zelda Wii U but that was it but I loved Twilight Princess I have to get this

[Izalith]

One of my favorite Zelda games are coming to Wii U. My top 3 Zelda games are:
Ocarina Of Time
Twilight Princess
Wind Waker

Still playing Wind Waker HD on my Wii U. Best remaster I have played on my platforms I own with WiiU/PS4/X1

[Hroach616]

Isn't it nice to not be beholden to 1 system like some fanboys?! Game on, power to the players and all that jazz

[jcnba28]

Cannot wait for this!

[Summons75]

Surprised it just wasn't a virtual console release. Though they could have done a better Zelda title at least they decided to go with the Gamecube version and spare everyone the suffering of the motion controls.

[blawren4]

Everyone didn't hate the controls. I am not the only one that preferred them and loved this game. The controls were fantastic to me.

[deafdani]

Me, too.

[Captain_Wormy]

Time to buy a Wii U.

[blawren4]

It's way past time. You won't regret it. Don't listen to anyone that tells you it's not worth buying. The bundle with smash and splatoon is too good to pass up

[vickers500]

Been waiting forever for them to announce this.

[rjason12]

Is this the big triple A port tantalus was doing? Cause if so that's bs, we should've gotten something in return for zombi u losing its exclusivity.

[deafdani]

Dude, did you even play Twilight Princess?

It's fantastic, and its art direction and production values are top-notch.

[rjason12]

Of course I played it, it's my fav Zelda game, I'm just saying it's lame that that's the "big" triple a game that was announced so long ago, when Nintendo could've done the port job themselves, I thought we were gonna get a big third party game.

[deafdani]

Oh, I get you now. But still, it's indeed true that this is a triple A port, and probably Tantalus' biggest and most important port to date. Can you blame them?

[rjason12]

Can't blame them at all just was expecting at least a small amount more third party support.

[nesiguess]

Nice upgrade to a fantastic game.

[user8966828]

I bought the Wii version I bought the GameCube version and I will buy this version

[kainslayer]

i played it at 4k with dolphin emu looked 4000 times better than the trailer guys sorry...(had the gamecube version back then it just seems hd upscaled with 4x aa or whatever and anisotropic filtering....well didnt see it ;-p) I think we all just need a brand new zelda asap like april time would be nice tired of waiting.

[Venoxn4g]

the game will have new features as well

[kainslayer]

u mean amiibos ;-p

[Venoxn4g]

well they didn't state what kind of features it will have (I dont count amiibo as a very special feature) :) but they may add something as they did with wind waker HD, plus maybe gamepad integration or some new item.. I guess time will tell (maybe in new nintendo directs)

[TheDivine]

To make the game more enjoyable we've included an amiibo...

[SilverClock]

Wow this game shows its age. I remember playing this when it first came out. I've beaten it 100% so I don't see much reason to go back to it. I had more fun with Wind Waker tbh. I do wonder what the amiibo will be doing with Smash Brothers though. A wolf transformation for Link would be nice but it is unlikely.
Also, the Link in the new Zelda Wii U game has a hood? Nice.

[eworthington0]

Gameplay last year showed him off without it. Im really curious to know what thats all about.

[SilverClock]

Ikr? First time I've seen it.

[DivineAssault]

well, the bundle is sold out as expected.. I guess nintendo doesnt acknowledge that people work and cant sit by a computer when something is announced.. Oh well, at least i can play the game w/o motion controls, 16:9, and HD now.. Im bummed out the damn bundle is sold out though.. Maybe my local store will still have pre orders..

[Sylth01]

Still up at gamestop as of 1:48 :

http://www.gamestop.com/wii...

[DivineAssault]

I went to the store and reserved it since i had running around to do but thanks.. I hope they release enough for everyone who doesnt get a chance to pre order today though..

[DarkKaine]

Recap of yesterday:
1) Twilight Princess HD revealed. Hype intensifies.
2) Footage is shown. Reaction of everyone: "Uhm.. it kinda looks the same"
3) Damage control and delusionalism kicks in. "Well they couldn't do much with it, but it looks good." Classic fanboy behavior despite OoT/MM/WW getting proper remakes that actually enhance all the graphical properties.
4) Reggie continues: "But it's more than just a prettier version of the game. To make this game even more enjoyable we decided to create a new amiibo figurine for Wolf Link.
5) Everyone completely forgot what they just saw and now go apeshit about a figurine and will be happy to cough up 60 bucks for a port of a game with just a higher resolution and textures they already had but didn't have to downsample this time around. They're also ecstatic about getting fucked by Nintendo's amiibo paywall to unlock features that should have been there from the start.

Good job, people. I am proud of you.

[DivineAssault]

The wolf link is free with the physical game.. I think its pricey but twilight is one of my favorite LOZ games so i want it.. especially now that its 16:9 HD w/o motion controls..

[Dunban67]

If you already own the Wii and/or Gamecube version of TTP is there any reason to be excited about this? Am i missing something?
I was excited about Wind Waker because i had never played it and was very happy to be able to play an updated/upgraded version for the 1st time but why should i be excited about TTP? (Sincere question, I feel like i may be missing something other than moderately upgraded graphics)