Agreed. Instead of mixing their mascots into different genres they are not used to, just make an entirely new world. It will go a long ways if done right but they seem iffy on taking big risks for creating new protagonists. Both Sony and Microsoft are doing it, so why not Nintendo?

Step your game up Nintendo!!

I believe they need new protagonist of many demographics regardless as there's so much unique stories that could be told.

I feel Zelda also being Sheik has so many amazing opportunities that they could run with. I think the biggest problem with specific Publishers is there so scared to change specific things in gaming they lock the creativity moving forward because they keep holding on to Old dated ideas.

Kojima did not get to where he was by continuing the same type of storylines or characters he wasn't afraid to completely get rid of main characters in favor of new he wasn't afraid to even age is character or even completely have you play someone else in his next games because he's confident in the world and character he's building in the perspectives you're now saying you're excited to play something a little bit different from a different point of view.

The most strange and amazing thing about this E3 has to be Resident Evil 7 Zelda and God of War having a radically different concepts! One could call it the E3 of radical creative Direction lol

What are the most interesting things I read about God of War was that director stated nothing was "sacred" and they were not going to keep something just because ,they were going to radically change what they wanted to and that type of bold confidence is why God of War was one of the craziest reveals of E3.

I feel Nintendo is on the right path and they need to trust their developers and creators and let them focus on actually creating unique experiences who knows where this company could have been if they always kept seeking a progressive attitude as opposed to static in always trying to desperately keep things the same.

I was shocked and flabbergasted that cutting grass didn't give you money in Zelda as this is something I've been asking for, well over 15 plus years!!😂

But it's good to see that Nintendo is finally after all these damn years trying to be Progressive this is what the fans want they need to compete openly and they need to stop feeling like they need to cater to Nostalgia or hold things sacred because it's literally destroying this company by continuing to try to cater to such an idea. I'm not saying the game needs to be a completely different genre I'm merely saying that the team creatively progressed and if the character could be a girl and they could have a unique story behind it so be it because I do not believe every Zelda game needs to be about link, I mean for god sakes the namesake of the series needs to have their own unique game. Lol

They need to stop being afraid of change and stop being afraid of new things nothing should be so damn sacred that a confined to series to this one stagnant boring Direction.

The mass excitement from Zelda this year should show them that fans indeed welcome this change and have been asking for it for a long time this is the first Zelda I'll be purchasing since Twilight Princess that's a very long time to not play a series!

I want them to progressively make new characters and have games focused on different perspectives.

For once I agree with you.

If they could hire more young talents to create more genre-twisting games like Splatoon, Nintendo would be in very fine straights indeed.
Then again, Mario Maker is selling like hot cakes and the attach rate for many of their exclusives, both first and third party, are insane, sooooo....

Who sang that's the case though? This is merely saying if somebody had a great idea for a Zelda game that was about a female lead make that happen!

I don't believe anyone is saying make it happen just for the sake of equality and nothing more as opposed to Let's actually try to have a different character perspective

Have you not wondered why the name of the game itself being Zelda has not had the person even it's named after as a main character?

I don't think they should be forced but I believe they should allow their team to entertain the idea of having a female protagonist or they need to at least have a concept for playing Zelda as one of the games because for god sakes the namesake of the series is a person you've yet to have an entire main game about.

It becomes so stagnant and boring in regards to lure in story because you're basically the same one-dimensional person all the time something scary when Kratos from God of War has more layers to his character than link.....

I want a story about her life as a royal princess I want to have missions when you're escaping the castle to sneak out and have Adventures , I want storylines talking about gender, there's so much that could be done that could make a very unique and long-lasting experience if they just attempted to be bold and confident in their work.

You have too many times companies so scared, set in their ways and stagnant in their direction that they missed so many opportunities to create meaningful experiences.

People need to understand we could have not gotten Heavenly sword or Horizon zero Dawn or The Walking Dead series or Mirrors Edge or so many other great games with female protagonists. Having a different, race ,demographic culture whatever adds a completely different Dynamic to the game and lends to adding to a more unique story that could be proposed as opposed to the same crap we've been getting for Generations.

a company like Nintendo could have been the forbearers of such a revolution yet they've now become the shining example of being stagnant ,set in their ways and basically the old school mentality of creating and storytelling .there's a reason why people absolutely loved the last of us or why titles like The Walking Dead sold so much and got so many awards people want to see different points of views for characters . these companies need to stop being so damn scared of putting a female lead behind the game it's a very ,very obvious some of them are literally scared to change what they've been set in their ways of creating in fear of this massive rejection when the reality is it's just the opposite many of the installed base craves for such a unique twist and change and want to see the different perspective.

Mind you that doesn't go for just females I would like to even see a Zelda where you played in elderly link! Lol people might question if it could work or not and that's okay but Kojima made it work with Metal Gear Solid 4 . I do not believe it's impossible I think people need to think creatively and allow for these teams open their minds to what could be done with such Concepts as opposed ignorantly wanting the same crop regurgitated a billion times.

'It all comes back to this: women and girls need to be represented in video games, especially if Nintendo is to attract a young audience. Girls under the age of 12 are going to want to play as girls – a few pink background characters isn’t going to be enough.'

'Another problem is the lack of non-white Nintendo characters. Almost everyone in the Nintendo universe is either European or Asian. The lack of diversity really is shocking and if the company continues down this road, it will end up distancing a large percentage of its potential audience.'

'While it’s good to see a female protagonist was considered for Breath of the Wild, the reason why it was discounted has left many female gamers feeling cold. Nintendo needs to consider its audience and continue asking the question: what if this character was female? Recycling old IPs and characters will only get the company so far – let’s hope the NX introduces us to some new, modern and exciting Nintendo characters. In the meantime, Princess Zelda is going to be the one twiddling her thumbs.'

The 2017 Switch is based on the 2015 Tegra X1 so even if Nintendo is using technology from 2022, that alone still represents a significant improvement.

How many decades has it been since Nintendo consoles been about power?

I can't really understand people rushing out to buy a console at release, I'll wait a year, two years, etc... until I can walk into a store and buy one if I have to, I'm not paying scalper prices.

Console wars, and possibly handheld wars, may seem silly, but they persist because there will always be passionate fan.

You really don't get to speak. Come on.

Is it implied that "console wars" refers to the fans warring vs. the war the platform holders are constantly in?
Obviously the platform holders have been at war and will be as long as they have to compete for our dollars.

The SNES vs Genesis days were definitely memorable. I was lucky to have both consoles :) It's interesting to see how the focus is shifting now. Handheld wars could bring back some of that excitement. Which handheld system are you considering?

I was on the Genesis side. We see how well that went.

The "golden age" of gaming to me was between 1995 and 2000 when it was a 3 horse race between Sony, Nintendo, and Sega. For me, there WAS no console war because I genuinely loved all 3 platforms, with each bringing something unique to the table. I miss that era.

" There is no handheld war Nintendo owns the handheld landscape "

If the Xbox handheld is true I won't how it will do against Nintendo, even Sony couldn't keep up and the PSP was fantastic

The defeat of xbox my god u for real it's a console u talking g like its real war the defeat that's saddest statement I read in here

Go outside and get a life.

closest? By any metric imaginable, it was not even close. it's easy to assume the that the PSP might as well be considered a success but it sold over 80mil vs over 150mil by the DS. It was not until the failure of Wii U, Xbone and Vita did people finally realize how well the PSP actually did. before all those, it was generally called a failure by many, considering how badly the DS crushed it in sales.