Look For More Spin-Offs Like Hyrule Warriors in 2015

Want to see more wacky Nintendo spin-offs like Hyrule Warriors? Well expect more of them in the coming year to help bolster Wii U’s lineup.

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In a recent Q&A investor’s meeting Shigeru Miyamoto said that not only has Nintendo diminished development time in general, but also that you can look forward to more 3rd-party partnerships to create hybrid titles like Hyrule Warriors:

"On development time, we have already completed the step of learning new development techniques. So, we should experience less developmental delays stemming from learning new hardware. From now on, it becomes a matter of if we can use our experience efficiently and one part of our plan to do so is to use ‘spin off games’, which allow us to use our major title franchises, but create on a smaller scale and we are working hard on making these sort of derived products. In this way, we are preparing to expand on our characters while also increasing the number of software we output and allowing our customers to have their next experiences in certain franchises without waiting three years. We are also working more and more with many different 3rd party companies to produce our titles [note: this seems to refer to outsourcing things like asset creation, cut-scenes, etc] and from this year we have begun to work with some software developers for the very first time. We are in the process of creating a system where we are actively seeking outside assistance to help us create an abundance of major titles. I feel that next year’s Wii U titles are plentiful. We will continue working hard."

Even if you weren’t a fan of the game, Hyrule Warriors was a interesting idea, and showing a Nintendo much more willing to take some creative risks with it’s franchises. Will we see a new spin-off title at today’s Nintendo Direct? Be sure to stay tuned to GameSided to find out!

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