Do you believe Nintendo will announce a Zelda game at E3?

I wouldn't be surprised if Reggie mentioned Zelda in a list of games they have in development for Wii U, but that's the absolute most that I expect.

Unless it's a remake or something. Or maybe they'll show that HD Zelda spider battle again. That was cool.

It's certainly possible, though it probably won't be much more than a teaser while they spend more time touting LttP2 and Wind Waker HD. I think it is fair to suggest that a Wii U incarnation of one of Nintendo's biggest franchises, whether it be Mario or Zelda, will be announced.

They did say that a new console Zelda game is being made. Will it be at E3? Probably not. Another Zelda game announced at E3? No.

I agree that they probably won't show it at E3. I'm guessing that their big game of the show is going to be the new Smash Bros along with Mario Kart.

You've got some great points, but I don't know that announcing a new Zelda would necessarily undercut Wind Waker HD. If Nintendo wanted to help fuel the hype-train in the face of PS4 and Nextbox announcing their next Zelda would certainly help and for that reason I'm not going to discount the possibility. I'm not expecting it, though.

In their Jan Nintendo Direct they specifically said they're working on a new Zelda title for the Wii U and said 'in the meantime' we're bringing out Wind Waker HD and expect to see more at E3 - http://youtu.be/4MzG6lDA1A0?t=29m21s

@darthorange said:

Indeed, or even a new Star Fox or Metroid game or something. When they already have two unreleased Zelda games that have been announced in the past few months, announcing a third just seems completely bonkers.

the most i can imagine is them mentioning the franchise in passing when talking about the wii u's future.

We've already got Link to the Past 2 and the Wind Waker remake on the Zelda front this year, so I'm going to say no.

Do you consider a new version of an old Zelda for a new system to be a new Zelda game? If not, then no; if so, then yes.

Nope i don't expect a Zelda for Wii U for at least 2-3 years.

So a new console Zelda WAS announced. Not officially, but we all know it's coming.

So an official announcement? Doubt it. They might go with a similar tactic they did before Skyward Sword was official with a piece of concept art.

They have to! They are going to be seriously overshadowed this year as it is, they'd be stupid not to announce a new Zelda game and a new Mario game.

No, but they will definitely show more footage of Link to the Past II and Wind Waker HD.

@creamypies:Just because it would be awfully nice for them to have a new Zelda game at this juncture doesn't mean that the game exists in a form that's ready to show. We already know there are two Zelda games in development for release this holiday season... that's almost unprecedented already. Sure, Square Enix would show a trailer to impress crowds while the game is still in pre-production just to make headlines, but Nintendo generally doesn't operate like that. I mean, they held out on freaking Link to the Past 2 until six months before launch!

Probably not. I could maybe see them doing a concept art tease, but that's still highly unlikely. I think they'll announce it sometime in the first quarter of 2014 at a Nintendo Direct.

Or they could be totally unoriginal and have Miyamoto bust out onto the stage with a sword and shield.

They have to or the Wii-U is dead (if it isn't already)

I hope not. I still haven't played Skyward Sword.

They better if they expect to move 9 million Wii U's this year.

Nintendo has already talked about reducing the wait time between games. I wouldn't be surprised to hear something about the next Zelda game at E3. Considering the spot that the Wii U is in at the moment, they need to knock it out of the park with Wii U software announcements.

It will be mentioned in passing, but Skyward Sword came out 6 years after Twilight Princess. It's going to take a while, and this Link to the Past 3DS game and that Wind Waker remake are enough right now.

Now, a new Mario game? That's what I wouldn't be surprised to see.

Of course. What else do you expect? New IP's?

I don't think we'll see a new Zelda at E3 given that both Wind Waker HD and LttP2 have been announced.

I'd put money on a new Mario game and more info on the new Smash Bros. If they really want to get people stoked I'd say a new Metroid would be the way to go, but who knows what the hell is happening with that franchise.

It really shouldn't take them more than 3 years to get a game out and you'd think by the time e3 comes around they should have been working on it for almost two years, finding out about a game a year before it needs to come out isn't unreasonable.

The Wii U isn't going to last long, it's going to be a 4 year console at most, that doesn't give Nintendo a lot of time to get all their games out.

Nintendo is in a bad way with the WiiU, I could see them announcing a new Zelda as a panic move. I don't think it's likely, but it's very possible. I don't think they can afford to have 6 years between Zelda games again. And just cause they have had that long between games in the past will mean they will continue to do so.

Bet they make it seem like they aren't going to mention Zelda then just at the end you see a teaser shot of a new Zelda with the title E3 2014 at the end!

You want original; how about Miyamoto comes out with a wiimote and accessory for it to be the master sword and a wiiu tablet with an accessory to make it the shield!

Couldn't care less at this point. That series is dead to me, last good game being Wind Waker and Minish Cap for the portables.

I agree that a proper console zelda game will take awhile to make but i still believe they will show something or just announce it and give people an idea of what it will be about. After that we may wait a full year to get that zelda but i think that have to come swinging with everything they got this E3.

They might show an official title, that is if they actually call it anything more than The Legend of Zelda. It is about that time for them to think about a reboot.