Wii U - The Legend of Zelda - Gameplay First Look from The Game Awards 

"Are you sure it'll come out next year!?" "yes"

"Real horses don't run in to trees very often" - Nintendo's simple brilliance!

Miyamoto: "This looks a bit suspicious. We must be near a dungeon!" Aonuma: "............ yeah, about that..."

It's amazing to compare this to the finished game. Thank the gods for all the extra development time, it was so worth it

“Real horses don’t run into trees very often” Red dead 2: 😳

*Miyamoto:* "This looks a bit suspicious. We must be near a dungeon." *Aonuma:* "Hnn." _sweats profusely_

Thanks youtube algorithm

2:27 it’s crazy that the Zonai owl statues (and therefore the Zonai) were in the game since the very beginning, and wouldn’t be expanded upon until another 8 years

Can't believe that when this game releases, this video will be 3 years old...

No joke, my jaw dropped when they zoomed out on the map to show how big the world is. I just can't stop thinking about how many hidden treasures and secret areas they could hide in a world that big...

it's incredible to see this version and how despite all the visual and mechanical differences from the finished version of the game, the heart and soul still remains.

They actually were near a dungeon... The Construct Factory in Tears of the Kingdom was right below!

Why yes Nintendo, I do need a change of pants, thank you for asking

December 2014 - "LOZ will come out next year" Still waiting in November 2016.

Hmm here after the botw2 e3 trailer and the most worrying line is definitely "you're sure it'll be done by next year? Yes."

there has got to be someone else here in 2021. Happy 35th anniversary Zelda!

Nintendo is taking over again! With all the BS in the games industry today from EA, Ubisoft, and activision, Nintendo has stayed true to themselves and are all about making great games, and this shows it! Nintendo and Zelda for life :D

3 years later. GOTY, 97 on Metacritic, worldwide acclaimed (by gamers and industry devs) like one of the masterpiece in the entire history of gaming. Good Work Nintendo. Well done.

"We must be near a dungeon!" Oh Miyamoto, you dear sweet man.

"Real horses don't run into trees very often"

"Real horses don't run into trees very often." WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A GAME WHERE HORSES DON'T RUN INTO STUFF?

8 years later, and this game is getting a sequel 😭🥰

Back then, I had no idea this was going to become my favorite game.💕

New Star fox and a new Skyrim-like Zelda game? Looks like you guys decided what console I'll be getting next for me.

The game isn't even finished and the overworld already looks like it has more content than Twilight Princess, ha! (I actually love TP, by the way. But it's the truth, TP's overworld is just plain empty)

When they showcase BotTW 2 you can safely assume we're 3 years away from getting a release.

Its crazy to remember me watching this in 2014 and then when the game came out remembering that "Horses don't run into trees" so I could let go of the stick when going through forests. I retained that useless information for 3 years.

"Are you sure that this will be released next year?" "Yes." "March 2017"

Fox Mccloud: "Andross won't have his way with me...in HD"

Before the game came out, i watched this video so many times, be it on youtube, the wii u e-shop, and even the 3ds e-shop. It was just so fun to look at how the game was going to be and hyping myself up. And it was also a really interesting way of the game to be presented, with Miyamoto and Aonuma playing the game and chatting. Hope they do something similar with BotW 2.

I'm kinda sad we never got to see the version of the game that used the gamepad to its full potential

Wow. I'm really loving Miyamoto's Zelda shirt.

Getting a Wii u

2014: "Are you sure it will be released next year?" .... "Yes!" 2015: - 2016: - 2017: March, release 2019: "The Sequel is in development now" 2020: "We have no news" 2021: Rumors say, BOTW2 will not be released this year." make your extrapolation...

Its been 8 years since the announcement and now we are playing the sequel. Its crazy how much time passed

I knew if I stayed up something good would happen

"Are you sure it'll come out next year!?" (2015) "yes" Even worse, it will now be released 2017. (if it's not delayed again ...)

*2014* Miyamoto: "Will this be released next year?" Aonuma: "Yeah, yeah, sure. No worries." Game was released three years later.

man I gotta get a Wii U this looks awesome

The Legend of Zelda keeps growing bigger and bigger

Wow I am FACINATED looking back at this... the amount of effort the put into even improving the movements of Link is just incredible, great job Nintendo, hands down one of your biggest accomplishments is the masterpiece of a game!

“Are you sure it will be released next year?” “Yes” 💀💀💀💀

Anyone else have this recommended to them 6 years later? Lmao

IM REALLY FEELING IT!

Who else was like "damn thats big, damn thats really big, holy *@$# that is huge.

After e3, this hits different.

2:56 If you listen closely, you can hear a song that was cut from the final game

2015 is going to be amazing.

@2:29 "We must be near a dungeon!" "Hmmmm..." 🤣

when they showed the entire map, it was so cool to compare it with the final map and see what changed. Like I could see the great plateau, gerudo desert, hyrule field and castle, hebra, rito village, akala, and necluda, but it looked like hateno village and kakariko village were gone, there was no rainforest in faron, and zora's domain was in a different location. It's so crazy to see how far this game has come

I can't believe we are getting one for totk today😭

2:01 "You can change the camera angle" WOAH THAT'S A REVOLUTION !!!!

'You're sure it's going to be released next year?' 'yes' Lol, next year is now last year.

it's absolutely crazy how much the map changed

They should've kept the map on the Wii U gamepad. It would've been a big improvement, versus constantly having to break the flow by going into the menus to update stamps/markers, etc.

"This look suspicious there's must be a dungeon" Girl you knew there won't be any in BOTW don't lie 😂

Who came here to compare this version with the one at the E3? :)

“We must be near a dungeon” Lol

"Are you sure this will be released next year?" "Yes." 💀

This looks absolutely incredible so far!! And I'm sure it'll look even better when its released. Not to mention STAR FOX WII U!! I'm just as excited for that too! :D

Link using his sword with his right hand = *controversy in the comments*

So crazy that the development of this game would eventually turn into TotK, what an incredible journey

"Are you sure that this will release next year?" "YES"

I am in literal tears after I watched this. Zelda is such an important piece of who I am. Seeing this game in this fashion made my jaw drop. Bless everyone at Nintendo. Thank you Aonuma, Miyamoto. I can already tell this is going to be in my top 10

This is looking incredible. They are still committed to a 2015 release date too. Wonderful news.

Amazing to see how much they actually changed!! It was worth the wait for sure, replacing the tower design, map design, sound effects and battle theme were all good decisions.

2:26 "We must be near a dungeon" - LIES!

They should've had a documentary team filming this masterpiece behind the scenes from start to finish.

Came after watching Nintendo E3 2016. Wow, this gameplay pales in comparison to how it is now. I'm glad Nintendo delayed this game twice, seems like this'll be worth it.

Aonuma and Miyamoto should just do a full-on Let's Play of this game. It'd be the best thing ever.

0:49. Hey! The wii u game pad has a map! That's not even in the wii u version, it just has the same functions as the switch!

“It would take a while to reach the edge of the map on foot” *proceeds to wind bomb*

Miyamoto: "We must be near a dungeon" Traditional Zelda fans: "I still can't find that dungeon they were talking about".

Omg Nintendo is going to become huge again, this just looks stunningly beautiful! And Majoras Mask 😍 it releases near my birthday :D P.s after seeing this Game Freak has no excuses to not make a huge open world pokemon game like this :P seriously come on!

2:27 -> Miyamoto: This is suspicious, must be a near dungeon. Aonuma: Hm.... about that...

2021 recommended. Can’t believe I watched this video back in High school 6 years ago

HOLY FLIPPING CHRIST!!!!! Zelda Wii U is looking EPIC FOOS! Forwarding my bank account information to Nintendo LOL!

With the small amount of gameplay seen here, this game is going to be amazing! The open landscapes, the slo-mo vaulting off the horse, sweetspots on enemies... Man I can't wait for this game to come out! Luckily we'll have Majora's Mask 3DS and the new Star Fox to hold us over! What do you guys think?

3:12 "are you sure this will be released next year?" HA famous last words lmao

Thank you RU-vid algorithm for recommending me is the same day as Nintendo’s E3 showcase

I remember seeing this so long ago, I was so excited and the wait was worth it, now I humbly wait for the sequel. You’re awesome!

its been worth the wait after seeing the trailer

3:13 "are you sure this will be released next year?" "(firmly) yes." does he know.

2014- "And this will come out next year." 2015- "Don't worry, it'll be here in 2016." 2016- "It'll be releasing in 2017" Nintendo, I swear to God, if you push it to 2018...

1:47 someone tell that to Rockstar please.

1:47 🎶 THE MORE YOU KNOW!! 🎶

4 years after the release of the game I love comparing the environments and animations here to those of the base game.

After looking at what they showed at E3, it's pretty impressive how much this game has changed for the better. I'm actually kind of glad it got delayed. I just wish it would come out holiday of 2016 instead of early 2017.

7.8/10 IGN map too big

i take a look back on this and nostalgia fills me

Just like Twilight Princess , BOTW seemed to have a Magic Meter at some point in development but was taken out before the release of the game

Looks amazing!! Can't wait to see more next E3!!

-Are you sure its been released next year -Yes That aged well.

Seeing the sequel first hand, it's amazing how much this game has went through.

This game has changed so much from when it is was then compared to now. Though I wish we could block with the shield on the horse like it showed here. Maybe some elements from this early build could be implemented into the next BOTW game.

Star Wars VII is coming so... the Star Fox for the Wii U is the seven entry of the series,not in term of canon but because of Star Fox 2 (even it was canceled the game still exist)

3:23 with subtitles on

I still remember when I first saw this and how my jaw hit the floor when I saw the scale of the map. I couldn't believe how enormous Hyrule was going to be. I'm now playing BOTW for the third time and I'm STILL discovering new things even now.

3 years later and this game became one of the best games of 2017

This is definitely the Zelda game I've been waiting for. It looks gorgeous and the world has so much variety in it. As much as I loved TP and SS, In felt that they were a bit too easy and didn't have much to do. The games also felt like they were holding your hand too much. TP had a huge world to explore, but not enough variety in the field. It just felt empty to me. While SS felt to linear and limited. However, I was pleased with ALBW. The game allowed you to tackle any dungeon in any order, without any annoying guidence. And I'm glad they're bringing it back in Zelda U. This game is like the first original game, except with much vast world to explore. I just hope the exploration will be among the lines of Xenoblade. Exploring huge areas in that game was fantastic and never felt too tedious (and I know XCX will do the same). And this may not happen, but I also hope there's a way to travel in the air as well. And hopefully, there won't be any more annoying backtracking to previous areas like there was in SS. With all those concerns aside, this looks to be the definite Zelda title fans wanted for so long (aside the absence of realistic visuals). With this, MM3D, Codename S.T.E.A.M., Star Fox U, Splatoon, Woolly World, Rainbow Curse, and Xenoblade Chronicles X coming out, I think it's safe to say that the Wii U and 3DS will have some of the best exclusives next year.