Nintendo of America has announced the next Zelda game will be launched simultaneously on Wii U and NX consoles today via Twitter. This confirms months of rumors and speculation that the game would be featured on both platforms. Nintendo also revealed that the NX would be releasing in March 2017.
Originally slated for a 2015 then 2016 exclusively for Wii U, the game has now been delayed to 2017. Nintendo has also said their E3 presence will focus heavily on The Legend of Zelda.
The new Legend of #Zelda will be the focus of #E3 2016. It will launch simultaneously on both Wii U and NX in 2017 pic.twitter.com/icfBlybnkm
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 27, 2016