The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess – 1 year
After a mesmerizing first appearance at E3 2004,
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was turning into everything that
Zelda fans could have hoped for. The darker, more serious tone made it the spiritual successor to
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time that series veterans had wanted after being (arguably unfairly) disappointed with the visual style of
The Legend of Zelda: The
Wind Waker. Yet, those fans would have to wait a bit longer as
Twilight Princess was delayed almost a full year to November 2006. Nintendo ultimately did this to release the game as the headliner for the Wii’s launch lineup, while also appeasing the GameCube fans that had waited patiently since its initial reveal.