Nintendo has announced that it has delayed the release of The Legend of Zelda on Wii U.
Eiji Aonuma, producer, released a video update on Friday (March 27) to confirm the game's postponement.
The Legend of Zelda Wii U: Everything we know about Link's new adventure
"Since I declared at the Game Awards in December that the game should launch in 2015, the directors and the many members of the development team have been working hard developing the game," says Aonuma.
"In the last three months as the team has experienced first hand the freedom of exploration that hasn't existed in any Zelda game to date, we have discovered several new possibilities for the game.
"As we have worked to turn these possibilities into reality, new ideas have continued to spring forth, and it now feels like we have the potential to create something that exceeds my own expectations."
What to Read Next
He continues: "As I have watched our development progress, I have come to think that rather than work with meeting a specific schedule as our main objective, and releasing a game that reflects only what we can create within that scheduled time, I feel strongly that our focus should be to bring all these ideas to life in a way that will make Zelda on Wii U the best game it can possibly be.
"So I must apologise to all of you who were expecting the game by year's end, but we are no longer making a 2015 release our number one priority. Instead our priority is to make it the ultimate and most complete Zelda game.
"I hope to use the added time to make a Zelda on Wii U that will reward you for your patience, so thank you for your continued support."
The Legend of Zelda will also not be shown at the E3 Expo in June, Nintendo of America has confirmed.
The game was expected to be released in 2015, after Zelda: Majora's Mask and Star Fox Wii U.
Legend of Zelda for Wii U was first revealed at the E3 expo last June, where it was said to have fewer tutorials and possible multiplayer.
It was named game of the show by Digital Spy readers.
