Funbil I fully expected this to release between Black Friday and December 23rd. While it momentarily struck me as manipulative the phrasing (at least of the translation) “we have decided to extend our development time” feels like a very good faith description of a delay. I’m sure it’s highly market-research sterilized, but painting a delay as “we are going to take more time to develop this” feels like an easier pill to swallow than “we are missing our deadline” while not feeling too sleazy
Admittedly, I’ve owned more than one Zelda t-shirt and have come to expect delays from these games for over a decade now, so I am probably the wrong person to be displeased by this statement.