The Legend of Zelda (Wii U)

This was perhaps the most surprising no-show of the E3 festivities of earlier this month – Nintendo confirmed at E3 2012 that they’re working on a brand-spankin’ new Zelda title for the Wii U, and since then have even hinted that it might depart radically from the series’ traditional formula. Fan anticipation has been bolstered by a fully-functional in-engine demo debuted at that same E3. Maybe the game isn’t far enough along or Nintendo didn’t want to crowd out some of its other big titles – it did show off a new Mario, Smash Bros. and two other Zelda titles as it is, after all – but either way, the fact that a new major entry in one of their flagship franchises has yet to be seen is surprising.