In a promising presentation in the recently concluded E3 2014, Nintendo banked on its classic games and iconic characters.

It was the news Nintendo needed to deliver and what gamers have been waiting for -- a new open-world Zelda game, Yoshi's Woolly World, and Star Fox for the company's latest console, the Wii U. And of course that's not all for the heavily criticized console, as the company has much more in store, harnessing the possibilities from their more successful past.

After a year of falling behind in the console wars with rivals Sony and Microsoft as well as suffering poor sales and losses in revenue, Nintendo may have saved itself from disaster. Fans and gamers from all over the world have been waiting for the return of their beloved character Link from The Legend of Zelda.

Responses from the press have been overwhelmingly positive, according to The Guardian. The game was hinted at much earlier in the 2011 expo, when Nintendo explained the open-world approach that they would be taking while adding that the game would take place in an expansive world. Even the art style looked as if it had received major improvements, especially when compared with the 2003 installment Wind Waker. The overall look is less cartoony and protagonist Link looks older.

The gaming company hopes to garner more success with its upcoming Super Smash Bros. 4 release later this year. Shigeru Miyamoto, legendary game designer and the creator of Mario, is also currently working on a new installment of the legendary Star Fox series. There were announcements on spin-offs of other Nintendo classics as well. Finally, Nintendo's current console is creating a solid line-up for its games portfolio, celebrating its success with the classics merged with its unique gaming experience on new hardware. Now Nintendo only has to worry that it is not too late.