Aonuma: “I don’t think there’s much point in me making something other than Zelda”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 30 Comments
Earlier today, Nintendo of Europe put up an interview with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma. The full Q&A has now been published on the company’s website.
One interesting comment came about when Aonuma was asked about his future. That prompted him to say, “I don’t think there’s much point in me making something other than Zelda”.
Aonuma’s full response:
“As I get closer to the retirement age, people ask me if I’m ever going to make anything other than a Zelda game. And so sometimes I think maybe I should. But Zelda games really have everything in them that I would want to make in a game. The way the main character grows and develops. The puzzles and the minigames. I don’t think there’s much point in me making something other than Zelda, if I did it would only end up being something just like it. It’s a problem. So I think I’ll just keep making Zelda games!”
Below are a few other interesting excerpts from the interview:
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Eiji Aonuma answers some personal questions about the Zelda franchise
Posted on 7 years ago by Fernando in General Nintendo, Videos | 3 Comments
Nintendo UK has just posted on YouTube a video showing Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma, who answers some questions about some key elements of the series. Check it out below:
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Zelda: Art & Artifacts Limited Edition back in stock on Amazon
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Update 2: Bumped to the top. This is back up, but it’ll take a few days to ship.
Update: Now sold out.
Original: The previously sold-out Zelda: Art & Artifacts Limited Edition is now in stock again on Amazon. Better yet, it’s been discounted by $11.68. You can place an order here if interested.
Worth noting, the BIGTHANKS code we mentioned today also works here. That means you can get the book for $59.68.
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Aonuma shares his top three Zelda games, most underrated entry
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, GameCube, General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 92 Comments
In conjunction with its month-long coverage on Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Game Informer asked series producer Eiji Aonuma about his three favorite games in the series.
He ranked Twilight Princess third “because I wanted to create something better than Ocarina.” Ocarina of Time was next, which he says “is a game that gave me the opportunity to create a 3D world.” Finally, he picked Phantom Hourglass as his top choice.
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Nintendo of America co-founder Alan Stone passes away
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 17 Comments
According to a report from Gamasutra, Nintendo of America co-founder Alan Stone has passed away. Stone died at the age of 71 on Friday due to cancer.
Stone acted as one of the co-founders for Nintendo of America in 1981, and was also key in the company’s early efforts to distribute its coin-op games in America. He later joined SEGA before becoming a board member and chief operating officer of Nanotech Media a few years ago.
Stone spoke about his time at Nintendo and more during a 2013 interview:
Our deepest sympathies go out to Stone’s family.
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Zelda: Art & Artifacts Limited Edition back up on Amazon Canada
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Update: Now sold out.
Original: The Zelda: Breath of the Wild Limited Edition is still sold out on Amazon US, but the retailer’s Canadian equivalent now has it back in stock. Orders can be placed here. Note that Amazon Canada does actually ship to the US.
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Video: A look at upcoming Zelda figures
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 1 Comment
Quite a few Zelda figures are slated for the next few months, including Nendoroids and figmas. IGN shows off some of the merchandise on the way in the video below.
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GameStop seeing “tremendous demand” for Switch, higher pre-order attach rate than Wii U
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii U | 105 Comments
In an interview with alistdaily, GameStop senior director of merchandising Eric Bright spoke about Switch in-depth. One big takeaway is that the retailer is seeing “tremendous demand.”
He said:
“We’ve seen tremendous demand for Switch. And of the initial allocation of pre-orders we took, the majority of them were done by PowerUp Reward customers. They’re definitely looking for this device. We have a ways to go before we satisfy all the demand that’s out there.”
Bright brought up several positive points about Switch: the portable factor, Q1 launch, third-party games, and support of indies.
Miyamoto, Aonuma on Zelda and fan feedback
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 83 Comments
Update (2/20): Here’s the embed version:
Original (2/17): Game Informer once again has a feature on Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Today, the magazine caught up with Shigeru Miyamoto and series producer Eiji Aonuma to chat about fan feedback.
You can watch the interview for yourself right here. We should have an embed option within the next couple of days.
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Jakks Pacific making new 4.5 inch Breath of the Wild Link figure
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments
Jakks Pacific is teasing a brand new Zelda figure which will be based on Link’s appearance in Breath of the Wild. For now, we’ve only heard that it will be 4.5 inches.
Jakks Pacific put up the following on Instagram earlier today:
