“It’s a rumour. Actually that comment I made jokingly. It’s not that I said that it wasn’t Link. It’s that I never said that it was Link. It’s not really the same thing, but I can understand how it could be taken that way. It seems like it has kind of taken off where people are saying ‘oh it’s a female character’ and it just kind of grew. But my intent in saying that was humour. You know, you have to show Link when you create a trailer for a Zelda announcement.”
“I don’t want people to get hung up on the way Link looks because ultimately Link represents the player in the game. I don’t want to define him so much that it becomes limiting to the players. I want players to focus on other parts of the trailer and not specifically on the character because the character Link represents, again, the player.”

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Miiverse message from Aonuma, reconfirms Zelda Wii U video was gameplay

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 10 Comments

Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma posted a message on Miiverse today, briefly touching on The Legend of Zelda for Wii U and Hyrule Warriors. In his message, Aonuma reconfirmed that yesterday’s video was comprised of “actual gameplay on Wii U.” You can find the full Miiverse post below.

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Aonuma on the character in Zelda Wii U’s trailer: “No one explicitly said that that was Link”

Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 90 Comments

Nintendo debuted a first video for The Legend of Zelda on Wii U earlier today. One character was shown, though some have debated if it was Link, female Link, or someone else entirely.

Now Eiji Aonuma has added a little more mystery to the mix. According to the Zelda producer, “No one explicitly said that that was Link.”

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