Upcoming Zelda title for Wii U will be Different
Eiji Aonuma says Nintendo is looking at new ways to design games in the Legend of Zelda franchise. He confirmed reports by declaring that he is tired of making Zelda games, when he spoke to 4Gamer, translated by Siliconera.
“When I say I’m tired, I’m not talking about making Zelda, but rather, the same constituent that has been used to make Zelda up until now… Why does it have to be traditional? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself.”
“This brings us to the topic, ‘Exactly what is The Legend of Zelda about?’… Something that is ‘traditional’ is in a sense often something that copies previous works, so if you continue doing that, it gradually takes away from its uniqueness.
“So we’re currently working on making those parts more and more unique.”
Aonuma went on to say that in order for the Zelda series to renew itself, a change was necessary to the game design. This was started with The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, and Nintendo are intending to continue with their next Zelda game for the Wii U.
“If we don’t change that, we can’t make something new. We’re slightly approaching The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds with that mindset, and also the next Zelda title, which we intend to continue changing.”
“So, by no means, am I tired of it, rather, the more we change it, the more I get fired up. Having someone think ‘Huh? Is this Zelda?!’ at first, then ‘Oh, it is Zelda,’ is what we’re going for. Something that wouldn’t make it matter whether Link or Princess Zelda appear in it or not. Something where it wouldn’t even matter if Zelda is actually a princess, or not.”
A ‘speaking session’ is scheduled with Aonuma’ at the New York Comic Con this year.
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds release date has been confirmed by Nintendo for November 22nd for Europe.
