Zelda director Eiji Aonuma, via Miiverse, has announced that Epona will be a usable “weapon” in the first DLC pack for Hyrule Warriors. The pack, titled the “Master Quest Pack”, will be the first of four coming to the Wii U exclusive on October 16. Aonuma spoke about playing as Epona in his Miiverse post. “I already had a chance…
Is there something you’ve been dying to know about Hyrule Warriors? Well now’s your chance to ask the expert! We’ve been given the opportunity to ask a few questions about Hyrule Warriors, answered by none other than Mr. Aonuma himself! Maybe you’d like to know who his favorite fighter is, or what it was like working on a spinoff rather…
If anyone thinks that merging two historic franchises together is an easy task, guess again! In an interview with Nintendo Life, Koei Tecmo producer Yosuke Hayashi talked about some of the challenges in combining the two franchises, as what makes a Zelda game is a myriad of various experiences that culminate into one incredible adventure. When approached…
Nintendo Life held an interview with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma and Yosuke Hayashi of Koei Tecmo, and toward the end, Aonuma and Hayashi were asked if they had any closing thoughts. Hayashi shared that although he felt that the bar for Hyrule Warriors was set high, he is pleased with the Japanese fans’ reactions to the game,…
During E3 2014, Nintendo gave us a sneak peek of an up-and-coming Legend of Zelda title to be released sometime next year. While the details are still mostly shrouded in mystery (minus a blue tunic-clad hero/heroine), Nintendo’s Eiji Aonuma recently sat down with Edge Magazine to discuss tidbits of what we can expect from the game’s environment.…
During E3, Giant Bomb member Patrick Klepek was able to sit down with Eiji Aonuma, as well as the members of Hyrule Warriors’ creative staff; including Yosuke Hayashi, the game’s development producer and employee of Tecmo Koei. Hayashi and Tecmo’s Team Ninja also worked on Metroid: Other M. Aonuma had this to say about the origin of…
In the latest edition of Nintendo News on the official Nintendo Japan website, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma provided a brief update on the introduction to a vast new world in the upcoming Zelda Wii U title. “I still won’t say so much about this, but we made it a theme of sorts to review the commonplaces…
Aonuma has been working on Zelda games for a very long time — since Ocarina of Time, in fact — and with the series’ popularity, it’s expected that the producers would receive fan letters from time to time. One letter, however, stood out to him. “Since I began working on The Legend of Zelda, what has moved…
Nintendo recently featured an interview with Eiji Aonuma, the producer of The Legend of Zelda series, in their new Japanese web magazine, Nintendo News. Aonuma discussed the key aspects of the Zelda series and even delved into what he likes best when he gets time to sit down and play the games he helps create. So…
During Nintendo’s E3 Digital Event, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma revealed the world of Zelda for the Wii U. With just a snap of his fingers, we got our first look at the massive size of Hyrule. Across sprawling plains and rolling hills were distant mountains. Towns speckled a countryside bordered by dense forests, and our imaginations can…
Beating Ganondorf has traditionally been the job for just one hero. It wasn’t until Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures came along that Link teamed up with other Links to save the day. Since then, there have been minor attempts to get players together in the same Zelda game, including Wind Waker‘s Tingle Tuner gameplay, and a…
During E3, Eiji Aonuma took the time to demo the upcoming Wii U title Hyrule Warriors with GameSpot. Described as a “celebration title” of the Legend of Zelda franchise, the demo begins in Hyrule Field with Princess Zelda leading her troops into battle with a horde of enemies to fend off. Zelda is not your typical damsel in distress…
Skyward Sword was the Wii’s swan song and many people praised the game for its unique, developed control scheme. Fans and critics alike criticized the game’s slow start though, which was caused by numerous tutorials that players had to go through at the beginning of the game. This was very different than what was found in the latest installment…
The developers of the upcoming Zelda spin-off, Hyrule Warriors, took the time to answer a particularly interesting fan-submitted question on The Legend of Zelda Facebook page. The question reads: “Will there be a huge battle stage with thousands of cuccos?” The developers provided an… interesting response to say the least. Cuccos will indeed be making…
The Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma recently sat down with Ben Lamoreux of GenGAME to talk about the future of the Zelda series. In an excerpt released today from the interview, Aonuma elaborated on his vision for a more non-linear storyline and player options in in the upcoming installment in the series. Ben Lamoreux: Majora’s Mask…
