In last week’s Nintendo Treehouse Live stream, Zelda Producer Aonuma explained that he wanted to remake Link’s Awakening in order to give players a more “traditional” Zelda after Breath of the Wild broke the series’ conventions. In a recent interview with Kotaku, Aonuma elaborated on why Nintendo decided to pursue this remake. “The original game was released 26 years ago on the…
The subject of overtime in the video game industry has been a hot one for the last few years. In fact, it’s so ingrained in the work culture that there’s a special name for it: crunch. Game developers are all too often being asked to work up to 100 hours a week, including weekends, as…
E3 is typically the best time of the year to promote upcoming games, but it appears Nintendo also felt some of their developers deserved praise. As of E3 2019, four of Nintendo’s notable developers received promotions. According to a discovery on Resetera, Eiji Aonuma, producer for the Zelda series and a developer many of us are familiar…
It’s been more than two decades of Eiji Aonuma working on the Legend of Zelda series, and he was able to chat with Game Informer at E3 2019 about this and working with Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto. With regard to how his workload and position have changed, you can look to the credits for the…
Nintendo Minute was of course in attendance at E3, and hosts Kit and Krysta were kind enough to share their experiences on the show floor with a new series of vlogs. In the first installment, the duo presents some off-screen footage of the Link’s Awakening remake at the 3:48 mark, with Krysta reclaiming Link’s shield from Tarin,…
With Link and Zelda reunited and adventuring together in the recent trailer for the upcoming Breath of the Wild sequel, there has been some speculation circulating on whether or not the eponymous princess will be playable this time around. When Kotaku went to Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma himself for answers, he responded with a question of his own: “A lot…
Eiji Aonuma is a very busy man, what with the upcoming release of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening remake and the now announced Breath of the Wild sequel. (The latter of which reawakened every lore theorist around, including us.) But, Aonuma was still able to take some time at E3 2019 to talk with Game…
Seeing what developers have to say about the games they make or remake is always interesting. With the upcoming release of the remade Link’s Awakening and it being featured during the first day of Nintendo’s Treehouse, IGN asked Eiji Aonuma why Link’s Awakening was revisited. Aonuma told them that one of the biggest reasons was…
Conducting various melodies with a magical baton is a hallmark of The Wind Waker. I mean, the game shares its name with the baton itself. It’s hard to imagine that the baton wasn’t integral to the game’s design from the beginning, but the creators did originally have something else in mind. Had they kept their…
Mere days ago Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma teased Skyward Sword for the Nintendo Switch at a Legend of Zelda concert in Japan. The words were met with enthusiasm from the audience, sending a buzz across the Internet when attendees began to post about the potential port. Nintendo took the next logical step and denied everything. Eurogamer reached out to Nintendo…
The timeline of Zelda games was first revealed in the release of Hyrule Historia back in 2011. It led to controversy in and of itself. It also set a precedent for future games and where they would be positioned on the infamous timeline after inevitable fan debate almost as soon as title is announced. Before…
During a recent performance of The Legend of Zelda orchestra concert in Japan, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma may have teased the possibility of Skyward Sword taking flight on Nintendo Switch in the future. Reports indicate that Aonuma appeared during the event where he teased the audience by saying, “We know what you’re thinking, Skyward…
Nintendo of America have tweeted a cool, quick sketch from renowned Zelda producer, Eiji Aonuma. The sketch displays the talent Anouma has at his disposal, and a bit of the sense of fun that makes him everyone’s favorite “bearded uncle.” Enjoy a quick sketch from Mr. Aonuma, the producer of The Legend of #Zelda: Breath…
Breath of the Wild is still a surprisingly vast subject to talk about, almost a year after its launch. Part of what kept it in the front of everybody’s brains was the release of downloadable content that expands on Link’s biggest adventure. With it, naturally, came more questions, which Nintendo felt the need to answer…
Eiji Aonuma has worked on many Zelda titles since his initial role as the director of Ocarina of Time, becoming almost synonymous with the series itself. In the nearly 20 years since beginning work with the franchise, Mr. Aonuma has rarely spoken about his favorite title to work on, although he has previously said that Phantom Hourglass is…
