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Aonuma on striking a balance with Breath of the Wild’s day/night cycle

In this month’s issue of EDGE magazine, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma spoke of the challenges he and his team have come across in implementing a day/night cycle in Breath of the Wild. Such temporal changes aren’t a new element in Zelda games, but it can be said that the last few home console installments have left something to be desired. From the waiting game for…

Nintendo pushing Aonuma to work on new IP

Since 1998 when he came on board during development of Ocarina of Time, Eiji Aonuma has been at the heart of the Zelda franchise. However, Nintendo is apparently now encouraging the long-time series producer to branch out and work on new IP. In a recent interview with Edge magazine, Aonuma mentioned how his employer has been telling him…

Aonuma on voice acting and sci-fi in Breath of the Wild

In a recent interview with Polygon, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma offered some details on the inclusion of voice acting and sci-fi elements in the upcoming entry in the Zelda series, Breath of the Wild. Aonuma was adamant that the game would not be fully voiced, but expressed a desire to use voice acting to make some scenes more…

All footage in Breath of the Wild trailer was Aonuma playing

This E3, Nintendo fed us hungry Zelda fans hours of gameplay footage and one breathtaking trailer, but the influx of news doesn’t stop there. Gameplay footage and interviews are still pouring in, and one notable interview with Bill Trinen by YouTuber Katie Wilson reveals an interesting bit of trivia about the Breath of the Wild trailer. “Little known fact: the trailer…

Miyamoto taking more of a backseat for Breath of the Wild

In an interview with Wired, Eiji Aonuma has told how Breath of the Wild saw series executive producer Shigeru Miyamoto take more of a background role, allowing Aonuma to create something he really wanted. It’s the first Zelda title where its creator has handed over the reigns of day-to-day development responsibility to Aonuma. “I’m actually the one who was the…

Eiji Aonuma’s Mii now available in StreetPass

Zelda series producer, and legend to all fans of the series, Eiji Aonuma can now be yours to treasure forever. In Mii form that is; he’s not up for adoption. 3DS owners can log on to StreetPass to download the special guest, in all his gold-pantalooned glory, for their Mii Plaza. His special message is “Let’s get…

Aonuma talks open world, Link’s iconic green tunic, arrows, Zelda’s newest subtitle, and more

A recent interview with IGN revealed lots of interesting tidbits from Nintendo’s newest Zelda game, Breath of the Wild. Aonuma sat down with IGN and talked about many different subjects from the new game, including the open world, elixirs, rupees, Link’s green tunic, arrows, Villages and towns, the game’s subtitle, and explains their purpose for this new game. When…

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