Is Shigeru Miyamoto directing or producing Zelda 05?

Is he is directing or producing Zelda 05? I really want him to direct this game...

Miyamoto is producing, Aonuma (his apprentice) is directing last I heard. Which was in an EGM issue after last years' E3.

Neither Aunoma nor Miyamoto are directing this game.

No I do think it is, after a bit of research Aonuma is the director in all Zelda games because Shigeru was so pleased with his work as director on the N64 Zelda games.

So you may close this thread now I have the answer.

For Zelda, even when Shiggy is producer, he is more involved with the games than you'd think. He doesn't merely sponsor the money. Miyamoto often comes up with the basic theme and direction of the game, and guides his team along to the finish. Plus there's the "Miyamoto Test" that must be passed. Miyamoto-san is quality control.

Though I don't know his level of involvement with the Capcom Zelda's.

The director of this game has been said to be Mitsuhiro Takano. He's worked on MM and TWW as game script I believe.

Originally Posted by Strain

The director of this game has been said to be Mitsuhiro Takano. He's worked on MM and TWW as game script I believe.

Yes, you are correct. Here's the link to prove
http://www.n-sider.com/personnelview...ersonnelid=316

"Takano seized the opportunity and stepped in as the new main director of the sequel to GameCube's The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.."

So Mitsuhiro Takano is directing Zelda 05... well I've never heard of him..

i dont really care as long as miyamoto has someting to do with the game...

his more notable accomplishments

Assistant Director - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Coordinator - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Script & Event Planning - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Script Writer - Star Fox 64
Script Writer - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

I liked star fox 64, and Majora's Mask, and Ocarina of time, and Wind Waker had some pretty nice events.

This man so far seems fine, but can he live up to what Miyamoto has done? Miyamoto is still there though, he still comes around and says stuff like

"What the hell are you doing making Link carry around a bottle of brandy?" and other such things.

Mitsuhiro Takano is directing this new Zelda game. He's supposed to be an apprentice of Aonuma's. Much like how he was an apprentice of Miyamoto

Im guessing he will do fine. Since he was involved with the previous games, and even helped write scripts for some he should have a good idea on where to take the story and what to do with it.

Who knows how long myiamoto is gonna be doing this but he was supposed to retire after WW but stayed on to do this one, this might be his last game.

None of us here know how much Miyamoto is involved with the games, but the one thing that is for sure, is that the zelda games have to pass his "test" before it would ever hit the store shelves.

And about that article, it states that Aonuma "left the series to work on original EAD projects, Takano seized the opportunity and stepped in..." That is not true, because Aounma did not leave the series...he is just a big timer now lol and stands side-by-side with Miyamoto as co-producers. That is why Takano is the director.

not exactly, He left the directing part of the game production. He went to direct an original title but he is still coproducing this one with Miyamoto.

The positions of "Director" and "producer" do not even really exist in the Japanese company. Miyamoto simply coined the terms himself, as an easy way of conveying the basics of his position to an American audience.

As it is, Miyamoto is a overseer of everything in EAD, and whenever they farm an existing franchise to a 3rd or second party - Retro Studios with MP, Sega with F-Zero, etc. - he plays the overseer position as well.

WIth the Zelda series, he offers a bit of extra input here and there, but I don't think he truly does much work.


Aonuma, despite having the same "producer" position as Miyamoto, is far more involved in the Zelda series, and far less involved in everything else. His touch will still influence the game greatly.

Mitsuhiro Takano is being called "director" this time around... his job is to head the project, and take charge of all the nitty-gritty details that Aonuma and Miyamoto are no longer doing. The dirty work of leading the team, in overwords.

^Um...What's the "Miyamoto Test" I keep hearing? Is it like Miyamoto checks the game and makes sure it's what he wanted, and if it fails the test he sends it back and tells the people to work on it?

Originally Posted by jehuty

This man so far seems fine, but can he live up to what Miyamoto has done?

You mean succesfully rip-off King Kong and ride on that to glory?

Now, having a jumping man called Jumpman jump over things to rescue a damsel in distress might have been really super-creative back in the day, but I wouldn't give Miyamoto too much credit for it when you take into account what people are doing with the games industry now.

Once Zelda 05 comes out, Miyamoto will be back ontop of the gaming world. Nintendo knows that this game will bring them back to the top where they belong.

Originally Posted by Terranix

You mean succesfully rip-off King Kong and ride on that to glory?

Now, having a jumping man called Jumpman jump over things to rescue a damsel in distress might have been really super-creative back in the day, but I wouldn't give Miyamoto too much credit for it when you take into account what people are doing with the games industry now.

Ingrate. I can't believe a Zelda fan could be such a thankless wretch.

I shudder to think what gaming would be today if it hadn't been for this one man.

I totally agree with Strain.Terranix, you are a sad,sad,deprived little boy/girl.Miyamoto is the reason Nintendo is what it is today.If you can't accept it, don't post on these boards.

Actually Miyamoto is more like why the videogaming industry is why it is today, not just nintendo. Nintendo aside, Miyamoto has a lot of influence in the game industry in himself. And even game companies that dont entirely respect Nintendo, respect Miyamoto.