In a recent interview with BBC Newsbeat, Echoes of Wisdom directors Tomomi Sano and Satoshi Terada joined series producer Eiji Aonuma to discuss players’ reception to the latest Zelda installment. A playable Princess Zelda wasn’t the only massive departure from the other games in the series. Introducing an entirely new system of traversal and combat…
While most of the attention surrounding The Legend of Zelda games continues to be around 3D installments, Eiji Aonuma recently went on the record in an interview with Famitsu about the future of top-down 2D games. Prior to Echoes of Wisdom, we haven’t seen a top-down 2D game since A Link Between Worlds back in…
In a recent interview with Famitsu Magazine, producer Eiji Aonuma, Grezzo director Satoshi Terada, and Echoes of Wisdom director Tomomi Sano sat down and revealed quite a lot of fascinating information about how the development of Princess Zelda’s adventure came to be. As one could imagine, many times they had to think outside the box…
Today Nintendo released Part 3 of their interview with the team leaders behind Echoes of Wisdom’s development, which included Zelda mastermind Eiji Aonuma, Grezzo director Satoshi Terada, and Tomomi Sano, the first female director of a Legend of Zelda game. Part 3 covers the fascinating story of how Princess Zelda finally became the main protagonist…
The director and producer of Tears of the Kingdom have thanked fans of the game following the success of its first year. To commemorate the game’s first anniversary, Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream talked to director Hidemaro Fujibayashi and Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma. Reflecting on the game’s mighty cultural impact, Aonuma recalled recently hearing about…
The Zelda development team takes home several well-deserved wins on home soil at the 2023 Famitsu Dengeki Game Awards and CEDEC Awards 2023 in Japan. Facing stiff competition from Street Fighter VI, Final Fantasy XVI, Armored Core VI, and Resident Evil 4, Tears of the Kingdom was crowned Game of the Year and Best Adventure…
Yahaha! You found… Eiji Aonuma and Shigeru Miyamoto? No, this not a Korok. It’s not an internet joke, either. Last week a video reel from Instagram made its rounds across the internet from Universal Studios Japan. The video included screenshots of Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma in hard hats standing side by side. They were…
“The Legend of Zelda? Oh, I know that game. It’s the one where you play as this green-clothed elf with a sword and shield named Zelda, right?” These words are probably familiar (and tiresome) to you if you are a longtime fan of the series. While The Legend of Zelda has definitely garnered global fame…
Much was discussed at length in the recently translated Nintendo Dream interview with Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi regarding Tears of the Kingdom, including the lore behind the sealing shrines, monster varieties, and Ganondorf’s development. But that’s not everything the dynamic developer duo revealed to the public, either. They had a lot to say on…
Fascinating information has come to light about the story behind Tears of the Kingdom. In a translated Japanese interview with Nintendo Dream in courtesy of Nintendo Everything, Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi revealed valuable insight that explains what Rauru’s colorful seal actually did to Ganondorf and how that impacted the events of Breath of the…
A recent English translation of an interview in the Japanese magazine Nintendo Dream reveals a fascinating insider’s look at the thought process behind developing Ganondorf in Tears of the Kingdom. In the interview, Nintendo Dream staff discusses a number of in-depth topics about the game with developers Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaru Fujibayashi, including their depiction…
France has given Eiji Aonuma the honor of being named a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters for his contributions to video games throughout his lengthy career. Being involved with The Legend of Zelda for as far back as Ocarina of Time, Eiji Aonuma has had a massive impact on both the Zelda…
On October 9, Zelda developers Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi divulged more information about making Tears of the Kingdom in a rare interview with The Telegraph. They also reflected on what it was like developing Breath of the Wild and its world compared to Zelda titles in the past, how that affected making its sequel…
Most people can agree that Tears of the Kingdom was a huge success. Taking everything that was great about its predecessor, Breath of the Wild, and further reinforcing it, Tears quickly became a developer’s marvel. One of its more impressive features is its version of a “Dark World,” a Zelda trope ever since its inception…
Tears of the Kingdom is a game that allows the player’s creativity and imagination to roam free. Its predecessor, Breath of the Wild, opened the door for that freedom with its open air style of adventure. Capitalizing on that success, the Zelda team decided to create the sequel to have even more of a DIY-style…
