Didn’t I just beat a Zelda game on the Wii last November? Aren’t we also getting another one this October? People are already hounding Nintendo for another one. Call me crazy, but I’d rather Nintendo take their time with the Zelda franchise rather than trying to milk the franchise. Remember how long we went without a Zelda game before Ocarina of Time? Waiting can lead to good things.
Luckily, giving developers time to make a good game is exactly what Aonuma wants to do. In a Q&A session today, one of Miyamoto’s padawan learners, Eiji Aonuma, talked about the future of the Zelda series on the Wii. A few highlights are below.
Q: Supposing you do make another Wii Zelda game, are you hoping to have one-to-one sword control in the game?
A: Would you like that? We’re still fleshing things out, so I’m more than happy to hear comments from everyone.Q: How many years before the next Zelda is out?
A: I’ve been speaking to Miyamoto about giving the developers enough time to make quality games. I’m sorry, I can’t give you an exact time frame.Q: Have you ever considered making varying levels of difficulty in Zelda games?
A: I understand the varying difficulty idea, but with Zelda my goal is always to create something that will appeal to new and core users. It’s about creating something that will appeal to a vast audience.Q: Have you thought at all about setting the game in another setting?
A: I’ve thought about things like, “What if we sent Link to the contemporary world? How would he react? Or what if he was dropped into a WWII setting?” I’ve imagined all these ideas, but how these ideas might become a game, I still don’t know yet.
