Nintendo Producer Eiji Aonuma Is 'Nervous' About Fan Reception to Next Week's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake
Eiji Aonuma says younger staff helped shape the remake as he awaits player reactions to the most ambitious Zelda update.
- Nintendo producer Eiji Aonuma, 63, feels "nervous" ahead of the Nov 5 release of the Ocarina of Time remake, telling AFP in Paris he cannot stop thinking about how players will react.
- On Oct 23, the French culture ministry named Aonuma Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in Paris, recognizing his career steering the Zelda series for over 25 years.
- Younger staff members, some of whom never played the original game, contributed a fresh perspective, with Aonuma saying, "It's thanks to these young people" that the remake successfully adapted the game's mechanics.
- Rather than passing the baton, Aonuma expressed interest in guiding future titles, stating he is "very interested to see what the younger staff will imagine" for the saga.
- The Zelda franchise continues to achieve massive commercial success, with Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom selling more than 55 million copies combined since 2017; the Ocarina remake marks the saga's 40th anniversary.
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Nintendo Producer Eiji Aonuma Is 'Nervous' About Fan Reception to Next Week's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake
Eiji Aonuma, the longtime producer of The Legend of Zelda franchise at Nintendo, is preparing to launch the highly anticipated remake of 1996's seminal The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time next week. And after so many years and so many Zelda games, you'd think it was routine for him. But it turns out he's nervous this time.
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Despite his experience, the head of the Zelda franchise is very excited at the moment.
Nintendo producer 'all nervous' as Zelda classic remake about to hit shelves
He has been behind some of Nintendo's biggest hits, but producer Eiji Aonuma still feels "nervous" as he awaits players' reactions to the new Zelda video game, Ocarina of Time, out Nov 5.
Eiji Aonuma is said to be anxious for the debut of Ocarina of Time Remake, committed to renew a historical title of Nintendo.Despite making new chapters of the JRPG series for over two decades now, for Eiji Aonuma this time is different: the Japanese producer admitted to being agitated to the idea of the imminent debut of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake.
Eiji Aonuma does not hide the nervousness for the return of Ocarina of Time, an ambitious remake that brings back into the spotlight one of the most beloved chapters of videogaming history. How will players react?
The head of the series The Legend of Zelda is nervous about the Ocarina of Time remake. Eiji Aonuma shares his thoughts before the game is released.
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