The Latest Breaking News from Eiji Aonuma

Ocarina of Time Is Finally Giving Link a Modern Camera — How Much Can Nintendo Change Before It Stops Feeling Like the N64 Classic?

Ocarina of Time's Switch 2 remake adds a free camera, manual jumping and faster movement. How much can Nintendo modernize before the N64 classic feels different?

Player One · Sep 10

Wind Waker 2 was in development before Zelda lead Eiji Aonuma was told Toon Link "alienated" American teenagers, so we got Twilight Princess instead

"We knew that we had to create a Zelda game that would live up to the expectations of fans in North America, and that if we didn't, it could mean the end of the franchise"

GamesRadar · Jul 30

Zelda boss Eiji Aonuma was so impressed with Resident Evil 4 that he thought "I should have done it myself"

"I think I can learn quite a lot from RE4."

GamesRadar · May 25

A Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake on Switch 2 could be a mistake – here’s why

Nintendo faces an impossible choice.

Creative Bloq · Apr 7

Zelda: Breath of the Wild devs knew the open-world pivot was "the right direction to head in" after seeing the "amazing" things players came up with

"It gave us such confidence"

GamesRadar · Feb 12

Longtime Zelda producer says "the hardware evolution" lifts "restrictions" but, more importantly, "greatly influences the game design"

"It brings joy to us, when we see how people play. We wanted to make everything possible for them"

GamesRadar · Feb 10

As Zelda devs experimented with contraptions that made Tears of the Kingdom great, director realized Breath of the Wild had unused potential: "That's why I thought a sequel would be a good idea"

Nintendo hoped to make the 2017 gem "even better"

GamesRadar · Feb 10

The next Legend of Zelda game could be inspired by Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, producer suggests

The Legend of Zelda producer, Eiji Aonuma, has teased the next entry in the series, suggesting that the game will be inspired by Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment.

TechRadar · Dec 23, 2025

Legend of Zelda lead Eiji Aonuma wanted to launch the first Zelda game on the Switch 2, but working with Koei Tecmo on Age of Imprisonment at least offered "some inspiration"

"If I'm being honest, we wanted to launch the 'first' one"

GamesRadar · Dec 19, 2025

Nintendo Reveals 'Echoes of Wisdom's Place on the Zelda Timeline

Nintendo has officially updated the Zelda timeline with Echoes of Wisdom proving, once again, that the timeline doesn't really matter all that much.

Inverse · Nov 26, 2024