The Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma has said that they have a shared team working on both The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD and the brand new Zelda title for Wii U. Aonuma says that as they have tried converting other console games to Wii U such as Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess. The problem was, they only got semi-realistic versions of each title – which presumably wasn’t what Aonuma was looking for. Here’s what Aonuma had to say about The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD and the brand new Zelda game for Wii U.
“But it’s a shared team working on both of those projects, Wind Waker HD and the new Zelda for Wii U. Every day, they’re learning something new. As we develop the controls for Wind Waker, they’re learning how to apply those controls in the Wii U version. There’s a feedback process where when something’s discovered in development for Wind Waker, all that information is fed to the Wii U team. So we’re working on those things, polishing as we go, and all of those things — it’s a learning process, it’s a test case almost, and we’ll apply all of those learnings that we’ve acquired in developing the Wii U game.”
“When we looked at creating a Zelda for Wii U, there were so many possibilities given the HD graphics. But rather than starting from zero, we actually ran a few tests. We tried converting other console games to Wii U. We actually did this with Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword. And the result of that was, hmm, those are semi-realistic representations of the Zelda world so we weren’t really surprised with what we got. But with Wind Waker, when we converted that to HD we were really surprised at how great it looked.”
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Happy to get that out of my system. Okay. So are we expecting a Wind Waker Style game for the new Wii U title?
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i hope not…if they did, it would either be prequel to wind waker or sequel to spirt tracks. it would have to be in the adult era branch due to art style.
Don’t forget Phantom Hourglass which is also in that timeline and I think Minish Cap might also be but I’m not sure
ST is the sequel to PH, and WW is the prequel:
WW – PH – ST
Therefor, a sequel to ST or a prequel to WW is the only things to be done in that Timeline ^^
OoT was what takes place before the Wind Waker, so even a prequel to the Wind Waker isn’t an available option.
Yeah, your right. There is no room for new games between direct Sequels. At least, it could not have happened in Hyrule, as nothing DID happen between OoT and WW.
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This joke is getting old.
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I like Cel Shading and all, but Twilight Princess style was my favorite imo.
:( looks like no twilight princess HD
Maybe in the future… maybe. :(
I don’t see the purpose of doing that. The game is already playable on the Wii U since it has backwards compatibility and the game already looks decent. And although just my opinion I didn’t think TP was really good.
same but SS was worse
I just want a Zelda game with that semi realistic look to it. It makes link look like such a bad ass. And TP looks really dated actually. :(
I agree. It would have been better if TP was remade in HD, as its graphics look really muddy. Wind Waker, however, still looks great.
Very True.
Now that we know they did it, I would like to see some pics of how SS and TP looked in HD.
Good news?
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Just be careful next time. Okay?
interesting that they experimented with SS and TP
I was thinking the exact same however I doubt we would ever see those projects go into full effect for obvious reasons.
Miyamoto has been looking back at zelda ll on the nes… I think Zelda U, will be a toss up between a zelda ll world, and many wind waker elements, yes, I’m excited! :D
And by “looking back at zelda 2” you mean when he said he was disappointed with the outcome of the game?
yes, but remember Miyamoto has a habit of seeing what can be good about things. I wonder how much good, he would have imagined, would have come from that game, if he could do it again :)
I would love for them to use the art style of the Tech demo! It’s like a colorful TP art style! :D
I Aonuma said they weren’t which is a shame because this was what originally got me super hyped up for the Wii U in the first place.
He didn’t say it wouldn’t look like that, at least I dont remember they saying that.
I have faith they will deliver the goods big style. Windwaker HD is so gunna be worth playing just to put some sugar into my 1080p LED TV @60FPS!!!!
*sigh* Do people even see any differences after 30 FPS? PC games don’t count since everything else run in the background to slow down the game.
Yeah , I see a large difference personally after 30FPS on ANY game. 30FPS is fine and totaly playable , but it’s actually not ideal. At 60FPS , everything becomes smooth like Butter and it makes it much much more enjoyable.
To the average person , no it doesn’t matter. To hardcore gamers , yes , yes it does matter.
Well at least it is not worst as N64 or earlier games I guess. I can see so many lags in those games now.
True lol. Majoras Mask was like 20FPS…
But yeh , 60FPS makes games look and play way more fluid
That’s why I love emulating games…just imagine Majora’s mask at 60 FPS.
Yes, they do indeed. You feel it more than you see it, it’s a more responsive experience, which translates into a better gaming experience. Nintendo are superb at delivery 60fps games – almost everything they output hits that sweet spot of smoothness.
i Hope they can port skyward sword somehow , i really dont wanna buy the old wii for that :/
The Wii U is backward compatible, so you can play Wii games on it…
The Wii U has backwards compatibility so you are able to play wii games on the wii u
Just buy it and play it on the Wii U. It’s got backwards compatibility.
Before you go buy a game, get a Wiimote with Motionplus or else you got a game without a controller to play.
Everybody who was playing zelda when it first came out are in their 30s have money and want a grown up zelda style game! blood dripping from the sword . make the graphics gritty and real. keep the no talking because for some reason thats still magical. make a badass online with link and zelda deathmatch
and co op. It would sell its ass off for you guys! make the ghost just a little more creepy and in a fof filled old
I feel like “blood dripping” isn’t really in the style of zelda but I do see where your coming from. A grittier zelda would be interesting or at least make similar to what Fire Emblem Awakening has done
Wow. Speak for yourself. I just want a good game
I hope by this piece of news about Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword being only “semi-realistic” we’re getting a FULL realistic Zelda title in 2014/2015.
Yeah Go go mothafuckin Aonuma you kick ass. Majoras mask,Wind waker, Twilight princess etc. all kicked ass. Aonuma is fuckin right choice doing Zelda games much better than Miyamoto (dont get me wrong i respect Miyamoto). I hope this new Wii u Zelda has that darker tone that Majoras mask had where you have that “world is in real danger” feelin, you know what i am sayin? More exploring this time too !!!!!!!!!!
yeah make it like MM was, and make something different and original again.
You got it dude. Lots of respect for you dude.
>Says to make it like a past game
> Says to make it different and original
Fucking flawless logic.
who cares what it looks like…… just make it amazing again OOT, MM ,WW. not TP and SS. those ones just feel uninspired and lame.
Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword Ruled. The end bosses were epic, the story lines were awesome. The battle mechanics had everything right going for it. As far as top teir games goes, TP and SS are amongst the best.
*cries* They put Twilight Princess in HD and didn’t show us? *rolls in agony*
Do us good Aonuma! I know you always do.
Ninty needs to learn from Sony and release every single 1st party gameto hd. I need to play OoT, MM, TP and SS in hd. Im would pay $100 for a collectors edition hd.
What’s real sad is that we’ll probably only get one Zelda title on Wii U (I’m talking new titles, not remakes) during the console’s lifespan. That’s the unfortunate part about good games. They take forever to produce.
I know they need to hurry. I would kill myself if we end up getting Wind Waker 2.
Enough with the kiddy artstyle. Bring some balls nintendo i want to c the next zelda as good as the demo tec.
Zelda games always look better than the tech demos. >.>
I like how he is giving some details about the development of the game. I eager for some Mario kart 8 news.
I’m anticipating the new Zelda Wii-U to take place during the unification war before Ocarina of Time, but after Skyward Sword.
I know I am going to be hated for this , but what the fuck is wrong with a cartoonish looking zelda ???? I mean fuck ww is still one of the best Zeldas I ever played , followed by oot and mm , tried a realistic zelda with tp but look at what we got , not that its bad but you get what am saying , and lets not talk about SS cause that thing wss a disgrace for zelda ( again not that its bad , but the rate of zelda games is always high unlike ss ) .
P.S : this comment is an opinion of mine , nothing have to be true , and nothing is stated as a fact
The Wind Waker looked awesome when it came out, and it still looks awesome today, even without HD graphics. It’s my favorite Zelda
WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP PUTTING DOWN SKYWARD SWORD? That was the funnest Zelda game in a LONG time. Definitely the most exciting since the Wind Waker.
I second this
I liked it a lot too! But, Twilight Princess will remain my fav for eva! 💋
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I would totally rebuy TP in HD.
I really hope it’s not a toon-Link version. I loved WW, but prove that the Wii U is a powerhouse, start from HD-scratch (graphically) and bring us an HD Zelda that blows us away again.
I just can’t wait to play the new Zelda on Wii U. I know it’s bad to get hyped over things, I learned the hard way with the last Nintendo Direct, but I’ve always wanted the Zelda team to try and compete against the likes of Skyrim. When Aonuma said that he is basing his goals of Zelda off of Skyrim I felt that maybe this might be the time that Zelda will become the must-have block buster title it deserves to be. Imagine a bunch of non-Nintendo fans flooding stores to get a Wii U just to play Zelda kind of like with the major hype surrounding Skyrim.
Man…I hated Skyrim. It was one of the most boring RPGs I’ve ever played. I’d hate a Zelda game like that.
The only idea they need to take from Skyrim is to have a huge world with many caves, lakes, forts and other explorable things.
If Zelda does that, 100/100.
I would L<3VE a Zelda Twilight Princess HD remake! 💋
they better not rerelease tp or ss on the wiiu. also ss art style should never see light of day on a wiiu zelda title.
I loved the SS art style. Was good.
If we get a cel shaded Zelda (that isn’t a remake) for a console that’s more powerful than a PS3 and a 360, then I won’t be happy. It’s just being lazy on Nintendo’s side. That tech demo Zelda Wii U is probably around about where I’d want the graphics to be. There’s games on the PS3/360 that are realistic and have absolutely HUGE overworlds. The sad thing is we’ll get a cel shaded game that’s smaller that Twilight Princess.
If anyone thinks Nintendo isn’t being lazy with Zelda lately, just look at the new ALttP for the 3DS, then look at the OoT remake. I’m not saying the ALttP sequel will be a bad game, I’m just saying it could of been a lot more. Just imagine that game with OoT 3DS gameplay. It would of been the 3D A Link to the Past fans have been wanting for years.
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