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Eiji Aonuma

Eiji Aonuma Biography

Video Game Designer

Eiji Aonuma is a prominent video game designer celebrated for his contributions to the The Legend of Zelda series. Born in 1963, Aonuma has been a key figure in the gaming industry, significantly shaping the development and success of this legendary franchise.

Eiji Aonuma is a prominent video game designer celebrated for his contributions to the The Legend of Zelda series. Born in 1963, Aonuma has been a key figure in the gaming industry, significantly shaping the development and success of this legendary franchise.

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“Recently I have been spending my lunch with other game directors playing over local connection battle in Spirit Tracks. It is very good to do that in order to facilitate better communications between us. I have been partnering with the director of the Spirit Tracks to fight against the director of the new Wii game and yes, recently we have been winning!”

Has Beens Spirit Order Fighting Games Winning Communication Battle Directors Connections Very Good Track Spending Locals Lunch Facilitate Wii Partnering

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“We're making efforts regarding the total flow of the Zelda game. So far, the basic flow of the Zelda games is you're exploring a field, you go to a dungeon, you conquer it and return to the field. We're looking at altering that traditional flow. That's all I can share, and I can't say more until E3 next year.”

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“It seems like it has kind of taken off where people are saying 'oh it's a female character' and it just kind of grew. But my intent in saying that was humour. You know, you have to show Link when you create a trailer for a Zelda announcement.”

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“Since we're talking about open worlds, let's state upfront that we don't plan to have an open world in the same way other companies have been doing in recent years.”

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“When Mr. Miyamoto says easy, he doesnt mean simple. He means easily -- this is the difficulty of the language here. Its accessible, and you know how to do things, if not necessarily what to do. You may have a series of puzzles to figure out, and it may be difficult to decipher the meaning, but its not difficult to accomplish what you need to do.”

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Author:Eiji Aonuma

“But you can enjoy my next announcement. As soon as I am back at my office I will start preparing something new that I can show.”

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“Don’t make it sound like I laughed because I was troubled or inconvenienced or put out. I don’t want them to read anything into it. But if you want to say that I laughed, I think that would be a good answer.”

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Author:Eiji Aonuma

“We encountered an awful lot of problems from the drastic leap we took with Wind Waker. I think we will be a bit more careful in the future, but if we find a new approach that not just the developers, but also the users would enjoy then I think we will want to break new ground again. But we haven’t found such an approach yet.”

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Author:Eiji Aonuma

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Born: 1963
Known for: Video Game Designer
Quotes: 8

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