Pikachu Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-17-nintendo-promotes-zelda-producer-eiji-aonuma Quote Nintendo has quietly promoted some of its key staff, including one for The Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Anouma. Aonuma will continue to be the producer of the Zelda series, but -- as Nintendo Life spotted -- he is now also a deputy general manager at the company. This promotion follows Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the critical and commercial success of which must stand as one of the highpoints in Aonuma's career so far. Hisashi Nogami, the producer of Splatoon, has also been promoted to the role of deputy general manager. Aya Kyogoku, known for her work on the Animal Crossing series, is now manager of Production Group No. 5, which is responsible for Splatoon and Animal Crossing. Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the series' debut on the Switch, has been delayed from an expected 2019 release to March 2020. Speaking at E3 last week, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser said the decision was taken as a way of maintaining a healthy work-life balance for the game's development team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 :shrug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 You successfully copied open world and applied it to Zelda. Have a promotion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 The president's name is seriously Doug Bowser... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 18 minutes ago, Bloodporne said: The president's name is seriously Doug Bowser... Nintendo of America only. NoA is alot weaker compared to the n64 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I hope Miyazaki hires Jamal Ornstein or Peter Gehrman, The First Hunter as From's NoA president. I heard Steve Seven Ashina Spears - Shikibu Toshikatsu Yamauchi is looking for a gig too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I ❤️ Aonuma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 7 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: You successfully copied open world, perfected it , eliminated all jank and applied it to Zelda. Have a promotion! FTFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Eh let's not get carried away. Breath of the Wild had way too many problems to have "perfected" anything by any reasonable measure, but it was a big step in the right direction. I hope they learned lessons for the sequel and didn't just listen to all the blind praise or only take the lack of dungeon criticism to heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Xbob42 said: Eh let's not get carried away. Breath of the Wild had way too many problems to have "perfected" anything by any reasonable measure, but it was a big step in the right direction. I hope they learned lessons for the sequel and didn't just listen to all the blind praise or only take the lack of dungeon criticism to heart. I would agree with this (regarding dungeons), but it is still nice to see long-term achievement recognised at Nintendo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatGamble Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 On 6/18/2019 at 1:05 AM, Xbob42 said: Eh let's not get carried away. Breath of the Wild had way too many problems to have "perfected" anything by any reasonable measure, but it was a big step in the right direction. I hope they learned lessons for the sequel and didn't just listen to all the blind praise or only take the lack of dungeon criticism to heart. It's the best open world adventure game out there, so i'd disagree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 27 minutes ago, TheGreatGamble said: It's the best open world adventure game out there, so i'd disagree. Even the best of something isn't perfect. That kind of settling-for-what-you-assume-is-the-best is what keeps things stagnating. "Welp, can't get better than this" is a statement that is literally never true. To get a better product, it is absolutely essential that flaws are seen and acknowledged. But people who identify as the video games they love because of their crippling social issues or whatever take great personal offense when something isn't seen as absolutely perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I really don't find the BOTW open world to really be that great. There is very little to explore considering how big it is, and it has the worst parts of an Ubi open world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I didnt even like BotW. Zelda games have always been tightly directed adventures with the illusion of open world. Sure, you could run around and do things, but there was always that nudge to push the story forward. BotW took all that and threw it out the window and it bored the hell outta me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Bacon said: I really don't find the BOTW open world to really be that great. There is very little to explore considering how big it is, and it has the worst parts of an Ubi open world. That’s not true at all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nokt Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I know I'm bumping this, but I just stumbled on this video while on youtube. I think it does a pretty good job of going over some of my bigger gripes with BotW. I highly recommend watching the whole thing. I can't really cut out times for specific context. He uses the strengths of one to show the weakness of the other, even referencing the older games at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.