In an interview with the director of the Legend of Zelda series, Eiji Aonuma reveals some details on the Zelda HD demo shown at E3, the upcoming Zelda game for the 3DS, and the future of Zelda for the Wii U.
Concerning the E3 demo, Aonuma mentioned to not assume anything from the demo will look or be made into a game after people believed the demo was a sign of what the next Zelda game would look on the Wii U. Current rumors involve Nintendo considering using the cell-shading style for at least 1-2 more games after Skyward Swords.
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"The demo that we showed at E3 was really just more of a rough idea of if all we were to do was to take a Zelda game and put it in HD, this is what it might look like. We’re much more interested in looking at the power of the Wii U system and seeing how we can take advantage of that power to do things that we haven’t been able to do in a Zelda game before.... One of our goals with [Skyward Sword] is to be the first step in illustrating for people how the Zelda series can change and evolve."
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Skyward Swords was basically confirmed again to be a new direction for the series and could become a new "Link to the Past" or "Ocarina of Time" standard where future games are done in the same style or gameplay.
For the 3DS Zelda game, the company is working on making the 3D effects be the best ever seen while also having a critical impact on gameplay instead of just for the visual appeal like with the recent Ocarina of Time and Starfox 64 3D remakes.
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"It will be a game in which having 3D will mean something."
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He also stressed nothing will be revealed about the games in development either as info bots or screens until well after Skyward Swords is finished and released.
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