The future for the Legend of Zelda series could involve funademntal changes according to the current producer for the series, Eiji Aonuma.
He hinted the series has reached a point where it must begin to move away from Miyamoto's current direction into a newer direction for the future of the series to stay strong.
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"I started working on the series not at the beginning but part-way through its history" ... "I think because of that, early on I was more looking objectively at the series and how we could change small, individual elements within it, rather than looking at how the series should evolve.
"As time has passed—particularly in the last few years—I've started to think a lot more about how I can take the series and really make it my own Zelda and evolve it further. As [Nintendo's head of game development] Mr. Miyamoto has allowed me to take the reins of the Zelda series, ultimately that's what I need to do. Perhaps some people will think it's a little bit late for me to start thinking about that, but as time goes by, that's becoming more of a theme in how I'm approaching the series."
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Aonuma did mention the idea of a full cast for voice acting in the series isn't a plan Miyamoto nor himself has any real desire to implement with the issues revolving around the idea of Link having a voice. Both have mentioned the special connection Link has with the player and are worried of the bond potentially being lost (or ruined) should the character end up having his own voice in a game.
Skyward Sword was meant to be the first game where Aonuma held most of the power over the direction of the game and series unlike past games that followed Miyamoto's plans or visions.
http://kotaku.com/5866075/nintendo-i...re+think-zelda
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