Aonuma: The 3DS is Perfect for Zelda

“I am excited. With the Nintendo 3DS, all of the new elements and the 3D technology is perfect for The Legend Of Zelda series. It’s everything from the depth that you get from riding through vistas or a more accurate sense of distance between you and the enemy you are fighting. I think it is perfect for this series. Of course we are very excited to see what it can do. Of course I look at what the development environment is like and one of the things that I want to take up further going forward is how playing in 3D effects things. Does it make you tired? Do you want to create a game where players are sitting in front of their systems for a long period of time? Obviously there are things that can be 3D but we don’t have to shoehorn it in. If it’s beneficial, of course, we’ll want to use it. So what I would like to do is to take a look at what other people are doing out there, see what the reaction is, then go back and figure out exactly what I want out of 3D.”

This comes straight from an interview done at Official Nintendo Magazine. I am more curious, to be honest, what they can do with a new Zelda title versus what is happening with Ocarina of Time 3DS, but we shall see what happens no? I like some the reasoning here though, and I think depth of field could play a huge role in future Zelda titles.