Tag: Interview

In Kotaku’s recent interview with Tri Force Heroes‘ developer and A Link Between Worlds‘ director Hiromasa Shikata, fans officially got an answer to a question that most have already figured out: Where was Tri Force Heroes’ initial concept derived from? Ever since day one, Zelda fans have had no problem connecting Four Swords with this brand new title. What they might not have thought of, however, is the fact that inspiration was also taken from another Zelda game…

Kotaku contributor Jason Schreier got to sit down with A Link Between Worlds director Hiromasa Shikata and bend his ear about the upcoming Triforce Heroes for 3DS. After playing the game several times during E3, Schreier has some burning questions for the three time Zelda director, and was able to shed some more light on the gameplay and story of the newest in the Zelda line. Hit the jump to see what director Shikata had to say. Kassye Butler26 year…

Yesterday, Gamespot posted their interview with Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime, talking about upcoming games spoken of during the Digital Event, and asking about his thoughts on the overall conference. Early in this interview, Gamespot asked about Zelda Wii U, and why it was not shown at the conference. Hit the jump for the full video, and to hear Reggie’s responses about Zelda.

In a recent IGN interview, Shigeru Miyamoto stated that he was there to show off Starfox, and not Zelda U. However, he revealed that the game is still planned to release on the Wii U, as there was previous fan speculation that it may be delayed until the NX is released. He also hinted that there is some “really great” footage of Zelda U that Nintendo will be showing off in the future, but not during E3 2015…

In December 2001, Mario and Zelda series creator, Shigeru Miyamoto met with Sonic the Hedgehog’s creator, Yuji Naka in an interview for Japanese gaming magazine, Famitsu. Surprisingly, this was actually the first time they ever sat down for a real discussion. Considering they had been competitors since the early 1990s…

If you’re from the UK, you’ve probably heard of comedy duo Jack and Dean. If not, where have you been?! With almost 500-thousand YouTube subscribers and their own show on BBC Radio 1, Jack and Dean are slowly becoming one of the UK’s biggest YouTube acts.

I recently caught up with one half of the hilarious pair, Dean, and asked him an array of questions based around The Legend of Zelda…

When it comes to completing games, Jirard Khalil – also known as The Completionist – is definitely somebody many would consider a “pro”. With a whopping 235 video uploads (10 of them being Zelda related) and more than 440-thousand YouTube subscribers, Jirard has definitely experienced his fair share of the good, the bad, and the downright ugly when it comes to video games. I was lucky enough to get the chance to chat with him about the The Legend of Zelda series, and this is what he had to say…

This week, we spent an hour with Nick Wozniak, the man behind the art of Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight! We interview him about the game, what it’s like working in the kickstarter format, and his thoughts on several topics regarding our favorite Hylian Hero. Your four swords for this week are…

This week on the ZI Podcast we talk about why Majora’s Mask isn’t your typical Zelda game, we discuss the possible ways to fix wall puzzles, and we discuss how hammerspace works into the Zelda franchise. With plenty of fan topics, this episode had a lot to say with a shorter than usual length. This week’s cast is…

In episode 36 of the podcast, we talk with one of Adam’s longstanding idols about some of the burning questions in the Zelda community: What makes Zelda II so terrible? Can you properly mod a Zelda game? And what exactly IS the Nintendo World Championship? This week’s podcast crew seeks these answers and more. But first, your team for this week is…