Zeldamotion Project is Cancelled
Posted on July 18 2015 by Alexis S. Anderson
Zeldamotion has been struggling to stay afloat since 2012, and in mid-July Aeipathy Industries launched another Kickstarter to help Zeldamotion produce a Link to the Past anime Episode 2 and a 90 minute film if stretch-goals were met. However, Producer Michael Patch has cancelled the Kickstarter campaign altogether. He did this as a result of community feedback and not because of a cease-and-desist order from Nintendo, as in a survey conducted earlier this week the majority of people didn’t want the project to move forward. To read Patch’s official statement, hit the jump!
Patch made the announcement over Facebook and expressed his regret over having to end the project. He explains that he really began pursuing art and animation because of The Legend of Zelda series. He also expressed that he feels he has grown and is better for having embarked on this project because through it he learned, “how to animate, manage websites, work with public relations, and share the joy of fellow fans,” when his work was unveiled. However, because he was using Nintendo’s intellectual property while asking for $24,000 for funding and was not licensed by Nintendo to do so, he feels he cannot move forward.
Patch said on the official cancellation post:
“Though I have not received a [cease and desist order], out of respect for Nintendo, and due to few incriminating crowds, (though it was maybe only 30% of people who commented) I am ending the Zeldamotion journey… To the other 70% of you, I give you my sincerest thanks. You made me feel like I was more than just some guy making fan art. You are the ones I did this for.”
Are you upset that the Zeldamotion project has been cancelled? What other projects would you like to see Aeipathy Industries pursue in the future? Do you hope Nintendo will one day greenlight an official Zelda anime? Let us know in the comments!
Source: Facebook (via GameSpot)
Alexis S. Anderson is a Senior Editor at Zelda Dungeon who joined the writing team in November, 2014. She has a JD from the UCLA School of Law and is pursuing a career in Entertainment and Intellectual Property Law. She grew up in the New Jersey suburbs with her parents, twin brother, and family shih-tzu.
