Eiji Aonuma, one of the legends behind the Zelda franchise, recently said that he will continue to work on the game series, alongside Shigeru Miyamoto, for a long time to come. Talking about Ocarina of Time, Aonuma says:

I’m happy that a title I worked on some time ago remains highly praised to this day, but that also shows how none of the subsequent games in the series have surpassed it.

As someone who is still working on the series, I have mixed feelings about that. Because I haven’t yet surpassed it, I can’t quit. Surprisingly, that simple motivation may be the reason I continue to work on the Zelda series.

Aside from Ocarina, Aonuma also worked on Majora's Mask, The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Phantom Hourglass. Basically, most of the greatest hits of the franchise.

Suffice it to say then, that his continuing presence in the franchise is great news. We know that a new Zelda game is already in the works, so hopefully this is the one from Aonuma that surpasses even Ocarina.

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