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A database of interviews with the Zelda team. Our goal is to preserve that legacy, share it here, and build a safe community for our followers!

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Aonuma on playing a Musou crossover before Hyrule Warriors, 2014.

Source: Nintendo Life

#Zelda
#HyruleWarriorsQuote
#AonumaQuote

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November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Fujibayashi on a reason why Tears of the Kingdom has the Depths, 2023.

Source: Polygon

#Zelda
#TearsoftheKingdomQuote
#FujibayashiQuote

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November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Nakago & Miyamoto on collaborating as director and programmer in the 80s, 2025.

Source: Nintendo Museum

#SuperMarioBrosQuote
#MiyamotoQuote, #NakagoQuote, #TezukaQuote

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November 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Miyamoto on Super Mario Galaxy music, 2025.

Source: Nintendo Museum

#SuperMarioGalaxyQuote
#MiyamotoQuote, #KondoQuote

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November 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Matsushita on the challenge of writing Princess Zelda in Age of Calamity, 2020.

Source: Polygon

#Zelda
#HyruleWarriorsAgeofCalamityQuote
#MatsushitaQuote

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November 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Hayashi on shared memories creating a common language, 2025.

Source: Creator's Voice

#HayashiQuote

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November 5, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Hirono & Kobayashi on Zelda's design in Skyward Sword, 2013.

Source: Hyrule Historia

#Zelda
#SkywardSwordQuote
#KobayashiQuote, #HironoQuote

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November 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Miyamoto on playing unspoiled being more "Zelda-like", 1998.

Source: The Hyrule Journals

#Zelda
#OcarinaofTimeQuote
#MiyamotoQuote

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November 3, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Miyamoto on the "interesting misunderstanding" of Kakariko Village, 1999.

Source: The Hyrule Journals ( @javedlsterritt.bsky.social )

#Zelda
#OcarinaofTimeQuote
#MiyamotoQuote

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November 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Miyamoto on plans for the Zelda 64 Disk Drive expansion, 1998.

Source: The Hyrule Journals

#Zelda
#OcarinaofTimeMasterQuestQuote
#MiyamotoQuote

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October 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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October 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
#Linktober 30: Wild/Untamed

Takehara on beautiful nature after the calamity, 2019.

Source: Hyrule Interviews

#Zelda
#BreathoftheWildQuote
#TakeharaQuote, #YonezuQuote

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October 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
#Linktober 29: Link & Epona
Miyamoto on unintended parallels between Ocarina and Mononoke, 1998.

Source: The Hyrule Journals

#Zelda
#OcarinaofTimeQuote, #PrincessMononokeQuote
#MiyamotoQuote

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October 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
#Linktober 28: Mask

Imamura on his task as Majora's Mask art director, 2021.

Source: IGN

#Zelda
#MajorasMaskQuote
#ImamuraQuote

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October 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#Linktober 27: Species/Race
Shinoda on how he approached designing the Zora in Breath of the Wild, 2017.

Source: Creating a Champion

#Zelda
#BreathoftheWildQuote
#ShinodaQuote

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October 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
#Linktober 26: Zelda

Takizawa on the design of Zelda's eyebrows in Breath of the Wild, 2018.

Source: Hyrule Interviews

#Zelda
#BreathoftheWildQuote
#TakizawaQuote

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October 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#Linktober 25: Twilight
Takizawa on recycling Midna’s design from an abandoned project, 2017.

Source: Nintendo Website

#Zelda
#TwilightPrincessQuote
#TakizawaQuote

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October 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
#Linktober 24: Science/Tech
Morita on programming microphone gameplay for the first Zelda, 2006.

Source: Nintendo Power

#Zelda
#TheLegendofZeldaQuote
#MoritaQuote, #MiyamotoQuote

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October 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
#Linktober 23: Echo

Sano on her direction that making echoes should have an immediate effect, 2024.

Source: Ask the Developer

#Zelda
#EchoesofWisdomQuote
#SanoQuote

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October 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
#Linktober 22: Snow/Cold/Frozen

Nishimori on doing some motion-capture of his own for Twilight Princess, 2005.

Source: Nintendo Power

#Zelda
#TwilightPrincessQuote
#NishimoriQuote

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October 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I just read through this 1998 Shigeru Miyamoto interview from GAMEJIN magazine, translated and shared by @javedlsterritt.bsky.social 's team, and I had to stop myself from entering literally every paragraph into my quote database. There's a whole lot of great stuff!

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Shigeru Miyamoto Interview on Ocarina Of Time (Gamejin) — Good Blood
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October 22, 2025 at 4:37 AM
#Linktober 21: Music
Kondo & Miyamoto on Ravel’s Bolero and 'The Copyright Incident', 2016.

Source: Nintendo.com

#Zelda
#TheLegendofZeldaQuote
#KondoQuote, #MiyamotoQuote

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October 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
#Linktober 20: Broken

Itoi on negative weekend thoughts, 2011.

Source: Iwata Asks

#ItoiQuote, #MiyamotoQuote, #IwataQuote

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October 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
#Linktober 19: Link

Haruhana & Nakano on androgynous Link character designs, 2017.

Source: Arts & Artifacts

#Zelda
#TheAdventureofLinkQuote, #ALinktothePastQuote
#HaruhanaQuote, #NakanoQuote

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October 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
#Linktober 18: Dance

Takizawa on dancing foodstuffs and art style choices in Breath of the Wild, 2017.

Source: Game Developers Conference (GDC)

#Zelda
#BreathoftheWildQuote
#TakizawaQuote

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October 19, 2025 at 5:31 AM