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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!

By @maxnichols.bsky.social

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Ricciardi's EGM review of Ocarina of Time, 1998.

Source: Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)

#Zelda
#OcarinaofTimeQuote
#RicciardiQuote

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December 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Takizawa on choosing an art style to allow suspension of disbelief, 2017.

Source: Creating a Champion

#Zelda
#BreathoftheWildQuote
#TakizawaQuote

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December 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Miyamoto on Mario 64 losing to Tamagotchi, 1999.

Source: Game Developers Conference (GDC)

#TamagotchiQuote, #SuperMario64Quote
#MiyamotoQuote

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December 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Miyamoto on the first-person perspective, 2008.

Source: Iwata Asks

#MiyamotoQuote, #IwataQuote

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December 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Hayashida on an early pitch for some courses in Super Mario World 3D, 2014.

Source: Nintendo Life

#CaptainToadTreasureTrackerQuote, #SuperMario3DWorldQuote
#HayashidaQuote, #HiratakeQuote, #MiyamotoQuote

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December 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Miyamoto on the Zelda development with the most freedom, 2011.

Source: Iwata Asks

#Zelda
#OcarinaofTimeQuote
#MiyamotoQuote, #IwataQuote

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December 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
December 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Miyamoto on simulator interfaces, 2011.

Source: Iwata Asks

#SteelDiverQuote
#MiyamotoQuote, #IwataQuote

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December 18, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Miyamoto on cinematic camera work in Ocarina of Time, 2011.

Source: Iwata Asks

#Zelda
#OcarinaofTimeQuote
#IwataQuote, #MiyamotoQuote

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December 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
December 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Iwata, Itoi, & Miyamoto on why Miyamoto has always looked at the big picture, 2011.

Source: Iwata Asks

#IwataQuote, #ItoiQuote, #MiyamotoQuote

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December 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Miyamoto on the Super Mario Bros. underground theme being "a masterpeice", 2025.

Source: Nintendo Museum

#SuperMarioBrosQuote
#MiyamotoQuote, #KondoQuote

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December 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Kondo on loving arcade games before he was hired by Nintendo, 2007.

Source: Wired

#KondoQuote

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December 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Miyamoto on it being better to be able to see the ending, 2009.

Source: Iwata Asks

#NewSuperMarioBrosWiiQuote
#MiyamotoQuote, #IwataQuote

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December 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Ishii on inventing Final Fantasy's side-view battles, 1991.

Source: Shmuplations

#FinalFantasyQuote
#IshiiQuote

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December 11, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Iwata on HAL employees’ lost faith in corporate (Hobonichi, 2019)

Source: Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's Legendary CEO

#IwataQuote

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December 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Age of Imprisonment credits analysis:

Finally finished data entry-ing the AoI credits into @hyruleinterviews.bsky.social, so I can share some details!

1. Hyrule Warriors (2014) had 229 credits
2. HW: Age of Calamity (2020) had 702
3. HW: Age of Imprisonment has 843
December 8, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Aonuma on targeting broad audiences with the Zelda series, 2013.

Source: IGN

#Zelda
#TheLegendofZeldaSeriesQuote
#AonumaQuote

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December 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Miyamoto on how he isn't denying the importance of story, 2017.

Source: Time Magazine

#Zelda
#BreathoftheWildQuote
#MiyamotoQuote

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December 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Miyamoto on sports preferences and what he doesn't like in sports, 1998.

Source: The Hyrule Journals

#MiyamotoQuote

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December 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Miyamoto on why Link had a crossbow in Link's Crossbow Training, 2008.

Source: Iwata Asks

#Zelda
#LinksCrossbowTrainingQuote
#MiyamotoQuote, #IwataQuote

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November 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Miyamoto & Tezuka on using leftover memory for Super Mario Bros., 2025.

Source: Nintendo Museum

#SuperMarioBrosQuote
#MiyamotoQuote, #TezukaQuote

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November 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Miyamoto, Itoi, & Iwata on how “passable” is unacceptable feedback, 2011.

Source: Iwata Asks

#MiyamotoQuote, #ItoiQuote, #IwataQuote

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November 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Aonuma on being thankful for fans that look for deeper meanings, 2013.

Source: Zelda Dungeon

#Zelda
#TheLegendofZeldaSeriesQuote
#AonumaQuote

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November 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM